Sexy E5, Slow Data. Anyone have one?

**jackrock** · 07-30-2012, 06:27 PM

I just got a Nokia E5 to use with the $45/mo plan. I really like the look of the phone, esp. the keyboard. What I don't love is the extremely slow data (.5 down / .03 up). I am in an area with strong ATT 3G coverage.

So I thought I'd edit the APN settings to those shown below, as suggested in another post:

Name: Straight Talk
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: <not set>
Port: <not set>
MMSC: http: // mmsc.cingular dot com (I can't post any URLs yet)
MMS Proxy: 66. 209. 11. 33
MMS Port: 80
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri

BUT, there doesn't seem to be any way to edit the APN on this phone!!! Can anybody help please?

**alphamale-b** · 07-30-2012, 07:19 PM

its most likely not apn.

could be, sim, phone or tower.

try the sim in another phone with the correct apn set. also take a ride and use another tower. another sim will not work in your nokia.

report if you are still having issues. it could be something went wrong in the port.

**jackrock** · 07-30-2012, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by alphamale-b

its most likely not apn.

could be, sim, phone or tower.

try the sim in another phone with the correct apn set. also take a ride and use another tower. another sim will not work in your nokia.

report if you are still having issues. it could be something went wrong in the port.

Thanks. Do you know if you can even change the APN info on this phone?

**alphamale-b** · 07-30-2012, 08:15 PM

sounds like you are itching to change it. i doubt you can change it. straight talk likely altered the software. there ia a tool that works on nokias. i do not recall the name.

**kevdogg329** · 07-30-2012, 08:39 PM

can you try the nokia SIM swap on this phone in a different phone? Also how is this phone? I am considering it down the road. Right now test driving ST on the motorola W418g.

**alphamale-b** · 07-30-2012, 10:17 PM

jailbreak is for apple products. nokia uses symbian for their operating system.

**jackrock** · 07-30-2012, 10:34 PM

I don't have another phone to swap the SIM into until I unlock the Samsung I just got.

After a 5 day fiasco caused by ST (will share the horror in another post), I can at least use the phone now, and can say the phone itself is very nice. ST currently has a refurb on sale for $39.99. The one I received looks absolutely brand new. Keyboard is surprisingly easy to type on; faster and less annoying than the touch screens on my Android phones.

Just pray to God that you don't have to call customer "service" for any reason other than really, really simple issues.

Originally Posted by kevdogg329

can you try the nokia SIM swap on this phone in a different phone? Also how is this phone? I am considering it down the road. Right now test driving ST on the motorola W418g.

**jackrock** · 07-30-2012, 10:36 PM

Can you elaborate on this please? Where can I get it for the E5? Ovi store?

Originally Posted by pahyu

if you have the older bootrom you can jailbreak it.

**jpapa1086** · 07-30-2012, 11:32 PM

if you cant edit, is there a way to add a new apn?

**jackrock** · 07-31-2012, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by jpapa1086

if you cant edit, is there a way to add a new apn?

There is a menu item to add a new "Access Point", but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to enter alpha characters on the screen to add a new "Access Point", so I can't enter "APN: att.mvno". It only has fields for IP addresses.