I have the N85 Copper

Thanks IJM!

I have two questions that I'd be really grateful for definite answers to:

1) Can you set the FM radio as an alarm tone? And if so, could I set a second alarm to be a normal alarm tone? Say, the radio comes on at 6:30 then an alarm tone rings at 7:00?

2) With or without the use of 3rd party software (ok I know it's early days!) can it play WMV windows video files?

Cheers mate! :icon14:

GordonShowers wrote:Thanks IJM!

I have two questions that I'd be really grateful for definite answers to:

1) Can you set the FM radio as an alarm tone? And if so, could I set a second alarm to be a normal alarm tone? Say, the radio comes on at 6:30 then an alarm tone rings at 7:00?

2) With or without the use of 3rd party software (ok I know it's early days!) can it play WMV windows video files?

Cheers mate! :icon14:

Hi mate,

1. The alarm tone options are only letting you select and MP3 from your list or a default alarm tone.

2. At the moment, there is no support for WMV. I do believe "Coreplayer" are due to release a version soon which does support this format.

Ok, thanks a lot for taking the time to check it out for me 😊

IJM wrote:If anyone would like any " off spec /website" questions answering. I'll gladly oblige.

does it support iPlayer downloads?

I'll get back to you. I've not installed iPlayer onto it yet.

IJM wrote:I'll get back to you. I've not installed iPlayer onto it yet.

so it isn't even pre-installed?
interesting - are you in the UK?
or is it a grey import?

macwhu wrote:so it isn't even pre-installed?
interesting - are you in the UK?
or is it a grey import?

I thought it was the N96 that has it pre-installed, not the N85?

It's only the N96 that has it pre installed. But it is available for the N95 as a Widget. I've not tested it on the N85.

How is the battery holding out?

interesting stuff. I'll check it out for the UK version I should have winging its way from womworld/nokia...

IJM wrote:Hi mate,

1. The alarm tone options are only letting you select and MP3 from your list or a default alarm tone.

2. At the moment, there is no support for WMV. I do believe "Coreplayer" are due to release a version soon which does support this format.

Just an update about WMV. I tried a WMV v9 file and it played fine. 😊

marketsqhero wrote:Just an update about WMV. I tried a WMV v9 file and it played fine. 😊

Fantastic, thank you!

With the inbuilt real player, or 3rd party software?

It works fine with the inbuilt player. WMV files appear in the Video Center and clicking on them opens and plays.

Tried with a few WMV files now and all work fine.

marketsqhero wrote:It works fine with the inbuilt player. WMV files appear in the Video Center and clicking on them opens and plays.

Tried with a few WMV files now and all work fine.

BHOY wrote:How is the battery holding out?

meh... I'm finding it better than the N95... but not by a lot.

have you tried installing the conversation app, vbag or magic key? Im thinking of getting one but I want it to be compatible with the apps I want...you think u can list the apps u found out that work and dont work? thatd relaly help make my decision thx

kontraband wrote:meh... I'm finding it better than the N95... but not by a lot.

the N95 was on battery-life when it first came out .. give the 85 a few firmware updates ... to get even 😊

seki wrote:the N95 was on battery-life when it first came out .. give the 85 a few firmware updates ... to get even 😊

u reckon it'll even up it's slider ?? :tongue:

a2k24 wrote:u reckon it'll even up it's slider ?? :tongue:

with the N85's slider - and I didn't have a problem with the N95's one either .. clearly Nokia have a few different production facilities dotted around the place .. if you're unlucky you get one from the poorer quality controlled plants ..

There was/is a method to figuring out where your N95 was made .. I assume similar methods could apply to the N85/96/79 ..

might be interesting to build a bit of a map
.. mine has 3 stamps on the bar-code label ... C.S. T/S and Q.C.6
.. just has Made By Nokia
.. I'm sure its Chinese coz it came out of HongKong.

I dont have a massive issue with the slider... but it does feel a little loose on open... not a problem... just commenting on it.

The one I have is Made In Finland. Not sure what stamps you are talking about though Seki, unlesss you meant the box stamps??

kontraband wrote:I dont have a massive issue with the slider... but it does feel a little loose on open... not a problem... just commenting on it.

The one I have is Made In Finland. Not sure what stamps you are talking about though Seki, unlesss you meant the box stamps??

they live on the bar-code label on the box. 😊

Does anybody's thumb ache here too when using the Navi key on the N85? The navi key and its neighbours(call key, end call, video center) are too hard to press. I think neat and trimmed nails are the problem with this phone's operation.

Its more the pain from missing them than any physical pain! 😉

rajkanneganti wrote:Does anybody's thumb ache here too when using the Navi key on the N85? The navi key and its neighbours(call key, end call, video center) are too hard to press. I think neat and trimmed nails are the problem with this phone's operation.

I hate the Navi Key, it's pretty much useless.

The Menu and Cancel buttons along with Red and Green buttons are a little hard to press too!

What's your experiences with the camera been so far? Image quality, physically taking a shot and the software.

Thanks.

you have to press the camera key in too far, which means you get a shake when you take the picture which means you get a blurred picture. Have made that comment in my sticky at the top of this forum and its been the opinion of others too. 😞

Good flash tho! 😉

Example photo of my living room at the moment. I consider myself to have a pretty steady hand and have taken some amazing photos on my N95 in the past even when in amongst the pushing and shoving of your average indie/rock gig but the blur on this, in particular the green on light of the tv is awful :frown:

camera is decent during daylight, it gets worse as we approach night time hours, i think it has a bit too much of a lag but its easily fixable through a firmware update as is the battery performance, speed overall...tho this phone is the speediest n series i have ever had my hands on

seki,
where can i find the link to this method of identifying where your N95 was made?
thanks.

seki wrote:with the N85's slider - and I didn't have a problem with the N95's one either .. clearly Nokia have a few different production facilities dotted around the place .. if you're unlucky you get one from the poorer quality controlled plants ..

There was/is a method to figuring out where your N95 was made .. I assume similar methods could apply to the N85/96/79 ..

might be interesting to build a bit of a map
.. mine has 3 stamps on the bar-code label ... C.S. T/S and Q.C.6
.. just has Made By Nokia
.. I'm sure its Chinese coz it came out of HongKong.