When you first open the package.. what did you love most about E71?

There are some things in a phone you just go, yeah ok that's nice. But then there are some features that just get you so excited you want to hug your sales person.

For some, it was the leather wallet that came with it. For you, it may be the GPS you didn't know was free to use (yes people, you dont need to pay for it!!) Or do you like the fact that you can check your email whereever you go? Ok it was a self explanatory title, so what did you like about your E71? Leave comments below..

Nokia E71 kicks in Q1 2009 for Nokia Corporation!

Here are some quotes taken TODAY from www.seekingalpha.com regarding Nokia's performance in the first quarter of 2009 as a company. In relation to the Nokia E71, this is what was said,

"While our N Series products delivered lower volumes than we expected in Q1, we are confident that our high end portfolio is headed in the right direction. Currently, the two fastest growing categories of the smartphone segment are touch screen and QWERTY and in these areas we have strong momentum, led by the Nokia 5800 and the Nokia E71."

"Our Eseries devices also continued solid performance in Q1, led by the Nokia E71. In fact, we shipped a record 3.3 million Eseries devices in Q1, which represents a year-over-year growth of approximately 85%.

We introduced the Nokia E75, our flagship email device and the Nokia E55, our most compact messaging device. Both of these products feature Nokia messaging, our new consumer messaging application. I really encourage you to try out the new Nokia messaging software. It’s a giant step forward, truly easy to use and set up and the user experience is fantastic."

- Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (President & CEO of Nokia Corporation)

Learn and Use Keyboard shortcuts for Nokia E71

This is a list taken from a blog called Strictly E71 which has gone quiet recently..


Highlight, copy and paste:
You can highlight text (in edit situations) by holding the Shift + and moving the D-pad left/right. Copy will appear as on of the softkey labels.

To paste:Hold Shift + D-pad left/right, the Paste option will appear as softkey label.Mark a single item (sms, email list):Shift + D-pad center

Mark multiple item (sms, email list):Shift + D-pad down/up

To delete Mark item:Shift + EnterBluetooth shortcut (turn on/off):Press and hold * key

Switch between Silent & General profile: Press and hold # key.

Shortcut to launch internet browser:Press and hold 0 (zero)

Bring open list of open applications (multitasking): Hold down Menu/Home key

more later..

Current Australian Plans offering Nokia E71 - a brief version

The following are the costs per month for the Nokia E71 on various plans. Some people just like it told to them simply. Which would I recommend? If you are a light user, go $29 cap with three. If not, go $49 cap also with 3 based on the number of included calls and sms.

Three
$29 cap + $10 handset fee
$39 cap + $10 handset fee
$49 cap + free handset

Optus
$49 cap + $6 handset fee

Vodafone
$49 cap + free handset

Update your E71 Firmware to the latest here

Nokia E71 software version 110.07.127 released - 10 November 2008
This software release includes a new versions of Mail For Exchange and Nokia Maps. The release also includes a number of performance improvements including camera viewfinder orientation, Mail for Exchange synchronisation and browsing. Please note that if you have encrypted your device or memory card, decrypt it before the software update to avoid possible data loss.

To get the update go here and come back for more tips and tricks for E71.

Quick survey of Nokia E71 prices in Australia

Here are the cheapest Nokia E71 phones available in Australia currently but no guarantees as to service etc.


$498.00
Nokia E71 White Steel Vodafone Locked + Car ChargerNext Mobile (QLD) www.nextmobile.com.au updated: 17-04-2009
$509.00
Nokia E71 (VF) - White (Australian Stock)Unique Mobiles (QLD) www.uniquemobiles.com.au updated: 15-04-2009
$509.00
Nokia E71 Mobile Phone Grey (VF Unlocked)MobileCiti (NSW) www.mobileciti.com.au updated: 16-04-2009
$509.00
Nokia E71 Mobile Phone White (VF Unlocked)MobileCiti (NSW) www.mobileciti.com.au updated: 16-04-2009
$510.00
Nokia E71 Grey Steel Vodafone Locked + Car ChargerNext Mobile (QLD) www.nextmobile.com.au updated: 17-04-2009
$514.00
Nokia E71 - Grey Vodafone (Unlocked)Techoni Technologies (NSW) www.techoni.com.au updated: 17-04-2009
$514.00
Nokia E71 (VF) - Grey (Australian Stock)Unique Mobiles (QLD) www.uniquemobiles.com.au updated: 15-04-2009
$515.00
Nokia E71 - White - Vodafone (Unlocked)Techoni Technologies (NSW) www.techoni.com.au updated: 17-04-2009
$519.99
Nokia E71 Wifi 3G GPS HSPDA PhoneBecexTech (VIC) www.becextech.com.au updated: 17-04-2009
$589.00
Nokia E71 - White (Australian Stock)Unique Mobiles (QLD) www.uniquemobiles.com.au updated: 15-04-2009
$589.00
Nokia E71 Mobile Phone WhiteMobileCiti (NSW) www.mobileciti.com.au updated: 16-04-2009
$592.00
Nokia E71 - Grey (Australian Stock)Unique Mobiles (QLD) www.uniquemobiles.com.au updated: 15-04-2009
$594.00
Nokia E71 Mobile Phone GreyMobileCiti (NSW) www.mobileciti.com.au updated: 16-04-2009
$594.95
Nokia E71 Grey Handset,mobile phone, A-GPS, 3.2 megapixel, 2048 x 1536 pixe...Apus Computer & Communication (NSW) www.apus.com.au updated: 15-04-2009

Make your Memory Photographic with E71

Did you ever to think using your camera as a quick way to remember something? You can automatically upload your photos from your phone to the computer via “STORE IMAGES” feature in the Nokia PC Suite. One cool thing that the PC Suite can do is when it stores new photos, they can load up those photos in the NOKIA multimedia player so you can see the pictures straight away. So weren't we talking about how it can work to remind you of something? Take a photo of the next thing you want to remind yourself of.

Lets say you have a bill that you need to pay online. Rather than set up a calendar reminder, you can take a photo of the bill and when you turn on your computer and your phone is nearby, the phone and computer will sync and automatically load up the picture of the bill that you need to pay. On seeing this you can remind yourself to pay the bill.

How do I Change from Numbers to Alphabet?

It seems like a very obvious question but you've obviously decided that the manual will not be looked up no matter what. That is why we have this page. Well, your answer is in the bottom left corner of your keypad.

The "shift" key pressed once allows you to press a number rather than the character (eg 7). Pressing it twice will get you to LOCK the shift so that you can type a series of number (eg 0411110011).

E71 Copy and paste - not so obvious!

OK it was more obvious with a T9 keypad but now... you got 4x the number of keys to choose from to COPY and PASTE.

To operate COPY and PASTE on the E71, press and hold the UP ARROW (also known as the SHIFT key on the bottom row of the keypad, second from the left).

Also, to SILENCE your E71, press J or # and hold it down for 1 second. This will toggle between silent mode and general mode.