My Nokia 9300 Review

[Dr. Trigsman]

Originally posted by zxczxc
Neither the 9300 nor the 9500 has a back-lit keyboard. One reason for that decision might have been not to compromise the battery life.
The light from the screen itself, when tilted, illuminates the keyboard in poor lit situations.

What a deal-breaker! over $500 and no back-lit keyboard. I don't care how heavy a battery has to be to get a lit keyboard... it's a must.
If it's a battery life issue, a user should just be able to turn it off.... major oversight *sigh*

[haktmal]

Hmmm I don't know. I'd rather skip on the backlit keyboard to save the battery to prolong usage.

[Dr. Trigsman]

I work in a very dark environment.. and using the screen light takes longer than backlit.. I know from having experience with both.

[msmathguy]

How easy (or hard) is it to inadvertently power off the 9300? If the phone is in my pants pocket, and it's a tight fit (and perhaps I bend over), might the power off button get depressed and power off the phone? Is there any keyguard setting which would prevent an inadvertent power off?

Thanks.

[TriBand81]

Originally posted by msmathguy
Is there any keyguard setting which would prevent an inadvertent power off?

Thanks.

I haven't used the 9300/9500 but if Nokia stayed with the trend, then the * and left soft key combination should also lock the keypad on the 9300. Press the left soft key first and then * to lock/unlock the keypad.

[msmathguy]

Originally posted by TriBand81
I haven't used the 9300/9500 but if Nokia stayed with the trend, then the * and left soft key combination should also lock the keypad on the 9300. Press the left soft key first and then * to lock/unlock the keypad.

But does the kepypad lock also lock the power button?

[smc]

Originally posted by msmathguy
But does the kepypad lock also lock the power button?

Yes. It is vertually impossible to turn off a communicator unintentionally.

[TriBand81]

Originally posted by msmathguy
But does the kepypad lock also lock the power button?

Yes, this is also the case with any other Nokia smartphone. You have to unlock the keypad first in order to power off.

[xynos]

the lock button on the 9300 is different than the other nokias i know. You have to push the center key of the direction key and press *

[Insectposse]

How easy (or hard) is it to inadvertently power off the 9300? If the phone is in my pants pocket, and it's a tight fit (and perhaps I bend over), might the power off button get depressed and power off the phone? Is there any keyguard setting which would prevent an inadvertent power off?

You can only power off when the keys are unlocked.

[phonemad]

I've only been able to turn the phone off when the keys are unlocked. Don't know if you can do it when the phones open.

[fabgabbie]

My inside communicator freezes when I have to many applications on. I have messenger on a lot. Does anyone know how to turn off the inside comm? I usually just take the battery in and out.

[xynos]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Symbian OS; UIQ; 316) Opera 6.31 [en-US])

My inside communicator freezes when I have to many applications on. I have messenger on a lot. Does anyone know how to turn off the inside comm? I usually just take the battery in and out.

i usually run out of memory first before getting the phone to freeze. if u press the power button for a few seconds it'll turn off the entire fone.

[lizardp5]

Hi Guys,
I am having problems accessing my email aco**** on Nokia 9300 with Fido.
I can access web but my email does not connect. GPRS settings are fine i may be missing some proxy serviers or dns numbers for email.

Is there anyone that accesses email on their communicator with Fido.
Any heylp would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul

[TriBand81]

Have you tried applying some settings mentioned in the Fido FAQ Forum? These aren't necessarily for the 9300 but may do the trick.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=587755
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=452397