Nokia E71 - good help resources etc.

I have just bought a Nokia E71 and I'm fairly impressed so far but I'm
finding it a *bit* overwhelming. I'm most definitely not a trendy
mobile phone sort of person but I am a Unix/Linux techie.

I have already managed to get ssh installed and working which was one
of my major requirements, I have also played with the GPS a bit (which
was another selling point of the E71 for me).

However I find the apparently rather 'messy' menu system difficult to
navigate and keep on losing things that I know are *somewhere*! :-)

Are there any good resources of information about the E71 which go a
bit beyond the user handbook that comes with it? I'm not necessarily
after much more in depth information, rather a better organised
approach that I can get my mind round more easily.

Also are there any mailing lists which might be of use? I have found
the Nokia forums but I really don't like forums, Usenet or mail for me.

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Chris Green

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I have just bought a Nokia E71 and I'm fairly impressed so far but I'm
> finding it a *bit* overwhelming. I'm most definitely not a trendy
> mobile phone sort of person but I am a Unix/Linux techie.
>
> I have already managed to get ssh installed and working which was one
> of my major requirements, I have also played with the GPS a bit (which
> was another selling point of the E71 for me).
>
> However I find the apparently rather 'messy' menu system difficult to
> navigate and keep on losing things that I know are *somewhere*! :-)
>
> Are there any good resources of information about the E71 which go a
> bit beyond the user handbook that comes with it? I'm not necessarily
> after much more in depth information, rather a better organised
> approach that I can get my mind round more easily.
>
> Also are there any mailing lists which might be of use? I have found
> the Nokia forums but I really don't like forums, Usenet or mail for me.
>
>

I too have an E71 and think it is a great phone; except for the ultra
confused menu system.

The manual that comes with the phone mentions an "extended manual"
available from the Nokia web site but to date I haven't been able to
locate it.

What I have done is to make note when I discover something on the menu
so that I can locate it again when I need it. A lousy method but
certainly once can't look it up in the furnished manual.

Try http://thenokiablog.com/tag/e71/ for *some* information about the
phone.

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Cheers,

Bruce in Bangkok

Bruce in Bangkok <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > I have just bought a Nokia E71 and I'm fairly impressed so far but I'm
> > finding it a *bit* overwhelming. I'm most definitely not a trendy
> > mobile phone sort of person but I am a Unix/Linux techie.
> >
> > I have already managed to get ssh installed and working which was one
> > of my major requirements, I have also played with the GPS a bit (which
> > was another selling point of the E71 for me).
> >
> > However I find the apparently rather 'messy' menu system difficult to
> > navigate and keep on losing things that I know are *somewhere*! :-)
> >
> > Are there any good resources of information about the E71 which go a
> > bit beyond the user handbook that comes with it? I'm not necessarily
> > after much more in depth information, rather a better organised
> > approach that I can get my mind round more easily.
> >
> > Also are there any mailing lists which might be of use? I have found
> > the Nokia forums but I really don't like forums, Usenet or mail for me.
> >
> >
>
> I too have an E71 and think it is a great phone; except for the ultra
> confused menu system.
>
> The manual that comes with the phone mentions an "extended manual"
> available from the Nokia web site but to date I haven't been able to
> locate it.
>
Yes, I tried following that up too and only found the PDF manual on
the Nokia web site which appears to be exactly the same as the printed
manual they supply.


> What I have done is to make note when I discover something on the menu
> so that I can locate it again when I need it. A lousy method but
> certainly once can't look it up in the furnished manual.
>
It would be nice to have some sort of hierarchy so one can put little
used and unwanted stuff "out of the way" leaving only the important bits.


> Try http://thenokiablog.com/tag/e71/ for *some* information about the
> phone.
>
Thanks, that's a bit like the menu system though! :-)

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Chris Green