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Worst Nokia I've ever bought!

26 replies · 5,838 views · Started 27 July 2009

fuzzuy 27 Jul 2009, 04:40

Hello,

I am not sure that i am posting it right here or not feel free to move this if it is not in the right forum/section !

Before i start let you know guys that i have been a die hard fan for Nokia Phone over 10 to 15 years now and let me tell you that i have waited long to buy this phone and unfortunately i bought this phone as soon as it arrived in the US market even though i am from Canada and it is still not available here in canada so i made the effort and arrangement to buy that, the reason for all this above here that I paid the prime price and waited for long to come out this phone and what big disappointment is this phone I tell you it's been a week and ahalf with me now already.

First thing i did is that i upgraded the firmware which was kind a mandatory after reading so many forums, even though i did that phone crashes every two or three days specially facebook widget phone auto screen orientation is very bad seem like nokia like right hand better than left as if i use on my right year phone orientation seems ok that way it should but if switch to my left year while talking phone switch it's orientation to keyboard style which is very annoying specially when you want to press numbers after calls start (entering pin no's etc).

phone totally froze i have to remove the battery to reset that, weather widget froze often also don't know why touch screen is worst have to tap two or some times three times,

I am really frustrated with this and regretting my decision for buying this phone and probably it will be my last Nokia i am seriously thinking to switching to apple now as i have Ipod touch and i love that.

If any one else faces these problems or like those or if any one know the solution and like to help will be gr8 thanks.

m4j0r 27 Jul 2009, 06:10

Back up your phone and try to reset your phone to factory default or take a "hard reset" of your phone. The first choice fixed a lot of my bugs.

nottmbantam 27 Jul 2009, 07:00

I think the OP has a point though, I can�t help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the N97.

Why should we have to do a hard re-set of the phone when first getting it out of the box and then immediately do a firmware upgrade? Its like buying a brand new car, then putting it in for a service before you�ve even driven it. Its mad. It should work brilliantly out of the box � unequivocally.

Like him, I was waiting with great anticipation for this phone,and I�ve had it for just over a month, but it doesn�t leave me looking at it in awe, and so far it working ok, but its clunky. The screen orientation takes a second or two to change, but seems like a-g-e-s, I don�t have any live widgets on the home screen due to the problem they cause, I�m still confused about the whole internet connection thing � and I�ve been using Symbian phones for years, so I�m not a newcomer to this. I don�t want to show it off, as half the time I press a button, it doesn�t work, have to press it two / three times, and those playing with it will probably hate it anyway�.

One telling sign for me is that here in Saudi, the N95 is hugely popular. Literally, every other person seems to have it, its literally everywhere, and people are still buying it . To date, I haven�t seen anyone else with an N97, even though its had a massive exposure on launch. I used my N95 the other day, had a few problems with it, but a firmware upgrade should sort that. I�m happy to do a FW upgrade on that phone, as its over two years old! I find it much easier to use than the N97, and in reality, does about the same.

I think I�ll wait for the next incarnation of the iPhone and make the move across to that. Might even wait for the iPhone 3GS to hit Saudi and then sell off the N97. I use Mac computers all the time, and now I have the same impression of the Symbian OS + Nokia as I have of Windoze.

davecozens 27 Jul 2009, 07:29

I was doing really well with the optimistic "they'll fix in in the firmware" approach until my lens got scratched by the lens cover.

Now the lack of RAM is irritating me on general principle. And I've got less patience with buggy firmware because I can't imagine nokia are going to do anything about the hardware.

If anyone said to me "Should I buy the N97" I I would have to say "No", and after looking forward to this phone since December that's pretty disappointing...

BanziBarn 27 Jul 2009, 08:02

Maybe it will good one day, but at the moment it's a big let down.

However, I am just about tollerating it.

bobby68 27 Jul 2009, 08:44

Well, I love my N97. It's pretty stable, only a few small bugs.

Go ahead, buy the applephone, no one is gonna blame you 😃

Oh, and remember how the N95 was, when it was launched... 🙄

spirit44 27 Jul 2009, 08:48

i think you guys are right, out of the box its a disgrace..........however

after the v11 update and full hard reset, i now have 56mb free on my C memory and the phone runs well

there are still a few bugs which i expect to be ironed out in the next (few) updates.

Would I prefer a Iphone 3GS? No chance.

