Lumia 800 praise and problems

Hello and thanks for reading.
Ive had the lumia for a few days and most of my phones have been Nokias in the past as I prefur the ease of use with them......untill now
I will admit this phone looks and feels very slick, it works very quickly with little lag, simplistic menus and sharp screen...But....
this phone will amaze anyone with the things it CAN do, but also the things it CANT do.
It seems I cannot rename videos or pictures unless I wire it up to the laptop/computer and mess around in Zume (Conzume I will call it) it syncs the phone but I want to upload to youtube as I have a channel on there but this Zume programme wont let me copy and paste to my hard drive. Its a windows phone so why cant it act like windows lol I cant drag and drop to my computer and if I try to upload to utube it wont find zume only other hard drives.
My last phone was the N95 8GB and that will let you do what you like when you connect it with a USB.
I cant Edit videos on the phone either?
I see someone else has mentioned it wont connet by bluetooth to ANYTHING..I mean other slightly older Nokias which I cant believe I tried to send all my old videos and pics from my N95 to the lumia but says its not supported????? Unbelieveable!
Please tell me Nokia will sort this as its a major let down as its so simple.
I know it wants to share everything I do but if I wanted that Id call a Newspaper
Can someone please explain the "cloud" to me as It seems its storing your videos and pics to then pay for when you want to watch them as your using mobile internet all the time?

My beefs with this phone include
It's a windows phone, why won't it sync directly with Outlook. Most other smartphones do for heavens sake. I had to spend ages mucking about with 'Outlook connector' & syncing all my stuff to my hotmail account before I could get it onto my phone. Not straight forward & most frustrating.
Why was it that when I updated my phone with the latest firmware to improve the battery life it actually got worse. It wasn't until I did a hard reset that the battery improved. Fine except I had to set the phone up from scratch again. Not impressed & if I have to hard reset the phone every time there's a software update I won't be getting another Nokia. (I was saving up to get a 900 when it comes out).
It's now dead. As of two days ago it won't switch on. I've thrown everything at it without any joy & the Nokia Care Centre have now sent it back to Nokia.
I paid out money for a game I'd previously had for free on my Android phone (Frozen Bubble). Only thing is, when I got to play it I realised that it was a mere shadow of the game I'd played on my old HTC Desire. The graphics were poo by comparison & the physics of the game were poorer too. What's going on? Not the fault of the Lumia I know but it all adds to my current dissatisfaction with the Windows Phone/Lumia experience.
Why does everything have to be done through Zune. I'd love to be able to just transfer stuff across to & from the phone with windows. It's an unnecessary restriction.
There have been many other niggles with this phone since I got it & a lot of them I can not currently remember, but the overall feeling is one of restriction. It seems it's their way or the highway. I'd always avoided going for an Iphone due to the lack of freedoms of that system, but it looks like I've inadvertently ended up with something very similar.
On a final note I'd like to say this is one of the finest, if not THE finest looking phone on the market today. I've wanted one ever since I saw it's initial incarnation as the N9. In fact I think I'd have been happier with an N9 if only they'd had the balls to distribute it in this country. However, when the Lumia IS working it's as smooth as silk & a joy to behold. I'm hoping that when I get it back, a lot of these woes will be behind me & I can get back to my initial love affair with it. If Nokia and Microsoft can iron out the problems then this phone & the forthcoming 900 will put them back on the map. My fear is that if they don't get a grip soon, it could be too late.

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Lumia 800 : XBOX Live problem

Greetings everyone. Recently i bought a Lumia 800 device. I wanted to use the XBOX LIVE feature, but it said that xbox live is not available in my country / region. I live in Croatia and my phone operator is T-Mobile. When will XBOX LIVE feature be available in my country ? Thanks in advance, robi2595.
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Hey Robi2595, Welcome to the Nokia Forums!
Im afraid Xbox Live does not support croatia, we are not able to provide any further specific information, however I suggest that you contact Xbox Live support to get a more detailed answer to your query.
You can either go to their forum or contact them via twitter.
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Lumia 800 output speaker problem

I have an issue very unconfortable with my lumia 800. When I plug it on my desktop speakers to play music and I want to go to the next song it makes an odd sound like a desconexion/conexion of the jack.
Then if I stop the music I hear like a pulse of sound.
Has somebody the same problem?

