another question later is why i can't use internal GPS and the answer is u have to buy a licence from Garmin.. haha

We are here to support legal stuff and whats wrong with buying license from Garmin?
Some members here they use u then after that forget u. We meet them very frequently on internet + they do not contribute at all

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Jun 11 2009, 10:24 PM

greetings, future owner here just want to ask some things before i make my purchase:

1. i need to use the GPS function frequently around KL and Klang Valley areas. is the phone's GPS function good? accurate?

2. how is the phone's performance compared to other phones in the same price range? e.g. N82, SE C905

3. how is the battery life with frequent GPS usage, phone calls and smses?

4. any recommendations on where to buy? will the shop include Garmin software?

5. read somewhere that new batch of 5800 has earpiece fix, and new screen for better finger navigation, is that new batch out?

Thanks

This post has been edited by cyew86: Jun 11 2009, 11:09 PM

1. Its pretty decent. Of course, cannot compare with a standalone GPS but its good enough.

2) Have no idea... haven't tried the other phones.

3) If you use GPS, confirm that day itself the battery drained. Life average is 1 day. Yes you have to charge everyday. For me, moderate usage I can get 2 days.

4) some dude called e_trade_pj or smtg like that... yea he does include for you.

5) the new batch is out since early this year... btw the time i bought in March its already fixed.

thanks for the reply
will it be fine if i use the GPS function in the car while charging it with the car charger?
is e_trade_pj the most recommended seller around? so far i found 2 sellers, one is e_trade_pj, another is jc something, selling 5800 at RM1140 but without car charger i think.

and about the fix, is it for the earpiece problem only, or include the induction display as stated as well?

For me i personally will get from e_trade_pj. I recommended a few friends to him. They all are happy with their phones with zero problem. JC i not sure.

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Added on June 11, 2009, 11:42 pmjust remember make sure u do not have V-cool at 90% it will effect the GPS performance.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A PHONE GPS COMES WITH A NEGATIVE THING IS.

A standalone GPS takes like 5 to 30 sec to lock to GPS

When phone might take 10mins to 20 mins to lock depending on your location and if u want fast lock u can use a-gps and it comes with a cost

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Jun 11 2009, 11:42 PM

just start the app 10 or 20 minutes before i need to use it
will it be fine for me to charge it while using it in the car?
i do not have tinting in my car so it should not be a problem. i will PM e_trade_pj when i need to get the phone. thanks for the advice

Induction ay. Like the laptop touchpads?

I have a problem,
my friend v20 tube seems to have no problem update to v21.
but my v11 tube can't seems to update either through phone or through computer.
it will show connection error after i click on it.
From the computer it will come up with a error report and need to close program for the nokia firmware updater

why dont u update via OTA? it uses wifi to update. The steps on how to do it is found on FP

i did that too..
but it show on my phone connection problem.
it didnt pop up the option for which connection to use.. 3G or wifi.

but my friend v20 have the pop up..

So can your phone use wifi?? if can, it should be no problem to select what kind of connection

just tested this application. really cool and must have application for tube user.
now i dont have to use slide keyguard.
can lock and unlock the phone using this application.
i can put as many shortcut i want at the front page.

thank you icechiller555

No prob man,

I have been using this app since yesterday and I simply love it. Don't use the slider to unlock anymore. Using the combo end call, call button to unlock the phone. Now don't have to worry that the slider will get loose

also for the shortcuts if you select mediabar, then the default mediabar becomes the shortcut for the app, so when you click the mediabar, tons of shortcuts come up

This post has been edited by icechiller555: Jun 12 2009, 10:52 AM

Guys, FYI nokia just updated OVI Map 3.0 to support 5800 and N97. This is final beta if im not mistaken. I just installed it, it uses about 5mb or phone ram . But the map is nicer loh and i kinda like the new interface. Since the voice navigation part still need to subscribe and not free, i think most of us will still use garmin.

Hey man where do you install the nokia maps and stuff, and without voice navigation what can we use it for? Can we view the map and stuff, I never used nokia maps cause of garmin.

for me nokia maps sucks...cuz some place/road doesnt exist in nokia map...lol...

I thinking how to uninstall Nokia Map, kind of waste of ram, coz i seldom use it~ many other preinstall application is useless

This post has been edited by tachlio: Jun 12 2009, 11:57 AM

yes for viewing purposes. But its useless without navigation better i go buy A RM3 Roadmaps better i wont be suffering try to browse thru the roads in a tiny screen

I'm with you. Some parts of KK used to be the sea and they did a land reclamation for over 10 years. And yet, it still shows that the road is on the freaking water!!

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Added on June 12, 2009, 2:52 pmAnd a human co-pilot with a map is much better.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Jun 12 2009, 02:52 PM