I just bought a new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. I lost my simple Motorola Razer, and needed a new mobile phone. Based upon my needs, I wanted the following:
1. Mobile telephone
2. Unlocked
3. Four Band International Use
4. Email
5. MP3 Player
6. GPS
The 5800 includes all of these features, but I had no idea what I got myself into, buying this model. I used to equate Nokia with quality and simplicity. Made in China, this has got to be the most clumsy cell phone made. The limited users guide reads like it was translated from a different language, and only provides minimal help. Registering as a Nokia user allowed me to search their website. I was able to download a more extensive manual. Both manuals refer to some selections in “options” that are not present on the 5800.
The navigation edition comes with a CR-103 telephone cradle, in four parts, with two screws, and no instructions on how to put the pieces together. An hour on the Nokia website and only mention of the CR-103. I sent an email asking for instructions, more wait time.
With the lack of a decent users manual the owner is left to intuition. That won’t help much here either. The telephone desktop is extremely misleading. Clicking on a compass icon should allow me to access the GPS features right? From there I should be able to find my location on a map, enter an address to navigate to? Wrong. After a couple of hours of working with it, and reading the extended users guide, I find you have to click on “Accessories” icon, followed by a click on the “Location” icon, followed by a click in the upper right hand corner of the screen to display the choices.
No intuition to help you in making the first telephone call. A quick read in the users guide shows you what icon to select, it brings up a screen that looks like a telephone pad, and from there you can make a simple telephone call.
There is an email wizard to help you set up email. Following the wizard I was able to enter all relevant data. The first test email came back with a non-specific message that indicated my setup didn’t work, but no additional information as to why. Nothing in the users guide to help either. This one requires an hour long trip to my service providers office, wait in line, and get some teckie there to help figure it out. He had to delete the email settings and start over.
There hasn’t been enough time in the three days I’ve had it to try to load MP3 music or photographs.
On the good side there is a website for Nokia users to join. Once your 5800 is working you can register it on the website www.ovi.com, and use features there to set up contacts and schedules, load mp3 and photos, and so on.
In summary, my need for mobile telephone got in the way of doing the research I should have done. I should have gone to the service providers office and actually tried to use one of these, and then bought the unlocked model on Amazon.com.
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