I'm having the same issue when i plug the my new Lumia 800 phone on the car audio system.
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Lumia 800 WPA internet problem

I have WiFi router and it has WPA-Personal protection.
My computer connects to internet without problem but my Lumia 800 does not.
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i'm having the same problem, i bought last week nokia lumia 800 (vodafone), the version is: 1600.2483.8107.11501 wich is the version you said that corrects the problem?
/t5/Nokia-with-Windows-Phone/New-update-available-for-Lumia-800-1600-2487-8107-12070/td-p/1341093

Lumia 800 - Ringtone and vibration is too soft

I just got the lumia 800 for 2 days.
I found that the ringtone volume is too soft and the vibration is not strong enough (in adddition with the problem of once start vibration in incoming call).
I hope some update can help fix this problems.

I would not be so sure about that..
http://www.nokia.co.uk/gb-en/support/faq/?action=singleFAQ&caseid=FA128729_en_US
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Nokia Lumia 800 charging and photo messaging probl...

I got my Nokia Lumia 800 in May and was great to start with but when I updated the phone to the most recent update I started to get problems.
My picture messaging wont work at all, when i recieve a picture message I get "get media content now" but when I try and get it, it doesnt work, I have taken my phone into the shop to see if I had the correct apn etc but they cant see any problems with it. When I took it back to where I got it from and they told me that they would have to send it away without giving me a replacement until I get it back, telling me I would need to buy a new one, I cant have this as I have a micro sim card which will only fit in certain phones.
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I love my phone but I am not happy with the faults that seem to be happening now, as I need my phone to be in working order due to family illness.
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Have you fully charged via Laptop ? If so let it run down 10% or so and connect to supplied charger and see if it will charge then, also if you have done a software update you could try reverting back to old software then re-installing latest again.
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Lumia 800: IE and XBL crashing.

So, recently my Lumia 800 had a battery issue. It wouldn't start or charge. Also the flash of the camera had always been broken, it just didn't flash. So I took it to a local service, and they fixed it. Now, when I got it back, everytime I try to enter a website with ANY browser, it just shuts down the browser. Also, when it asks about sending your surf history to Microsoft (first time browser startup), that screen only shows for a second and then crashes.
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Oh and they updated it to the newest version in the service!
Any help before I have to take it to service again? Don't want to do another week with a no-3G phone.
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Hi bacon800,
Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums!
We're sorry to hear about your problems. The crashes you are experiencing may be caused a failed installation of the update. What you can try to do is to reset the phone. It will wipe all data off your phone, so make sure to backup all the pictures, music etc. you would like to save. To reset your phone go to Settings > about > reset your phone, it will restore your phone back to the "out of the box" state.
If this does not solve the issue, we would advise you to take the phone back to the service and let them have a look.
Let us know if this helps,
Puigchild
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Lumia 800 update and soln.

can i update my lumia 800 to wp8 when avalebale,
will wp8 alow bluetooth file transfer, and why wp restricted the golden feature.
Will nokia lauch the app. For its lumia family for to break the wp restrictions.
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Hi writemujtaba,
Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums.
The current series of Lumia devices will not be able to update to Windows phone 8 but development for the current series of Lumia devices will continue for the foreseeable future including an up coming Windows 7.8 update.
For more information please refer to the following link:
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Lumia 800 Date And Time Incorrect After Restart

I purchased a Lumia 800 in the UK in December 2012 (SIM FREE) and I have a problem when I switch it on where it resets the date to anything like 1980 or 2084(?) and the time to a random setting. I have looked for a solution but cannot find one that works. Will this issue be fixed with the Windows Phone 7.8 update that's coming? When the date is wildly out it affects the functionality of the phone i.e. sync issues. I have tried restarting a Lumia 610 and this problem does not occur. Are all Lumia 800s the same i.e. (hardware revision)? I thought that if I returned to the retailer a new version my fix the issue.

