No live tv on N96

Hey all, I bought an N96 yesterday and cant seem to get the live tv to work. After searching programme guide it comes up with 'No programme guides available.Start without live tv'. Im located in a metropolitan area and have full 3G service. Why cant i get this to work? Ive tried in a few different locations and still no go. I was under the impression when i purchased this phone that i could receive 'free to air' tv without having to subscribe to anything. I was told that its not service provider dependant and would be accessable. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

18-Oct-2008 09:25 AM
ivanko34 wrote:
The TV reception feature of the N96 is misleading
Even the seller of my shop believe the N96 can receive the DVB T in Greece as do many cheap DVD portable players
I also remember that Nokia said on theis sites "enjoy the TV on the N96"
The nokia website pages have been removed !!! but you can still read them from the google cache :
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:6S0bUl6t3xcJ:www.nokia.fr/A4940068+nokia+tv+reception+N96&hl=fr&strip=1
Nokia has not misled anybody about the N96 and television, the specs (which are still present on all sites) clearly state what the phone's capaibilities are:
Operating Frequency
DVB-H, 470-750 MHz
Live TV
Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable
-DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna
-DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz
Program Guide (OMA BCAST ESG), with automatic updates and channel discovery
Browser-based video access
Support for download, streaming and progressive download
Support for Flash video
How much more clear does anybody need it to be? Live TV reception is DVB-H, Nokia has never made any claims of any kind that any Nokia handset will receive DVB-T. Device manufacturers are not responsible for the level of training your local retailer gives to its shop assistants, nor are they responsible for people buying things without checking the details. A mobile phone is a device which enables you to access media and communication services, it does not provide those services itself.
Perhaps all of the people who bought an N96 to watch live TV without checking if either (1) DVB-H was available in their country or (2) their network operator had a suitable streaming TV service available should be writing to their governments to complain about the quality of the education that they received.
If you have DVB-H or a network-based streaming service available to you, you CAN enjoy live TV on your N96.

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*N96* MSN Messenger and live mobile on N96

can anyone help me.
i upgraded from the n95 to the n96 and i am on the three network where i get free access to msn messenger but no i have the N96 the software is not on it and it is not available for me to download yet. does anyone know if and when it will be available to download or if not why not as it was i feature i used so much on my old phone?

Hi there, I had exactly the same problem.
I have the same phone and also on the Three network.
I managed to track down an older version of the app to use, but im not sure if it will be regarded as having "free" use by Three and your need the internet addon to save cash.
Got a download link here for you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/162771939/N96_Windows_Live_Messenger_Signed.rar
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Download windows live messenger n96

where cn i download windows live messenger for my nokia n96 fanxs

Hello guys,
Having read about your discussion about windows live messenger for N96 I thought i'd throw in a few things.
First off the windows live messenger isn't out for the N96, Like few of you here who has an N96 I have purchased one aswell and I tried various different forums and went into the download but I still have no success for the messenger.
As for those of you who are looking for the .sisx file, it is possible to get it, the tip is if you can get hold of an N95/N95 8GB,
1 - Download the 'Nokia Download' software onto your pc and install it.
2 - Once installation has finished connect the N95/N95 8GB to your pc then run the 'Download' program from your PC, wait till the application detects the phone.
3 - After this process is done, in the 'Download' program you will see a tab for 'Applications' click on it and you will find the 'Windows Live I.M' click on it and download it.
4 - After the download has finished look at the bottom right hand corner of the 'Download' application, you will see a status bar showing you how much has been downloaded or if it shows the bar is full it means its fully downloaded, if this is the case then you will notice that it is automatically installing the 'windows Live I.M' into your phone however you have to cancell it by pressing the 'X' button located beside the status bar as mentioned before.
5 - Once you cancel the installation you can either leave you phone connected to your PC or disconnected but the next step is on your PC find and select your user folder on C: drive then go to 'Appata/Roaming/Nokia/Nokia Download!' then you will see two files in .sisx one is called 'Nokia Internet Service Support Pack 1' (This file is to be installed into you phone before Windows Live I.M to support messenger) and the second file is 'Windows Live I.M' which should be installed in to your phone after the 'Nokia Internet Service Support pack l') you can install both files in the order explained into your phone buy connecting your N96 to your PC and double click on the files one at a time then run the installation or transfer both files directly into your phone and install it that way.
I have actually tried this myself but I had no luck in being able to install either of the files because I keep getting an error messages but if anyone else wants to give it a try then do so, if you have any luck with your N96 then post us the outcome here please.
The only thing I can think of is the N96 is not recognising the 'Signed Certificate' which is encrypted into the 'Nokia Internet Support Pack 1' file hence why I or anyone else will have trouble installing it. Remember without the 'Nokia Internet Support Pack 1', Windowes Live I.M will not install into your phone.
Sorry for the long essay guys but that was the process from my experience and I hope Nokia and Windows Live do something about this to make the software available for the N96 soon.
Bless to all.
SiD

Just got my N96, have some questions...

