nokia 6230, ok button not selecting positivly.

[Ext User(grant walker)]

the "ok" select button on my 6230 is not making a positive "on" or "off"
choice when i push the "ok" button eg. i am trying to turn "on" my bluetooth
but it goes to "off" all the time now and i can't access my bluetooth. i
have a number of pics that i can't replace so i was hoping to transfer them
to my computer before i send the 6230 to a nokia service centre if i can't
get the "ok" button to work properly.

tia,
grant.

[Ext User(Anthony Horan)]

On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:37:56 GMT, grant walker wrote:

> the "ok" select button on my 6230 is not making a positive "on" or "off"
> choice when i push the "ok" button eg. i am trying to turn "on" my bluetooth
> but it goes to "off" all the time now and i can't access my bluetooth. i
> have a number of pics that i can't replace so i was hoping to transfer them
> to my computer before i send the 6230 to a nokia service centre if i can't
> get the "ok" button to work properly.

Ah, yet another faulty 6280. So very very glad I didn't end up buying this
one.

As far as the picture transfer goes, why not use the supplied USB cable?

[Ext User(grant walker)]

hi Anthony,
there was no supplied USB cable with my 6230 and it will cost more than $70
to get one. I paid $480 for this phn just over 12 months ago and nokia want
to charge me $50 just to look at my 6230. As I live in the bush and I am in
a wheelchair the phn will be away for a while being fixed and I will be
without any way of communicating if I am in trouble so I thought I would see
if there were any ideas in this newsgroup on a way to access bluetooth
before I send it to the Nokia service centre in Melbourne.

In reply to my post on the nokia ng, the following was suggested:

"That sometimes happens to my 6230, but only affects the bluetooth on
selection. I'll try to use the bluetooth and suddenly find it has
turned itself to off. No matter how many times I try to turn it on, it
still remains off.

It is not the button, rather it seems to be some fault in the firmware.
The only fix I have found is to take out the battery and leave it out
long enough for it to loose the time and date, a matter of a minute or
so, then putting it back together."

So i will try this, also, maybe I can email the pics to myself?

grant.

[Ext User(Michael)]

"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
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> He said 6230, not 6280?

his hearing was faulty too ;-)

>
> "> Ah, yet another faulty 6280. So very very glad I didn't end up buying
> this
> > one.
> "
>
> "Anthony Horan" <anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:137rryj6t55rh$.cty64naydtuc$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> > On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:37:56 GMT, grant walker wrote:
> >
> >> the "ok" select button on my 6230 is not making a positive "on" or
"off"
> >> choice when i push the "ok" button eg. i am trying to turn "on" my
> >> bluetooth
> >> but it goes to "off" all the time now and i can't access my bluetooth.
i
> >> have a number of pics that i can't replace so i was hoping to transfer
> >> them
> >> to my computer before i send the 6230 to a nokia service centre if i
> >> can't
> >> get the "ok" button to work properly.
> >
> > Ah, yet another faulty 6280. So very very glad I didn't end up buying
this
> > one.
> >
> > As far as the picture transfer goes, why not use the supplied USB cable?
>
>

[Ext User(Anthony Horan)]

On Sun, 21 May 2006 23:48:37 GMT, grant walker wrote:

> hi Anthony,
> there was no supplied USB cable with my 6230 and it will cost more than $70
> to get one.

My apologies - when I replied to your original message I misread your phone
model as the recently-released 6280, which is the one that's been having
all manner of technical and mechanical problems. The 6280 does come with a
USB cable, however I'm quite familiar with Nokia's ripoff pricing for data
cables for their older phones (the "official" cable for my 3100 sold for a
ludicrous $150 - I bought a "pirate" one instead).

> So i will try this, also, maybe I can email the pics to myself?

That might be a solution, but check your provider's GPRS rates first...!

[Ext User(Anthony Horan)]

On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:29:47 +1000, alx wrote:

> He said 6230, not 6280?

My error. I'd come into this newsgroup right after discussing the 6280 on a
forum, and must have had a big red "6280" flashing in front of my eyes :-)

[Ext User(alx)]

Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260 (current
phone).

6260 aint perfect either but gets the job done.

"Anthony Horan" <anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1qvj2l7adthn7.19gy12xlaej3k$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:29:47 +1000, alx wrote:
>
>> He said 6230, not 6280?
>
> My error. I'd come into this newsgroup right after discussing the 6280 on
> a
> forum, and must have had a big red "6280" flashing in front of my eyes :-)

[Ext User(Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\))]

"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
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> Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260 (current
> phone).

My 6280 is very good, apart from it rebooting itself when you try to do
anything.

> 6260 aint perfect either but gets the job done.
>
> "Anthony Horan" <anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1qvj2l7adthn7.19gy12xlaej3k$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
>> On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:29:47 +1000, alx wrote:
>>
>>> He said 6230, not 6280?
>>
>> My error. I'd come into this newsgroup right after discussing the 6280 on
>> a
>> forum, and must have had a big red "6280" flashing in front of my eyes
>> :-)
>
>

[Ext User(horacewachope@gmail.com)]

On Mon, 22 May 2006 23:31:21 GMT, "Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\)"
<kim@foreward.com> wrote:

>
>"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
>news:e4sbc7$2aj1$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>> Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260 (current
>> phone).
>
>My 6280 is very good, apart from it rebooting itself when you try to do
>anything.

Sounds like a fault to me, but is easily fixed.

Do you have a soldering iron?

[Ext User(Anthony Horan)]

On Tue, 23 May 2006 12:14:33 +0930, horacewachope@gmail.com wrote:

> On Mon, 22 May 2006 23:31:21 GMT, "Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\)"
> <kim@foreward.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
>>news:e4sbc7$2aj1$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>>> Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260 (current
>>> phone).
>>
>>My 6280 is very good, apart from it rebooting itself when you try to do
>>anything.
>
> Sounds like a fault to me, but is easily fixed.
>
> Do you have a soldering iron?

