Viedo Call Problems Between 3G Networks

* ANSWER FOUND: We found out that for Optus and Vodaphone 3G / N95 users - you need to call the network provider and actually enable video calling. Prior to doing this, video calls simply will not be allowed.

A problem we came across this week at Mobile and Cell Phones is inter network video calling on Australian 3G networks.

Using a new Nokia N95 and an older Nokia 6680 - we attempted to video call from the Hutch 3G network to the Optus 3G network and the video call could not be established.

We then tried to call from the Nokia 6680 back to the Nokia N95 - this time from the Vodafone 3G network to the Hutch 3G and the Optus 3G - all video calls failing.

We found this very interesting and severely limiting for the new highly featured phones and the highly powerful 3G networks. Has anyone else found this problem? Or know of what the reasons are?

NOKIA N95 firmware update download

The team over at Nokia must have been listening to owners of the new Nokia N95 handset. It seems some problems with the maps have been corrected, in the latest firmware released by the giant mobile cell phone co.

Sources suggestNokia took a look at the PalmBlog website and at the list of angry Nokia N95 users and decided they didn't a bad reaction to the N95 handset, so they haved opted to take care of their customers before it got a chance to get out of hand and hit the media. Of course this just an assumption , but it it makes sense.

*Crunch Gear* Owners of the Nokia N95 mobile will soon be treated to the new firmware by the cell phone giant. The new N95 firmware update will include an improved and new version of Nokia Maps as well as the Assisted-GPS feature, this feature uses a data connection to estimate the phone’s actual location and make a GPS location lock-on much quicker. The release date of the new firmware has not yet been confirmed by Nokia.

The N95 firmware upgrade will be carried by us here at mobilecells.blogspot.com - so as soon as its available for download we will provide it -

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Mobile Cell Free Phone Ring Tones Trap!

After market free ring tones for your mobile or cell phone can be extremely costly and hard to get out of.

Many companies are preying on younger mobile and cell phone users, offering deals such as claimed 'free ringtones' 'cheap ringtones' and 'new ring tones'.

Rarely if ever are any of these deals free. They usually require the mobile phone user to enter credit card details or if your on a post pay service, they will try and debit the invoice to the person that owns that mobile phone.

Once you've been trapped by these claimed free ring tone scams, they can be very hard to get out of. You may have to make many phonecalls, sign paperwork and basically jump through hoops to get out of contracts.

These billing cycles start sometimes weekly and continue to recur every single week until you cancel. Some may offer new ring tones every week, but some just give you one maybe 2 ringtones then just start billing weekly! Very scary.

Many parents have had to bail their kids of trouble with mobile and cell phone bills alone, and then things like these custom 'free' ring tones can be the straw that breaks the back!

Whats your horror story with mobile / cell phone bills or free ring tones? (Please comment on the post below)

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Samsung SGH-A701 Review

One of the very first mobile cell handsets to support the all new Telstra - Next-G HSDPA multi network, the Samsung model A701 is very impressive cell phone device. New Highlights of the Samsung A701 are the new 2mp digital camera, block of 24MB internal memory and new microSD card slot support, an extra large 2.3" LCD display, and full Bluetooth support along with A2DP profile support.

This Samsung mobile / cell phone is compatible with the ranged 850MHz HSDPA network, the Samsung A701 also offers great call quality (due to the larger amount of bandwidth available), The Samsung A701 is capable of data speeds up to 1.8Mbps. The Samsung handset is also capable of making and receiving full video calls with dedicated forward-facing built in VGA camera.

That very large 2.3" LCD display has a full 240 x 320 pixel resolution quality, and can also display 262,144 colours. The Samsung clam shell form factor means there's an additional 65k colour display on the front of the handset, at 96 x 96 pixels.

One drawback being of the A701 is the lack of microSD memory card in the original sales package. Many Samsung users will find that 24MB simply just isn't enough, considering the many users downloading music files, videos, and other large files via the HSDPA network.

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Nokia 6680 battery life low

I've found with my 3G Nokia 6680 that the battery life isn't great. The Nokia 6680 uses the Nokia BL-5C battery, but with general use - I really only get 1 day of talk time out of this model.

It seems, while this is an issue with the older Nokia 6680 - the Nokia N95 also suffers the same problem.

When compared with the Nokia 6233 - which has great talk time, these two PDA blend Nokias really struggle.

Has anyone else had the same experience with the Nokia 6680? Feel free to comment on the article. The Nokia 6680 also suffers from a little tad of slowness due to the Symbian OS.

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Custom Ringtones and Phone Covers

Most phones these days, covering most brands - Nokia, LG, Sony, Samsung and others - have plenty of ring tones, covers and stuff allowing complete customization of phones.

While many new mobile cell phones allow for MP3 and totally non brand specific ring tones - meaning any PC can give you the songs, and mobile mods you need - there is also dial up services such as 1902 numbers as such which also sell mobile ring tones, backgrounds and mods.

The only draw back for mobile cell phone mods is the risk of warranty being voided on the mobile phones. If you swap the cover on your Nokia, or add a non recommended memory card - you run the risk of losing warranty all together.

Be sure and check with your mobile cell phone manufacturer before adding memory cards. A reader of ours recently bought the Nokia N95 - and wanted to add a 2gig+ memory card. When he rang Nokia they said 'it might work' but is unsupported and they could not endorse the trial. They were helpful, but basically said this does void the warranty. It turns out the 2gig card *did* work - but obviously the original memory card would be swapped back in should any service work be needed on the mobile.


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Nokia 6680 Features

The 3G based handset from Nokia, while older in terms of release model now - has plenty of features and options that still make this unit a good handset.

Video calling, twin cameras (albeit 1.3 megapixels only) - large screen, slide back camera cover and easy circular navigation button - make this cell phone very usable and durable.

While slightly heavy and a little bulky for todays standards, the phone - using the symbian operating system has a tonne of features, such as office applications, diary (with PC / MS Outlook / and contacts sync) and of course the 3G features and personalised web browsing.

The 3G content system is detailed and always updated, this proving very handy for users who want info - but dont want to have to use the web browser to get into detailed browsing.

This phone is locked the 3G network and can only be used on pre and post pay setups with Hutchison networks.

Good deals can be had for the second hand units of these phones, pricing being around the 200 AUD mark.