Hi,
I have just got my new Nokia N96 on Vodafone.
It's a bit weird for me as I have been with Sony Ericsson for over 2 years so I need some pointers and some answers.
In this first post, I'll just ask some general questions about my new phone.
Is the N96 a slow phone in general as it's come across as a very slow phone in the first week I've owned it.
Is it always awkward to use on the internet ? It seems to connect to my WiFi as and when it wants to - which is once in a blue moon.
Is there any way to alter the message center number ?
What firmware should I be running at the moment ?
The phone's running FW 11. at the moment and it seems very slow.
I've seen mentions of FW 20.something all over the N96 sites, but when I try to update either via my phone or through my laptop, it says there's no update avaliable. Is this normal ?
Any help is very much appreciated as I am in 2 minds whether to send it back or not.
Thanks alot,
Rhys.

It seems to vary from phone model to phone model believe it or not and also software version to software version. I remember seeing something comparing the n95 software versions and the time taken for each network to approve them but i just can't find it i'm afraid.
My N85 is my first Nokia which can be updated. I had a Sony Ericsson before this, but the phone was so reliable i wasn't checking for updates everyday like i were with the Nokia!
If you really feel you can't live with the N96, or feel there is something wrong with it then i suggest you contact Vodafone and ask for a replacement, explain to them you think there's something wrong as it's slow etc. That should get you somewhere with them anyway.
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N96 & Windows Live Messenger Certificate Error ( P...

Hi all....
An annoying problem getting windows live messenger to work on my N96 has come back.
I recently had the version off Planet 3 working fine but had to format mass memory due to problems with my music folders, anyways I went to download and install it again today and the god damn certificate error is back.
I can download the version from Nokia Download but that costs £1-50 a month and this is available from 3 or nothing, it's part of the service which I pay my line rental for.
Really sick of 3, only been with them since October and its been a nightmare all the way and this POS N96 has been nothing but hassle too.
Any ideas?
Nokia 5800... probably the best Nokia I have ever owned.

Nah it's not the certificate expired error.
Its ok though, I found a way around it. Someone else downloaded the N95s JAD and JAR files for me. Copied them over to the phone and they work fine.
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Sync N96 with Windows Live Calender

Hello.
Is it posible to sync your mobile calender with Windows Live Calender like you can do with OVI?
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N96 - Cannot find Live TV Application

Hey guys,
I purchased a Nokia N96 16Gb a few weeks ago, i have now got the wireless working cos i needed static ip address.
But i cannot find the Live TV app, from review videos i have watched it should be in Menu, Applications, then media(or mulitmedia) but its not there.
Is there anyway to reload the applications that came as default or did they make some N96's without live TV?? mine is a UK version
Thanks in advances
Mark
Solved!
Go to Solution.

As per previous post it does not work in the UK yet (or should that read it will not..)
For those of us that have it installed on our phones it can be found in applications, media 'Mobile TV'
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Nokia N96 - A long review!

