Nokia E7 Frustrating at a high cost

Had my E7 now for a week after upgrading from the E75
The E75 did everything it was suppose to; I got my emails as they were sent,when I was in reach of my wifi it automatically switched to using it & when out of reach automatically used the 3G; the slide action was solid and durable.
The E7 gets emails hours afterwards,I read an email only to see that it is unread as soon as I exit the email app; contstantly struggle to switch between wifi and 3G; I barely take the phone out of the houes and treat it with upmost care and the slide action allready makes a cracking sound when I open it; the phone just restarts about once a day without me turning it of....
How can this be!?!
Did I get the wrong phone? At such a high price?
Really dont see how I will be able to use this phone for the remainder of my 2year contract (this is how all contracts in South Africa are) if this is happening after a week!?!
Anyone else experiencing the same problems?
What to do

MJJ87 wrote:
The E7 gets emails hours afterwards,I constantly struggle to switch between wifi and 3G; I barely take the phone out of the houes and treat it with upmost care and the slide action allready makes a cracking sound when I open it; the phone just restarts about once a day without me turning it of....
E7 slide mechanism appears robust so perhaps you have an issue here. With regards to connectivity I am sure that as you are used to "E" Series that in Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Settings > Destinations > Internet - that WLAN = Priority 1 and network access point = Priority 2
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XLA      XLA_AE_HEADERS                 TABLE PAR            .125
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XLA      XLA_AE_HEADERS                 TABLE PAR            .125
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The way you are comparing costs, is not the right way, as Billy already told you. Only for one query, the cost of different access paths can be compared, as can be seen in a 10053 trace.
However, your problem seems to arise from the fact that you use the NVL function in the predicate "ordm.orders_id = NVL (4353, ordm.orders_id)". The NVL function always evaluates both expressions, so it has to do a "ordm.orders_id = 4353" and a "ordm.orders_id = ordm.orders_id". This is why both alternatives will show a full scan on your orders_archive table cq. orda_pk index.
You are probably suppling a bind variable to this statement which in some cases contains a null and in some other cases contains a number. If by any chance you always supply a number, then the solution is easy: drop the NVL function and change the predicate to "ordm.orders_id = :<your bind variable>". If not, then you have combined two queries into one, where both variants each have its own optimal plan, but they have to share their plan due to bind variable peeking.
To solve this, I think you have two options:
1) Make sure your statement is reparsed everytime. If your statement doesn't get executed often, this strategy might work. You might implement this by doing unnecessary dynamic sql.
2) Split your query into two queries where one handles the constant number input and the other handles the null/no input.
Below are some test results I used for research:
SQL> create table orders_archive
2 as
3 select l orders_id, lpad('*',100,'*') filler from (select level l from dual connect by level <= 10000)
4 /
Tabel is aangemaakt.
SQL> create table orders_archive_fields
2 as
3 select l field_id, l+500 orders_id, lpad('*',100,'*') filler from (select level l from dual connect by level <= 9000)
4 /
Tabel is aangemaakt.
SQL> alter table orders_archive add constraint orda_pk primary key (orders_id)
2 /
Tabel is gewijzigd.
SQL> alter table orders_archive_fields add constraint ordaf_pk primary key (field_id)
2 /
Tabel is gewijzigd.
SQL> alter table orders_archive_fields add constraint ordaf_orda_fk foreign key (orders_id) references orders_archive(orders_id)
2 /
Tabel is gewijzigd.
SQL> create index ordaf_orda_fk on orders_archive_fields(orders_id)
2 /
Index is aangemaakt.
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(user,'ORDERS_ARCHIVE',cascade=>true)
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(user,'ORDERS_ARCHIVE_FIELDS',cascade=>true)
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> explain plan
2 for
3 SELECT /*+ index(ordm ORDA_PK) */
4 ordm.orders_id h_docid, ordm.filler, ordd.filler
5 FROM orders_archive ordm, orders_archive_fields ordd
6 WHERE ordm.orders_id = ordd.orders_id (+)
7 AND ordm.orders_id = NVL(4353,ordm.orders_id)
8 /
Uitleg is gegeven.
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
| Id | Operation                    | Name                  | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT             |                        |     1 |   209 |     8   (0)|
|   1 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER          |                        |     1 |   209 |     8   (0)|
