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post Mar 31 2010, 02:02 PM

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QUOTE(neo_sharky @ Mar 26 2010, 08:44 PM)
hoho. thanx guys! never know bout this tho. long time dont use hi-end Nokia tongue.gif
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Yeah there are alot of cool stuff in N79, just need to explore or download some freewares rclxms.gif Do you know you can turn on the camera flash as a night light (torchlight) as well! icon_rolleyes.gif
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post Mar 31 2010, 11:01 PM

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QUOTE(smokey @ Mar 31 2010, 05:36 PM)
u can use n79 (or all other symbian phone with gps) as gps receiver on ur laptop too...
i ran garmin on my laptop...haha
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Hmmm thats a good idea too, never thought of that! thumbup.gif Thanks for the idea...
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post Apr 5 2010, 11:40 PM

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QUOTE(venicelim @ Apr 2 2010, 10:08 PM)
i bought n79 two weeks ago and i feel that it is superb.
but my battery not last very long, cz mine is AP set and the battery is not the original BL-6F battery as stated in nokia website.
mine averagely last 2 days only.
other else, it is a superb phone to me!
and very nicely design and very light!
highly recommended! thumbup.gif
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Even AP phone...should come with the original battery...always check before purchasing it. Yeah, go back and reclaim the battery. mine is an AP set as well


Added on April 5, 2010, 11:41 pm
QUOTE(november_thanatos @ Apr 2 2010, 09:27 PM)
is there any better nokia phones other than this?(touchscreen phone excluded)

is it worth it if i buy this phone next month?or shud i get other model?...

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Its all depends on your requirement, what are you specifically looking for.....the cheapest with best overall feature, would be N79...just my opinion.

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post May 15 2010, 04:27 PM

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QUOTE(Andrew Lim @ Apr 19 2010, 08:38 PM)
I just got the N79 today. Was curious to try it because it got such high ratings on gsmarena.

One good thing is that the phone is very light.  nod.gif

But it seems the directional pad was designed by Satan. The Up button on the D-pad is a pain to press.  shocking.gif
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Welcome to the club....as for navi and keypad, finger nails helps rclxms.gif Hence since the first day I didnt have the problem that my friends without nails been complaining about. smile.gif
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post May 15 2010, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(voscar @ Apr 20 2010, 06:50 PM)
Actually I feel unsafe using N79.  tongue.gif
My previous Sony Eric P990 weights 150g and 26mm of thickness. And I used to keep P990 inside pocket everyday.

So that day when I come out the phone shop, I tot my new N79 is left inside the box since I feel nothing on my pocket. But in fact it is inside my pocket, just I can't feel it, what a HUGE difference of weight and size.

Now I has a bad habit of checking my pocket fr. time to time when taking public transport, scared my N79 lost without knowing it.
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Yeah its difficult say about individual preference since some like it light and others heavier to feel it biggrin.gif

May I suggest to get a belt pouch, so that you dont need to raba your seluar hmm.gif
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QUOTE(voscar @ Apr 23 2010, 09:13 PM)


Yeah the D-pad is really giving me headache. Always "over-pressed" the wrong button instead of the direction.
Errr, that is not called "better budget" for me liao. That is really really beyond my budget.
I will get a nice sound system for my pc 1st instead of spending over RM150 for an earphone. Currently my pc is using the build-in speaker (buzzer lar) of the LCD, torturing my movie enjoyment.  rclxub.gif
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Can you explain the steps taken to produce the above results? I dont any problem with mine...hmm
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post Jun 30 2010, 02:46 PM

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QUOTE(kae7 @ Jun 7 2010, 12:22 AM)
yes v32 .. well.. i'm not notice any obvious changes..
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I still maintain the original version that came with the phone more than a year back. If nothing broken, it aint need to be fixed icon_rolleyes.gif biggrin.gif
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post Jun 30 2010, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(smokey @ Jun 13 2010, 12:52 AM)
now my gps hangs occasionally...


is it because i put my phone at the windscreen, hot until gila liao? my phone havent 1 year also...sad
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As kae7 mentioned, I dont think its the heat from windscreen. But I suspect its your battery. The next time you run your GPS, try plugging in your cell on power (12v car outlet) and check if it still hangs?
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post Jul 5 2010, 03:17 PM

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QUOTE(xyrho @ Jul 2 2010, 12:09 AM)
hi there, i really hope somebody could help me. lately, my phone lags a lot, i really mean it, a lot like hell. and i've done reformatting few times. plus, if wanna say cause memory too much, not really. i hardly used the memory card. so how, why??? seriously, n79 didnt give me a lot of good memories since the past one year. well its not even one year yet.
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Can you pin-point when it lags? Like, what were you doing, apps open, etc?