Yes it has a better interface, and loads of apps, but the reality is that its a novelty phone, after a few months of playing silly apps, the main things that i want are

- fast internet, opera mini destroys anything Apple have/will produce
- decent camera and video recorder - no contest
- and complete flexibility with music - don't want to be a slave to Itunes
- Built in FM Transmitter - mine works fine

I would (and i think you guys would as well) get very quickly bored with an Iphone. Its a glorified fashion accessory, and my N95 classic was better, the N97 is miles ahead.

i'm happy with it, although there are some days.......

nottmbantam 27 Jul 2009, 09:20

spirit44 wrote:i think you guys are right, out of the box its a disgrace..........however

after the v11 update and full hard reset, i now have 56mb free on my C memory and the phone runs well

there are still a few bugs which i expect to be ironed out in the next (few) updates.

Would I prefer a Iphone 3GS? No chance.

Yes it has a better interface, and loads of apps, but the reality is that its a novelty phone, after a few months of playing silly apps, the main things that i want are

- fast internet, opera mini destroys anything Apple have/will produce
- decent camera and video recorder - no contest
- and complete flexibility with music - don't want to be a slave to Itunes
- Built in FM Transmitter - mine works fine

I would (and i think you guys would as well) get very quickly bored with an Iphone. Its a glorified fashion accessory, and my N95 classic was better, the N97 is miles ahead.

i'm happy with it, although there are some days.......

I don't disagree with the facts - I still think my old N95 is better than the new iPhone 3GS, but it just seems daft that I buy a brand new phone ( bought it sim free here in Saudi ) and it STILL doesn't work smoothly - even after a hard re-set AND a FW upgrade.

I'm reluctant to try Opera mini, everytime I've tried it on other phones, it just causes problems - never connects properly, can't change the connection from internet to wifi, too slow to load, and personally, I didn't think it was the easiest to use.

The reason for thinking about the iPhone is that what it does, it does very well. I can't say the same for the N97. And that's the total frustration, it has sooo much potential, and I think that might be the problem, it's capable of doing so much, that it doesn't actually master any thing ( jack of all trades, master of none ? )

And at the same time, we are left to think up all kinds of solutions ( hard re-sets, FW upgrades, removing live widgets etc ) to get it to work smoothly.

I can only express a HUGE disappointment. I will probably bear with it and keep on with the updates, but in reality, would I do that with any other item I've just spent half a grand on? Could have bought quite a decent laptop for that money, and if it didn't work properly, it'd be straight back to the shop.

:frown:

davecozens 27 Jul 2009, 09:23

If it wasn't for the hardware issue with the lens I'd have a lot more tolerance left... Loved by N95...

*sigh*

spirit44 27 Jul 2009, 10:20

nottmbantam wrote:Just asking myself the same question....

How much dya reckon I could get for the N97 on ebay?.......😉

lol, i sent my N95 classic to Mazuma last week, got �95 for it.

Reckon the N97 worth at least �50......😉

angiepea 27 Jul 2009, 12:28

spirit44 wrote:lol, i sent my N95 classic to Mazuma last week, got �95 for it.

Reckon the N97 worth at least �50......😉

lol .... at least !! 😊

I just sold my N95 on ebay for just a little more than you sold yours to Mazuma (but not much more) - I haven't had any probbles with my N97 after installing the new firmware but i can't say i've noticed much difference between the N95 and the N97 apart from the blaringly obvious

and i agree ..... the N95 was a great phone which is why i had the confidence to move on to an N97 :redface:

LJS 27 Jul 2009, 12:45

I'm more than happy with my N97. I have had a variety of phones over the past 15 years but seem to always come back to Nokia.

The N97 isn't perfect, but then nor is ANY phone out there, all have thier issues. Everything i need from this N97 works fine for me, Music player, fm transmitter, google maps and the main thing for me is a nice fast browser as i spend a fair bit of time online. I will be sticking with the N97 as it wont take Nokia long to come out with bug fixes/updates and I'm sure we can expect some lovely additions to the phone in the future like skype and point & go.

macwhu 27 Jul 2009, 13:31

yep - the scratching lens was a deal breaker for me
software issues will sort themselves
the resistive screen wont though- and its rubbish with fingers - great with stylus.

luckily i took it back no problems

but a camera phone that self harms its camera lens cover is an epic design fail for me.

I'm sure that will quietly be revised shortly

davecozens wrote:If it wasn't for the hardware issue with the lens I'd have a lot more tolerance left... Loved by N95...

