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: 1. Navigate anytime with a atiafstnc GPS module and free life time navigation (including turn by turn voice navigation with street names, lane guidance, speed limit warning, traffic etc.!!). Go buy crap GPS software for iPhone for a huge price (last time checked was more than 50$) and even then that won't even come close to Nokia navigation. Don't forget Nokia owns Navteq (the worlds largest map producer) 2. Transmit FM and play it on your car music system (iPhone doesn't even have a FM receiver) 3. The best camera (those of u who read the misleading review of endgadget, if u r really reading my review, then u r serious and go ahead to search on google to find zillions of unbiased camera review, comparing N8 even against DSLR) 4. Pentaband network support, which would let you use the phone with both AT&T and T-Mobile 3g network!! 5. Dolby surround sound output 6. USB on the go (which means you could connect your USB device with the phone!) 7. Bluetooth 3.0 8. The only OS that has a very complete bluetooth stack implementation (perhaps too technical for some of the readers) that allows u to even control ur powerpoint presentation with ur cellphone (using salling clicker). The poor iPhone guys, no ur phone doesn't have that functionality (crippled at OS level) 9. The OS that gives superb battery life (anyone using Symbian would testify for this) 10. The freedom that comes with an open OS (OK, Android is also open) 11. The most configurable and complete enterprise wireless stack (trust me, I never ever had any problem to configure my Nokia phones for the most convoluted enterprise wireless network!) 12. A built in completely integrated VOIP support. You won't even notice that u r using VOIP. And trust me, if u know how to use VOIP effectively, u could save a huge amount on your phone bill 13. The ability to work as Bluetooth HSPA modem (or even create Wifi hotspot with third party software) 14. The TRUE TRUE TRUE multi tasking. Yes that's three TRUEs. No one else (including the upcoming Windows Phone 7) supports true multi-tasking. If u ever use Symbian multitasking, u would hate to use others' sham multitasking 15. Many many  can't list. Feeling tired  Users are welcome to comment and add additional pros and cons. I am sure there will be Nokia fanboys and iPhone and Android fanboys. What can't I do (or can't do so well): 1. The UI (yes iPhone and Android have better intuitive UI) 2. I can't fart with my mobile (but I do have all the apps that I would ever need: e.g. call screening software, office software, pdf reader, flash support, email solution, the entire Oxford, cambridge or a host of other dictionaries etc.) 3. Zillions of games that you may avail on iPhone, u may not have on Nokia yet (believe me it's changing fast). BTW, N8 has a faster GPU than iPhone4! Now some misleading media propaganda: 1. N8 has only 680 MHz processor: Believe me Symbian is by born very efficient. If u ever own a Mac and try to run a Windows 7 in a virtual machine then u know how slow it is. Processor doesn't define speed. I started with a 233MHz pentium processor with 32MB RAM which ran Windows 98 extremely fast with all Office applications, a bunch of productivity apps and a host of games. To give a recent example look at Windows Vista, which runs very slow on the same computer compared to Windows 7 or Mac OS X! 2. N8 has only 256MB RAM: Again u don't need that much RAM. The Symbian^3 has  Writable data paging  which works like virtual memory. And don't forget, Symbian is built from ground up to be battery, memory and processor efficient. No other OS (including Android) claims that feat. So, in conclusion, if u r looking for a very modern looking user interface, go for iPhone (or Android). But if u r like me who shops for functionality (and who dreams to carry only one gadget (no GPS, no camera, no Apple remote etc.)) then surely u should give N8 a serious thought. And don't let naysayers fool u with usability issues. Believe me, with just couple of days of use, every unintuitive UI would become intuitive (I am a Symbian veteran and it feels very intuitive to me).
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UMTS is fast mobile broadband. It is faster than GSM, GPRS, EDGE and almost as fast as HSDPA. For more information on what it is, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umts wikipedia's article].
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= Hardware =
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To find out if you have a UMTS modem and your kernel recognizes it, use the command
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hwinfo --modem --short
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= Connecting =
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How you use UMTS differs depending on the software you are using, your distribution, your desktop environment, your country, phone provider and hardware.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
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! description !! distribution !! desktop environment !! software !! carrier !! country !! hardware
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 13.1]] || SUSE 13.1 || KDE || NetWorkManager || T-D1 || Germany || Otelo USB SurfsTick
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using Ubuntu 11.10]] || Ubuntu 11.10 || gnome || NetWorkmanager || T-D1  || Germany || Dell/Novatel HSDPA card
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 12.1 using any desktop environment]] || SUSE 12.1 || any || umtsmon || VodaPhOne || Germany || Otelo USB SurfsTick
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4]] || SUSE 11.4 || gnome || NetWorkManager || VodaPhOne || Germany || Otelo USB SurfsTick
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4 using any desktop environment]] || SUSE 11.4 || any || umtsmon || VodaPhOne || Germany || Otelo USB SurfsTick
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|-
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| [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.0]] || SUSE 11.0 || any || umtsmon || O2 || Germany || Fonic USB SurfsTick
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|-
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|}
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= List of APNs =
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When using the software umtsmon to connect, or if your provider is not a choice under Networkmanager, you will need to know your provider's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Point_Name APN]. Find them below. An example how to enter them can be found [[Connect_to_the_internet_via_an_UMTS_connection_using_SUSE_11.4|here]].
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== Germany ==
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* D1: internet.t-mobile.de
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* D2, otelo/Vodaphone: event.otelo.de
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* E2, Fonic/O2: pinternet.interkom.de
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= See also =
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* [[connect to the net]]
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[[Category:Guides]]

Latest revision as of 11:38, 18 April 2014

UMTS is fast mobile broadband. It is faster than GSM, GPRS, EDGE and almost as fast as HSDPA. For more information on what it is, see wikipedia's article.

Hardware

To find out if you have a UMTS modem and your kernel recognizes it, use the command 

hwinfo --modem --short

Connecting

How you use UMTS differs depending on the software you are using, your distribution, your desktop environment, your country, phone provider and hardware.

description distribution desktop environment software carrier country hardware
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 13.1 SUSE 13.1 KDE NetWorkManager T-D1 Germany Otelo USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 gnome NetWorkmanager T-D1 Germany Dell/Novatel HSDPA card
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 12.1 using any desktop environment SUSE 12.1 any umtsmon VodaPhOne Germany Otelo USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4 SUSE 11.4 gnome NetWorkManager VodaPhOne Germany Otelo USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4 using any desktop environment SUSE 11.4 any umtsmon VodaPhOne Germany Otelo USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.0 SUSE 11.0 any umtsmon O2 Germany Fonic USB SurfsTick

List of APNs

When using the software umtsmon to connect, or if your provider is not a choice under Networkmanager, you will need to know your provider's APN. Find them below. An example how to enter them can be found here.

Germany

  • D1: internet.t-mobile.de
  • D2, otelo/Vodaphone: event.otelo.de
  • E2, Fonic/O2: pinternet.interkom.de

See also

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