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Nokia Lumia |OT| Worth the Weight
- Thread starter EightBitNate
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Not really, just depends on how much it annoys you. I've bleeding on my Optimus 7 but I've learned to live with it.
I don't believe that I'd call it serious but it's out there.
I was having all sorts of problems downloading apps from the store and connecting to networks either wireless or otherwise, so I though i'd give it a hard reset.... I loved the look of the phone, it just wasn't working as well as the HD7 it replaced.
Oh.. the new one flies through downloads. Loving the phone all over again. The Cinemagraph app is a blast lol
Anton Sugar
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Been using the phone after a discharge/charge yesterday morning at 8:30 AM and it just died today. Pretty moderate use, including downloading several podcasts, an album, uploading a video, and regular IE/email/text (including sending images). Happy with it!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I don't know what it does, but it actually looks way different. For a half second, the icons and such has a slight "watercolor" type texture before it readjusts. It's the best daylight display I've ever used for sure.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
The Lumia 900's screen was already pretty awesome under natural light. Different tech, but still.
NeOak
Member
It brightens up the black color so it doesnt become a mirror under the sun. Easier said than done though.
Still can't get this phone unlocked from Rogers and this is after calling customer care, going to two more Rogers stores that keep referring me to phone unlockers. I've tried two online sites that couldn't do it so I think this thing is going back. I don't understand why it's so hard to unlock this thing when I'm willing to pay the $50 fee.
Poindexter
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I have has mine since Tuesday. Its awesome. I've already decided I can't go back to plugging in.
Shame you are out so far man. Lots of places here in Toronto would have had it unlocked by now.
Have you tried cellunlocker.net? Got a few codes from them.
For lumia 920s?
They can't unlock 920s yet.
I know man, it really sucks not being able to get it done.
If I look from the top, I can see a small glow to the left of the Windows button bleed through. However I cannot see it at anything remotely close to a normal viewing angle. So I don't consider it a problem.
If you can see it at your normal viewing angle that's an issue though. As for spreading more, that would only happen if there's a serious construction flaw and things are moving around/breaking apart. Obviously in that case you'd want a new one. If the phone seems solid and stable though ... it shouldn't get worse.
Yeah I wish the press would get on this fact more.
Definitely the best outdoor display I've used that isn't eInk. Pretty impressive accomplishment ... and one that you get to take advantage of on a regular basis.
The have some custom software running tied to the light sensor. Instead of just upping the brightness like most phones, it actually modifies the contrast and color balance to make it more viewable. I suppose it may loose some accuracy for looking at photos when in that special color mode, but I'll take that over not actually being able to see anything
Also, they incorporate their 'clear black' layer that helps reduce ambient light reflections and improve contrast. Lastly the combination of a really bright backlight (when on full) combined with a bonded screen yields some of the highest nits (brightness) of any handset.
Well the clear black is shared between them ... but the special color/contrast mode, high output backlight, and bonded screen are all new.
You should show them the quote from the Rogers rep on the Redboard Forums that states it can be unlocked for $50.
My free one actually came in the same shipping box as my phone.
The extra cyan one I ordered hasn't shown up yet however :\
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'd be down for that.
killer rin
Member
I can't believe our Cell phone situation some times. You paid their overcharged price to buy the phone off contract... Why the hell isn't it unlocked already? It's so stupid and makes zero sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqFtD0E4Uc
was gonna go to a dinner/burlesque show tonight to try the pure view out but it's raining and wifey wants to stay home. Guess its UFC for me and Magic Mike for the misses.
was gonna go to a dinner/burlesque show tonight to try the pure view out but it's raining and wifey wants to stay home. Guess its UFC for me and Magic Mike for the misses.
Nokia should take patent on good viewing angles in the sun.
Anton Sugar
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+1 for Pureview club.
The flash is always used to focus the lens even when you turn it off, but then isn't used for the actual photo
Was talking to guy at Wireless wave at Chinook today. He said there are no unlock keys available through the normal channel right now. Not sure if Rogers can even unlock them.
