When New Isn't Better - Nokia E65 Firmware 4.0633.74.0

There have been many comments on the Nokia Discussion board about the new firmware offering for the Nokia E65 4.0633.74.0 which have left this author a little concerned about whether or not to upgrade.

The improved featers in 4.0633.74.0 are:

1. Security- Improvements to platform security
2. VOIP- Interoperability improvements with Avaya server
3. WLAN
   - Improvements to EAP-PEAP settings
   - Improvements to roaming
4. Other Updates- Operator name database updated, Operator settings database updated, Time zones update for Venezuela, Slovenian character encoding improvements

Problems that have been mentioned in the forums associated with 4.0633.74.0 include:

- Backlight of the numeric keypad no longer works
- Annoying popup message on top of standby screen with ‘Show’ and ‘Exit’ options
- Significant battery drain
- Lost contacts (but this can be fixed by downloading this Nokia Contact Transfer)

I've decided not to upgrade my firmware as the risk doesnt seem to counter the potential problems.

It will be interesting to hear from you all whether:
1. You have decided to upgrade
2. Whether you notice any worthwhile changes not mentioned above

Sometimes its just a matter of minimizing screens

Now this problem may only be related to Nokia PC Suite 7.1.18.0

I have a problem sometimes when I disconnect the phone from the USB cable and when I connect it back again, the PC Suite does not recognise that the connection has been established. The phone (bless his heart) realises that PC Suite has been activated, but the computer doesn't. When I open the PC Suite, it doesn't show that there is a connection.

Guess what the solution is? Minimise all your windows with *WINDOWS BUTTON*+M and you will see a little dialog box that is causing all your problems... looks a little like this:


Once you click the tick, the connection resumes normally. It could be related to the Nokia Communication manager 2.0 which has been trying to install a Group DS application on my phone without any success.. if anyone has any ideas to add to this, please leave a comment. I hope that this post has helped someone anyway.

Upgrade or not? Nokia PC Suite 7.1.18.0

Yet another upgrade has been available online for the Nokia E65 and other Nokia phones that use the Nokia PC Suite. This time the changes seem to be quite worth the download! 

- Nokia Communications Center has gone from 1.0 to 2.0 which now includes 

1. Editting Group Contacts (enables you to sms many people in one go)
   
2. Editting Calendar in a very easy to use format

This seems to be the biggest change for the new Nokia PC Suite for the Nokia E65. For other phones such as the N96 and E71 you may notice more changes in the Nokia PC suite such as low battery indicator now available as well as the option to turn off these notifications on the PC suite if you want to conserve battery life on your phone. 

There have been some users online complaining of problems when upgrading to 7.1.18.0 but I have not noticed these problems. If you have or you would like to come to the rescue of Nokia PC suite developers click on the link below to add your suggestions and thoughts.

Google Maps Street View now on S60 Nokia Phones

We have talked about it before.. but months later, Google has finally released it.
You can now get street view on the newest version of Google Maps for Mobile 2.3.0.9. Download it here

http://www.google.com/mobile/default/maps.html
or just go to Google.com/gmm on your mobile phone.

This will work on all E series and N series Nokias.