The Nokia N96 Long Review by Jupstejuho
v. 1
(Please notice that this is the first published version so I will
be making this much longer a bit later if you just want me to do so)
In this case I have only reviewed the phone's main software
things, not many of its good-too features.
--> A BIT INFO -->
Firmware used: Unbranded Scandinavian v11, upgraded to that from v10 wich was originally branded
Phone used: Elisa Finland network branded, simlocked Nokia N96-1
Operator used: Elisa Finland
Memory card used: 512MB (have not actually even touched it as the 16GB has been fine for me
More settings used: Screen brighness set to full 100%, display light set to disappear after
30 seconds of inactivity, Online mode always on. Screensaver set to none.
1. THE FIRST WORDS
OK, as all of the active Nokia people around the internet already know, there
are many reviews in the internet considering about the famous, all-new Nokia
N96 smartphone. It is a new part of the Nokia´s 3rd generation phone series,
the N-Series. The Nokia's N-Series is a quite big group of some really good
phones using much more advanced technology than the previous camera phones
that Nokia, and many other well-known phone companies have made. That is the
Nokia's N-Series in short. But, I am not writing this long review for all you
Nokia-People to just tell you what Nokia N-Series is, you basically did not
come here to read about that. I am writing this because I want to show you
my first feelings about the Nokia N96. I hope you have time to read the whole
review
2. ABOUT THE PHONE'S DESIGN, LOOK ETC. ALL ITS OUTSIDE-SEEING THINGS
So let's start from the usually first things that most people want to know
about a phone before buying it, the phone's ergonomy. The Nokia N96 feels
really, really good in my hand. Althought the phone seems to be quite big,
it fits in almost anybody's hands really well. It is not so thick, comparing
to my good old Nokia N91. And that impressed me pretty much. The phone is
relatively wide, but does not weight much (about 120 grams). The phone's
outlook is something I like, it is somehow much like the Apple's iPhone
within its big screen and black'n'white and grey colours. But, I was very
sad when I actually realized the biggest mistake made in the phone's
design. Its outer casing is actually made from cheap plastics, wich leads
to the very unliked feature... The Nokia N96's cheap plastics are in all
only not good-looking, but also really effective fingerprint magnets! The
phone's outer casing takes fingerprints really easily, and you can see
them very well in a bright sunlight, that is something I really hate. But,
that is luckily the only problem on the phone's design, I think. Just that
the phone's front side is quite widely crowded with many buttons. I really
like the phone's frontside's media button, as it reminds me of my good
old Nokia N91's Musicmenu-key. It is surrounded with the play/pause, stop,
forward and backward keys, and the already-known menu key, C-key (also known
as the backspace key) plus the green & red answering keys and the two
softkeys. All this is has been made to fit around the phone's joystick,
wich also had to include the handy Naviwheel option, but they removed it from
the software, wich is sad in my opinion. They have removed the handy
pen-key, wich formerly worked pretty well as a shortcut for many nice
programs that i used to play around with my old Nokia N91, that is sad but
I guess they had a good enough reason for removing the key.
>>> To the phone itself, features etc.
3. PHONE'S USER INTERFACE IN ALL
The Nokia N96 uses the same OS that almost all N-Series devices use, the
Symbian S60 3RD. But this time it is not just that. The Nokia N96 is one
of the first phone's to get the new, famous Feature Pack 2 (FP2). A feature
pack is like the "Microsoft Service Pack" for phones. Just that you cannot
upgrade any NON-FP/FP1 device to FP2 unless you really are an employer of
Nokia, and that the Feature Packs are for phones, not for computers
Symbian S60 3RD is the 3rd edition of the famous Symbian OS for phones,
wich has all the features that are required in order to say that a phone
is REALLY a Smartphone. OK, I am now comparing the FP2 Nokia N96 to my old
Pre-FP1/Non-FP1 Nokia N91. The phone's standby screen is pretty much the
same. Just that you can also set the standby screen to be in 3 different
modes. No active standby at all (The old S60 style), the normal already
known active standby row of 6 different program shortcuts and a new
arrangement, the one that is more complicated. It has the icons in the right
side of the phone's standby/idlescreen and you choose the icon and you see
its features at right side. Anyways, I chose the good old S60 3RD arrangement
as it is not too complicated for me. Going to the phone's menu is easy, you
just press the menu-key and that's that. The taskmanager is renewed, this
time it is horizontal and looks better (I guess they have made the idea from
the nice IQ AltTab program wich I used to use with my old Nokia N91. Yeah,
well pretty much nothing has changed. The phone's messages application has
been also renewed... It now has only 2 message types: Text Message and Sound
Message. If you want to send somebody a MMS wich contains a sound clip,
that means you have to choose the Sound Message-option. If you want to send
a normal SMS, or an MMS wich contains picture or video etc, you have to
choose the Text Message-option. Just choose that and write your message.
If you only add text into that, you are sending a normal SMS automatically.
Add any MMS-content in it and it will automatically be an MMS message.
That is a quite nice new feature. The phone also has a new Themes-application
and its icon has been removed from the phone's menu! You can get to it by
setting up an active standby shortcut for it but it will take you straight
to the Active-Standby Themestyle option wich is a part of the Themes
application. The phone still lags pretty much, as it is brand new.
The same problem was with the Nokia N95 when it first came. I guess the
phone does not have so much features that the Nokia N95 does not have.
Well that's all about that.
4. MEDIA COMPLETION
The Nokia N96 is advertised as a Videoplayer phone. That is true, but that
was not the reason why I bought the phone. The phone can play MP4, 3GP and
surprisingly they are advertising that the phone can also play WMV9 videos.
That is actually true, but the phone did only play the video's sound, not
the video itself Well that is OK for me as I do not have a reason for
playing WMV videos with my PHONE. The phone can also of course play music
but supports only a little amount of filetypes. Pictures are (surprise,
surprise) supported too.
4.1 DVB-H
One of the phone's new main features is the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting
Handheld) receiver. That means that you can watch digital television wherever
that is available. Here in Finland we can only receive DVB-H signal in the
big cities (luckily I live in Oulu and I can receive DVB-H signal in here...)
But I would be pleased if I could be able to see that signal in places like
cars, trains, planes and ferries but that is not gonna be possible ever,
because only a really small amount of phones have the DVB-H and hardly anybody
watches it. I do not look it unless I have a good reason as it takes a lot
battery. You can also record DVB-H and schedule recordings, that means you
actually have a recording television receiver in your pocket But I do not
have any reasons to do such a thing.
4.2 VIDEOS
The phone, as I said earlier, is being advertised as a pocket-sized video
player. The phone has some pre-loaded factory videos (Some advertising
videos and 1 Transformers Movie). I tested DivXPlayer and it played
small video files (like 100-200MB) really well but when I tested a 350MB
TV-Series episode, it lagged all the time after playing it for 2 minutes.
I also tested CorePlayer and Smartmovie and they both had the same problems
except that the CorePlayer played the file hardly for 2 seconds and started
lagging. But I converted the same file with SmartMovie converter to a 80MB
file and it had much worse quality but still it played with no lagging at
all You can also convert any video to a .3GP or .MP4 file but I guess
that it is better to play your video files with SmartMovie or DivXPlayer.
The videos captured with the phone's camera are relatively big, a 4minutes
long video with the best possible quality that the camera has, is over
50MB big. Oh, and one more thing: I just also realized that the phone
supports Winamp Remote really well. Just for all of you who are not familiar
with the Winamp Remote: Winamp Remote is an application wich lets you watch
any videos from your computer´s hard drive over an internet connecton with
quite high quality. I tried that and I was amazed that it worked. Althought
you have to put the flash player as default way playing the video, because
it laggs too much when watched using the Real Player. Oh, and that brings
one another thing to my mind: The Nokia's default web browser now also
supports Flash videos I tried youtube and it worked pretty well. And,
as I said earlier the Winamp remote Flash Videoplayer also was able to play
my PC´S videos So, Nokia N96 is good for what it is originally meant for:
PLAYING HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS ANYWHERE, ANYTIME whenever you need to do so.
4.3 MUSIC
The phone has music keys and I just love them. But the music player is not
anymore being started automatically when the phone is being started and
that means you have to manually put it on if you want to be able to use