It's a firmware issue, and one which both Nokia and the telcos seem either
unwilling or unable to fix.

I'm sorry, but when a company as big and as reputable as Nokia let a phone
out onto the market with so many faults, the best thing to do is AVOID.
Seeing people in forums desperately trying to make themselves feel better
about buying the 6280 ("hey, it only reboots on SOME calls" or "yeah, the
slider's loose but hey, nothing's perfect") is very telling.

[Ext User(horacewachope@gmail.com)]

On Tue, 23 May 2006 14:37:00 +1000, Anthony Horan
<anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 May 2006 12:14:33 +0930, horacewachope@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 22 May 2006 23:31:21 GMT, "Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\)"
>> <kim@foreward.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
>>>news:e4sbc7$2aj1$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>>>> Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260 (current
>>>> phone).
>>>
>>>My 6280 is very good, apart from it rebooting itself when you try to do
>>>anything.
>>
>> Sounds like a fault to me, but is easily fixed.
>>
>> Do you have a soldering iron?
>
>It's a firmware issue, and one which both Nokia and the telcos seem either
>unwilling or unable to fix.
>
>I'm sorry, but when a company as big and as reputable as Nokia let a phone
>out onto the market with so many faults, the best thing to do is AVOID.
>Seeing people in forums desperately trying to make themselves feel better
>about buying the 6280 ("hey, it only reboots on SOME calls" or "yeah, the
>slider's loose but hey, nothing's perfect") is very telling.

Yup. I certainly won't be buying one.

My 2110e has been plodding along for about 10 years now, but the "5"
key recently stopped working, so whenever I want to call a number
which has a "5" in it, I have to go into the phonebook, find another
number with a "5" in it, delete the surrounding numbers, and then
"build" the number I want to call around the pre-existing "5".

I've been putting up with this for about a year, so I think it's
*almost* time to replace it :-)

But I won't be getting a 6280.

[Ext User(Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\))]

<horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 May 2006 14:37:00 +1000, Anthony Horan
> <anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 23 May 2006 12:14:33 +0930, horacewachope@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 22 May 2006 23:31:21 GMT, "Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\)"
>>> <kim@foreward.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"alx" <alx@swiss-invest.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:e4sbc7$2aj1$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>>>>> Am interested in the 6280, screen resolution better than the 6260
>>>>> (current
>>>>> phone).
>>>>
>>>>My 6280 is very good, apart from it rebooting itself when you try to do
>>>>anything.
>>>
>>> Sounds like a fault to me, but is easily fixed.
>>>
>>> Do you have a soldering iron?
>>
>>It's a firmware issue, and one which both Nokia and the telcos seem either
>>unwilling or unable to fix.
>>
>>I'm sorry, but when a company as big and as reputable as Nokia let a phone
>>out onto the market with so many faults, the best thing to do is AVOID.
>>Seeing people in forums desperately trying to make themselves feel better
>>about buying the 6280 ("hey, it only reboots on SOME calls" or "yeah, the
>>slider's loose but hey, nothing's perfect") is very telling.
>
> Yup. I certainly won't be buying one.
>
> My 2110e has been plodding along for about 10 years now, but the "5"
> key recently stopped working, so whenever I want to call a number
> which has a "5" in it, I have to go into the phonebook, find another
> number with a "5" in it, delete the surrounding numbers, and then
> "build" the number I want to call around the pre-existing "5".
>
> I've been putting up with this for about a year, so I think it's
> *almost* time to replace it :-)
>
> But I won't be getting a 6280.

I thought you upgraded to a Philips Diga with a non-functional send button?

And why do people continue to refer to the green and red buttons as "send"
and "end" even though the analogue network was dissolved in 1992? Even user
manuals do it - must leave some people wondering where the hell the "end"
key is.

[Ext User(Michael)]

> I thought you upgraded to a Philips Diga with a non-functional send
button?
>
> And why do people continue to refer to the green and red buttons as "send"
> and "end" even though the analogue network was dissolved in 1992? Even
user
> manuals do it - must leave some people wondering where the hell the "end"
> key is.

If the user manual refers to it, as such, then they MUST the Send and End
keys.

The phone manufacturer gets to decide what the buttons are called. Novel
idea, eh?
>
>

[Ext User(Michael)]

> It's a firmware issue, and one which both Nokia and the telcos seem either
> unwilling or unable to fix.
>
> I'm sorry, but when a company as big and as reputable as Nokia let a phone
> out onto the market with so many faults, the best thing to do is AVOID.
> Seeing people in forums desperately trying to make themselves feel better
> about buying the 6280 ("hey, it only reboots on SOME calls" or "yeah, the
> slider's loose but hey, nothing's perfect") is very telling.

Agreed

[Ext User(Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\))]

"Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Puerile nonsense flushed.

[Ext User(Michael)]

thanks, Chong Chong

"Kym Kim (Noturyulo)" <kim@foreward.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Puerile nonsense flushed.
>
>

[Ext User(Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\))]

"Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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<childish taunt flushed where it belongs>

[Ext User(Michael)]

"Kym Kim (Noturyulo)" <kim@foreward.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> <childish taunt flushed where it belongs>
>
>

good one, Chong Chong

[Ext User(Emjaye T)]

grant said....

> The only fix I have found is to take out the battery and leave it out
> long enough for it to loose the time and date, a matter of a minute or
> so, then putting it back together."
>
> So i will try this, also, maybe I can email the pics to myself?

That's how the missus used to "export" the photos and video from her
6230 til we got a Bluetooth adapter.

Mind you, they're about the size of a microdot...