*sigh*

spirit44 27 Jul 2009, 14:09

macwhu wrote:yep - the scratching lens was a deal breaker for me
software issues will sort themselves
the resistive screen wont though- and its rubbish with fingers - great with stylus.

luckily i took it back no problems

but a camera phone that self harms its camera lens cover is an epic design fail for me.

I'm sure that will quietly be revised shortly

not taken the stylus out of the box, screen is fine
my camera lens has had no problems, but i fear it is only a matter of time.....

munkiii 27 Jul 2009, 14:28

macwhu wrote:software issues will sort themselves
the resistive screen wont though- and its rubbish with fingers - great with stylus.

The only time i used my stylus was the day i got my phone.

Since then, i've never found the stylus to be needed.

Even when using X-plore which can be abit small, using my finger still works fine.

nottmbantam 27 Jul 2009, 17:47

Fek me, just noticed my camera lens is scratched too, what on earth is that all about then??

Fortunately though, the scratch is just above the actual lens itself , in between that and the flash. What's the point in putting on a cover that causes damage?

Checked on Mazuma, and I could get 240quid for my N97. Less than half what I paid for it a few weeks ago. Talk about depreciation......

zxon 27 Jul 2009, 19:49

nottmbantam wrote:Checked on Mazuma, and I could get 240quid for my N97. Less than half what I paid for it a few weeks ago. Talk about depreciation......

And just look at how much they're offering for the 3GS. Last I checked, they were offering about �15 more.

macwhu 27 Jul 2009, 20:05

munkiii wrote:
Since then, i've never found the stylus to be needed.

use maps with your finger, scroll around the maps. nokia or google.
then with a stylus.

the stylus ROCKS
its suddenly smooth and fast.

eccleshill 27 Jul 2009, 20:27

Daft thing is, the one thing that worked OK before the FW update was the browser - now it's starting to get flakey.

Have to agree with most of the posters on here - the N97 is a huge disappointment. It's one thing to have great potential. But without realising that potential, you're nothing more than a brick.

Great hinge, though...

zxon 27 Jul 2009, 21:03

The only thing that really bugs me atm about the N97 is the browser cache. Nokia... why oh why can't we tell it to use the Mass Memory??

gunj 27 Jul 2009, 23:26

Seems like everybody agrees that the N97 still has a long way to go before it can justify its price. I am in the US where iphone is considered perfect and where Nokia anyway did not have a very good market and this phone is not going to help much. The phone does brick sometimes mainly while browsing or using maps and then either I have to power cycle it or take out the battery and do that whole process.
Also issues just vary from phone to phone. Like in all online forums I have been following, some people look very satisfied with the N97.
I am still willing to give Nokia a chance and maybe future firmware updates will fix things. But yes they better get their act together. If they don't, then I will never buy a Nokia again in my life.

ClockworkZombie 28 Jul 2009, 04:46

Hello all. I am glad to see the nostalgia for the N95 as I have just upgraded to the N95-3 today from the N80. so far so good. Now for the 16GB card. N80 is still working nicely might end up using it as a voip phone or some such, tried to give it to a friend she refused thought it was ugly. Oh well her loss.

nottmbantam 28 Jul 2009, 05:09

ClockworkZombie wrote:Hello all. I am glad to see the nostalgia for the N95 as I have just upgraded to the N95-3 today from the N80. so far so good. Now for the 16GB card. N80 is still working nicely might end up using it as a voip phone or some such, tried to give it to a friend she refused thought it was ugly. Oh well her loss.

Oh yeah, its a quality phone, and I'm keeping mine!

In much the same way I did when I moved on from the 6210 and the 6310 ( both great phones ) - I still kept them for as long as possible - gave them away in the end to someone who was in need. Still got my 6680 at home in UK, solid phone that was.

celios 28 Jul 2009, 06:28

eccleshill wrote:...snip...

Great hinge, though...

LMAO! That just about sums it up for me.

Oh, and where is the AAS review of the N97? I used to think they were at least a little bit impartial, but the phone has been on the UK high street for 5 or 6 weeks now and no review. WTF? Are they embarrassed by it, or just in Nokia's pocket? It would be really useful for someone to warn potential new N97 owners/mugs that the lens cover damages the phone lens and the software has more bugs than the Natural History Museum.

I am now looking forward to any new Android phones in the next 12 months. I use gmail and am impressed by Google Maps mobile on S60.