the music buttons for playing music. That sucks. The phone has really nice
stereo speakers and they are very loud and I just love them. The earphones
supplied with the phone are really, I mean REALLY bad. They suck, but with
20-40 € you can get some good earphones like KOSS. They have also removed
an old really nice feature. The phone always lists the newest added music
tracks to a list, but you cannot anymore add the newest tracks easily to
another self-made playlist. That is what I hate as I used to do that with
my old Nokia N91. :@ That sucks, I don´t know why on earth they made such
a change in the Music Player. Quality of the music played with good
earphones is quite amazing. But also playing music eats the battery as fast
as a worm diggs itself into mud, you cannot play the music so long time,
but as I am not a music freeak that does not matter so much to me (I prefer
listening to .XM keygen music with my computer and Logitech speakers) But
I can also listen to Keygen music with the LCG Jukebox, I have done that
once for real at school and I just loved that as it made me more creative
at the arts lesson
4.4 PICTURES/CAMERA
The phone has a 5MP camera with a LED flash and a red LED light
to "help" with taking videos The phone takes really good images
especially when the phone's flash is used. It can take amazingly good
pictures even when there is no sunlight at all The flash is really
amazing. I don´t know why, but I even think that it takes better pictures
at night comparing to the pictures taken at daylight. Umm, I guess you
can use the phone as a camera in emergency situations when you need to
be able to take a picture of a good situation. The front camera wich is
intended for Video calls takes really awful pictures when there is not
enough light, especially the videos ARE JUST AWFUL but that is just because
who would use the front camera to take pictures of anything else (just for
testing purposes and taking some stupid images of yourself Um, and yeah I was
surprised about that, but it does not matter at all anymore Taking videos
with the 5MP camera at the back is nice because they have quite good quality!
But they are also relatively big and I guess that is one more feature that sucks,
as the video quality is not too good! One more new and really nice feature is
that you can set the phone to automatically save the location where the picture
was taken into the picture's metadata and view the location in the Nokia Maps
application. Almost all photos that I have took with my phone have a "geotag".
5. NAVIGATING/GPS
The Nokia N96 also has a GPS receiver with A-GPS support. I was first surprised
that the phone really knows where you are in just 10 seconds or a bit more. But
when I noticed that it is only caused because the phone has A-GPS and I had set
it on. And what is so bad about that? The A-GPS does not know where you are so
specifically, the accuracy in A-GPS is almost everytimes something like 100
meters so using the phone as a navigator is not so good but I guess it is just
fine for me! The phone has 1 year navigating license for the Nokia Maps application
(wich BTW sucks), but I prefer Garmin wich is better in all ways But while I
was testing navigating in the car, it was working fine. When Garmin said that
"waiting for better GPS signal", it only took about 5 seconds for it to already
show me that it had a full signal with 5-10m accuracy! Yum that is going to be
a nice feature because I am going to use it while travelling at Europe next summer.
Navigating is much, much better comparing, for example to the Nokia E90 and
some external Bluetooth GPS receivers. I am pleased that I know that I am always
carrying a really powerful GPS navigator in my pocket, and it is ready whenever
i just need it to be used
6. N-GAGE/GAMES
Nokia N96 also has pre-installed Tetris and an activation code for that is being
given with the phone (wich BTW WAS NOT WORKING FOR ME!). I installed brothers
in arms AND IT LAGGED LIKE A HELL?! What the hell is the problem with that, they
did not add a 3D Accelerator chip to the phone and they are still advertising
it as a "Good N-Gage gaming phone" Haha, I just shall laugh about that. I guess
I WILL NOT BE USING THE PHONE FOR GAMING THEN. So overall, if you did not already
understand my opinion about the Gaming features in the phone: DO NOT THINK THAT
THE PHONE IS GOOD IN GAMING... Also, tried Vampent´s vNes and it was not able
to start emulating (it was when I tried with my Nokia N91! Well, also the joystick
is a limitation wich makes it nearly impossible to play games with the phone.
It actually isn´t a joystick at all (they do not even advertise it to be that
I liked my old Nokia N91's joystick as it was really nice for playing games! But
playing games like Tetris should be fine. Also I will be going to try playing
games with the numeric keys, maybe that will be fine ;D
7. THE 16GB MEMORY + SDHC Memory Card place with hotswap support!
Yep, that´s true. I was first really impressed when I heard that the Nokia N96
has a HUGE 16GB memory and also A SDHC memory card spot. That was one of the
main reasons why I really said myself: If I am going to buy a phone, it will
definitely be the Nokia N96 unless something REALLY impressive will become
to the markets. I put my favorite tracks and kept almost all of the factory-loaded
videos in the phone and I still have a bit over 10GB free space (I also took about
hundred photos) not even mentioning that I also have installed Garmin Mobile XT
with all European maps to the phone (also Navicore and TomTom, they just weren´t
working and I was too lazy to be able to remove them or try solving why they
weren´t working) They are advertising that the phone can take up to 40 hours
of good guality video. Yeah that is just amazing and it is true too. Borrowing
to one guy's words who has been showing the N96 prototype at youtube: "So you
really, really have enough space on this phone" That is so true. I just wonder
what the hell I am going to do with all that 10GB left space ;D
8. A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE BATTERY LIFE
Many have complayed about the Nokia N96 battery life. I cannot understand why!
It has better battery life than in by Nokia N91. Two listed examples by me:
* I just charged the phone at around 7pm. I went to sleep and the clock was about
10pm. Before that, I decided to put a 1 hour long TV episode to a scheduled
recording. The phone did that very well. And I was surprised that when I looked
at the phone's battery state: It showed me that it had 100% full battery life!
And it kept there until I watched the whole 1 hour episode, then it still had
6 bars left of the 7 bars maxium. Pretty impressive.
* I put the phone to charge itself a few minutes before I went to sleep.
At morning I went to school. At there I watched TV episodes using Winamp
Remote for about 30-45 minutes. Then I listened to .XM keygen music with
LCG Jukebox for about 2 hours! Also I was playing with the phone a bit more
time too. When I went to home, it had something like 2 or 3 bars left. That
is not a very good example but that is already enough for me, and the
phone has had much better battery life after this case
---> [OVERALL REVIEWING] ---
* The Nokia N96 is a good mediaphone but it is also enough
good to be used as an officephone. The stereo speakers,
DVB-H, GPS and a good camera, 16GB mass memory and a
SDHC memorycard slot... That is just everything I would
ever want from a phone! But all this comes with a price
wich will make most people just dream about the phone,
or buying it from an operator with a cheap price like
I did. Even thought the firmware is buggy, I can still
recommend the phone for anybody who likes to have a
good-looking phone with all possible mediafeatures!
The phone is still buggy but that was with the Nokia N95
too. I cannot understand why people are saying that
"Nokia N95 is soo much better and looks better..." that
is so not true. The N96 beats N95 hands down! And overall,
the phone would be too perfect if it would not have bugs,
all new phones have bugs! Think about the iPhone, it was
not even able to send a MMS message but it has been enabled
in the new firmware update. Also iPhone has been buggy when
it first came but it has been improved much. The same will
100% surely happend with the Nokia N96 too! They already
have released v11 wich has made my phone a bit faster too
+ A big screen with bunch of colours!
+ 5MP camera takes good quality photos
+ GPS finds location fast with the A-GPS feature
+ Really good stereo speakers!
+ Supports WMV
+ The phone is not too thick and it is smaller than N95
+ The phone just looks sooo good!
+ 16GB memory + A SDHC memorycard slot!
+ The phone's 1-9 keys are nice and they can be easily pressed even
thought they are really flat! Writing with the phone is fast
+ The phone just looks so good!
+ DVB-H with scheduled recording and awesome quality!
+ Battery life is just enough!
- The GPS is fast but mostly not accurate except at outside
- Music-Player no longer gives an option to add a freshly added
music track to another playlist I have to find all the
freshly added tracks manually from the All tracks-section if
and when I want to add them to a nice playlist
- The front camera has a really bad picture and video quality
- The software in the phone still has many bugs
- A fingerprint magnet & Cheap plastic materials
- Price!
- OH, the gaming features just suck
Phones history: Nokia 3210 > Nokia 5210 > Nokia 9210 Communicator > Nokia 3230 > Nokia N91 > Nokia N96
Current phone: Nokia N96, Elisa Finland Network Branded, v11 Unbranded Firmware [MADE IN FINLAND] Product Code: 0573582

