Nokia 5800 - eBay sell off...?

....I've recently purchased (from eBay) a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music phone (all boxed / excellent condition / good price with 3 months warrantee still remaining)...
I was astounded when doing a search on eBay the number of people selling their 5800's... I found at least 30 of all prices and condition ect.
Is there another NEW Nokia due in the pipeline or are they all going to Apple iPhone ? (I know about the new'ish 5300) but is there another model on the way ??

Answered here:
/t5/Nseries-Devices-and-S60/Nokia-5800-Why-the-Sell-Off/td-p/636905

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Nokia 5800 VERY low battery life! Please help!

I bought a Nokia 5800 last week off a friend.From day one it has had problems.
I've managed to somehow fix those but now the biggest problem i have is that the battery life is VERY low. Y'day i charged the phone overnight and today i was using Whatsapp(for abour 2 hrs) and listened one song and now(it's noon) the battery is EMPTY!.
I ve heard that this phone has really good battery life but i only used the ohone for about 4-5 hrs and the battery is already empty!
What do i do? please help me!
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Nokia 5800 "USB Mode with phone off"..

Hi all... i recently connected my 5800 to my PC with the phone being off.. it found a different piece of new hardware. Any idea what this is for?
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Im sure it said "USB Root" or something like that. Im wondering if its some sort of failsafe for rescuing bricked phones?
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5800 Nav Ed--Frozen nokia screen during shut off

Had this phone for one month. When I tried to shut it down today, it stayed on the 'nokia' screen for a few hours. I tried to forcefullly shut it off by pulling out the battery. The fone shut off. But, when I place the battery back and turn it on, it stays at the same 'nokia' screen. Tried this a few times and no help yet.
Any ideas anyone? Any way to reset the phone without losing my photos,videos, voice recordings and music?

Good morning,
I'm currently experiencing the same problems with my nokia 5800 XM device. I transfered some song using the mass storage mode (connected via USB). Everything was fine the song was playing, but when I had to message the phone froze. I pressed the power on/off button but it didn't respond. So I removed the battery for about 30 seconds and tried to restart the phone
Everything went fine but a bit slower. When entering the pin, I press a number and it would litterally take 10 seconds before the phone 'realized' my finger was on a number (for entering the pin). It took another 10 seconds before the * was shown. So after a bit of patience my phone was starting up (shaking hands nokia screen was as usual.). But when my phone was starting, nothing was showing on the sreen exept for my background and my operator (Not even battery power, reception or the contact & dialer buttons). After about a minute I pressed the menu button, the menu popped up as usual, but still it wasn't showing battery power and the reception. I pressed a menu button (messaging) and it took ages to load, I figured: **bleep** this, restart it again. My headphones were still plugged in so I figured maybe they caused the problem. No succes, same problem after restart.
Next I did a hard reset of the phone (since my messages and the rest were stored on the memory card and didn't have any applications to backup) removing the memory card first. The phone reset nicely, I thought: oh sweet, problem fixed. I let the phone start and than shut it down so I could put in the memory card again. You can already guess, once the memory card was plugged in and I started my phone everything was deadslow again. Buttons responded with huge delays, icon's weren't showing, ... I tried to change my messaging memory from the phone memory to the memory card. "Memory not accesible". I opened the file manager (with lots of patience and controlling myself from not trowing the phone into the wall ) and saw the Memory Card was grayed out.
Restarted the phone, didn't work, yanked out the battery, yanked out the memory card, started it up: Guess what: everything was lightning fast again. So what did I do to the memory card to get it **bleep**ed up like this and how to fix it? (My computer does not have a small Memory Card slot, neither any SD card converter where you can put in the small ones, so format via my computer is not possible)
Also another question: When I first had my phone at first, I stored all my messages on the phone memory, after a while the phone's performance was nothing compared to what it should be. I looked at the available memory on the phone's internal memory and it was about 20 MB left, so I first removed some programs. I found the option of storing my messsages in the memory card, did that and moved my messages. Did a hard reset and the phone and it was good as new (with my messages intact). But kept on storing the messages just right in my inbox (now located on the memory card) but after another 1000-2000 texts the phone was slowing in performance. After 4000 texts it took ages to load one or to load an empty text screen when pressing reply. So I move my texts to the 'my folder', after the copying the messaging went back to usual. Before my problem described above with my memory card I had around 8000 messages in 'my folder'. Now my memory card is removed from my phone, I had no texts anymore, but the messaging's performance greatly improved again. Is this a common S60 problem? My brother owns a N-series phone and also complains about the performance slowing when he has too many texts stored.
Anyhow, thanks for reading all this and I hope someone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Ruben

