aidenai

The Nokia LD-3W is a bluetooth device. With what device (mobile phone/pc/etc.) are you using the LD-3W? If it is a Nokia mobile phone go to the Nokia website and find Nokia Maps for your phone.

Ok so this is what happens when I try to set up and email account. Enter email address- Enter password, Done. It then comes up with enter username but already has the email address in that box, so I click OK. I then get Unable to define account and it goes to another option where I can click on either a pop3/imap or mail for Exch.

pop3/imap4, choose Pop3 and have to enter incoming mail server?

Choose Imap4 and have to enter Incoming mail server

Mail for Exch, enter domain, ok www.hotmail.com, then enter Mail for exchange server, no idea.

I spent all of yesterday looking on phone forums and still havent worked out how to get a hotmail account working on this phone.

Is it because Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting you to your mailbox and not pops like Gmail or yahoo?

To help you out, I deleted my Yahoo account and tried to set up my Hotmail account. I can't set up the Hotmail account. The E71 just doesn't take it. It reverts the account to the Web browser. Yahoo works perfectly. Notifications and automated retrievals.

I'm sorry.

I have a Nokia 6500 Slide and a Nokia E71. They both have 3.2 MP camera. The 6500 is slightly better because it has a Carl Zeiss lens. Overall, both cameras do well outside. Making pictures when flash is needed is crap. Simply because the flashes are crap because of power related reasons.

Here is a picture with the 6500

Here is one with the E71

Please notice the difference in the colours of the grass and the plants.

Have a look here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p and http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/dvd-9.cfm

The question is whether your DVD player is capable of delivering 720p and/or 1080i. The difference between DVD9 and 720p should be large. DVD9 is a dual layer DVD that can hold 8.5 GB instead of 4.7 GB.

Hi,

We are going to be driving around Germany, France etc for two weeks in October and want to buy a GPS on arrival in Germany that we can also use when we get back home to Thialand. I intend to purchase the GPS in Germany as they appear to be a lot cheaper in Europe than here.

Any recommendations as to the best unit to purchase please?

Thanks

Dave

Dave, I am not sure what you want. You can buy a dedicated GPS receiver, a PDA, a Symbian mobile phone or a Pocket PC. One thing is sure. If it can run Garmin maps, you have made a good choice.

http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynavEuro.jsp for Europe and

http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSour...vntThailand.jsp for Thailand.

Anyone know what the charges are per minute, I know internet is charged at 1 Baht per min, is the GPS also charged at that rate ?

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Yes prices please, how much is all this GPS costing ?

GPS is free. Paid by the American tax payers a long time ago.

Will any of these charge from the USB cable? would like to carry less cables and charge from the laptop. Will look at all these - thanks again...

Not sure, I have the cable but not used it in that manner.

I carry one of these and a spare AA battery in my pocket.

Cheap as chips in BKK.

Thanks for this info, GungaDin. Never seen it. Good to know.

I thought this was a new feature on this phone that u got your emails instant but the lady in the shop told me, you have to log onto the internet or if you are in a wifi zone you can receive them?

The lady has it partly right. When you let the email settings connect to WLAN only, you always have to connect first. When you use your operator's internet (GPRS, etc.), it will connect automatically, where ever you are. You can set the interval of checking, the days, the period of the day, etc to save costs.

My better half have and recommends Nokia 6500 classic. It's slim, light and have a beautiful finish.

6500 slide is a lot better for just a little more cost.

The Nokia 6500 slide is indeed a good phone. Currently it goes for less than 10,000 THB. It has a beautiful finish, a very good camera (outdoor) and a very nice looking black OS.

In the bush of the many mobile phones I recommend to google around for reviews before you buy one. Here's a review of the 6500. http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6500_slide-review-198.php

Here you have a review.

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6300-review-135.php

Thanks for the feedback guys. Today i went to the Nokia shop in MBK and had a look at the phones, I had been recommended the E71 by quite a few people and I also like the look of the N96. After waiting 10 minutes for the sales assistant to get off the phone to her friend, I then had a 20 minute clueless conversation about both mobiles. My wife was dieing from the flu and waiting to go home I also had my 2 year old son running round the store driving my wife crazy, very stressful times. So after being told by the wife to get buy one or there leaving with out me, i choose the E71 to which I got the reply, this one sold out. Ok ill have the other one, sorry this one sold out as well. So why the hel_l have I spent the last 30 minutes in your shop having you help me decide which one suits my needs. At this point I just had to leave as I could of strangled her to death.

