Nokia N96 16GB Mobile Phone. Unlocked.

[Stu @ M Developments]

This phone is my own personal phone and is only a few months old. I am selling purely due to the arrival of my long awaited N97 The phone is in excellent condition, with only a few very small marks on the outer edges of the case. The screen itself is AS NEW because I only took the protective cover off about 2 weeks ago. It comes boxed with all cables manuals and software. Detailed item info: http://www.nokia.co.uk/find-products...ones/nokia-n96 Pics of the actual phone: This pic shows the marks on the edge. This Pic shows my genuine reason for sale... My price: £225 delivered with Special Delivery Next Working day. (Or £5 more if you want it Saturday morning)

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[Dangerous Malcolm..]

Is this locked to a network at present?

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by Mal.

Is this locked to a network at present?

No pal, as per the title its unlocked and also unbranded.

[dojj]

do you take paypal

i'm seriously intrested stu, just wondering if i will be able to put my vodaphone chip into it and get all the bits and bobs working as they are with my 6300 i've got at the moment

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by dojj

do you take paypal

Yes mate. Can post today too.

i'm seriously intrested stu, just wondering if i will be able to put my vodaphone chip into it and get all the bits and bobs working as they are with my 6300 i've got at the moment

I certainly would have thought so. You can use the Nokia phone swop tool which will bluetooth all info across IIRC. Thats how i converted from N95.

No guarantees of that though, Im no phone expert.

[dojj]

i shall give you a call shortly

[dojj]

alternativly, pm me the details and i'll get the payment sorted

[Stu @ M Developments]

Sold to Dojj.

[BM08]

Well done dojj on buying an awesome mobile, welcome to the Nseries pf club



P.s found it slightly amusing Stu needed a reminder to "go home"

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by BM08

P.s found it slightly amusing Stu needed a reminder to "go home"

Doh, forgot that was there. LOL

I literally organise my life using the phone, If im out and think of new ways to market something I just pop a reminder in my phone, if I need to be home for something special, as was this occasion, I do the same.

Excellent Phones.

[dojj]

unfortunatly, for me, it arrived at about 11 this morning when the old dear called to say "there is a box for you that's turned up" and i've had to wait until just now to get it out the box and have a go on it

i can see myself spending more time with this phone than anything else for the next few days reading the instructions and stuff as i'm a bit of a technophobe

thanks stu

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by dojj

thanks stu

Your very welcome mate, enjoy it, its a great phone. More useable in many ways than this N97, especially texting.

[dojj]

and it's only cost me 3 months worth of i-phone monthly payments to boot

[RichieST]

How do you rate the n97 compared to the n96 stu? I have the n96 and personally don't think too much of it, too slow, video is no good and the internet connection is terrible. The slide also wobbles like mad so makes one heck of a noise when it vibrates! I'm thinking about changing it for either the n97 or the iphone, but don't know weather that would be a step forward or back!

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by Rich170

How do you rate the n97 compared to the n96 stu? I have the n96 and personally don't think too much of it, too slow, video is no good and the internet connection is terrible. The slide also wobbles like mad so makes one heck of a noise when it vibrates! I'm thinking about changing it for either the n97 or the iphone, but don't know weather that would be a step forward or back!

Totally and utterly different machine mate, better software and far far faster mate! If your local come and have a play with it.

[RichieST]

Ok cool. Thanks for the offer but I'm down the other end of the country!

Odd really, a friend of mine who also has an n96 has had no problems at all with it, perhaps mine is just a 'lemon'!


Cheers

[Stu @ M Developments]

Originally Posted by Rich170

Ok cool. Thanks for the offer but I'm down the other end of the country!

Odd really, a friend of mine who also has an n96 has had no problems at all with it, perhaps mine is just a 'lemon'!


Cheers

Check for a firmware update mate, mine was a slow old dog until I upgraded. Had bloody awfull battery life too!

[RichieST]

I recently upgraded it, didn't make much difference. Thing that annoys me is the battery meter stays at full charge for a couple of days, to flat in a matter of hours!

[Stu @ M Developments]

Mine never had that problem either... how bizzare.
Maybe I was lucky, or your unlucky?