Where can i buy a cheap nokia 5800

i live in the United States but then i want to buy the nokia 5800. i look at ebay but they are to expensive for me, can anyone tell me where i can buy the nokia phone for cheap

The 5800XM is a brand new model. You're not going to find one "cheap" yet. If you do there's a more than good chance that it'll be a Chinese knock-off, especially if it's for sale on eBay.
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Nokia 5800 Tips, Review, FAQs and How-to tutorials

Hi, guys. Here I worked out comprehensive Nokia tutorial with my lovely Nokia 5800. You will find all the most commonly asked questions for Nokia 5800.
Review of My Nokia 5800
I got one 5800 last month and then I was deeply fascinated by this smart phone. It is the first Nokia touch screen phone and you may use your finger or stylus to operate it. Also Nokia 5800 XpressMusic provides wonderful devices for users to enjoy music. Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, a 3.5mm jack, support for main digital video formats 3GP，H.264/AVC，MPEG4, RM.and audio formats MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound. So it is really wonderful experience of enjoy music and movies with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
How to update the firmware of Nokia 5800 to v21
It is good news that firmware update for Nokia 5800 was released already. New firmware v.21 is available. If you also own a 5800, just follow the simple instruction to update your v20 or v10 to the newest v21.
Make sure that your battery is full (VERY IMPORTANT)
1. Go to Dial screen and press *#0000#
2. Press Options -> Check for updates
3. Connect to the Internet with any APN (WiFi is recommended, however EDGE is fast enough for this). 4. Wait until the download finished. Phone will launch the dialog asking for update, just press Now. 5. Press Accept and Accept and the phone will be switched to Updating mode.
6. It takes around 10 minutes to update, so be patient. After that, the phone will be rebooted automatically.
7. Check by *#0000# again. Congrats! Your 5800 is now v21!
As I can see, there are so many improvements and worth to update for example, better camera functionality and the phone operates faster than previous version.
Best Settings for Video Playback on Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
Nokia 5800 as the multimedia phones makes you able to enjoy watching the video and music with it. The question is, how’s to do to convert that videos and what are the best setting used for. I have convert many videos into my phone, I found that most video files can play with this phone such as mp4, 3gp, rmvb and flv files. But of them plays well but some are not. After many tries, I finally got the best results for Nokia video files. My video in 5800 was full screen, high quality and sounds very well. Here are my settings:
Video Resolution: 480*320
Video Bitrate: 768 kbps
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Video Format: MPEG-4 (be sure not to use H264, as it’s not supported in the current firmware)
Audio Format: MP3
Audio Channels: 2 Channels
You can apply these settings above in whatever application you used when converting videos into 5800. Then I am sure you will get full screen, high quality and flawless video in your phone.
Settings for video playback on Nokia N97, N95, N85 and other Nokia phones.
Nokia N97: Video playback formats are 3GP formats, Flash Video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4; the video resolution is 360*640. Audio formats are AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA etc.
Nokia N96: video playback formats are 3GP, Flash video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, RealVideo, WMV 9; the video resolution is 240*320. Audio formats are AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA etc.
Nokia N95: video playback formats are MP4, 3GP. Video resolution is up to 640*480, audio format is AAC stereo.
Nokia N85: video playback formats are 3GP formats, Flash video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, and WMV. The resolution is 240*320. The audio formats are AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV and WMA etc.
OK, I will not list all settings of Nokia phones. If you are interested you may get more relative information on Nokia official website.
How to transfer video files into Nokia 5800
I have download some videos from video website such as Youtube, Google video. But I can’t watch these videos in my phone. As these videos were flv files, Nokia 5800 can’t play such videos. I use Internet Tablet Video Converter to convert it, but it shows “Unsupported Video File Type”. Then I got to know some best video converter that seems professional for Nokia phone, I free download its trial version and tried it, and it works very well. Below are what I do:
Click Add button to add video files from your computer, set your videos according to the above settings and select Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 format for your video. Then just click convert button to start the conversion. After the conversion complete, you may watch these videos with Nokia 5800.
Also you may get music from video in this way. But pay attention to the format. As Nokia 5800 support mp3 audio format, you should select “MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)”.
How to convert DVD files into Nokia 5800
Obviously phones don’t have DVD drives, so to watch DVD on a phone you have to convert it into a video file on your PC then drag it into your phone. I also follow the above settings and convert DVD files into MPEG-4 video with Daniusoft DVD Ripper. the results are excellent.
After insert your DVD into the DVD Drive click the Open DVD button to upload DVD files on to this program. Click Settings button to set your videos according to the above settings I listed. Click Profile drop list to select “Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” format for your Nokia video. Then click Convert button to start the conversion. In few minutes the whole process will completed.
If you select audio format “MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)” you may also get music from DVD.
To transfer files into Nokia 5800
In the above tutorial I have explain you how to convert Nokia videos from DVD and other video files. Then you need to transfer these videos into your phone.
1. Make sure your computer and phone are both switched on. Also make sure your 5800 have a memory card in its slot.
2. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the phone’s USB socket, which s under a plastic flap in the top left corner.
3. Plug the larger end of the microUSB cable into a USB port on your computer.
4. On your 5800 it should ask which mode you wish to use. Choose “Mass Storage”.
5. Open the memory card window (probably called “Removable Disk E:”), drag your video files into the video folder.
6. After finished transfer files, do not disconnect the cable yet. You should make it safe to disconnect the cable. You may do this by click a small icon in the bottom right corner of the screen that appears when the phone is connected.
7. After you have made the device safe to remove, you can unplug the cable at both ends.
Some useful tips to make the Nokia 5800's battery last as long as possible
Sometimes you may have to stop talking with your friend or watching videos with your phone as low power of your battery. It is more inconvenient if you are in travel and have no alternative battery. Here are some tips to make your phone battery last as long as possible when using telephone.
Do not switch the phone off. As switching a phone on uses far more battery power than simply leaving the phone on.
Shut down unnecessary applications.
Turn down the 5800’s screen brightness to the lowest acceptable level.
Switch off your 5800’s screen when not in use.
Use headphones instead of speakers when listening to music or watching movies.
Avoid using the camera flash unnecessarily.
Use 2G instead of 3G.
Switch off Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi.'
Ok, I have typed out all my thoughts about Nokia 5800 here. Hope my tutorial is helpful to you. And all the other Nokia 5800 tutorials and useful how-to information should come here! It is welcome