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE         |     1 |   104 |     7   (0)|
|* 3 |    INDEX FULL SCAN           | ORDA_PK                |     1 |       |    22   (5)|
|   4 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE_FIELDS |     1 |   105 |     2 (50)|
|* 5 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN          | ORDAF_ORDA_FK          |     1 |       |            |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
   3 - filter("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"=NVL(4353,"ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"))
   5 - access("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"="ORDD"."ORDERS_ID"(+))
17 rijen zijn geselecteerd.
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(1)
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> explain plan
2 for
3 SELECT
4 ordm.orders_id h_docid, ordm.filler, ordd.filler
5 FROM orders_archive ordm, orders_archive_fields ordd
6 WHERE ordm.orders_id = ordd.orders_id (+)
7 AND ordm.orders_id = NVL(4353,ordm.orders_id)
8 /
Uitleg is gegeven.
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
| Id | Operation                    | Name                  | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT             |                        |     1 |   209 |    47   (7)|
|   1 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER          |                        |     1 |   209 |    47   (7)|
|* 2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL          | ORDERS_ARCHIVE         |     1 |   104 |    46   (7)|
|   3 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE_FIELDS |     1 |   105 |     2 (50)|
|* 4 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN          | ORDAF_ORDA_FK          |     1 |       |            |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
   2 - filter("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"=NVL(4353,"ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"))
   4 - access("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"="ORDD"."ORDERS_ID"(+))
16 rijen zijn geselecteerd.So this shows I reproduced your situation. Because the decode function doesn't evaluate all its arguments, but evaluates the first argument to see which arguments to evaluate, you'll see different behaviour now.
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(1)
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> explain plan
2 for
3 SELECT
4 ordm.orders_id h_docid, ordm.filler, ordd.filler
5 FROM orders_archive ordm, orders_archive_fields ordd
6 WHERE ordm.orders_id = ordd.orders_id (+)
7 AND ordm.orders_id = decode(4353,null,ordm.orders_id,4353)
8 /
Uitleg is gegeven.
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
| Id | Operation                    | Name                  | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT             |                        |     1 |   209 |     3 (34)|
|   1 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER          |                        |     1 |   209 |     3 (34)|
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE         |     1 |   104 |     2 (50)|
|* 3 |    INDEX UNIQUE SCAN         | ORDA_PK                |     1 |       |     2 (50)|
|   4 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE_FIELDS |     1 |   105 |     2 (50)|
|* 5 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN          | ORDAF_ORDA_FK          |     1 |       |            |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
   3 - access("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"=4353)
   5 - access("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"="ORDD"."ORDERS_ID"(+))
17 rijen zijn geselecteerd.
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(1)
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> explain plan
2 for
3 SELECT
4 ordm.orders_id h_docid, ordm.filler, ordd.filler
5 FROM orders_archive ordm, orders_archive_fields ordd
6 WHERE ordm.orders_id = ordd.orders_id (+)
7 AND ordm.orders_id = decode(null,null,ordm.orders_id,null)
8 /
Uitleg is gegeven.
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
| Id | Operation                    | Name                  | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT             |                        |     1 |   209 |    46   (5)|
|   1 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER          |                        |     1 |   209 |    46   (5)|
|* 2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL          | ORDERS_ARCHIVE         |     1 |   104 |    45   (5)|
|   3 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| ORDERS_ARCHIVE_FIELDS |     1 |   105 |     2 (50)|
|* 4 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN          | ORDAF_ORDA_FK          |     1 |       |            |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
   2 - filter("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"="ORDM"."ORDERS_ID")
   4 - access("ORDM"."ORDERS_ID"="ORDD"."ORDERS_ID"(+))
16 rijen zijn geselecteerd.So two different plans depending on the input.
Regards,
Rob.

