$69 cap gets E65, 2GB download and $550 calls every month!

For those Australians who have been investigating whether to get a Nokia E65, i think the decision has just been made for you by THREE.

Their $69 cap plan now gets you a FREE Nokia E65 and the usual $550 worth of calls, sms per month to other networks and $210 worth of calls to THREE users per month. Now, they have added a bonus worth $29/month which is a free USB modem and 2GB download per month! The only catch is that the 2GB download can only be used on a separate SIM card given to you. This means that you will not be able to use your phone to download or as a modem (unless u take out your existing SIM card), so this deal is aimed at those looking for mobile broadband for their laptop/computer AND a nokia E65. More details can be found here.

BUT before you sign up, this is how you should do it:

1. AS mentioned in a previous post, sign up with Moneybackco first to get $24 cashback

2. Go to the three website after you have logged into Moneybackco, to sign up to the cap plan online and get $50 credited to your mobile account.

3. If you sign up for the $69 cap, you'll end up having a free Nokia E65, $550 worth of calls and SMS every month, mobile broadband USB dongle, 2GB to use anywhere in 3-coverage areas (eg capital cities in Australia), $50 bonus online credit and $24 cashback from Moneybackco.

From this website, you can see the benefits of a Nokia E65. As far as I know, this is the best offer in Australia for getting a Nokia E65 if you want mobile broadband as well. If you don't, then just sign up for a $29 cap plan and still get the mobile phone free. If you do take this offer, leave a comment below as we'd all love to hear about it.

Your Hacks - What do you do with Nokia E65 Flash Player?

Looking through the different applications on the Nokia E65, I come across the Adobe Flash Player. I realised that in the past nine months of using this phone i have NEVER used this program! Am I missing something or has no other E65 user ever used Adobe Flash Player too? I have tried to look this up online but havent really (tried that hard) found anything about this. Flash experts do rise to this occasion and lend us your wisdom.

SECRET Codes for Nokia E65 (and other Nokias)

You found it! It's not a hack but here are some secret codes for Nokia E65 which also work for other nokia phones. Ever since I had my first nokia, I was always keen to find out the secret codes. It seems many have remained the same since the Nokia 5110.

*#06# - As mentioned in the stolen phone post, this is used to show you your Nokia E65 serial number of IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) as they call it in the mobile world.

*#92702689# (*#war0anty#) - This will show you the "Life Timer" of your phone, i.e. the total time you have spent on phone calls (in minutes). eg "Life Timer: 46:40"

*#0000# - This will show you the software version, the date when the software was built and the phone model. If you have software version 2.0633.65.01 you are up to date. If not, go here to find out how to update your phone firmware.

*#2820# (*#BTA0#) - This will display the Bluetooth device address for your Nokia E65.

*#62209526# (*#MAC0WLAN) - This will show you the MAC address of the WLAN adapter. Find out more about WIFI on the Nokia E65 here and locations for accessing free wifi in Australia.

Finally.. don't do this one just to try it out - it will wipe everything off your phone!

*#7370# (*#RES0#) - This will reset your phone to factory default settings. Only do this in the event of an emergency (can't think of one right now) and you don't mind losing all your customizing, which, if you are following this blog, could be quite a lot! The default security code if asked is12345.

Press 0 for Shortcut to the Internet

Want the fastest way to get to your mobile phone internet browser? If you press and hold down 0, your Nokia will load up the web browser. The phone will then ask you to choose an access point unless you already have a default access point set up. This means that there is no real point having your Web Browser as one of the standby applications on the standby screen as pressing 0 will get you surfing the net faster. Save that precious standby appliction slot at the top of your screen for a more valuable application.

Updates to Nokia PC Suite 6.85.14.1

One great thing about the Nokia E65 is that Nokia is continuously releasing updates for the PC Suite software. One change I noticed when I updated my Nokia PC suite was that there is a new feature which shows a preview of your SMS messages on the main window! This is quite useful to reply to recent sms using your computer keyboard. Other updates in the newest release include:

PC Suite version 6.85.14.1 December 11, 2007
- USB Driver which brings improvements in Nokia Software Updater performance.
- A fix which enables the Nokia Software Updater application v1.4.14 to self-update

Earlier updates included:

PC Suite version 6.85.12.0 November 28, 2007
- Enabled Copying files to your mobile by dragging them on top of the phone image in the main window
- Synchronize Windows Vista Calendar with your device calendar
- Bug fixes and improvements to stability

PC Suite version 6.84.10.3 July 04, 2007
- Enhancements to performance and stability
- Enables the synchronization of files and folders between PC and phone
- Notifies when new add-on applications are available

Apart from these are other new applications that have been added such as the Nokia Multimedia Factory, Nokia Video Manager. These may be discussed later but if you have any comments, please add them here.

How do I update Nokia Firmware?

Some people, particularly 3 users have had trouble finding the firmware for the Nokia E65. Go to this page to get the most updated firmware.