Try backing up ur texts using phone's inbuilt file manager.it may work..

Nokia 5800 Questions.

I posted this in the nokia 5800 problems topic but it actually wasn't a problem and also it got ignored. So I decided to post it in a new topic.
I just bought this phone 4 days ago and I am in total love with it Now the pros of this phone are too much to list but there are a few cons which slight bugged me.I have version11.0.008 from the begining and have not faced a single problem - no lag , no peculiar behaviour Now I have a few queries that I was hoping to get answered on.
1. Is it possible to add more stuff below the Search word in the Shortcut bar theme. Maybe a Calendar memo reminder or anything. I already know of the music now playing bar that comes there during tracks but other than that are there nothing else to be done?
2. Is there any way to use the 2nd camera?
3. In the silent mode , for some odd reason I might have missed a call ( i.e did not feel the vibration ) Now is there a option to turn on so that the phone will emit little vibrations after a period of time to remind me or notify me of a miss call? I have this on my razrv3i so missing it now The menu button just flickrs on off to notify of the missed call but is there no way to know I have a miss call without taking out the phone from the case and looking at it?
4. I heard theres a new update to v11.0.009 - But my NSU doesn't show it . I was wondering is it that necessary to update to this firmwire at this moment? I live in Bangladesh.
Thats about it The 5800 is a exta ordinary phone and I have not regretted my purchase yet and have no hope of doing so. It costed me around 272.74 Euros. The price to quality ratio is mind bogling
Message Edited by ishmam156 on 09-Feb-2009 10:50 AM

1. The Calender memo will show by itself if you have any entry made in the Calender.. It will come up as "Next Entry on ..." a few days in advance and the Actual details a day before...
2. Open Camera application.. Goto Options -- > Use secondary camera..
3. There are 3rd party applications like T-Reminder for this.. It has options of Sound/Light/Vibration reminders for missed calls / SMSs / other events at user defined interval...
4. Firmware versions are different for different regions.. Connect the phone thru' OVI Suit to a computer and check for the latest available for your phone.It says that version upgrade is for good but there are newer complains associated with them. So its up to you whether to take that risk or not.. If you are satisfied with the current version so be it..
Pl. click on the Green Star next to this Post if you are happy with my answers...