Key Pad Problem with my Curve 8520 & the HIGH COST of owning a BB

I used to keenly watch RIM and its progress and how it created a niche for itself and how it started successfully fighting the goliaths who were entering into this niche.
This love culminated in me buying a Curve 8520 through Airtel, my GSM service provider against the wishes of my wife. I paid a huge (per my standards) Rupees (Rs) 12500 for the instrument.
This Monday, while I was responding to a text message I realised that 2 of the keys ( R & H) are not responding. I thought this is a temporary glitch and I switched off and switched on to realise that this has not changed. Added to the problem was that the faulty key is part of the PIN and the device cannot be activated.
I contacted my service provider who quoted Rs 7000 for repairing the key. Since I am maintaining a strict diet and a healthy lifestyle I did not get a cardiac arrest though I could feel a numbness in my head when I heard the estimate.
When I told the person on the other side of the phone that this is unfair...He also agreed and said that many customers have complained about the high cost of ownership and that RIM might reduce their prices in Jan 2012.. But I can't hold on without using the instrument till jan 2012
Now I remember that my car (Ford Fiesta) was also bought during the same month as my BB phone. Let me confess that I have not spend even Rs 3000 on maintaining that car so far despite me driving 80 kilometers 5 days a week..
My Request:
Sorry for the rambling...Coming to my request.
I cannot afford to spend Rs 7000 for a repair and I expect RIM to do this free (why should key pad of a carefully used phone fail in 14 months) or a maximum of Rs 500. While I love the features and by now I am sort of addicted to this pet of mine, I am also practical enough to realise that I should not spend out of my means.....So I will have to switch back to a normal phone....
Is there any other way out ?
Regards
Rajesh
Chennai, India

OK, it may not be a powered USB socket on the PC. You will need to check you have the right driver. One way to check the connection is in the settings in the BB under memory there is a mass storage mode support which needs ot be on and the auto enable mass storage mode when enabled when connected. This will usually allow you to see the BB like a external hard drive or camera in windows explorer when you connect it.
If that fails check in the PC device manager for an appropriate device with a problem - usually has a yellow exclamation mark next to it

NOKIA 2310 Radio Volume Too High !

Hi,
I have NOKIA 3210, and the radio volume is too high. The volume is at minimum level.
Note :
When I activate visualisation (in radio menu), the volume is less high( I can support it ). But one minute after, the volume is high like without visualisation.
How can I lower the volume ?
Eric.
France.Message Edited by cafeiine on 29-May-200709:48 PM

I am not sure how you can fix this, but please take the phone to a nokia care center and ask them if it is normal for your phone to behave like that. It could be a hardware malfunction.

12ms response time... is this rather slow for a high cost display?

I was waiting to buy the new 27" display but now that it has been arrived at a cost of £899 in the UK I am looking at cheaper alternatives, accepting that cheaper will probably mean lower spec. I am surprised to find that many much lower priced displays from manufacturers such as LG, HP, and Samsung appear to have faster response times, for instance 2ms or 5ms, whereas the Apple display's response time is listed as being 12ms. I think I am correct in thinking that a lower response time means that fast action video looks better on screen, but this doesn't seem to make sense that such an expensive and high quality display as Apple's would be slower, so am I misunderstanding something here?
What are the most important figures to take account of when looking at the spec of a good display?

You can look at other manufactures. Their price is usually lower. I have a HP 24" with a IPS LCD screen. Apple doesn't have an exclusive on IPS screens.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3946/apple-27inch-led-cinema-display-review
I see you are in the UK.
This site is better.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews.htm

High cost of BT Unlimited Broadband

Hi
Until a year ago, we were quite happy with BT's Option 1 Broadband, as we only used the internet for surfing/emails but my son came back to stay with us for a couple of months while he was "between jobs." He sent our excess usage charges through the roof, downloading movies , playing online games etc (we were not happy), so as a temporary measure I upgraded to Option 3 (unlimited). He has now moved on and my year's contract for Option 3 expires in February. I am tempted to keep Option 3, but in my view the monthly charge of £26 is ridculously high. I have been bombarded with various offers (Talk Talk etc) where unlimited usage charges are but a fraction of the cost of BT's. Is there any point in trying to negotiate, as a longstanding customer, a better deal with BT for unlimited usage ( I have been a BT broadband customer for five or six years) ? There is an element of "better the devil you know" in this, so I would only switch reluctantly. However, I am finding the monthly £26 charge prohibitive and wondered if BT gave any rewards for loyalty - or am I just deluding myself?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