I'm facing the same issue with my Lumia 800, or rather was. Here's my situation: initially the handset would keep resetting the date to 1980 (and a random time) each time I switched it off and on again. This happened whether I was connected to wifi/mobile data or not. I've recently done a reset of the handset (using the option from within Settings) and this has partially resolved the issue.
Now if I'm connected to wifi/data when I switch the phone off/on the date resets to August 2013. If, however, I'm not connected to wifi/mobile data when I switch the phone off/on the date/time remain unaffected. So this would suggest that it's not an internal battery issue which is what I first suspected. As it stands now then the best option is to reset the handset and then ensure you turn off wifi and data/internet before switching the handset off/on. Still annoying to say the least, but partial workaround.
Furthermore there is no automatic date/time setting to toggle on/off under the date/time settings (removed by the last update I gather?), just an option to toggle between 12hr or 24hr clock. My handset is on the latest OS version and firmware.
Any idea if Nokia/Windows are working on this issue? Just doing a Google serach for this issue and it appears that a fair few other Lumia 800 users are facing the same problem.
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Nokia Lumia 800 Downloads and the Internet

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I recently bought a nokia lumia 800 during Christmas and after struggles music and videos etc through zune which I got to grips with, there is another problem. I downloaded songs from the internet on the lumia 800 but Its not on my phone and my memory has gone down, I cant seem to find it. Can you download music, videos from the internet on the phone? Thank you and pleae help.

Where exactly did you download the songs? You can try going to Music + Videos then Music. Check if you will see the songs there.

Lumia 800 Network/Messaging problems

Hi! I've had my Nokia Lumia 800 since July and its a great phone! But over the past month or two (since orange and t mobile formed to make EE) i have had a few problems. Whenever i have a 3G signal i am never allowed to use it. If i click on internet explorer it will say that i have lost my mobile network signal. I cant receive or send picture messages either and my friends are saying that some old messages are being resent to them weeks later and some txts are being jumbled up. Any help would be great!

You have your mobile data activated i presume?
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Nokia Lumia 800 Evaluation and Repair Charges

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I have an issue with my Nokia Lumia 800. Recently, the screen turns off when making or receiving calls in-door but it stays on out-door. I read a forum abt if online which indicated that it is an issue with d proximity sensor. I don't have a protective covering on the screen but still experiences this issue all the time. Can it be fixed in ur office and for how much. Also, I will like to change the screen on the phone cos it got broken when it fell down some weeks back. How much will dat cost also? Thanks.
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Questions like yours can only be answered by a Nokia Care Point. This is a user to user support forum. You can locate your local care point using the link below. I suggest you contact them directly.
www.nokia.com/support
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Lumia 800 headphone and ringing tone loadness

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Nokia lumia 800 end call problems

I had a problem ending calls which looks like a common problem. I had a screen protector which was not a genuine Nokia item. I removed this screen protector and problem solved it now works hooray.
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Hi
Glad to hear you solved your issue, the screen protector will interfere with the proximity sensor so it is not recommend to use one.
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Nokia Lumia 800 - Screen and display problems

I'm having problems with the display on my phone, it has coloured lines going horizontally through it, such as those in the following photograph:
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And the screen itself is coming away from the actual body of the phone, it looks as if it is about to fall off from the top.
I've only had this phone for about 3 months, so what do you think could be causing this issue, and is it covered by my warranty?
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It would be pointless speculating on the cause of this. Best thing for you to do at this stage is to present it to your local Nokia Care Point and see if they see it as a manufacturing defect or misuse. Manufacturing defects should be covered under warranty.
You can locate your nearest care point using the link below
www.nokia.com/support

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