Nokia 5800 Social Network and Internet/Email conce...

Having owned the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for a couple of months or so, I must say that I really like the phone and it has great functionality.
My main concerns/issues however are outlined below:
1. Facebook for Nokia app is slow, does not show all of the functions that m.facebook.com shows and isn't a homescreen widget (e.g. push notifications)
2. Communities app is even slower and again does not have the functionality of m.facebook.com and doesn't show notifications at all!
3. The Nokia Messaging app insists on connecting to 3G all the time, rather than a wifi connection when available. I've also experienced intermittent issues when trying to connect (sometimes it stays offline and even selecting 'Go online' doesn't wake the program up).
4. Default web browser keeps crashing and doesn't support larger websites (I experience intermittent crashes as well as memory issues). I do not receive such issues in Opera Mobile. I also dislike the defaulting to full screen mode all the time. If you turn full screen off, as soon as you navigate to a different page it goes back to full screen again, therefore increasing the activity on the phone and it takes longer to load the page before you can scroll or click another link.
I think I've covered all of my main concerns but in essence this device really needs better app support and social networking integration.
I would be grateful if I could be given an update on if/when we can expect to receive such support.
If anyone else agrees, please indicate below along with any additional feature requests relating to this topic.
Thank you for your time in reading this post.

bump
Same issues here, facebook is almost unuably slow (it's quicker to boot up the laptop!)
Messeging will not use wifi and i have a limited data plan so can't use it for attachments.
Web browser randomly exits for no reaseon and the lack of width adjustment is infuriating
Now ovi store's won't let me download!

Nokia 5800 swipe to answer not working in firmware...

Hello, I have updated my nokia 5800 xm last week using nokia pc suite. Everything was working fine till last week. Now, whenever I recieve a call, I'm not able to answer the call by sliding the answer option in the screen. I have to unlock the touch screen by using the unlock button and then all the buttons in my touch screen works and then i'm able to answer my call.
someone please help!!!!!!!!!

Done all that for same problem inc Nokia care centre who sent it off because they couldn't fix it and it has come back with reinstalled firmware etc etc but still this does not work!

5800 GPRS turns off too late...

Hi guys, I have a problem with my Nokia 5800 (Firmware 20+).
here in dubai, my Provider (etisalat) doesn't support Dual mode (GPRS and Calling at the same time).
I have Nokia messaging service enabled on the phone and receive my emails just fine. (except for the Famous no notification on the homescreen)
Now everytime I want to make a call, I need to manually turn off the GPRS connection so that I can make a call at all or send SMS as well...
Apperantly my phone DOES disable the GPRS but only AFTER the call has already been established... which results in a dismissed outgoing call by my provider.
Is there any way I can change the order in which my phone does the pause? Currently what my phone does is as follows:
1) establish call
2) disable GPRS
3) my call get's dismissed by provider message
4) Call ends
5) GPRS reenables
Is there a way to disable the GPRS BEFORE the call is established?
Thank you so much in advance for the support!
Best Wishes and hoping for a quick reply soon,
-Alex

I want to turn off GPRS always on 5800. Possible?

Nokia 5800 [ Screen and phone problems]

I got a problem with my nokia 5800 screen,
sometimes when my brightness is bellow 80% 2-3 flikering lines apear wherever i am ( home screen, watching a video, browser,call someone etc.)
when brightness is at 80% its normal always( maybe of the high brightness i may not see the lines)
however this is annoying and i want to know if i can do anything about it !
on top of that my phones shuts down suddenly on its own randomly!
the phone is functioning well running app without any problem and watching videos !
skype

The 5800 is getting on in years now so it's definitely a hardware issue your facing. Your best bet is to visit a Nokia Care Point and see if it's worth the cost of repair otherwise you'd be better off getting a new phone.
Ray.

IMEI NOKIA 5800

HELLO
MY NAME IS ZAHID HUSSAIN AND I M FROM PAKISTAN
MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE NOKIA 5800 DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE THROUGH THE AIR UNFORTUNATELY LIGHT WENT OFF AND MY HAND SET NOT START THEN I SEND IT TO MOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND SET IS OK NOW BUT PROBLEM IS THAT MY HAND SET `S IMEI IS GONE AND HAND SET IS RESART EVERY FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE TELL HOW GET IMEI ?
THANKS

