Nokia 6120 upgrade available

Hi David,

Cheers. Yes we have had a couple of weird things happen as well. After the update, the phone does cycle on and off but on one occasion I have had to remove the battery and restart to get the phone back to normal (even though the upgrade went smoothly).

So far we have not lost any of the users data or had a bad upgrade. Fingers crossed / touch wood though.

Regards
David

Michael

I have a Nokia 6120 given to me by Telstra after I complained about the ZTE I first had after changing from CDMA. I am very happy with the Nokia, its is not a "Blue tick" phone but performs very well everywhere I have needed it. It has coverage in the Mallee areas I reckon every bit as good as CDMA, my recommendation is don't touch anything labelled ZTE, stick with proven brand such as Nokia.

GB

Hi Michael,

Our company has the Jasjam (around 10) with the Bury carkits. So far I have been very happy with them both with reliability and range.

We are a Communications company so install carkits as a minor part of our business. So far this month we have been averaging around 10 a day because of the rush to change over to Next G. Types range from Telstra ZTE, LG, Samsung, Bury, and Nokia.

Carkit wise I would say that the Bury and Nokia are the best quality followed by the Genuine LG and Samsung kits and lastly the non-genuine LG and ZTE kits which would have to be the worst quality I have encountered.

The non-genuine LG is so bad that we refuse to mute them because once the mute is connected (whether the phone is connected or not), you can move the data box around under dash and as soon as it gets close to the fan motor or fuse box, the radio will mute and chatter on its own accord. The sheilding of the circuits is non-existant so the box is very susceptable to EMI.

The ZTE carkits can drop the audio randomly and I think it is based on a sequence of putting the phone in. I have found that on some occasions if you turn the car on and then connect the phone, the carkit will have some problems. However if you connect the phone and then start the car, it seems to be OK. I think the reason behind this is because there is no ignition sense wire for the kit, only +ve, -ve and 2 mute wires (one +ve and one ground activating). These are the ones that are really frustrating us at the moment and has my auto elecy perplexed.

Now with the phones I can't really say. I know that there are a hell of a lot of Nokia 6120's being sold as well as the ZTE F165 phones. Most people have said that they are pretty good but there are a few that cannot stand either of them. The LG's sold plenty early on but we don't seem to see as many carkits now compared to the ZTE and Nokia.

I would prefer to stay out of the debate on which phones are best as I have not had a chance to use any of them (except for the Jasjam) out in the field so I will leave it to others to have their say.

Regards
David

Michael, we both just got Nokia 6120 Classics with Telstra NextG - we have previously been right on the edge for a Telstra pre-paid (but this was not CDMA) and '3' mobile signal here in Mittagong (2.5k NE of town). VERY ordinary signal, frequent drop-outs, same for all visitors who come with different service providers.

New phones have 6 to 7 bars all day, no drop out, looking good!! I think we are happy (so far). :-))

Cheers, RayJen

Thank you people,

I guess it is the old story, what suits some does not always suit
others.

Nokia, as a company, rate fairly high in my books but I have a
Motorola in the town car and it has performed without any
problems at all.

However it was not a recommended brand for next G, at least
by the salesman.....who knows.

Next G, here I come..ready or not;))))

Cheers
Michael

OK, Oops.

I didn't read the Post properly before I jumped on the bandwagon did I:-))

What you're saying is that it is now available via the Phone Software Update facility rather than having to visit a Nokia Care Centre?

Hi Sand Man,

Thats correct. The end user can now upgrade their own phone at home as opposed to sending it to a Nokia Care Centre and waiting 6-12 days for an upgrade that takes 30 minutes.

With the flood of 6120's into the market now, the NCC will be absolutely inundated with phones so avoid them where possible.

Regards
David

No worries David,

6-12 days.....Wow where are you located?

I took my phone into the Adelaide Care Centre and they said it would be ready by the time I find a coffee shop and have one.

Went back about 50 mins later and it was ready.

Did you remember to back up your phone before overwriting it?

Hey Sand Man,

We are in Mackay Qld. To freight things to a NCC would take a day or 2, then a day or 2 to be processed and upgraded and then a day or 2 for return and this is a good turn around time.

Freight customers take second seat to walkins so if you are not in a major city then expect a week or more.

I managed a mobile phone repair centre for 6 years and was repairing 1600 - 2500 a week at our peak so am familiar with the workings.

Regards
David