This is the new home for our dear Nokia 5730

Mission statement:

1. as a homeground for all users
2. as point of reference for technical, functional, hardware, software etc problems and solutions
3. to promote 5730 to others, to grow the family
4. have fun!

Keep in mind this is work in progress. Forgive me if I dint update this often.

5. If you have these problems, do leave a pm to me:
problem, username, ap/avaxx/zitron

- dust under screen
- loose slider (almost putus)
- loose backcover (broken tabs)


This post has been edited by lj0000: Jan 18 2010, 03:04 PM

[parking first]
reserved for introduction

huge hires picture http://oasis1.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/5730_red_01.jpg


Specifications


reserved for product review

Reviews
GSM Arena http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5730_xpressm...-review-385.php
AllAboutSymbian http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/ite...er_Function.php

Thestar Malaysia [url=http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2010/1/15/prodit/20100115153329&sec=prodit[/url]

This post has been edited by lj0000: Jan 18 2010, 03:01 PM

FAQ
1. Software - original softwares from nokia
http://www.nokia.com.my/get-support-and-so...730-xpressmusic

Download PC Suite http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global...0_9_eng_web.exe
2. Hardware - physicals

3. Firmware, bugs - how to update

How to back up
- you have to use the usb cable.
- plug in, and let PC suite detect your phone.
- goto control panel->system->hardware->device manager
- scroll down to Ports, select 'nokia 5730 express music USB (comx)
- goto port setting-> change the bits per second to maximum (12800)
- OK everything
- unplug and replug.
- Now from PC suite, click on the safety box icon and continue from there. the speed change is because the default speed is 9600 which makes the backing up time unnecessarily long.

How to update


Nokia PC Suite update
- PLUG IN A NON-ACTIVE SIMCARD. someone calling in during the update process may cause failure and risk
- download the updater from here http://www.nokia.com.my/get-support-and-so...software-update
- install it. if you meet an error code 1720, please solve it with this http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discus...essage.id=56004
- make sure you backup evreything with the pc suite backup
- proceed to 'update phone software'
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Over the Air update: press *#0000# -> Options->check for updates->"data usage may incur...."->ok->select a connection->search for wlan.
use wifi to connect, otherwise kena charge for data usage.



Latest firmware Finally updated!
is 100.48.122, dated 26-05-09
New = 101.48.128 dated 16 OCT 2009

What is updated/changed??

Bugs list
all phones are with bugs. dun be alarmed. send a bug report at
http://www.nokia.com.my/get-support-and-software/ask-nokia

1.


4. Accessories - where to find accessories, what is available etc.
crystal case? silicon case? batteries? car charger?


5. Functions - GPS, Internet radio, emails etc

A. Facebook
For those without the facebook icon:
use mobile to go to m.facebook.com, log in.
scroll to bottom of page and you will see 'download facebook for your 5730xm'
download and install. well.. basically its a bookmark shortcut to m.facebook.com


B. Internet Browser
There are three browser that i think its good. depends on wat you are trying to do.
1. built in browser
- good for basic function, quick and simple.
- dont expect more from it.

2. Opera mini
- 2 flavas - Opera Mini normal, and Opera Mini Beta
- I am using the beta and it works great
-Opera Mini Beta
- normal mini ver 4.2 at Opera Mini 4.2
**The latest Opera Mini 10beta is here!! and it works great on our 5730XM!!**
http://www.opera.com/mobile/download/

3. Skyfire
- one of the best also
- capable of playing most flash, including youtube
- Skyfire

C. Flashlight/LED light
1. so far the best fit. do suggest better ones
http://thinkabdul.com/2007/07/18/s60spoton...permanently-on/

[u]. Compass
- yes, somewebsites reported that its got a compass and managed to verify it with
http://antofungky.blogspot.com/2009/07/com...tor-series.html
Note that this software sends a sms everytime u use it. so just remember to go offline
not for everyday use, untill i find an alternative.

