“It’s what computers have become…”
That’s actually the tag line for Nokia’s flagship multimedia smartphone, the N95 — but boy, does it ever apply to the Eseries as well! I’ve stayed up all night long tinkering with my brand-new E61i, and while it’s maybe too soon for a final verdict so far it looks like my snazzy new handset combines the best features of my BlackBerry and former TyTN, with a little bit of hiptop ease-of-use thrown in for good measure.
Here’s what I’ve discovered so far…
Wonder of wonders, I can do screen grabs again!
While there’s no built-in utility for this on Symbian handsets, Antony Pranata has produced an excellent bit of freeware called Screenshot which does the trick. Shown here is an actual screen shot of his Screenshot app — how is that even possible?!
Another feat I’ve never been able to accomplish with any smartphone and my Mac is the archiving of SMS messages. But thanks to Ali over at the unofficial E61i blog I got hipped to another fine (and free!) program called SMS Export.
And with that one-two punch I’ve bagged the best features of Jeyo’s Mobile Companion for free. Take that, Windows Mobile!
One of the many things that irked me about my TyTN was the way in which it connected to data networks. Unbeknownst to me, my first few days of browsing the wireless web were charged at full data rates through Fido’s internet service, even though I had the WiFi radio turned on and connected to my home network the whole time!
That’ll never happen again (hopefully) thanks to Nokia making my handset have to ask me how it connects to the web each and every session. Oh, and by the way, all of those Fido data settings were delivered to my smartphone auto-magically thanks to the Nokia’s free Phone Configurator service.
I didn’t have quite so much luck with BlackBerry Connect. The screen you see above is the product of about four hours worth of cursing and frustration. After downloading two incompatible copies of the software directly from Nokia I found a version perfectly optimized for my phone tucked away in Symbian’s trojan horse…
… Their Download! app — the closest thing like it on any other handset is the hiptop’s Catalog (click on “overview” then “catalog” on this page for more info). With a speedy WiFi connection this is a great way to get software on your handset super-quick!
What other gems does Symbian Series 60 have tucked away in this diminutive device? Stay tuned…
This is my next phone too…where did u get it and what did u pay?
I ordered mine from Expansys.ca, at whatever their current price is. I wrote about my purchasing experience here:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/25xoqy
Mostly because I read some warnings from other shoppers about them on the same site… Hope that helps!
Hey AC, great blog. I’m loving my E61i as well.,
ScreenSnapS60 – app to take screenshot on your Smartphone:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2dos3x
Hey Andre, if you read another E61i-related post entitled What’s On My E61i you’ll see that I’m now using that very same app.
May I humbly suggest that a little more context with your comment would be helpful. I almost mistook it for spam and deleted it before I checked the link and found it to be legit.
Nice blog yourself, BTW…
I have been searching for Days at end trying to get my new nokia e61i which is unlocked locked to fidos networked… can you perhaps let me know how you did it, i also want to use it as a blackberry. Thanks, you can email me if that helps.
It actually couldn’t be easier with Nokia Canada’s auto-magic configurator:
http://www.nokia.ca/A4489335