[BM08]

Its not normal mate, so dont be blaming the actual phone!

Cant you ring up your provider and ask for a replacement or something

[RichieST]

I don't know, this is my 2nd n96 now, the first one was repaired 3 times before they gave me a new one, and this one is worse!

Really don't want to have to go through dealing with vodafone again, so I think i'll just put up with it and wait for my contract to expire!!

[Eagle]

could always check http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/forumdisplay.php?f=184 see if anyone else has had an issue ..
sorry to hijack it lol

[RANJ]

Originally Posted by rich170

i don't know, this is my 2nd n96 now, the first one was repaired 3 times before they gave me a new one, and this one is worse!

Really don't want to have to go through dealing with vodafone again, so i think i'll just put up with it and wait for my contract to expire!!

thats the problem

its vodaphones crap firmware

you need to debrand and flash using the latest generic nokia firmware

problems solved

[RichieST]

How would I go about doing that mate?

[BM08]

Originally Posted by Rich170

How would I go about doing that mate?

All the info can be found on here http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/

I forgot you could debrand actually, and its pretty straight forward i believe

[RANJ]

you need to download a program called NSS

http://www.b-phreaks.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page_2

and then follow one of the guides which shows how to change product code ( very easy)

get dojj to give you the product code from his handset (on a sticker under battery) as stus phone was a generic phone to start with

simply change code and then do a software update using the std nokia software

job done

or if your near coventry i can do it as a favour for ya

[RANJ]

Install Nemesis Service Suite (NSS) and Nokia PC Suite. Connect your phone and ensure its connected to your PC via Nokia PC Suite mode (will show up on there). Close Nokia PC Suite. Fire up NSS.

In the top right corner, click "Scan device" and it should detect the phone.

Click the "Phone Info" tab then "Read".

In the box, it should show some phone info but most importantly, the Product Code. Change the Product Code from whatever it is to "0568238" for UK & Ireland (Non Branded) or "0543713" which is Euro1. Use any you want, but en-gb pwns and is it both

Tick the box next to the Product Code and click write. You should get a confirmation message.

Make a backup and run Nokia Software updater and let it find the latest unbranded firmware for you

[RichieST]

Hi ranj, right I have done all that, and its worked, menus seem to be a little different, although I guess time will tell to see if it behaves itself.

The only thing that bothers me is that for some reason all applications that use java j2me don't work. This includes youtube, games and the email application.

They never have worked since I've had the phone. I can only presume my phone doesn't have the j2me installed? I've tried to install it, but I'm having no joy.

Any ideas?

Rich

[RANJ]

rich

which provider are you with ?

[RichieST]

vodagroan unfortunately

[BM08]

Surly now its unbranded, it shouldnt matter what provider hes with? should be able to download anything you like?

[dojj]

i think i'm going to try that as well ranj

on the other hand, the phone works now and it might not afterwards

[RANJ]

Originally Posted by BM08

Surly now its unbranded, it shouldnt matter what provider hes with? should be able to download anything you like?

o2 has streaming caps mate bar the iphone contract. certain apps wont work

i had to install a 3rd party youtube viewer

[jake-cos]

Originally Posted by Rich170

Thing that annoys me is the battery meter stays at full charge for a couple of days, to flat in a matter of hours!

Thats EXACTLY what mine does!!!!

But no one will admit there's a problem!

I'm absolutely hopeless at these upgrading things though.......so i'll need to persivere!!! :-(

[RichieST]

Originally Posted by jake-cos

Thats EXACTLY what mine does!!!!

But no one will admit there's a problem!

I'm absolutely hopeless at these upgrading things though.......so i'll need to persivere!!! :-(

Glad i'm not the only one! Doing the whole rebranding thing though didn't make any difference.

http://www.nokia.co.uk/get-support-a...pdate/download

To update the software download nokia software updater from the above link, then just follow the on screen instructions

[RANJ]

after debranding , you must do a software update, debranding removes restrictions placed by vodaphone/orange etc such as voip, advanced gps functions etc etc

[priya]

It's nice mobile...
My friend also using the same Nokia N96 which is locked to vodafone.She unlocked her mobile using the Mobile unlock solutions.com.It's useful for her