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N91 - Ask Any Questions and I'll (try) to answer

282 replies · 268,262 views · Started 18 April 2006

Ch0yc3 02 Jan 2007, 04:30

Hey there. I was given an N91 as a Christmas gift after I had eulogised about it vociferously eariler in the year. Multi-format playback, proper headphone-jack socket, large HD were lovely features. Perhaps the thing that swung it for me though was the promise of line-in and FM recording. Now, I'd kinda swayed away from the idea of the N91 and even most mp3 players, as I was really after .wav recording, which only some old iRiver's were capable of, and some others with the use of RockBox software. However, the N91 was a surprise present which I happily recieved.

Now I don't mean to sound ungrateful, I love the phone, have had very few problems with it, but I really thought that I'd be able to record. It seems from my net investigations that this isn't the case, aside from the very rudimentary voice-recorder.
Really, I just wanted to be able to record lectures through a mic attached to the line in, at mp3 quality. I'm pretty sure the N91 has the hardware to do this (am I right in thinking that the headphone jack socket could be used as a line-in as well as a line out, through software switch?), so has any software been released that could do this? The closest I've seen is the ALON MP3 Dictaphone for S60 3rd Edition, but I don't know whether that would be able to take advantage of the line-in, and doesn't seem to let on about encoders/encoding rates.

Do you know if Nokia have any plans to do this in future firmware realeases? If someone knows anything about this I'd be grateful of your knowledge, as at the moment I'm thinking about selling the phone and going the old mp3+separate phone route, which is a shame as I really like the N91 aside from this. Just that recording would be really handy indeed for me.

REZA_SMORT_BOY 03 Jan 2007, 12:27

Hi I bought N91 a month ago it was awesome.
but now I am in serious trouble when i try to connect the phone in "Mass Storage" Mode it display a warning "Unable to connect because the Hard Drive is in Use by another application".
When I tried to format the Drive using default Hard Drive Manager it displyed "Hard Disk not available", it correctly showed the drive info but refused to format.
I closed all apps, restarted the phone several times, used Application Managers, Formated(Hard/Soft) the phone memory but no luck. I use * #7370# but it has trouble.

It cant detect any type of file on gallery from hard drive.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

msbionik 04 Jan 2007, 15:49

Hi Rafe,

What do the numbers represent on the firware?

When I updated the firmware, I went to Nokia's site, it asked for my location, and then proceeded to download. The phone was purchased for me from an importer so, I think my phone was manufactured in Asia somewhere. Because I live in the US, it "does not meet the US standards" per the rep at Nokia when I called. She also told me I would have to ship my phone there if I had any problems with it. Anyway, after the firmware download, my calendar alarms would not ring. Then, on New Year's, my phone started acting weird (blank screen) then the next day, the alarms started working!

So, do you suggest that I download the firmware from the Asia site? What is the difference, if any?

Thanks!

V 2.10.013
15-09-06
RM-43
N91 (14.01)
IMEI#358391/00/052156/8

music101 04 Jan 2007, 17:32

Hi

I am fairly certain about this (but I could be wrong)

1) The US Nokia person is wrong - the N91 meets all FCC etc standards for the US. What it doesnt have is the 850 MHz band (but it has the 1900). The only physical difference between the 3G N91 in sold to the US and the 3G N91 sold in Asia is that the Asia one has a dark grey front and the US (like Europe) has a light bluish chrome.

2) The SW version you have is valid and it doesnt matter which server you download from. As for your alarms...please do noy use WMA, M4A etc tones for ringtones if there is something even slightly wrong with teh file th eN91 can hiccup. See these guides for guidance

Nokia Tips Guide (just select the language to use)
http://europe.nokia.com/A4158098
http://europe.nokia.com/A4213023

posze3000 05 Jan 2007, 18:36

i connected a friends usb cable 2 my fone while trying 2 download stuffs from his pc. my N91 suddenly went off. i turned it back on and henceforth the fone has refused 2 detect any connection between it and any pc despite trying other functioning usb csbles.what could be wrong and whats the solution.thanks

music101 06 Jan 2007, 22:36

Sounds like a virus on the PC to me that has corrupted the data exchange.
I suggest you look atteh Tips i issued and do a reset (7370) on the phone memory, reformant the HDD and avoid your friends computer.

music

r5201980 13 Jan 2007, 13:29

Rafe wrote:The display is very nice, but the resolution is the old standard - 176 x 208, which means it can feel a bit cramped at times (especially with the new browser). S60 3rd Edition looks better on the higher resolution screens. But for video you should be good, the screen is much like the N70.