Um, yes I can (BTW, nice that there are other N96 likers too, as I am also very surprised that there are so many haters )
You can get Winamp Remote from here: http://www.winamp.com/player/free-download-full?lang=en-us When you install it, choose Winamp Remote as a part of the installation. You can get more help from the Winamp Forums. Winamp Remote should be easy to use, but if you need more help ask from the Winamp Forums or PM me (One of the main things is that you have to have ports forwarded fine, that is quite hard to explain but go to: www.portforward.com and follow their instructions meant just for your router, I am not sure that do they have instructions just meant for Winamp Remote but if you are lucky enough you just should be able to do the tricks in half an hour )
DivXPlayer is available at here: http://labs.divx.com/system/files/private/DivXPlayer_S60_3rd_0.sisx AND PLEASE NOTE that DivxPlayer takes so much memory that it CANNOT PLAY FILES OVER 200MB. I tried a 150MB DivX .AVI video and it played very well but I tried a 350MB DivX .AVI video and it lagged like a hell. You can use Lonely Cat Games (LCG) SmartMovie to convert about 350MB file to a 80MB file with just fine enough quality. I know that talking about "illegal" things is forbidden in here but just a small tip: Find a good Mobile Phone stuff forum, they are giving some good and CR@CKED applications for free (normally they are asking huge prices for them) There are dozens of good mobile forums just waiting for somebody who needs all that stuff For example the SmartMovie will put the video's image grey after two minutes (if you have converted the video with that tool) of playing it. But just some little googling and you are fine to go But supporting software studios is also important, so if you just have enough money I really suggest that you buy all your softwares!
Phones history: Nokia 3210 > Nokia 5210 > Nokia 9210 Communicator > Nokia 3230 > Nokia N91 > Nokia N96
Current phone: Nokia N96, Elisa Finland Network Branded, v11 Unbranded Firmware [MADE IN FINLAND] Product Code: 0573582