This post has been edited by lj0000: Nov 29 2009, 01:51 PM

Users


still thinking
arafat

Red Team
soonlee33 aka malacca 'kia'
terryfoo
Azureknight94
Lynixx
fuadfadz
maizatj

DreMAx

Blue Team
masterbedme
veesakura

Grey Team
lj0000
sonyman
ahmadpintu
Everdying
Nyckl3z

walkmanlover
k@|i0s
futra
how to save a life


dunno wat color
Akdevil
linnie
ratatosk

Where to buy
1. Nokia official store, list price = RM1350
2. lyn sellers, e.g. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/718266, price = RM1050
3. DreMAx - I think the best price can for this phone can be gotten from Clareen. I bought from her at RM1040 (Avaxx)


[todo]
1. userlist, userbar, color of phone, mods
2. tt session?
3. prices, where to find the best price

This post has been edited by lj0000: Apr 29 2010, 10:12 AM

[parking first]

reserved for page jumps

1. jump to original page by Razrblade
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/912448
2. V2
3. V3 .....




Keep it real Fakes (KIRF) hall of fame
Nokla E81

NCKIA Xpressmusic 5730!

http://www.deyi.com/viewthread.php?tid=185403

This post has been edited by lj0000: Oct 30 2009, 04:52 AM

reserved for photography?
what about poll results archive?
suggestions?

lj0000's photos

Dark place with flash on


dim without flash


bright sunny day in singapore



This post has been edited by lj0000: Oct 10 2009, 12:49 AM

seems like u r the first time to be this section TS.me too.but u do better than me.anyway all the best for u.

ya. i think the old thread deserve a make over.
well..lets enjoy our new home

haha...im in first page ....hope more ppl can contribute more in this thread

eanson... where is ur dumbell pic?

damn...
finally we have a proper thread...
thx to lj...
lolx
we gonna make dis thread rox
cheers

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Added on October 9, 2009, 2:35 amThis post has been edited by soonlee33: Oct 9 2009, 02:35 AM

hey add me in red team.....thx

not me lar...is soonlee who will take dumbell pic..

add me to grey team... Tq

suggestion... for the team list, why not each of us take a picture of our phone and put the actual picture there? show off ur latest theme also mar.

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Added on October 9, 2009, 8:39 amopps.. sorry. my bad.

This post has been edited by lj0000: Oct 9 2009, 08:39 AM

o sexy sexy~
listen to akon feat david g.
ahha

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Added on October 9, 2009, 2:35 pmhow to capture my own phone's theme without a phone?
can i draw out guys?
haha

This post has been edited by soonlee33: Oct 9 2009, 02:35 PM

Hi reporting in.

Red user here ~

i wonder any female 5730 user?

dun b horny eanson

oh finally a new thread..

congratz to the new TS! post more images to cheer up this place ya lol

red color user reporting in

no lar...cos im now thinking wan to buy this phone for my gf or not...her gf is coming...wan to get opinion from female users...

lol....
lady's finger kinda small compared to guys.
it would be much more easier to 'rape' the small qwerty buttons..
the problem is...
are ladies interested in using qwerty phones????

5730 target market:
people who loves sms/email, an alternative to e71 style candybar
people who enjoy music

5730 looks more pretty compared to e75.
e75 looks weird... less stylish

a picture for u guys


Attached thumbnail(s)

created userbar too big. any better deisgn?

me grey user.

i wonder has anyone managed to succesfully uninstall the stupid ovi chat thingie?

ya...u r right...probably SE phone suits her better...

anybody has try using Live Messenger on 5730 using WLAN? how was it?

hey...is pink color available in the market now?

pink...not yet
messenger? why not use fring? can make msn call, skype call etc. wifi ok.

great post dude,
just got my 5730 yesterday,
i take grey because it looks professional.
btw, how come it dun have chinese language?????

ya i think i know why....i dun have chinese in it.

