Re: Design flaw in Nokia 6230: re GPRS connectivity

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From: Gav (gavs_usenet_at_mungedup.swissonline.ch.invalid)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 11:33:16 GMT

On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 10:11:06 +1000, "Australian"
<nospam@bigpond.com.au> wrote:

>I have just bought a Nokia 6230's as a potential standard business phone,
>and discovered a fundamental design flaw. We had wanted to use this combined
>with Ipaq 4150s to access mail (etc). Although it allows GPRS connectivity
>it only allows ONE Access Point (APN) which is already built into the device
>and cannot be modified. This is unlike the Sony Erickson T610.
>
>This means that it cannot be set-up to access corporate email (via for
>example, an Ipaq), nor can the built in APN be modified, nor can you add
>more than one APN (eg for personal mail account and a corporate mail
>account).
>
>This is based on discussions with the technical department of our Australian
>telco. They have fed this to Nokia who said that ISPs wanted it locked in.
>
>Anyone else heard anything? found workarounds? Are there Nokia newsgroups?

   Get your facts straight before slagging off Nokia and moaning about
so-called 'Design flaws' in the 6230: An *unlocked* 6230 handset can
have up to 10 user-selectable APNs configured.

   You however bought a subsidised handset where the people who
subsidised your phone wanted a single APN locked in. Go moan about
them in the appropriate group.

Gav