When I got my Nokia N97, one of the first things I tried setting up was Nokia Messaging. For several days I tried getting it to work, without much luck. Nokia Messaging is an enhanced version of the N97’s regular Email program, that’s why it is recommended to download and use this new program. Devices like the E75 come with it embedded in the ROM.

To setup the application, the user is expected to create a Nokia Messaging account online and than add their various email addresses to that account. This will allow the emails received to be pushed to Nokia Messaging on the N97. Setup on the device is done through a  provisioning SMS that contains a download link. Because this SMS is send from a specific Nokia Messaging account all you need to do is enter your password, while the rest is done automatically.

Problem was that when I received the SMS and installed Nokia Messaging it just didn’t allow me to continue with setup. Pressing the “Start” button didn’t work. Another problem I was encountering was that it started asking me for both my email and password. Doing this would simply created an email account in the built-in email program. A correct installation of Nokia Messaging is supposed to only ask for a password.

After days of trying I finally understood what was causing the problem: Nokia Messaging requires a Pack Data connection for the setup process. Earlier I tried setting up via Wi-Fi which led to many problems. If you’re trying to setup Nokia Messaging just simply use a Packet data connection and setup should be a breeze.

How has your experience been with Nokia Messaging? Did you encounter problems with setup and did this tip help? Let me know.

While studying for my upcoming Criminal law exams, I received an email message from Denirah. The message can be seen below. This coach is starting to think that this particular student might be getting a bit too comfortable with her E75!

How it was done.

I had previously shown Denirah the Geo-tagging capabilities of the E75’s camera and Sports Tracker. All she needed to do is get a GPS lock, fire up Sports Tracker and take her shots along the way. Knowing that her shots were Geo-tagged, when she emailed me the picture I uploaded the shot to Flickr. Flickr is able to read the EXIF data, revealing the exact coordinates of where the image was taken. This can be done by going viewing the “More properties” option in Flickr. In this case the picture was taken at GPS Latitude: 12 deg 7′ 1.00″ N/GPS Longitude: 68 deg 57′ 54.00″ W:

Sports Tracker is also able to export an KML file that can be read by Google Earth, showing me exactly how to get to that beach:

Some time ago I remember mentioning to Denirah (technophobe and sister)  that I would be doing a new art project with “Blue & Yellow” (The official colors of our National flag) as the theme for the project. To accomplish this I require lots and lots of inspiration which currently I don’t have. So, to my surprise, I got an email from Denirah with the subject: “Here’s some inspiration” and attached were 2 shots taken with her E75, containing some great inspirational material for the project. She was able to quickly take to shots and send them of to my E75. “The entire process from taking the two shots to sending them took me less than a minute” said Denirah when I called her thanking her for the pictures. On the other side she did wish that she could see a preview of the images when choosing an attachment in Nokia Messaging.

From an imaging point-of-view, the E75 produced some great shots, despite being a business and messaging focused device. Challenge 3 is on the way..

Chalk, way back then, was used to scrawl oversize buffalo on cave walls in what was one of man’s earliest forms of communication. Denirah didn’t start with a chalk, but what was then Nokia’s latest creation.

Down the road of the mobile evolution she got the Nokia 7250 with it’s Purple Xpress on Cover. Until a Copper E75 came a long, she didn’t know she was a QWERTY lover.

A device so small and so thin with a slide-out keyboard too. She described it as one device divided in two.

She expressed her love for the stylish design and color, and how other business devices were like “fruits” and “berries”, simply duller.

But what stood out was the build quality and the materials used. Even the back cover says “Stainless steel,” so no way with other materials it could be confused.

“Normally, I can only read my emails when I’m home”, she said. “But now, even when I’m out and about, not a single email remains unread.”

So when the first Challenge arrived, an email she should create, when the message was send, triumphantly she shouted: “Piece of cake!”

As we wait for the next challenge, Denirah doesn’t worry about the need for a deep pocket, but with a large 1000 mAh battery, she might as well forget the wall socket!

Nokia’s Eseries is all about business-oriented smartphones with an an emphasis on messaging, connectivity and enhanced build quality. Well, that’s the general idea at least. I have to confess that for a long time I stayed clear of the Eseries for the simple fact that they lacked many multimedia features. Besides messaging, I use my smartphones as my ONLY music player and the occasional video, surfing, gaming and imaging. In most of  these areas the Eseries just didn’t cut it for me, until a Red E75 came along…

Up until recently the Eseries had either no headphone jack or the pretty much useless 2.5mm Nokia audio connector. As a Music fan that likes to use his high-quality earphones, this pretty much meant that I had to buy a separate music player or a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapters that didn’t help in the audio quality department. Introduced on the E63 and now also present on the E75, there’s a 3.5 mm audio jack. I’m not only excited about the fact that the 3.5mm audio jack is here to stay in the Eseries, but also the fact that the E75 sounds impressively good with my earphones. In fact, it sounds just as good as most Nseries devices and perhaps better than quite a few of them. Certainly not what I was expecting. Even the S60 music player has all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from the Nseries. It’s even funny to consider that the E75, a business device, has 3 visualizations and full screen album art while the N97 and the 5800 XpressMusic lack these features!

Another surprise is the N-gage support. 2 or even 1 Year ago I certainly wouldn’t have never thought that the Eseries would receive the N-gage treatment. Even stranger is how the E75 currently has N-gage support while the 5800 XpressMusic, a device dedicated to entertainment doesn’t. It makes sense for the E75 to have N-gage, especially with the addition of a Mode switcher, but clearly shows how the Eseries, in particular the E75 is pushing into multimedia.

Last, but certainly not least is the camera. With the E90 being an exception, the images of Eseries were more of a study in pointillism than photography. Snapping a few pictures with the E75 reveals that it’s actually quite good, with auto-focus and all. Look, it even has a dedicated shutter button!

If you prefer multimedia, there are certainly better devices out there like the N86 8MP and the N97, but the E75 seems to be the best balance between both worlds.

We’ve just received confirmation that Windows Live Hotmail access on Nokia  Messaging is now up and running again. From the looks of it the Nokia Messaging team has been pretty busy with not only creating a version of the app for S60 5th edition devices, but also keeping us up to date via Twitter and actively making changes based on user feedback. Great job! What has been your experience with Nokia Messaging?