If you want to know what is in this new firmware, have a look at this post and decide whether the new firmware is worth it or not. Some things to note when updating your firmware, just make sure nothing interrupts your phone's firmware update (make sure battery is fully charged and your computer will not suddenly turn off or anything).

Get CASHBACK for signing up to $29 cap @ three.com.au with free Nokia E65

This is a money hack for Australian readers. As mentioned in a previous post, THREE is offering the Nokia E65 for free @ $29/month. Apart from that being an awesome deal, you can get an additional $74 back by doing the following:

• Sign up to MoneyBackCo and then click through to THREE. This will get you $24 cash back when you sign up to ANY $29 cap plan like the E65! If you sign up for mobile broadband as well, you will get $20 cash back.
  
• When you sign up online, you also get $50 credited to your bill on top of your cap.
  

MoneyBackCo is a good way of saving money in other ways too when you buy things online. They give cash back to the value of

• 3% off purchases from Dell
  
• 3% off purchases or Apple online store,
  
• $21 cash back from Virgin Mobile Australia
  
• $40 cash back for signing up to Bankwest Telenet saver
• $25 cash back for signing up for 2 weeks free DVD rental from Quickflix
  
• 5% off your purchase from Dealsdirect.com.au
  

So before you buy, sign up to MoneyBackCo as a money hack for Australian users looking to buy a Nokia E65 with Three (or any of the above for that matter.) The only catch is that they keep the first $10 that you get cash back from the supplier which is nothing if you continue to use the website. The rest of your cashback is yours to keep.

Top 10 Cities Looking for a Nokia E65

As many of our visitors here are mad Nokia E65 fans, this may be an interesting statistic for you all. Here are the top 10 cities in the world identified by Google as looking for a Nokia E65:

1.	Singapore, Singapore
2.	Milan, Italy
3.	Augusta, Italy
4.	Madrid, Spain
5.	Budapest, Hungary
6.	Warsaw, Poland
7.	Melbourne, Australia
8.	Oslo, Norway
9.	Sydney, Australia
10.	Lisbon, Portugal

Source: http://www.google.com.au/trends?q=nokia+e65&ctab=0&hl=en&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0

Why Nokia E65 - shortcuts aplenty

On the Active standby screen, you will notice that there are shortcuts on the top row. These are customizable under TOOLS --> SETTINGS --> PHONE --> STANDBY MODE --> ACTIVE STANDBY APPS. After a lot of thinking, these are the shortcuts that I have chosen as my "top 6" mainly because these are applications which I would need quickly if I used them:

• King James Bible to check a verse or two(Download from www.go-bible.org)
  
• Calendar to add a new appointment
  
• Google Maps to check where I am
  
• Camera to take a quick photo
  
• File Manager to play an MP3
  
• Messaging to refer to an old sms

Also customisable are the LEFT SELECTION KEY and the RIGHT SELECTION KEY. My left key is used for the Calculator and my right key is used to get into my notes. I use notes for taking down peoples emails, making lists, and sometimes even taking notes during a meeting (I use the nokia bluetooth keyboard).

The other key is the bottom left key in the middle section which looks like a round ... thing called the OWN KEY. To customize this one, press and hold down that button. I use that to get into my clock to set alarms etc.

Style hack - new Nokia Theme

One feature that can be easily missed in the new Nokia E65 firmware is the "NOKIA" theme which can be accessed in TOOLS -> THEMES . I am personally not that fussed with my Nokia backgrounds but after changing the theme, it has made a very notable difference to the look of the phone. The new "NOKIA" theme gives a blue background with a better looking battery and coverage indicators, guidelines in the calendar and just a clearer, brighter theme if you are used to the boring "Dots" themes.

Alternatively, you can hunt around the internet for other themes. If you have come across a good theme for your E65, please share in the comments section with a link to where the theme can be downloaded.

How to share Nokia E65 tips with the world

As you may have noticed, next to each article there is a DIGG icon. Digg.com is a social networking site which allows people to vote on articles that were useful to them. If you have found some of these articles particularly useful, click on the digg icon. At the moment, this is more of an experiment and depending on the response, the diggs will stay. We'll give it a month and see how this goes and hope this helps a greater number of the internet community.

Nokia E65

The Nokia E65 phone has so many features that it is very hard to explore all the possibilities with this phone without the help of others. Today's tip/hack is simply on the right of this frame - the search bar for this blog. If you are looking for a specific HOW TO about the Nokia E65, search the relevant keywords and see what you get. If you can't find an answer to your question, this post is a good one to reply to, to get help from others.

Prove that stolen phone was yours with IMEI

Every mobile phone produced has an individual IMEI or serial number. To check what IMEI number your Nokia phone is, press *#06#.

Write this down and store it somewhere (not in your phone!) If something was to happen to your phone, you can report the stolen phone to police with the IMEI and if it is found, they can return it to you.

Also if your phone IS stolen, one would hope that you already set up your REMOTE LOCK feature! This allows you to lock your phone by sending a SMS to it.