This post has been edited by Nyckl3z: Oct 10 2009, 03:11 PM

welcome to the team!
chinese language? hmmm. u bought ap? hmmm....
type *#0000#,
then scroll down to see the language set.
if not 34, then no proper chinese
34 = english, simple chinese, melayu, indonesia.

bring back to the shop and ask for flashing the language.

if its 34, then, changing language is at setting->general->personalisation->language

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Added on October 10, 2009, 3:55 pmwhat is it? mine dun have ler.


sometimes you will need to use pc-suite->nokia application installer->delete
to unisntall certain softwares.

This post has been edited by lj0000: Oct 10 2009, 05:03 PM

depend on how tech savvy she is or inclined.
got a few lady friends on e75, e71... until they saw my 5730 and yelled how come i dint see that. heheh

USD19
http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_symbian/

lolz...cos we guys dunno wat actually galz think about these electronic stuff...scare later she dun like qwerty keyboard,etc

got.
you open contacts - 2nd tab is 'ovi chat'.
also if you set ur standby theme to 'horizontal bar', u can see below calender got 'chat' 'activate service'.

Eh wan to ask you all how u take care of your phone? Naked or got special case? Btw my qwerty seems like got permanent smudges d lol maybe overused =x

thnx bro,
ya AP,
No 34 T_T
only 20. tomolo have to go back lowyat screw them.
btw, where's 20?? africa?? the language i dun even understand.

just buy a simple pouch will do

Taken from the Nokia Device Update FAQ at
http://europe.nokia.com/A4577229#faq34

Why has my device changed language after updating?
After an update, your Nokia device may restart in its native language. To change the language go to Settings > Phone > General > Phone language.

If your Nokia device was originally manufactured for use in another country or region, using Nokia Software Updater may revert the set of available device languages to the original language set.

If your preferred language is no longer available after using Nokia Software Updater, you may need to return your Nokia device to a Nokia Care point to have this language reinstated.


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basically what they will do is to reset a code in the phone, set its designated country to be sold (to south east asia)
then update the firmware.

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try go to ur nearest nokia service center first and see if they can fix it foc for u. have to gauge compare to going down to lyn (cost of transport, parking)

This post has been edited by lj0000: Oct 10 2009, 11:13 PM

yup i went to the NOkia service center @ 1u, since it is AP, the CS asked me to go back to where i get the phone for warranty.
nvm, since i just started holiday, ok for me to spend my sunday doing this .

argh, dunno theres so many maps in my HP, which i also dunno which to use.
Maps,
GMobileXT
Google Maps

btw, nice music, i love the sound.

GMobileXT is the best!! better than google maps...IMO..

so far anyone using pouch like those n85, n95...etc... now market got the pouch for 5730 alr ?

gosh the phone is still new, need to wait half a month for chinese software, they even wanna charge me RM30 T_T.

ya got the pouch ald, but not all the place have. i walk the whole lowyat yesterday, got one in the 2nd floor, forgot the direction.
well, the pouch is nice, but quite tight, i scared it hurt my 5730 so i din get it. RM 50 one.

yesterday got one pocket for temporary.
thought of getting a silicon case, but the salesguy told me the current silicon case is very very lose.
tried it, really lose, but is suit 5730 for the sliding. if not because it is too lose, i should already have got it.

This post has been edited by Nyckl3z: Oct 12 2009, 09:17 PM

5730 dun have chinese software wan meh? urs is ori or ap?

usually aps dun have chinese as its originally intended for other countries, for example uk's vodafone, australia's 3.

pouch? go any pasar malam la.
around RM4 got, RM7 got, cloth one got, leather one got.
its of cos not made for the 5730, but it fits nicely so thats good enough.