N96 Firmware update

I am aware that a new firmware has been released by Nokia for the N96. However i am not able to get hold of it yet. I have a UK Vodafone phone & contract.
1.Can you advise how i can install this new firmware?
2. Will it address the various problems such as:
a) software crashes and freezing,
b) phone reboots itself for no reason,
c) GPS location is not always possible, but when i use google maps on the phone my location is found
d) Music player will cause the phone to shutdown if you use it for more than 60minutes
e) battery feels warm when several applications are running or you are doing anything continuously for more than 15 minutes
3) is it possible i can download the firmware via your website and install it myself?
4) will i need to unlock the phone to get the update now?
I have had the N95, N95 8GB and now N96 phones. Sadly they all failed to live up to the hype of matching the power of the IPhone, which i am reluctant to buy. If i cant get hold of the firmware and i still have the software glitches then i may be forced to become another Apple IPhone fan.
Like most people here we just want a good phone that can do all that you claim it can do.

hi there Smurph, read this informative article written by one of our senior users Grischnon: http://linux.sgms-centre.com/nokiafaq/branded-phones/ i'm afraid what Post007 was trying to say always comes out rather muddled, so i will explain it in short for you.
Nokia provides the firmware to Vodafone and other operators usually before the generic firmware (or what others call de-branded; unbranded) is released via NSU or FOTA by Nokia. it is then up to Vodafone to modify the firmware to their tastes, or if they don't wish to then they won't. if the firmware is modified by Vodafone it becomes branded firmware and is given back to Nokia who will then distribute it through NSU or FOTA for the specific product codes for that firmware (i.e. product codes will be for the Vodafone variants of the N96). this is why Vodafone tell you to go to the Nokia website to update your phone, no operators actually handle the update processes themselves. another reason they tell you this is to divert the blame to Nokia, and Vodafone not accept resposibility for the laziness/poor attitude taken by their programmers to put out updated firmware for their phones. or excuses for why they firmware is so crippling. so in essence, they're not really being truthful, yes. it's not really Nokia's fault in this case, its often Vodafone's.
i'm unsure if you can get out of your contract as Vodafone probably has all the jargon to cover themselves for their inadequacies. by preying on the customers lack of knowledge, they suck more unsuspecting customers in to make more money. this should answer your question pretty well.
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N96 GPS use in Egypt

