Is Nokia 5230 worth looking at?

[harryneopotter]

I used to own a 5233 ...and it doesnt show the location without GPRS.

 

[PraKs]

I used to own a 5233 ...and it doesnt show the location without GPRS.

There are few people who says 5233 GPS works without GPRS. Few says it will not work.

confused

 

[harryneopotter]

I had that phone for 10 days (sold it to upgrade to 5230). I tired each and every thing possible, but i was not able to use maps on 5233. While it works like a charm in 5230.

 

[PraKs]

^^

U mean it works like a charm in 5230 (Without GPRS) ??

 

[harryneopotter]

^exactly !

 

[nmenon]

Hey Guys!
Is this phone worth it 'coz I'm thinking about buying the 5230 (Note 5230 not 5233).
I love nokia's phones and well a touch screen phone at 8000/- is not a bad deal. GSMArena says if you don't mind the mediocre camera and the lack of WiFi then the 5230 is better as it has most of the updates to S60 v5 already built in whereas the 5800XM
requires firmware updates to fix the bugs.

 

[Zangetsu]

Hey Guys!
Is this phone worth it 'coz I'm thinking about buying the 5230 (Note 5230 not 5233).
I love nokia's phones and well a touch screen phone at 8000/- is not a bad deal. GSMArena says if you don't mind the mediocre camera and the lack of WiFi then the 5230 is better as it has most of the updates to S60 v5 already built in whereas the 5800XM
requires firmware updates to fix the bugs.

get 5233 if u dont want 3G....some bugs r removed in 5233 as compared to 5230

 

[harryneopotter]

but i will suggest you to go for 5230. There is not much difference in price and even if you dont use 3G, the Free GPS is fun to use !! I made the mistake, so better you dont repeat it !

 

[Revolution]

I thing GPS without GPRS is way better.
And 3G can make mobile net faster even if u using GPRS connention.....

 

[MasterMinds]

I thing GPS without GPRS is way better.

of course.

And 3G can make mobile net faster even if u using GPRS connention.....

i dont think so.
if u have 3g data plan then only 3g will show its speed. if not EDGE will be used

 

[romikhan57]

The 5233 is a pretty functional device in my opinion. At its current price it definitely is a steal but i really think that spending that little bit more for a dedicated GPS Chip should make no difference as you get to enjoy full fledged GPS navigation on the device. While 3G is still not relevant in a country like India, it makes sense to have a future proof device.

Saying that , i do have a 5233 with me right now and it is definitely a good , solid and more or less bug free device at a great price point.

 

[Dr. James D'selva]

Nokia 5233 is a basic touch screen phone in this price range. But it has so many features like kinetic scrolling, big screen, high resolution display graphics, loud music quality with hands free, and home screen shortcuts like media bar, contacts bar.

 

[Zangetsu]

^+1 for above two comments

 

[pawankhanna]

how to set different ringtones for some special numbers on nokia 5233.

 

[harryneopotter]

Go to contacts -> Select the contact you wish to add ringtone to -> Goto Options -> Open-> Options-> Ringtone.

 

[pawankhanna]

Go to contacts -> Select the contact you wish to add ringtone to -> Goto Options -> Open-> Options-> Ringtone.

Ohh! its simple...thanks harry

 

[harryneopotter]

anytime mate !

 

[pawankhanna]

I am using nokia 5233. I wanna to know some setting related to camera so that while taking a snap I didn't get any sound.

If anyone know how to silent that camera tone in Nokia 5233, Please let me know.

 

[harryneopotter]

there is no option in the phone for this by default. You may have to look for some 3rd party application for this.

 

[kelly]

I have purchased Nokia 5233. Everything is OK but whenever I switched off the phone and then switched on it show different time. I went to time settings , set the time zone and auto time update being off but the situation remain same.