Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-24 Thread Peter Flynn
Peter Flynn wrote: [me] [...] Unfortunately the second one, which appeared to work in the store, didn't work when I got home -- doubtless suffering from the same problem as my original. So I'll go back and wave the receipt at them and try to get a new one in a box rather than someone else's

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-23 Thread Jesper Cheetah
Ah yes, the fragile charger cable.. I think my charger lasted no longer than a month before it stopped working. Possibly due to the wear and tear of bringing it with me to and from work in a pocket every day, but really that shouldn't be a problem? I used the N800 a _lot_ so I didn't have time

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-22 Thread Peter Flynn
Paul Dundas wrote: [...] I had a similar problem - as you say, the wire is very fragile (I would say not of satisfactory quality, which is the legal test to be able to get a refund in the UK - Not sure about Ireland - though I bought it through the Irish site since they didn't charge for

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-21 Thread Joshua Layne
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:14:00 +, Chris Musson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had a 770 for some time and the charger that came with it stopped working properly after a year due to wiring problems. I also have a Nokia phone that takes the larger charger plug so I bought a CA-44 charger

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Tuomas Kuosmanen
On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 09:54 +0200, Igor Stoppa wrote: That's weird - N800 and 770 have practically the same chargin interface - HW, SW and battery - and when doing idle chargin their current is comparable. Unless the N800 sw recognises the fake charger and simply refuses to use it :-)

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Luca Olivetti
En/na Peter Flynn ha escrit: These chargers seem to be very fragile, which is disappointing for something that cannot be replaced easily (not in stores), and the closest (N95 charger) costs €25. They also cannot be opened for a simple rewiring repair, even after removing the two retaining

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Igor Stoppa
On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 10:19 +0100, ext Frédéric Crozat wrote: On Dec 18, 2007 8:54 AM, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 09:51 +0200, ext Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote: On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 20:56 -0800, ext Joshua Layne wrote: they have had warranty issues on it.

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Frédéric Crozat
On Dec 18, 2007 10:22 AM, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 10:19 +0100, ext Frédéric Crozat wrote: On Dec 18, 2007 8:54 AM, Igor Stoppa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 09:51 +0200, ext Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote: On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 20:56

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Peter Flynn
Joshua Layne wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:56:43 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I have the identical problem, and some poking around revealed that the wire from the charger to the unit is internally broken close to (or within) the rat-tail that comes out of the charger

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Joshua Layne
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:57:15 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joshua Layne wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:56:43 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with a fair assurance that I have the same problem as Peter. I will be getting the power adapter replaced under warranty

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread Paul Johnson
On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 04:16:42PM -0800, Joshua Layne wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:57:15 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joshua Layne wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:56:43 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with a fair assurance that I have the same problem as

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread James Sparenberg
On Tuesday 18 December 2007 12:08:38 am Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 09:54 +0200, Igor Stoppa wrote: That's weird - N800 and 770 have practically the same chargin interface - HW, SW and battery - and when doing idle chargin their current is comparable. Unless the N800

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-18 Thread James Sparenberg
On Monday 17 December 2007 08:56:21 pm Joshua Layne wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:56:43 +, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I have the identical problem, and some poking around revealed that the wire from the charger to the unit is internally broken close to (or within)

help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Joshua Layne
I have contacted Nokia support on this, but I am hoping one of you might be able to help me out, if there is a magic incantation or button sequence or battery removal and wait that might fix it. Basically, my Nokia had a low battery yesterday (I got the warning: Your battery is low or somesuch).

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Jonathan Greene
do you have a backup? if you can get the nokia screen, perhaps you can reflash and try a fresh start. - Original message - I have contacted Nokia support on this, but I am hoping one of you might be able to help me out, if there is a magic incantation or button sequence or battery

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Joshua Layne
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:21:38 -0500, Jonathan Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you have a backup? if you can get the nokia screen, perhaps you can reflash and try a fresh start. I don't have a backup, but I'm not yet worried about that - right now, it isn't staying on long enough to

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Jonathan Greene
reflashing is initiated from power off ... worth a shot - Original message - On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:21:38 -0500, Jonathan Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you have a backup?  if you can get the nokia screen, perhaps you can reflash and try a fresh start. I don't have a backup,

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Peter Flynn
Joshua Layne wrote: I have contacted Nokia support on this, but I am hoping one of you might be able to help me out, if there is a magic incantation or button sequence or battery removal and wait that might fix it. Basically, my Nokia had a low battery yesterday (I got the warning: Your

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Tuomas Kuosmanen
On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 20:56 -0800, ext Joshua Layne wrote: they have had warranty issues on it. However, a brief search on google shows some fly-by-night places that have it for really cheap (like a few dollars), so I may just pick up a replacement and a spare for the office./; Beware that

Re: help!? my N810 seems dead(ish)

2007-12-17 Thread Igor Stoppa
On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 09:51 +0200, ext Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote: On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 20:56 -0800, ext Joshua Layne wrote: they have had warranty issues on it. However, a brief search on google shows some fly-by-night places that have it for really cheap (like a few dollars), so I may just