Dear All,
Yesterday I purchased my Nokia N96 from the Nokia dealer where I live in Cairo, Egypt (I have to state that my country along with Syria and North Korea are the only 3 countries in the world that does not allow the GPS mobiles). At the same time all the previous models like N95, N95 8GB (which I also own) and N82 are available in the black market in Cairo without Nokia warranty.
Any ways, the N96 is available now in Egypt through the authorized Nokia dealer with a note on the phone box mentioning that the GPS is disabled on these units as it was manufactured only to be used in Egypt.
As an advanced user, I knew that most of the modern mobiles processors contains the GPS as an integrated part of the processor and I assume that N96 is no exception (it use a dual ARM 9 processor with 332MHz Clock Rate).
So I came up to a conclusion that if Nokia wants to sell this phone legally in Egypt through the authorized dealer and according to the governmental rules it will disable the GPS using a software to block the GPS Comm. Port not by eliminating the GPS as Hardware, (a year ago HTC did the same thing when the Tytn II (Windows Mobile) was introduced to the Egyptian market but I solved this problem within 1 week after I purchased it on December 2007 by flashing the phone ROM with the help of a very friendly Web site for the Tytn II fans, they offered the original English ROM that upon installation freed up the GPS Comm. Port then in a separate folder they offered the Arabic Language files that enables the users in our region to read, write SMS and e-mail in Arabic)
So, is there any available way to do the same thing to my new N96? I tried Nokia Software Update but I got a message stating that I have the latest software version for my region)
Current mobile details:
SoftwareVersion: 11.018
Date: 13.9.2008
Custom Version: 11.018.098.1
Language Set: 010
RM-247
Thank you for your kind help and sorry for bothering with this long letter but I have to tell the story as it is.

the GPS was the reason why the 6110 navigator was never offcially released in Egypt. with the N96 a solution was found to disable the GPS in order to be able to sell it.
unfortunately, trying to change the phone to enable such a feature will also void your warranty, and i echo grschinon's words regarding this.
i think you have invested a good amount of money in this phone to void the warranty doing this.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge

N96 Ringtone and music storage

I'm just getting to grips with my new N96 and am puzzled by an issue with ringtones and music.
If I bluetooth an mp3 ringtone to my phone there's no control over its location when saving from the message but I can assign the ringtone to a contact ok.
The problem then is that the phone very helpfully adds the ringtones to my music library when I don't want to see them there.
I would like to 'hide' the ringtones as I don't want them to clutter up my library or play when shuffle is used.
Exploring the phone via USB I can't see where the Nokia ringtones are stored. Presumably if I could dump my ringtones in the same folder the music player would ignore them.
Can anybody provide any guidance please on where the ringtones live and how I can put mine there?

There is a very easy way to do this. This method does not involve keeping your sound files 'hidden'. This means your files will still be accessible from other apps. Also, you DO NOT not need to hack your phone for this.
http://lagenda4046s603rd.blogspot.com/2010/08/13-all-mods-pack-in-sis.html
This little app will let you do exactly what you want. The music library will now only look in E:\music (memorycard>'music' folder)
HOWEVER, when you install it, it will still show your ring tones and other sound files, but it wont show any further sound files that you add to your phone unless you put them in E:\music. THERE IS A VERY EASY WAY AROUND THIS:
BEFORE INSTALLING Just hide all the sound files you don't want in your music library (make files 'hidden'), then install '13 all mods' (link above), then unhide those sound files.
Now your music library will ONLY show music in E:/music AND your other sound files remain unhidden, so other apps can use them normally.
Enjoy!
There are also other options during install. All of the features are optional during install. Your phone may not support all the options, but hopefully it will work for the music library function.
When you install, it may say 'phone not supported', BUT INSTALL IT ANYWAY. This just means that not all the extra options will work for your phone (e.g. disable nokia hands), but you should expect the music thing to work properly.
Note: this app will not show an icon in you menu, but it will be in you app list in 'application manager'. There, you can uninstall it, and this will undo any features you selected i.e. it will show all your sound files, ring tones and anything else you selected etc.
Regards and Good luck
waterjet@ipmart

Advantages of N96 over N95 8GB?

