Software on my Nokia N70
by Volker Weber
The Nokia N70 is pretty complete with the preloaded software. It comes with a mail client which supports the IMAP Idle command, so your email gets "pushed" when you are online. If you install the memory card you will also find that the N70 has Opera pre-installed, which beats the S60 browser any day. But there are still a few applications I need to install:
- FExplorer is the swiss army knife for Series 60 phones. Built around a better file manager, it lets you also take screenshots,
- Clocksaver is a replacement for the Series 60 Clock powersaver which is completely unreadable for my eyes. Clocksaver displays a large clock, date and status icons for Bluetooth, keyguard and other system settings. You can chose from a number of fonts; I recommend OCR-B. If you just want a clean clock without any additional information, I recommend Large Time Screensaver.
- Autolock provides for an automatic keyguard that is missing in the N70. I set this to a one minute timeout. When I have not pressed a key in 60 seconds, Autolock engages the standard keyboard lock, which you unlock with Left Softkey, *.
- Google Maps Mobile is just a great little toy with a tremendous hunger for bandwidth. Be careful when you run this without a mobile flat rate. You have to install the application with the S60 browser, otherwise Google will not recognize the phone and instead will let you download a version without a proper icon.
- Agile Messenger is an instant messaging client for AOL (AIM&ICQ), MSN and Yahoo. This is the only program in this list which is not free, but frankly, it is the best IM client for Series 60 phones. No support for XMPP (Jabber, Google Talk).
What am I missing? A Skype client.
Tags: nokia n70 series+60 symbian software
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Does the Agile Messenger work over an WAP-Flat from o2?
No, it will not. If I force Agile Messenger to use the O2 WAP APN, it does not connect. I have to use the O2 Internet APN.
very sad. Thank you!
Actually, I don't think the Surf&Mail pack is a good deal. I'd rather get the 30 MB pack. This should be a lot more useful than the WAP deal.
why?
costs are twice and it's limited to 30MB. I get closer everymonth...
and 100kb every connect is a lot, since my Siemens SX1 doesn't hold the gprs connection and needs to reconnect everytime :(
Volker, have you had a look at the IM+ messenger? It seems to me like a decent alternative to Agile and it supports XMPP. I haven't yet had the time to check it out myself, but it was recommended in the latest c't special issue. It's not for free either though.
Yes, I looked at it, when I wrote about Symbian software last year. At that time, Agile was still free. I think IM+ is a good alternative.
Hi Volker,
what News Reader do you use?
None. Do you?
Hier ist noch was. Das schlägt 007. Oder dem Faß die Krone ins Gesicht. Wie mans sieht. Demnächst brauchen wir Google divorce.
Well, I use the mobile HTML frontend from newsgator. It is very basic, but on the sunny side it works on the same feed subscriptions that I also use with NetNewsWire and the real web frontend. It is really nice that all the different clients can be kept in sync.
The mobile HTML interface is for obvious reasons not available offline though :-(
Hi
i am from pakistan and my name is irshad.i have
nokia n70 second hand from uk made in finland.it does not work here in
pakistan.when i insert sim ,i receive a message that sim card is not
valid.
if you can develop programes then please send me unlocking software or solve my problem.
i will be thankfull to you.
Hi
i am from palestinian and my name is ahmed.i have
nokia n70 second hand from uk made in finland.it does not work here in
palestinian .when i insert sim ,i receive a message that sim card is not
valid.
if you can develop programes then please send me unlocking software or solve my problem.
i will be thankfull to you.
nokia n70
im : 357093003708157
my name is mitil and in my n 70 12345 securite code is change i want to unlock that code any one help me thanku my im 359381006362322
Thanks for the Autolock. It works great for my N70!
I am from srilanka and my name is prakash.i have
orange nokia n70 second hand from uk made in finland.it does not work here in
srilanka. when i insert sim ,i receive a message that sim card is not
valid.
if you can develop programes then please send me unlocking software or solve my problem.
i will be thankfull to you
Hi I have a nokia n70 , how do i make it work for a push mail ,or where do i get the mail for exchange for nokia n70
Have you tried typing "Mail for Exchange" into Google? It's the first hit.
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