The Nokia 5800 Express Media (Tube) Thread

ShiWarrior · 15 Jan 2010 at 20:43

mines now been updated and it says version 31.0.10
im guessing thats the software on the mobile not the firmware
when i asked it to update PC suite, and installed OVI suite (what ever that is) and OVI suite updated my phone
i have an unlocked and Unbranded 5800

Columbo · 15 Jan 2010 at 20:53

Nope that the firmware Shi...
Where did you buy your phone from?

If it was a contract or pay-as-you-go phone then the product code will not match the product code of a sim-free phone (e.g direct from Nokia).

Meaning you will either have to wait until your network approves the new firmware or change the product code of your phone by following the guide I linked to earlier.

ShiWarrior · 15 Jan 2010 at 20:55

i bought mine from somebody (un opened) probabally as a upgrade and he didnt want it.

Columbo · 15 Jan 2010 at 20:59

ShiWarrior said:
i bought mine from somebody (un opened) probabally as a upgrade and he didnt want it.

Then it will probably have a network tagged product code and wont update to the new 40.0.005 firmware until the network approves it.

"andy" · 15 Jan 2010 at 21:14

can anyone recommend any apps that are worth a look ?

Juniper · 17 Jan 2010 at 13:20

I used the guide linked above a while back to let me use the generic firmware, rather than the T-Mobile one and it worked a treat.

bluntslide · 17 Jan 2010 at 14:56

"andy" said:
can anyone recommend any apps that are worth a look ?

i get most of them from the ovi site, they seem to be more stable since they are part of the nokia site. there is a lot of junk and there though!

Columbo · 17 Jan 2010 at 19:05

"andy" said:
can anyone recommend any apps that are worth a look ?

The 2 best single apps I have are:

1: TuneWiki (on Ovi)
2: vMenu which gives the menu distinct iphone / android esque slidy screens Info Here

Arjun806 · 11 Mar 2010 at 17:49

Has anyone managed to get the latest firmware on Orange? I still can't update

Thebug · 11 Mar 2010 at 19:51

Arjun806 said:
Has anyone managed to get the latest firmware on Orange? I still can't update

Still nothing on three either - im still on v30. something.

Mr Paul · 11 Mar 2010 at 20:41

O2 has V40, but good old Voda doesn't

fozzy · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:11

Just updated mine to v40 on T-mobile.

roboffer · 12 Mar 2010 at 20:57

Just updated mine, they've runied the home screen in my opinion. The contacts bar os far uglier than it was before, and the telephone and contact buttons are the bar as even worse.

Also the first call I received brought up a different call screen where I had to slide my finger horizontally to answer the call. Second call crashed my phone and thirs seems back to normal.

Richdog · 13 Mar 2010 at 10:02

Guys after using my Nokia 5800 for over a year, and then my Motorola Milstone for 3 months, I STRONGLY urge you to ditch it and go for an Android-based handset with capacitive touchscreen. No cheap shots, no ulterior motive, just that it is like getting a drink of water after hiking through 10 miles of desert. The UI is intuitive, the apps plentiful and useful, and the browsing experience is literally 100x better. Just do it.

bluntslide · 13 Mar 2010 at 11:40

fozzy said:
Just updated mine to v40 on T-mobile.

Was that via T-mobile? Ive been stuck at v21 for ages

fozzy · 13 Mar 2010 at 14:22

Richdog said:
Guys after using my Nokia 5800 for over a year, and then my Motorola Milstone for 3 months, I STRONGLY urge you to ditch it and go for an Android-based handset with capacitive touchscreen. No cheap shots, no ulterior motive, just that it is like getting a drink of water after hiking through 10 miles of desert. The UI is intuitive, the apps plentiful and useful, and the browsing experience is literally 100x better. Just do it.

I'm due an upgrade around May and an android phone is going to be on my list. It will probably take me months to get used to mind.

bluntslide said:
Was that via T-mobile? Ive been stuck at v21 for ages

I did it via the Nokia Ovi suite software. It's under the tools tab, then software update.

roboffer · 13 Mar 2010 at 18:04

Richdog said:
Guys after using my Nokia 5800 for over a year, and then my Motorola Milstone for 3 months, I STRONGLY urge you to ditch it and go for an Android-based handset with capacitive touchscreen. No cheap shots, no ulterior motive, just that it is like getting a drink of water after hiking through 10 miles of desert. The UI is intuitive, the apps plentiful and useful, and the browsing experience is literally 100x better. Just do it.

I'm sure most people will be doing once their contract is up (as I will be) but you also have to take into consideration cost. I'm paying £15 a month including unlimited internet and the phone was free (12 months ago). The 5800 is a good budget touchscreen phone, I don't think anyone thinks it is better than newer handsets.

Richdog · 13 Mar 2010 at 18:44

roboffer said:
I'm sure most people will be doing once their contract is up (as I will be) but you also have to take into consideration cost. I'm paying £15 a month including unlimited internet and the phone was free (12 months ago). The 5800 is a good budget touchscreen phone, I don't think anyone thinks it is better than newer handsets.

I know no-one thinks its better than newer handsets, but there are plenty of cheap Android phones out there right now, and I was just really emphasizing how much it will improve your life, telephony wise, getting it. Remember I was a 5800 user for ages, I grew to hate it with a passion, and im an objective kind of guy.

alexuslakes · 13 Mar 2010 at 23:01

i'm on orange but my 5800 was bought sim free. i'm on v31 at the mo and have tried to update to v40 using ota and nokia updater through my laptop. It says that v31 is the only one available to me. How do i get v40????

ukfive · 15 Mar 2010 at 10:06

just upgraded wifes phone to lastest version this is on the 3 network,phone does seem more responsive ,scrolling seems quicker also.