Hello Rafe,
hoope I'll get a quick answer from you.
1. My fon is n91 and i reflash it coz of some sort of reason and now it display contact reatailer.

I could not full format my hardisk, I couldn't connect my fon using usb, I couldn't format is using 3 soft key and pwr on/off key.

What should I do now? Is there any way for me to fix it w/o going to nokia servise center?

Thanks in advance

Y2K 25 Jan 2007, 06:59

Hi.
I installed some themes on my N91 from mobile9.com. Some of them seemed to disappear on their own and if i try re-install them, they give errors.

I've done a master reset, but that didn't help.
How do I do a Master Clear on my Nokia N91?

thanks in advance
Y2K

soelectro 26 Jan 2007, 16:02

ive just got the 3250 and i hate the diary entry that sits on the display thing, how can i get rid of it, PLEASE someone tell me

lots of love Kate

xOrangeFirex 29 Jan 2007, 20:52

live in america, and was, untill recently, planning to get the n73 and then buy the n95 whenever i could get to it, but with the information that its comming out relativly soon I wanted to know how long would you think it would take for me to be able to buy one in america?

nipon 03 Feb 2007, 09:06

3250 music player is not as loud as music player of nokia 6270 in earphones i want a loud as well as quality music player for my 3250 in earphones

lindenb 28 Feb 2007, 08:04

apcaw wrote:Hi, Rafe.

I just bought a n91 last weekend here in the Philippines. Just one quick question. Whenever I get incoming calls, the ringing tone (which I set) sounded different from the actual/ raw file. Meaning, I can here a voice of a guy talking while the phone is ringing. Its kindda weird. Did you encounter this while testing te unit?

Would appreciatte the help. It's quite annoying, actually. Thanks.

In the profile settings you can select for the nokia to say the callers name that is listed in your phone book.. it is a males voice.. perhaps this is what you are talking about.. ???

KARSANOVA 28 Feb 2007, 20:03

Like all other Nokia N91 owners I'm sick of the LOW battery life. There is NO WAY that one can improve the playback time on N91 with standard battery, only WAY that I think is by using High capacity battery BL-6c(1150 mAh) rather standard BL-5C(900 mAh).

My question: "is it safe to use BL-6C in N91 (they have same output voltage 3.7 volts)......?"

any one done this before ..............?

nj7 01 Mar 2007, 09:07

I try once... and works, but the back cover fits so pressed, that may cause some damaged to th phone it self. So, I think, that is not the way!

oraclems 10 Mar 2007, 21:45

Hello,

I need some help, I've changed my lock code on my N91, and I can't remember it, :con? can you please tell me how to reset this code to default.

Thanks

nipon 16 Mar 2007, 03:53

hi rafe, a quick question. i have a 3250 it doesn't sound as good as nokia 6270 or the masterly n91. for enhancing the sound quality i bought sony and panasonic earphones, i have almost all popular 3rd party applications installed to my phone but still nokia 6270 sound quality is far to reach in ear phones. plzzzzzzzzzz suggest me some remedy

Dushy4 30 Mar 2007, 13:06

I have installed a font in my n91.the .ttf files r created in dir:E>resource>fonts.now the problem is that i cant activate the mass storage mode as it says"unable to activate as hard disk is used by another application."i cant uninstall it or format my hard disk frm phone due to same error.now what can i do

smsahil86 01 Apr 2007, 14:45

i have to mutch avi videos in my mobile but in smart movie show me the message no codec for video format 'DIV3"
my mobile Model is Nokia 3250
plz reply me