I received E61i on 6/27, two days before the iDay.
The package is neat, comes with USB cable, charger, mono earphone, and CD. I use the USB to connect to my MacBook. iSync did not recognize E61i, so I went to Nokia's site and download their iSync plug-in. The screen is very sharp, even at only 320x240 I can see a lot of info in one page. Syncing was no problem and successfuly get my Address Book and iCal onto the phone, even with contact photos and to-do items. Nicely done!
One thing I noticed immediately was that the default alarm clock can not repeat itself. I have to set it again and again everyday if I want to use it as a morning call. I ended up spending $20 for Handy Clock, which includes nice clock, alarm, stopwatch, and timer features.
Calendar is another disaster as I can only snooze the upcoming event for 5 minutes, but cannot customize the snooze interval for individual event. This is really a bummer for me as I highly rely on the customized snooze feature in OSX and previously on my Treo 650. I searched hard for 3rd-party software but could not find any with this important feature.
I really like the matted feel and the response of the keyboard. It's far better than the polished plastic on Treo 650. The unit is a little bit too wide for my hand. The settings are hard to navigate probably because I am new to Symbian OS. The web is good as you can preset the networks you want to connect. And the browser gives you an overview icon of the web page as you scroll through.
To install 3rd party software, you either need to download it in E61i browser, or through USB from a Windows PC. I have no problem using my MacBook as my primary calendar and contacts manager (sync with E61i) and set E61i to copy all its new changes to Windows contacts every time it syncs E61i to Windows Vista. Doing so make my PC contacts synced with my Mac without any disturbance. I did not find any way to sync the calendar on Windows, though.
Overall I like the E61i. It's a good leap compared to Treo 650. There are quite a few software that you can play with, and the screen is a great compliment. However the ultimate deal breaker for now is its lack of customized snooze feature for calendar. I really hoped I can live with that but no I can't. I am a die-hard Apple fan.
On the morning of iDay+1, ie. Saturday, June 30, I walked into an Apple Store, pushed through amazed crowd, and got myself an 8GB iPhone. As for the E61i? I just sold it on ebay. Everyone has his own cup of tea, and Nokia almost got me this time with just a little bit lack of feature.
I really hope Nokia continue to improve so that I may consider getting their product after my 2-year agreement with AT&T expires.
The package is neat, comes with USB cable, charger, mono earphone, and CD. I use the USB to connect to my MacBook. iSync did not recognize E61i, so I went to Nokia's site and download their iSync plug-in. The screen is very sharp, even at only 320x240 I can see a lot of info in one page. Syncing was no problem and successfuly get my Address Book and iCal onto the phone, even with contact photos and to-do items. Nicely done!
One thing I noticed immediately was that the default alarm clock can not repeat itself. I have to set it again and again everyday if I want to use it as a morning call. I ended up spending $20 for Handy Clock, which includes nice clock, alarm, stopwatch, and timer features.
Calendar is another disaster as I can only snooze the upcoming event for 5 minutes, but cannot customize the snooze interval for individual event. This is really a bummer for me as I highly rely on the customized snooze feature in OSX and previously on my Treo 650. I searched hard for 3rd-party software but could not find any with this important feature.
I really like the matted feel and the response of the keyboard. It's far better than the polished plastic on Treo 650. The unit is a little bit too wide for my hand. The settings are hard to navigate probably because I am new to Symbian OS. The web is good as you can preset the networks you want to connect. And the browser gives you an overview icon of the web page as you scroll through.
To install 3rd party software, you either need to download it in E61i browser, or through USB from a Windows PC. I have no problem using my MacBook as my primary calendar and contacts manager (sync with E61i) and set E61i to copy all its new changes to Windows contacts every time it syncs E61i to Windows Vista. Doing so make my PC contacts synced with my Mac without any disturbance. I did not find any way to sync the calendar on Windows, though.
Overall I like the E61i. It's a good leap compared to Treo 650. There are quite a few software that you can play with, and the screen is a great compliment. However the ultimate deal breaker for now is its lack of customized snooze feature for calendar. I really hoped I can live with that but no I can't. I am a die-hard Apple fan.
On the morning of iDay+1, ie. Saturday, June 30, I walked into an Apple Store, pushed through amazed crowd, and got myself an 8GB iPhone. As for the E61i? I just sold it on ebay. Everyone has his own cup of tea, and Nokia almost got me this time with just a little bit lack of feature.
I really hope Nokia continue to improve so that I may consider getting their product after my 2-year agreement with AT&T expires.