Whats the memory card installed, and its class?
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post Jul 24 2010, 01:16 PM

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I had 2 of my phone emerge in a river, 3 times and still working. One was Nokia 3310 and the other was Nokia 6070. ANd both are still working as new! rclxms.gif

What I did,
1) feel sad for the moment cry.gif
2) get angry with the friends who did it to you vmad.gif
3) immediately remove the battery
4) remove any casing thats possible
5) wipe the water and drip shake it
6) Let it dry, (slow hair blower would be helpful but not too much heat)
7) normally I will let it dry for 5-7 days (just takut if there was some wet inside the phone)
8) cross fingers and fit back the whole casing and put on the battery
9) pray hard and turn on the phone...walla

All the best my friend
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post Jul 30 2010, 03:32 PM

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QUOTE(hongchai888 @ Jul 30 2010, 08:56 AM)
He might want to buy a cheap housing somewhere and change the housing by himself. Its really not that hard if you refer to some video on Youtube that guide you step by step on how to install it.
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Yup, many are selling it now, but the rear cover doesnt come with the color identity chip, so the auto color/theme change wont function. Many care-less about it anyhow tongue.gif
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post Oct 17 2010, 09:25 PM

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Hmmm, would like to check with current/former N79 owner...to which model do you upgrade to? anyone to N8?

Just wanted to know your experience...thinking of upgrading but not sure to which model...but surely Nokia or second choice HTC HD2 probably?
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I'm still using it bcoz I dont find any issues with it! rclxms.gif

But just wanted a little bigger screen and latest camera now rclxub.gif

Garmin runs as charm on it.


Added on December 7, 2010, 11:29 pm
QUOTE(neo_sharky @ Aug 23 2010, 08:03 AM)
dont know if this could be called as a 'problem' or not. recently, whenever i restart my phone, it will take longer time to reload (or settle down) compared to the early days i bought it. does formatting will solve this kind of probs? or is it the memory card problem? im using default 4Gb memory card bundled with the  phone together. do advice
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My guess here is your memory card is fragmented.....

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QUOTE(mrfarhatadib89 @ Jan 30 2011, 09:21 PM)
i bought n79 for the 2nd time
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rclxms.gif ya, me too, one for my wifey!

Its a good phone...the only thing, with current trend, the screen looks small hmm.gif
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QUOTE(JasonT @ Jan 30 2011, 04:15 PM)
My N79 got problem. Sometimes, when people call, I cannot hear them or sometimes I can hear them but they cannot hear me.
Any idea what is the problem? Tq.  smile.gif
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DId you drop the phone or something? have you tried resetting?
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post Nov 24 2011, 09:53 PM

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QUOTE(neo_sharky @ Jul 28 2011, 12:32 AM)
same as me, but only use it for GPS. now i find quite hard to use phone with normal keypad. need to use full qwerty keyboard or touchscreen phone only tongue.gif
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I'm still using it for gps, despite N8 has one as well, but it has no AV composite output; only HDMI.

SO have to use N79 to output to my 7in screen in the car....
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post Nov 27 2011, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(kae7 @ Nov 25 2011, 12:40 PM)
well.. N8 also can use the AV cable..  nod.gif  nod.gif

i kept my N79 though i'm not using it
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I heard the same thing as well...not sure if my setting is wrong...i used the same cable to plug to N8, and N8 complaints its non standard AV cable...so how?

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post Nov 27 2011, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(kae7 @ Nov 27 2011, 01:32 PM)
sure...?
mine working smoothly..

try to configure the setting

settings -> phone -> accesories -> tv out
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Thanks for helping, i have tried checking the setting there...toggling between pal/ntsc and aspect, no difference....maybe the cable is not compatible with N8.

Where did you got the cable from?

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