This is how to turn off the camera sound on Nokia phones

How do you turn off the shutter sound on a Nokia camera phone? It's possible! But not using the existing Nokia camera program. You will need to use this program to take photos. cCam is in development and is free (for now). It allows you to turn off the camera shutter sound on your Nokia E65 or any E series or N series cameras. Download cCam for s60 v103 program here thanks to its developer.

The previous version was confusing to use if you were using a Nokia E65 because the orientation of the camera was not right. This has been fixed in the above version. Other tips and hacks for E65 and other Nokia phones can also be found on this website here. Use the search on your right to navigate.

Easiest way to sync Outlook with Google Calendar with Google

FINALLY! Google Calendar has provided a free sync program to sync Microsoft Outlook with Google Calendar!

This means that you can:

* Check your calendar anywhere in the world on Google Calendar
* Add events to a google calendar and when you get home, it will sync with your phone calendar
* Back up your calendar
* See your private calendar compared to other shared calendars that you might be sharing on Google Calendar

Download the new sync program for FREE, direct from Google here. Don't forget to come back for more productivity hacks for your Nokia phones :)

MyE65 website

Thought some of you may be interested in some stats about this website. This site is averaging over 500 hits a day and just to give you an idea of who comes to get their tips from www.mye65.blogspot.com here is a map of some of the more recent visitors. Maybe you can see where you logged in from recently?

I value your support in your contributions to the posts, donations (none yet) and your encouragements. As you can see, this is run off a free website so thanks to Google too!

Inserting a phone number in a SMS

It seemed like Nokia had forgotten to add an option “Insert number” in the SMS options menu but in fact the best way to include a phone number from your address book is to press the address book button whilst compiling your sms and select the number that you would like to copy and paste. Go to USE NUMBER in the OPTIONS and select COPY. Exit out of the address book and press the COPY/PASTE button on the right of the phone and select PASTE. Done. Nokia developers don’t seem to be as dumb as we thought they were.

VOIP with Nokia E65 and iiNET

I still have not managed to make VOIP work on my Nokia E65 except when I am using Fring. The settings for a Nokia E65 used with Australian ISP iiNET is found below, not sure if anyone has had experience trying to make this work and maybe you changed something relatively minor and everything worked. Though these settings are specific to iiNET users, maybe share your solutions setting up VOIP with the Nokia E65 with your wireless LAN.

* When entering the sip server name please replace state with the relevant state from the following list act, nsw, nt, qld, sa, tas, vic, wa.

* When entering your phone number into your VoIP device always include your area code and do not enter any spaces or punctuation.

Depending on your firmware version, certain aspects of getting into various menus may be different. Please look at this as a general how-to

Configuring for iiNetphone
1. Go into menu -> tools -> settings -> Connection -> SIP Settings
2. add a new profile
3. Profile Name: what ever you see fit
4. Service Profile: IETF
5. Default Access Point: select a wlan AP
6. Public Username: sip:{your-iinetphone-number}@sip.{­ your-state}.iinet.net.au
7. Use Compression: no
8. Registration: options are always on or when needed - it depends on your usage as to how you want to set this up.
10. Use Security: No

Proxy Server
1. Proxy Server Address: sip:sip.{your-state}.iinet.net.au
2. Realm: iinetphone.iinet.net.au
3. User name: your iinet number with area code
4. Password: your iinetphone password
5. Allow loose routing: yes (this option not availble on E series)
6. Transport Type: Auto
7. Port: 5060

Registrar Server
Replicate the Above details.

E65 trick - Call from an SMS

Whenever you are in the SMS inbox of your Nokia E65, you can choose to call the person back just by pressing the call button. This is useful as you may have:

- Received a SMS from someone you do not have in your contact book and would like to call them back to ask them who they are

- Reply to a SMS by talking to the person

- Call someone back regarding a sms that you received a while ago but only just go to see.

You can even select a number that someone sms you and press the call button to call up that number. The best way to make the most of your Nokia E65 is to experiment with all the different features and if you discover a shorter way of doing something as a result, leave a comment to help everyone else out.

SMS Hack - Let EVERYONE know

There may be a group of people that you normally would like to contact or notify of something in one go. Maybe you have a group of members of a footy club that you want to let them all know that a meeting is cancelled. Rather than contacting each person individually or sending each person a SMS, you can create a group profile and send everyone the same SMS in one go.

How do you do this? To set up a group profile, go to your address book by pressing the TOP RIGHT button in the MIDDLE section of your phone which has a contact book icon on it. Press across when you are in the menu, this will move to the GROUP address book. Press the top left OPTION button and go to NEW GROUP.

Name your group (eg "basketball team") and then add people to the group. When you send an SMS, press the right navigation key to access the GROUP address book and select "Basketball team". When you send the sms, it will be sent to all the people in that group. Note however that each sms will be sent to the members one at a time. This may mean that looking through your inbox or creating another msg while this is being processed may take some time. Have fun with it! Can be very useful for example -

• To invite a group of people to an event
• To ask a question to many people at the same time
• Give an update about something
• Send out an encouragement to many people