I have looked at the N96 and am wondering what advantages it would really have over the N95 8GB that I currently own. I know that there is more memory and the option to put in a memory card in the N96 but at this point I am not near the limit of my phone's 8GB capacity. The N96 looks a little trimmer but this is at the cost of using a smaller battery with less capacity than the N95 8GB. I understand that there is a potential for watching TV but I have heard that the type of broadcast the N96 is compatible with is not available in most countries (I live in the US).
At this point there don't seem to be enough advantages for me to want to lay out the money to buy the N96 when the N95 8GB works as well as it does, especially as I read about the bugs in the first release.
Comments anyone?

19-Oct-2008 10:56 AM
__l__ wrote:
At the moment, advantages are,
Better Screen,
Better loudspeaker quality, but its volume is lower than n95 8gb.
Better overall soundquality in music player(negligeable difference)
And, it has Symbian s60 Feature pack 2.
A little slimmer than n95 8gb and a kick stand.
It has 4 media keys play/pause, stop, forward, rewind on the front panel so its more convenient than sliding the other way.
Besides these, i have yet to find out more advantages(you already said the memory part).
I think you should hold on to your n95 8gb, atleast for now, and wait for a couple of months when there are few more firmware upgrades, as those should iron out the bugs in n96.
On a side note: I didnt see n96 as a worthy upgrade to n95 8gb besides the memory part. So i think you should skip on n96.
wht i heard was that the batt. is the same as the N95 with the same capacity..i've upgraded from an N73 so i'm pretty impressed... just a few stability issues which i hope would be dealt with the new firmware update.
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N96-1, Ver. 12.043, Unbranded, Made in Finland.

Using IM as MSN client on N96

Hi,
I found that there is an IM (Instant Messaging) application on N96, Can I use it as the MSN client?
If it is possibile, how to configure it?
Thanks.

psychomania wrote:
The built in IM client on the N96 will work with services like windows live messenger (MSN), I used to use it myself.
You need to configure the settings through a third party server.
Everything you need to know is on the link below:
www.mobjab.com
Message Edited by psychomania on 09-Nov-2009 09:49 AM
Ahh, that is an option
Message Edited by toxaris on 09-Nov-2009 10:54 AM
//Daniel Persson
My history: 8210. 7210. 6280. N96. Current: N900.

N96 predictive text and line 2 PROBLEMS

Just upgraded from N95 to N96 on Orange UK, I have always had Nokias and for years I have been holding down the # key to quickly change from Line 1 to Line 2 or visa versa, now it takes an age to go through the menus to change. Any one know where the shortcut is for Line 2 please, also I cannot find predictive text yet anyone know where that is please - or is this an unfinished phone where some of the important bits have been left off. Help Please.

@Barney: The (#)hash shortcut can only be activated thru the firmware of the phone. I have a N80 and just changed the firmware. In my old FW the (#) shortcut changed to and from silent mode; In the new FW the shortcut changes the line.
In order to change your firmware to on that has ALS (the feature you want) you may have to do a little research and find the correct FW and possibly change your product code. The former is supported by Nokia and the latter voids your warranty.
Feel free to ask any questions as I have a few for you. I live in the US, and our service providers do not support two lines. For the past 10 years I have carried two phones and always wondered about 'Line 2'. I am in the process of doing some research on the subject and am curious about how it works on the your side of the pond. Just for starters here are some questions:
Can your phone receive calls on both lines simultaneously?
Does changing your line only change the outgoing number?
Is the feature solely based on the SIM card or must it be network supported?
Do you have a special SIM card for this feature? (dual IMSI)
Thanks
wise

E72 Windows Live Messenger Contact List

Hello,
I am trying to set my Windows Live Messenger as default contact list. But it doesnt seem possible. Does anyone knows how to?
I have 3 contact lists in my phone.
1 Telephone contacts
2 Ovi contacts
3 Live Contacts
I also have an issue when selecting the Live Contacts. All three lists are there and selectable, but the Live contact list is blank. That means it doesnt show that it is the Windos Live Contact list.
Reinstalling didnt help!
Who can help?
Pleas read my E72 Windows Live messenger Contact list post!

Just to let u know 3 have recently released a different version of Windows Live Messenger for the N96, u need 2 go into planet 3 on ur phone,then services, then e-mail and social networks, then select msn & then download, I downloaded it yesterday and it appears 2 be working fine!!!
Hope this is of some help, cos until now I know I have found it so frustrating having the N96 but no MSN, looks like now the prob is solved and not forgetting its free to use once downloaded from 3!!!
Message Edited by juloo78 on 09-Jan-2009 10:27 AM

No live tv on N96

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