My first moments with Nokia N73
A couple of weeks ago, I got bored using early protos, and decided to order a commercial S60 device.
Today, the postman brought me a present:
Yay!!! 
For me, Nokia N73 is currently the best Nokia device out there. If you don’t believe it, check out what infoSync World and Dan say.
After wrapping up the package, here are the first ten steps what I did:
1. Screenshot - installed Antony’s Screenshot app
2. Data Transfer - transferred the data from my old Nokia 3250 (contacts, calendar entries, gallery files, notes, recent calls, text messages, bookmarks, Nokia folder) using the built-in Data Transfer application. Thanks to the Data Transfer app, I could continue using the old device in parallel and keep the devices in synch. But I’ll probably ditch my buggy old proto.
3. Quick settings - Internet, WAP, and MMS access points get configured automatically, but for setting my email accounts, I used the built-in Setting Wizard. Bonus link: How do I enable POP for Gmail
4. Quick personalization
- set the annoying keypad tones off
- changed the theme to zen-white and pumped up the brightness (Tools => Settings => Phone => Display => Light sensor), and set the light time-out to maximum.
- changed the ringing tone to 3D ringing tone
- personalized the Active Standby screen
5. PC Suite - synched my data using PC suite. It worked beautifully.
6. RSS - subscribed to my top-10 favorite RSS feeds, or “Web feeds” as the S60 browser calls them. Tried Darla’s trick for adding the feed URLs, but it didn’t work the way I thought.
7. Built-in apps - played around with the built-in applications. There were 48 of them. Made me think. Again.
8. Add-on apps directly from phone - tried to buy a couple of S60 applications using Nokia Catalogs aka. Nokia Content Discoverer aka. Preminet. For some reason, it didn’t work. All I get is “File Corrupted”. I wonder if I should call someone…
9. Add-on apps via PC - installed a few freeware apps, including Y-Browser while waiting for FExplorer port for S60 3rd Edition
10. Synch music with iTunes or WMP 10 - went home to set my Nokia N73 to synch music and podcasts with iTunes on my home computer. Here is how you can do it. If you prefer Windows Media Player 10, read this instead.
Wow. Once again, I realize how far we have travelled with S60. And I sincerely feel that we are on the right track.
Awesome Tommi! Sorry the trick didn’t work as expected, but maybe Nokia can kind of grasp the concept and incorporate that somehow.
As for the Catalog app… I still don’t have mine working on the N91 either.
Congrats, Tommi!
And eventually give Opera a try - http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/products/#s60
I’d like to see a feedback of a person who likes the built-in browser
Artem, thanks for suggesting - I just downloaded Opera. Give me a couple of days and I’ll write my thoughts
Indeed, I like the built-in S60 browser. I know, there are a couple of things here and there that could be improved, but still - I just love it.
You certainly are. N73 is the psth to follow. Excellent phone in an “affordable” price. I put the comas, because it’s not affordable itself but compared to other smartphones.
I bought it as soon as it was released (had a n80 before) and i’m much more satisfied. this is a smartphone like nokia get us used too.
what software comes with the gps receiver you bought?
also do you use it with tomtom software?
> what software comes with the gps receiver you bought?
Nothing. I just bought it to test various navigation apps from various places. Currently, I don’t have TomTom or any other location-based software. Must get some.
ah ok
let me know how you get on i hear tomtom isnt supported yet on the n73
i need latest nokia N-73 Application software
i need software for my nokia n-73 hanset
So go get some.
For the latest firmware, go to http://www.nokia.com/softwareupdate (but read the instructions carefully!)
For add-on applications, head to my-symbian.com, handango.com, allaboutsymbian.com, symtopia.com, symbiangear.com, or some other sites listed in the “links” section of this blog.
> Artem, thanks for suggesting - I just downloaded Opera.
I personally must confess that from time to time I have to use an S60 browser. Some sites work only in it though there are more sites that work well in Opera and poorly in S60.
> Give me a couple of days and I’ll write my thoughts
So how is Opera for you, Tommi?