Friday, June 18, 2010

Budget Navigation Phone - Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition

Bought Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition for $209. This is a non-smartphone running the latest S40 6th Edition. It is a 2G quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) phone with 2MP camera, 2.2" display, bluetooth, FM radio and GPS.

It comes with lifetime global drive and walk navigation license with Nokia Maps 2.1 (Series 40) and the bundled 2GB microSD card contains maps for countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Australia etc. In drive mode, turn-by-turn voice navigation is supported while in walk mode, a digital compass is available.
  • Check stuck pixels
Activate camera and cover the lens with your hand
  • Check IMEI - serial number
*#06#
  • Check firmware
*#0000#
  • Check history - serial number, made date, purchasing date, repaired date & life timer.
*#92702689#

If your phone has not been used before, life timer will show 0000:00. This value cannot be changed with restore all.
  • Perform 'Settings only' will reset all preference settings. Restoring will not delete any personal data.
Enter *#7780# in the standby mode
Enter 12345 as the default Security code

or

Press Menu > Settings > Rest. fact. sett. > Settings only
Enter 12345 as the default Security code
  • Perform hard reset (Backup your contacts to SIM or memory card and messages to memory card and remove them first. Programs installed, country, date, time & connection settings, contacts, messages will be deleted)
Press Menu > Settings > Rest. fact. sett. > All
Enter 12345 as the default Security code

  • Check date & time
Press any key to look at home screen while the phone is locked

or

Press End key while the phone is locked

or

With the built-in accelerometer, use tap-for-time – a double tap on the phone brings up a analog/digital clock

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