Anyway Im back in Korat now so I have to buy something locally here, probably cost me a bit more but at least they'll have it in stock. A couple of things I wanted to know about the E71 that a few of you guys who have the phone may know. Does the GPS have a voice? and also can i receive my emails as soon as my hotmail account receives them? I thought this was a new feature on this phone that u got your emails instant but the lady in the shop told me, you have to log onto the internet or if you are in a wifi zone you can receive them?

Hi Jared,

The Nokia E71 is a great phone with very good reviews. Here is one. Follow the link: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_e71-review-266.php

It's out of stock because a lot of people want it. Last week on Wednesday I went to famous telephone shop chain because they had it on stock. The wanted THB 19,990. I said f@#$%^ you. Went to the another shop and they ordered it for me but it would arrive on Saturday. Okay with me. I paid THB 15,990. I have it now since last Saturday.

All Nokia GPS Navigators come with Nokia Maps 2.0. They have the maps, direction arrows and voice but ...............it's functional for 90 days only. After that period you have to buy a license to continue having all the features or you could load Garmin Mobile XT and Thailand Streetmaps V8.0 as I did. No subscription.

The Nokia E71 is a phone with many features and to be honest I am stil playing around. What I found out until now is that I have set my email to yahoo. One push on a button and it asks what network to connect to, and the messages are on my phone.

aidenai

If your using windows mobile, or nokia / symbian, or a PDA system..

Be aware you can add Garmin XT and the ERSI maps to it, making it the same mapping solution as the garmin dedicated units. So if your finding the GPS functions built in not so great, then this is a substantial upgrade.

Nokia Maps worked very well on my E71. Unfortunately navigation (routing and voice) will work, after signing up, for only 90 days. After that period navigation does not work anymore and you have to purchase a license to continue the use of navigation. The prices for the diverse licenses are between 69-130 Euro per year.

I loaded my E71, with Garmin Mobile XT and the ESRI Thailand Streetmaps V8.0. It is much more detailed, it has much more features and after the initial costs, there are no extra subscription costs.

LivinLOS, thanks again for the tip.

Cheers, Aidenai

If your using windows mobile, or nokia / symbian, or a PDA system..

Be aware you can add Garmin XT and the ERSI maps to it, making it the same mapping solution as the garmin dedicated units. So if your finding the GPS functions built in not so great, then this is a substantial upgrade.

Thanks for this info, sir. Did not know that Garmin XT would run on Symbian.

Does anyone know what phones are available in Thailand and have GPS. I was thinking of getting GPS for the car but as I need to upgrade the mobile I can kill 2 birds with one stone, any suggestions?

Jed

Jed, several types of Nokia have built-in GPS. At this site you can find several types. It's partly in Thai, though. http://www.tohome.com/catalog.aspx?catalog_id=543

In general, mobile phone with GPS does not come near dedicated car navigators regarding capabilties. You have to consider what you want the mobile phone with built-in GPS for. I bought two months ago the Nokia 6500 slide, black edition (10,700 THB) because I wanted a built-in 3.2 MP camera. I always wanted to have a GPS. Was thinking about a Garmin Nuvi 200. It costs 12,700 THB. Buy the Garmin tomorrow?

I made up my mind. Today I ordered a Nokia E71. It has GPS, a qwerty keyboard, productivity programs, WLAN, a 3.2 MP camera and ......................you can also call with it . This phone suits my needs for both work and leisure.

Good luck in making a choice.

Aidenai

Yeh, yeh. I see you reading and thinking. A new member at Thai Visa doesn't always mean a new member in the TEFL-industry or a recently arrived foreigner.

I'm already hearing from my boss at the moment that as I don't work in a prathom or mathayom school she will just have to write a letter vouching for me or something.

For what I've read the TCT requirements don't apply to teachers at kindergarten and tertiary education. No letter needed. The rules don't apply to you.

Is the culture test mandatory for all teachers now?

No, it isn't.

Who would be excluded from having to take it?

Those with a BEd/BSEd, and those with a credential that enables them to teach in their home country.

...........but in your initial post your wrote that all teachers have to do the 20 hour Thai language, culture, and teaching ethics course.