yes, my wife has the 5800XM and I just got my N79 2 days ago (Zitron, 4Gb SDHC, RM1300.00 @ Tesco Mutiara Damansara)

I'll give you my reason for not going 5800XM, but that don't mean it is not a good phone, just that it's not suitable for me.

- N79 has FM transmitter
- more "complete" support for Symbian software, some software still need keypad to activate so hard/cannot use on 5800XM, some applications cannot scroll down
- 5MP camera
- I still like keypad and I feel n-Gage works better with keypad, and the shortcut, media key and menu button is useful for me
- can support 3.5G, WLAN, accelerometer, tv/audio out, gps like the 5800XM
- dimensions is slimmer than 5800XM
- got more funky colors.. i like the coral red x-press on covers on my grey unit
- i don't think i'll lose much with the smaller screen.. since i actually intend on getting an E66 earlier

but coming from being an E-series user, i wish that N79 could do the following
- customize my active standy plugin (i.e. take away some of the items shown on the main menu like "search" and "WLAN scanning" ---> anybody knows how? I want to customize, pick and choose and not completely remove, and I don't want to the HandyShell way
- display my first few SMS or email message on the "Home" screen


anybody got the following problem?
the phone keeps asking me to: connect to "internet" via "DiGinet" - accept and set "use access point" "to automatically" but i am not running any other applications.
i am already on SW version 20.175.53.1 dated 06-04-09.


so far so good the phone - battery life is good, no hangs or slowness experienced. but i haven't install much software yet.

haha, you must have e-series to understand of appreciate.
with e-series, there will be 2 lines reserved for SMS or email. so you can take a quick look at what is the 2 newest email/sms that came in. it has details about the sender and first few words.. so i don't have to go to inbox to view my sms/email and ignore those spam or delete it later.

i fixed my problem already. when i upgraded to the latest software (20.175.53.1), there was additional standby plugins like "share online", "install internet telephone" and "setup email" something like that. all these require internet access, so i just went into the application or click these items and use the settings to remove it from the standby. after that, it stopped asking me to dial internet connection

you can actually go there and select "Remove shortcut" if you don't want it. what it does is to install an application called Gizmo5 (www.gizmo5.com) which works something like Skype for the phone. I prefer to use Fring, so I didn't install it. And no, this is not the function to show the SMS on your active standby menu, they only have it on the e-series.

and i think got a few people notice their GPRS or Data bill shoot up after using this phone, maybe you want to consider turning off/remove some of these Active Standby application (i.e. share online, nokia messaging/mail for exchange) which i suspect is automatically connecting to the network (if you make the settings as auto connect).

i'm not sure if the installer already in the phone, but you can always go back to the gizmo5.com website to download.
for free MSN, I alway use Fring as it connects to most services, including twitter and facebook. You can try ebuddy mobile messenger, depends on what other IM service you need.

can't confirm is share online will automatically online for you, i lazy to try, because i removed all the other standby applications one-shot like share online and internet telephony, and the phone never asks me to go online anymore..

This post has been edited by kayx: May 19 2009, 11:05 AM

i am using the latest firmware. can't really compare because once i got the phone, i immediately did a software upgrade. so far so good.
that the thing with different regions, nokia will push out different updates version according to the region.

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Added on May 19, 2009, 3:13 pmto remove share online, open the application, go to "settings", under "Advanced", disable the option "show in home screen"

This post has been edited by kayx: May 19 2009, 03:13 PM

i googled and found the answer at another forum which says that 16gb will work on the n79, because i quote "Nokia always insist on saying 8gb max"

haha.. let me get back to you after i installed fring

nope. 3G is for cellular - related to handphones - running from 850MHz to 2100 MHz
Wifi is originally developed for pc/laptops, then nowadays it can be integrated to handphones - running on 2.4GHz frequencies.

although both can connect you to the internet, it is different technology

FOTA - firmware over the air is much more safe than upgrading your firmware through NSU. Failure during upgrading with NSU (nokia software updater) is very rare.

NSU re-writes your entire firmware and formats the entire phone, but FOTA only patches the required file only.

This post has been edited by kayx: May 20 2009, 03:24 PM

i didn't soft reset my phone after the FOTA update. feels ok to me
read also from forum that if you turn off the accelerometer, the phone will run much smoother as well

anyone know how to turn off the auto rotate the display?
i turn it off in sensor settings, but the screen still rotate when i move the phone

haha.. our friend a bit more lazy.. want it to be off without touching anything on the phone..
even digital camera on auto mode default mode is with flash activated.. so i think no hope liao..

how is your battery life? my phone only can go 2 days maximum, equivalent to ~60 mins talktime, ~60 mins EDGE/GPRS, no background application, 10 photos with flash, and ~30 SMS sent+receive

you can google this application called - blackballer or mcleaner, or use the search term "call and sms filter"

This post has been edited by kayx: May 22 2009, 10:24 AM

its from the same company, total recall features
FEATURES INCLUDE:

# No Beep While Recording!*
# Unlimited Recording Time
# Extremely small footprint
# Record in extremely memory efficient AMR format
# Can run completely transparent if you chose so
# Optional Password Protection of the application
# Export or Delete recorded clips in batches
# User friendly naming scheme - plus the ability to name the clips manually
# Very intuitive User Interface - you'll be up and recording in minutes!
# FREE Updates for the life of your device!

the website says "** NOTE: If a beep is present while recording, or the you are seeing recording of only 1-2 seconds, please modify the Sound Quality to setting to "Good" or "Low" until you see proper results."

haha. like this also can..

extremely small footprint means takes up very little memory and file size

try to search for any application that uses internet like software update, and turn off the automatic update. ormaybe your clock set to "automatic time update"?

to check your directx version, goto "run" type "Dxdiag" and it will show ur version. i long time never play games liao, and you can always get the latest DirectX installer from microsoft website, there is no partial update you have to install the whole file.
if you want to find out what version of directx your graphic card support, you have to go to the website of the manufacturer.. else you can try GPU-Z http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

actually n79 is not my first pick.. i got a few more phones i like.. but then. .no $$$

would rather have N96, or HTC Diamond 2.. but i still got praises for N79
nokia will never create the perfect phone for you and me.. if not.. no one will buy their N70, N71, Nxxx to N100 or whatever models they come out in the future...

haha.. i spent the whole day installing apps yesterday.. now i've got

Epocware Handy
- calculator
- calendar
- clock
- expense
- safe
- shell
- converter

Garmin XT 5.00.50 (first time install coz previously never got time to install)
Changes made from version 5.00.40 to 5.00.50:

* Provide 'Exit' option to the Activate Software page.
* Correct the turn preview page in landscape orientation.
* Correct an error that occurs when the 'Arrival' button is selected.
* Correct the text color of the main map page when displayed in night mode.

Seven Beta (for email)
Opera 8.65
Fring (for IM chat, Facebook+Twitter updates)
Nokia Energy Profiler
Nokia Photobrowser
Nokia Barcode Reader

by the way, Ovi Store is out.. go check it out for some free downloads too
https://store.ovi.com/

no lag at all, not even on the camera.
i'm running Handy Shell, Handy Taskman, push email, Garmin and inbox in the background without any problem.

however, it only lags when bluetooth is turned on