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martyk69uk is offline martyk69uk
2011-08-01 , 11:52
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To mrsellout - What i was trying to do is tune into radio stations on my phoneby going into 'media player' and then i select 'internet radio' to which it loads the station (technobase.FM) and then plays...like the timer counts but i hear no sound.. do i need to activate something?

Ok since ive had this phone i have put Sygic Mobile maps onto it, xarhiver & transmission and the rootsh.. that is it!

To vi_ - Got the phone from Ebay from a bloke selling them in HongKong he was given very good feedback so i could only really go by that! How wouldi know if it was refurbished and if it is, is that a big problem? If so, why?

Reagrding the flashing with RootFS and Emmc... this is my current Firmware: V 20.2010.36-2 RX-51 which is the latest i think?
would i just reflash it with that same firmware? do you have a good link with a full guide for flashing aswell as the download links?
I am honestly such a noob to this so i would need a very straight forward guide.



Thanks guys for ya help!
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vi_ is offline vi_
2011-08-01 , 12:24
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#12
Originally Posted by martyk69uk View Post
To mrsellout - What i was trying to do is tune into radio stations on my phoneby going into 'media player' and then i select 'internet radio' to which it loads the station (technobase.FM) and then plays...like the timer counts but i hear no sound.. do i need to activate something?

Ok since ive had this phone i have put Sygic Mobile maps onto it, xarhiver & transmission and the rootsh.. that is it!

To vi_ - Got the phone from Ebay from a bloke selling them in HongKong he was given very good feedback so i could only really go by that! How wouldi know if it was refurbished and if it is, is that a big problem? If so, why?

Reagrding the flashing with RootFS and Emmc... this is my current Firmware: V 20.2010.36-2 RX-51 which is the latest i think?
would i just reflash it with that same firmware? do you have a good link with a full guide for flashing aswell as the download links?
I am honestly such a noob to this so i would need a very straight forward guide.



Thanks guys for ya help!
If this is the case I would flash the firmware. rootFS AND eMMC. This is essentially a hard factory reset.

Read this, all of it. It looks intimidating however it isnt when you understand the process. Also don't worry, these phones are practically unbrickable!

As for piss poor battery, sounds like you have a dud battery. Do yourself a massive favour and invest $7.5 (yes around £4.8 in a SCUD 'blue' battery. They have around 20% larger capacity than Nokia original.

If you like to fiddle, tweak, customize and perfect your pocketable then you have bought the ULTIMATE device. People here will fall over themselves to help you operate it as long as you don't display an signs of recalcitrant noobery.

Just ask with further Q's.
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jo21 is offline jo21
2011-08-01 , 13:15
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yeah even with wifi my battery last a good 5-12hours.

try fast application manager for updates
 
romanianusa is offline romanianusa
2011-08-01 , 18:19
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Welcome to the Nokia's world of self-investigate and doing-it-all-by-youself!! You're on your own buddy. I have gone through every problem i encounter and solved everything by myself
 
martyk69uk is offline martyk69uk
2011-08-02 , 01:04
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Originally Posted by romanianusa View Post
Welcome to the Nokia's world of self-investigate and doing-it-all-by-youself!! You're on your own buddy. I have gone through every problem i encounter and solved everything by myself
Well romanianusa you must be very proud of yourself indeed! Well done!
I'm afraid you've come in a bit too late (saying what you just did) seeing as these very helpful people have already done a fantastic job of solving my problem for me... afterall that's what the people on here are here for right? They do a fantastic job of it too....
Thanks v much everyone for ya help.
 
vetsin is offline vetsin
2011-08-02 , 02:02
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@marty
are you trying to listen to local radio stations? if that's the case then you need to install "FM Radio" from you app manager. this might sound odd but the N900 has the hardware to receive fm radio signal but doesn't have the software for it out-of-the-box. you're going to love this community. and i definitely agree with vi_ (though have no idea about the SCUD battery he was talking about). congrats on the purchase!
 
FranzDages is offline FranzDages
2011-08-02 , 02:30
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#17
If you're getting a new battery, I'd definitely go with the SCUD. My N900 on original battery wouldn't last a day. With the SCUD, I get close to two days with light usage.
 

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martyk69uk is offline martyk69uk
2011-08-02 , 03:21
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Fantastic guys very helpful info you have given me!
Always happy that there are places like this to help people like me who are very new to this kind of thing!
so it is gr8ly appreciated!

Mart.
 
tuxsavvy is offline tuxsavvy
2011-08-02 , 03:39
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Originally Posted by anthonie View Post
Edit: redundant as others have already posted the same suggestions. Typing is slow on the n900
hi5 there I managed to answer a fair few threads whilst waiting in the hospital to get served so you weren't alone there at that time (well even now). It is also quite a bit of challenge to type as fast as you can on such a small keyboard (I'm personally using the physical keyboard.)

Getting back to the topic, if you are looking to purchase those SCUD batteries, search for that 3000mAh hack where the OP made examples with those batteries to achieve that amount of capacity. I personally do not use that battery, I am still stuck on my stock Nokia batteries and have been pretty happy getting out about a day's usage with my device with moderate usage. Mind you that's usually with lots of things I previously stated as a potential cause of battery drain I am actually contracting that myself for most parts.
 

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Aonsaithya is offline Aonsaithya
2011-08-02 , 04:35
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#20
I used to use AutoDisconnect, but I like tinkering so I'm now using 3G/2G/Dual Mode Selection Applet instead.

Whenever I don't really need the speed, I use 2G for IM and IRC and Email and such. 3G is a huge battery hog, while on 2G I can idle on IM for the whole workday and lose maybe 10% battery capacity or less.

Sometimes in a poor network area (forests, islands, etc) I use 2G for better signal, as phones tend to use more power in poor signal areas.

I also recommend installing Wifi Switcher and turning off Wifi module whenever not using it.
 
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