Feeling somewhat frustrated that I couldn't display my own phone number on the N80, I decided that probably the wisest course of action would be to contact nokia direct and see if perhaps I didn't miss that little snippet while flipping through the comprehensive user guide... Perhaps others can relate some intriguing stories of their own...
As follows: (bits snipped for privacy, and to keep the snapping mods at bay)
[Feedback:Hi, I purchased a Nokia N80 in the Philippines, I'm wondering if there is a menu option that will allow me to view my own phone number. (I threw away the sim card documentation a long time back)]
Their answer, somewhat predictable.
In response to your enquiry, please be advised viewing of "My Own Number" is not supported on the Nokia N80. Furthermore, there are no options or settings on the phone that will allow you to view your phone number. To find out your phone or SIM card number, please contact your network provider.
Feeling a touch irritated at their automated 'palm this silly little problem off to someone else' reply, I wrote back:
Hi, that seems a little unfortunate given that it is effectively a
computer capable of some seriously cool things. Perhaps you might
forward this concept to your technical staff - it'd be a really common
sense idea to include this tidbit of information in the next firmware
update rather than tell the very people that put money in your pocket
each week to go seek out their service provider instead. Perhaps it's
just wishful thinking on my part, though, you know, for 25,000 peso I
would rather like my smart phone to be able to actually be a little
smart and show me my own number. (I'm not angry at at all, just
mystified, somewhere along the way someone within Nokia decided to end
this function, I can't think of a valid reason for doing so. Probably it
was a single nerdy geek wearing a white lab coat - I bet he told his
manager it was a dumb idea to remove it too!!!)
Also, I don't suppose you might pull a few strings in your department
for me and get the screen resolution on the N95 bumped up to be the same
as the N80? I could probably swing you a case of Summit clear
(carbonated) sparkling mineral water in return - it's sugar free and
comes in a wide variety of very tasty flavors!!! (You know you want it!)
Finally, I haven't found anywhere in the Philippines that sell bluetooth
GPS modules that I might use with my N80-(modified to an N80IE because
it's way more socially acceptable) You wouldn't know if that kind of
thing would be available from any of your outlets in GreenBelt (or
Glorietta) by any chance?
Thanks kindly. And remember the sparkling cool mineral water!!! (I'll
keep it just between you and me, mom's the word. Promise)
Thinking that would illicit a bewildered 'Er, sorry, we can't help you', or even a slight chuckle - they go and fully ignore my stupidity with yet another serious form letter response:
With regard to your feedback, please note that we do take into account that the requirements of our customers may differ and have forwarded your feedback to the appropriate departments. (Sure you did!) We place a great deal of importance towards the level of commitment required by our customers to have their concerns addressed.
However, please note that the screen resolution a Nokia phone supports is model dependant. There are no options available to change the screen resolution or the feature a Nokia phone supports.
In regard to a compatible wireless GPS module, please note that the device the Nokia N80 supports is the Nokia LD-3W Wireless GPS Module. In regard to its availability, we would suggest to contact your local Nokia dealership for further assistance.
Nokia then went on to provide phone numbers for their 'Technical Support Executives' so I called them up and tried many selfless acts of bribery to get them to tell me my cell phone number 'right now'. They pretty much said 'WTF' after I queried whether their neck ties matched their executive leather recliners or socks (because it makes a difference), then declined to communicate with me further, though they did say that, if it wasn't too much trouble, might I drop a slab of summit off anyway thankyou very much.
It was a slow day I guess...