It's almost compulsory to renegotiate a fresh minimum term contract to get the best prices once your existing one ends. If you arm yourself with examples of better prices available from other providers so much the better. Speak to Sales on 150, and don't be afraid to try again if you don't get what you would settle for the first time.
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HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 - The Really High Cost Per Page

On February 6, 2014 I bought an HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 all-in-one, including the OPTIONAL tray 2.
I use it in my home office with five computers. One is a new Apple MacBook Pro OS 10.9.5, another is a three year old HP Laptop on Windows 7, and another is a five year old Dell Desktop still on Windows XP.
I bought the printer to . . . print. I thought I might be a nice convenience to write business correspondence and print an envelope, without the need to change paper, or otherwise touch the printer until I was ready.
The printer is advertised, even in the user manual and box, to be capable of 1200 dpi printing, even though it uses the below average PCL Print Driver and not Post Script.
The printer works fine, but the HP driver and utility software must be written for a different printer. If I put HP Inkjet 20# paper in tray 2, and #10 envelopes in a locked tray 1, I can print at the "best print setting" which still isn't great. But it works.
If I put HP Premium Presentation Paper 32# paper in tray 2 ($8.00 per 100 sheets), and the same quality #10 envelope in tray 1, the printer software loses it's mind. It performs the same on all five computers.
When I try to print a business letter and envelope the print driver and HP utility grays out tray 2, and it grays out the "best" print setting. In short the only choice is NOT to use HP brand papers, or remove tray 2, print the business letters, and then remove the 8.5X11 HP Premium Paper, install envelopes, and print again. Not what I had in mind.
I've been in touch with HP as the printer is still under warranty. They offered a replacement, that will have the same printer an utility problems, or to buy it back at $175.
I bought the original printer for $249, tray 2 for $125, and 5 XL print cartridges for $149. That is a total of $588. If I sell it back to HP check out the cost per page. At $588 - $175 = $413/2742 total pages = 15 cents a page! Owch!!!
There is nothing wrong with the printer as such. The problem is the HP Utility and Driver. When did HP stop using a traditional warranty, and give pennies on the dollar, when they clearly have a software problem, they refuse to fix?

Hi there @Oceankey , welcome to the forums
I understand your Officejet 8600 is no longer copying an entire page from the scanner bed.
I am unsure of which troubleshooting steps you have tried for this problem however, I would suggest updating the firmware (if needed), power resetting the printer and to ensure the printer is plugged in directly to the wall outlet, avoiding power bars and surge protectors. This ensures the printer is receiving full power and may help greatly.
Getting the Latest Firmware and Product Updates
Press the Power button to turn on the product.
With the product turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the product.
Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
Wait at least 15 seconds.
Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.
Reconnect the power cord to the rear of the product.
If the product does not turn on by itself, press the Power button to turn it on.
If the troubleshooting does not help resolve your issue, I would then suggest calling HP's Technical Support to see about further options for you. If you are calling within North America, the number is 1-800-474-6836 and for all other regions: click here.
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Nokia N86 - AVI/MP4 with higher resolution

hi, I have a new N86 - very pleased with it do far. One thing I'd like to do though, is use the TV-out to play video files on a TV almost like a DVD player (eg to watch a film in a hotel through the phone). It works for "normal" MP4 files that have a resolution less than the mobile can view, but it didn't play a higher resolution clip that would be needed to get a decent picture on a TV. Is there anything I can do about this? I think I saw somewhere that Coreplayer may be able to play AVI files around 700mb, which may do it.

Yep, just get a core player. Its not free though.
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Promotions are over. What can I do to reduce the higher cost?

I'm a new customer to AT&T and love the service. My area was basically a monopoly and couldn't wait to get a new service when AT&T became available. As a new user my promotion was $117 a month. I got U300 and 18mbps internet. Now the promotions are over and my bill hiked up over $60 more a month. I reduced the package down to U200. There really isn't an internet option that will reduce my bill in any significant way. Even at the lowest speed my bill is about $45 a month higher than in the promotion period. Now my old carrier is offering more channels and double the internet speed for a little more than my promotional price but less than the retail i'm paying now. And thats not even on a promotional basis with them. Problem is I hate their service. Has anyone had any luck getting a promotional price or around that price for the regular service?