First please don't call me sir.
Second, i believe they have done something really bad with your Phone, If you are sure that the IMEI number doesn't match with the one on retail box.
Now all you can do is a soft reset or hard reset. it may solve your problem, and return the phone to its original condition.
Soft Reset: Dial this number *#7370# enter your lock code, default is 12345.
(BACKUP YOUR DATA if you have any)
And remember next time after a failed firmware update, there are chances that you can recover your phone yourself, Here is a guide written by our friend psychomania: /t5/Pool-of-Knowledge/Recovering-from-a-failed-firmware-update/td-p/398147
Good Luck.
Previous Phones: 6600, 7610, 6230, 6230i, 1100, 1112, N70, N73, N95, N95 8GB, 5800XM, 5230, C5, iPhone 3GS, SE Xperia X10, N900, N8, SE Xperia Arc
Current Phones: Nokia N9, iPhone 4

Nokia 5800 windows live messenger

many times i have tried 2 install windows live messenger in my nokia 5800 but it says expired certifiacte . where can i dwnload the messenger for free which works

I have a Nokia 5800, I got it in the first week that it was released in the UK. (Just in case it's a particular version.)
I have got the official Windows Live Messenger application, it installed without any problems whatsoever.
But, I have a really weird problem. This is what happens...
I open the application.
It shows me the sign in screen.
I click the textbox and start to enter my email address... I get about half way through entering it then....
My phone instantly turns off and the screen fades away!
It isn't always the same place where I am editing text, but it's always in the sign in process.
I haven't a clue why this happens, it has never happened in any other application, but happens every time with Messenger?!?!
(Before anyone asks: Yes, my phone was charged.)

Nokia 5800 V40.0.005 now available in South Africa

Just found out that V 40.0.005 is now available for South African Phones (0575950). On my way to download it now - - - Such a long wait!!!
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Red V52.0.007
Hit the Kudos if I helped!

brennbar67 wrote:
i also noticed some problem on this new firmware version V40.0.005.
Problem:
1) It having difficulty to power up the phone... once it powering up, it will auto shut it down itself. I gotta retries many times only able to power up my phone. For old firmware, I didnt see this kind of problem
2) when the phone is fully charging, the LCD backlight UNABLE to turn OFF itself. I tried to charging my phone overnight, and when i wake up the next day morning, I can see the LCD backlight still turning ON.. this is something wrong here. For old firmware, I didnt encounter this problem before.
Nokia, please fix this bugs...
thanks!
WE ARE DOOMED! Looks like Nokia does not think the problem we faced is a firmware bug!
I have email their customer support on this issue and this is the reply I got from them:
SR# 1-10867639480
Dear Mr. Wang,
Thank you for emailing Nokia Careline.
In response to your inquiry, you can first reboot the phone by turning it off and removing the battery. Wait for around 5 minutes before returning the battery and turning it on. Another option will be to restore the settings by going to Menu > Settings and Phone > Phone mgmt. > Factory settings > Lock Code (default is 12345).
Alternatively, we suggest for you to make a backup of all important information.
Kindly refer at the link below for an online guide:
http://www.nokia.com.my/get-support-and-software/download-software/nokia-pc-suites/how-to/backup-and...#
Once done, you can format the phone.To format the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, kindly dial the command *#7370# in idle mode > Lock Code (default is 12345).
You may like to visit our website at www.nokia.com.my for more information and support for your Nokia device. If you have further enquiries, please write to us again or contact Nokia Careline at 1300 881600. We operate between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00pm, seven days a week.
Kind regards,
XXX XXX X.
Nokia Careline
WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW???!

Nokia 5800 V51.0.006 Upgrade

I had upgraded my Nokia 5800 XM software three weeks back to V51.0.006. While upgrading I had kept the 8 GB Micro SD Card out of the phone. Now my battery back up has reduced considerably since the upgrade. Please suggest if you any resolution for this.

pravnis wrote:
I had upgraded my Nokia 5800 XM software three weeks back to V51.0.006. While upgrading I had kept the 8 GB Micro SD Card out of the phone. Now my battery back up has reduced considerably since the upgrade. Please suggest if you any resolution for this.
OVI suite recommends to keep your memory card while updating your phone, but however it is done without failing. Means nothing wrong with installing update. try hard resetting your phone.
First turn off your phone, then follow these steps
Press and hold Green key (call key) + Red key (end key) + Camera key while turn on your phone. Release those key when phone ask for your country.
P.S. Hard reset will erase phone memory backup your important data first.
DON'T BACKUP SETTING, SETTINGS MAY CONTAIN ERRORS.
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