So when will firmware update out? Spose to correct the processor speed and stuff right?

anything wrong with the processor speed?

i posted before a couple times.
but u can d/l anything like jbtaskman or whatever that shows processor speed, and it will show it as 192mhz.
i emailed nokia support about it, they gave some stupid general email that doesnt really solve anything.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Oct 13 2009, 12:21 AM

i think it doesnt mean anything... proc speed is relative. sommore this phone is tweaked for battery saving i think thus cannot see the cpu speed properly.

but usually ap phone sellers or distributors will provide chinese software for free..cos last time when i bought my phone without chinese software,i will take back to the phone shop n they install it FOC

ya i got it AP.
sigh. wat to do.
really FOC a???
dey wanna charge me RM30, den even said now not yet have the chinese s/w yet, must wait half a month only hav.

This post has been edited by Nyckl3z: Oct 13 2009, 01:29 AM

usually what they do is use a region changer to change the region code in the phone, then flash the firmware. can diy.. but i would pay rm30 for it.

ya...most importantly ourself feel happy liao
still waiting for the price to drop!

today visit nokia in sunway piramid.. hmmm. price increased
now is rm1380! increase rm30.

thats good news..means more n more ppl buying..lolz

anyone of you use the 3g for internet before ? i thinking to use the 1 day 500mb rm 8. is it fast enough ?

never use before...
y don't u try it for urself?

anyone have try garmin on this hp?

some of 5730 users had tried garmin...they say is fantastic
how was urs?

wow,, sound great,, where can i get the software?

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Added on October 14, 2009, 3:50 pmbtw, reporting in red user

This post has been edited by fuadfadz: Oct 14 2009, 03:50 PM

yeah, i'm going to try.

the software u need to buy the license...means u will have to pay for it...but there is a way to *ahem* it,try google-ing or go to phone shops that provide this service

remember to review back at here ya...thanks

google is your solution.

ya, i see at digi specialist turn out to be 1.3k. last time only 1.2 something.

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Added on October 14, 2009, 9:24 pmi paid RM20 to install it.
but till now haven officially use it.

Will unofficially use it tomorrow,
coz got two task

1. change my number to DIgi (just got one not bad number from hotlink this now, tomolo wanna change it. wanna try digi campus)
2. waiting for my chinese software

This post has been edited by Nyckl3z: Oct 14 2009, 09:24 PM

i have used garmin, nokia maps, mapking, googlemap. so far garmin is the most balanced one.

how bout the gps signal for garmin? good?

gps signal depends on the phone used, all software can use either bluetooth gps set, or built in gps. Our 5730 is realatively strong and sensitive.

is 5730 led can be used as the torchlight which similar to 5800 by turning on the led during video mode. or any software can perform this task. wanting to buy 5730 but need to verify it before action.

can.
actually most new nokias now are like that cos of privacy laws, prevent voyeurism etc.

does anyone here face auto restart problem before?
mine auto restart when i using dictionary...

my c storage only left 16mb and become smaller everyday. anyone can explain? only 2 software installed to phone memory; nokia email and opera. others in memory card.

I experienced only when watching videos with bitrate thats too high .. Doesnt happen to me much now tho

Hi! i using 5730 Grey Colour..nice to meet u all here...

hi guys.......
im back...........
anybody miss me???????
haha

hi soonlee finally u can use ur acc.

yup...
such a big progress i can c in dis new thread huh....
well done lj.

wa bro...saw ur signature that u wanna sell ur 5730...why leh

guys.. take a pic of ur phone
i will post it along in the userlist.

post for fun.
haha
looking for n97 actually.
but let me enjoy my 5730 few months more.
haha

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Added on October 17, 2009, 5:11 pmi cant take my own phone pic la bro... unless i got a secondary good quality pixel phone lo bro

This post has been edited by soonlee33: Oct 17 2009, 05:11 PM

use mirror. haha

hapi deeeeeeeeeeeepavaliiiiiiiiiiiiii guys~

lol....
happy deepavali too

Hi Friend! do u know where can i download game for 5730 model?

google mobile9