There's a few different options. Play the retentions game every few months although some reports are that they're less likely nowadays to reduce price, but they'd much rather up your packages for no extra fees.
The other option, as said, is to reduce your internet speed. Unless you're into heavy gaming or internet video use (Skype, Periscope, etc.) the 12.0 should be good... true, it's advertised as that, but a lot of subscribers to that tier have been reporting closer to 15.0Mbps.
You can also reduce your TV package to U-200. A lot of movie channels go on "free preview weekend" during the weekend that a big-name series premiers a new season. Record what you want and then watch it after the free previews end. If you're into the series, call up the day before the series has its second episode and get one month of the movie pack for free. In addition, sites like freepreview.tv will promote free previews...duh.
When that free month ends, cancel the movie package subscription. The next week (or week after), call back for another go-round...if they won't give it to you, pay the rest of the season.
The Movie Package (includes all movie channels except for EPIX, HBO and Cinemax) seems to give out free previews fairly regularly. HBO/Cinemax are a bit stingy...usually one preview of three months per year, although you may be able to get around this by getting three months free and then upgrading from U-300 to U-450 free for free months.
For example: Say a new season premiers on Sunday the first on Starz. They should offer a free preview that weekend. Watch the first episode on the free preview. On Saturday the 7th of March, call up and get three months of the Movie Package for free. On June 6th, call up and cancel the Movie Package. On the 14th or 15th, call up and repeat it.
Another hint... do your research on what other companies in your area are offering you to switch to their service. When you reach the retentions office, quote those offers.
If you do your work, they'll usually give you a deal...but you gotta work at it.
Remember to be nice when you're on the phone with them...it goes a long way.

I'm very curious about cost of service. How can VZW charge such high cost for their service and Walmart sponsered carriers charge $49.99 for unlimited talk,text, and data per month?

We live in an area that does not have fiber optics for VIOS, or cable. Our service is received by either MIFI or Satellite service. I'm paying right now over $200 for my Jet Pack and Droid. I'm on a fixed income and I have End Stage COPD, so that means my quality of life has been lessened due to cost of service. Please explain to me the difference between the two services. Kevin.

demmo86rt wrote:
Most of those Walmart plans are prepaid, usually don't have the same coverage as postpaid, even from the same carrier, and can come with hidden fees. Not to say they are always a bad deal, but I would make sure you know exactly what you are getting.
Yep none of that will be 4G. Not on any phones that use Verizon's network. Only the Galaxy S 2 on Straight Talk will use "4G" on at&t's network and it's not even LTE is HSPA+. Also the fine print of the "unlimited" data says after 2 GB Straight Talk can throttle you down to 2G speeds and if you continue to use more than 2 GB a month they can cut off your service forever.

How can I use my iPad and iPhone in Europe without incurring high costs?

How can I use the iPad to communicate in the Netherlands without incurring huge charges?

Depends on how you are planning on communicating. If you use Wif, then no. If you are using cellular data, you would need to discuss this with your carrier. We wouldn't know here.
Cheers,
GB

High cost of using iphone

I have only had my phone for 3 weeks and received a bill for $200.00 all i used the data for was setting up etc , what i would like to know can i use it without itunes as i only use phone for texts,calls, photos , if i take out the sim which is mine and use the one that Telstra sent with the phone will it work as i do not intend using safari or email or itunes.It is a 3g 8gb phone

In order to download anything from the iTunes store with an iPhone - music, video, podcasts, or 3rd party apps, you must select the item you want to download followed by entering your iTunes account password. If you don't launch the iTunes app or App Store app on your iPhone, nothing can be downloaded and no data used. The same with the Mail application, Safari, or with any app that requires internet access.
You can contact your carrier and request data access be disabled for your line/number at the source with your carrier. This won't eliminate being able to access the internet via an available wi-fi network if wanted or needed which has nothing to do with your cell phone carrier.

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