On a side note, we upgraded the kids phone to an HTC 8X.. wow.. I'm so jealous.. haha
I finally got this thing unlocked but with all that I had to do and the hassle Rogers put me through I'm never going to go through this again. For any Canadians that want to unlock it and use it on another network this is what I had to go through:
- Bought the phone out of contract for $599 at a Best Buy mobilty store to use with Bell. Was told that I could unlock it by calling Rogers for a $50 fee
- Tried two websites to unlock it and they said it wasn't in the database so they couldn't. Tried a local guy and he couldn't do it either
- Went to a Rogers affiliate store and they referred me to another local phone unlocker. Went to the Rogers Plus store and they also referred me to another local unlocker. Called Rogers to tell them I wanted to unlock it and they said I couldn't
- Called Rogers again the next day and they said they could unlock it but I needed to have a Rogers account active with the $50 fee. Went to a Rogers store to open up a Pay and Go account which required me to pay $10 for the account and $10 for a microSIM
- Opened up the Rogers account, put in $50 credit and called to unlock. Spent an hour on the phone with them telling me they couldn't find my IMEI code and bounced around from technician to technician
- Then they tell me that the fee is $50 + tax so I had to put another $10 into the account since they only allow $10 increments and finally after an hour an a half on the phone I get it unlocked
Then my local unlocker tells me that in about two weeks the database is going to get updated and he could unlock it then. I spent $80 to unlock the phone and it was a horrible experience so beware fellow Canadians that want to do the same. Sorry for the long rant but I just wanted to share my experience with others so hopefully they don't have to go through the same thing.
This really blows.. I may end up getting the HTC 8X instead on Bell so I don't have to go through the hassle. Every cell phone shop at Chinook was sold out of the Lumia's, they only got a handful, most didn't even get the HTC 8X. Wireless wave only had the one. What a sad launch for these phones.
No kidding, this whole launch has brought my excitement down for the product and I have to ask myself if it was really worth it to get one right now. This was also my first time with Rogers support and they are horrible compared to Bell. If I were you I'd go with Bell and not go through what I had to and waste the time and money.
First one minus the face.
lol ... do it
Though you might want to reword it to Club Pureview *Velvet Rope* Thread of Floating Lenses or GTFO
or something?
that works, someone please start this. I'm only on mobile til later tonight.
damn vids are so impressive on this. So good I wanna strap my 920 on my forehead and video life blog random sheeet.
killer rin
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Your experience seriously wants me to look at getting an 8X on Bell and saying screw the Lumia.
I really want to support Nokia, but I absolutely DO NOT want to support Rogers. Why Nokia...Why would you go with the worst provider...WHY!
Liberty4all
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both Rogers and bell are bad. The key with Rogers is to refuse to speak with anyone accept retentions/loyalty. First tier support is a joke, you HAVE to speak to second tier support -- "customer relations" to get anything accomplished.
Liberty4all
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Also, I'm worried about my battery too. This will be my third night fully discharging to try to calibrate. Phone battery indicator says 0, phone dies, but then I turn it back on and use it for another half hour.
Finally decided tonight that I'll save my money for now. I'll wait for AT&T to lose their exclusivity in the US (6 months, right?) before buying, unless a crazy deal pops up in the meantime.
I bought a Galaxy Nexus as a stopgap in July, and even though I hate Android and my brother is willing to buy it from me for $200 (half what I paid for it then), I just can't bring myself to justify buying a Lumia 920 now.
Note to Microsoft/Nokia: this is what happens when you put too many obstacles in front of potential customers - you lost what almost certainly would have been an impulse buy.
Sadface. At least I still have my Omnia 7 for if I ever get OS-homesick.. even if it doesn't have data here I can still use it at home on WiFi
I bought a Galaxy Nexus as a stopgap in July, and even though I hate Android and my brother is willing to buy it from me for $200 (half what I paid for it then), I just can't bring myself to justify buying a Lumia 920 now.
Note to Microsoft/Nokia: this is what happens when you put too many obstacles in front of potential customers - you lost what almost certainly would have been an impulse buy.
Sadface. At least I still have my Omnia 7 for if I ever get OS-homesick.. even if it doesn't have data here I can still use it at home on WiFi
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