July 20, 2006
I have no mouth and I must scream.
Posted by bopuc at July 20, 2006 08:21 PM
I have not been able, yet, to "moblog" from my new Nokia N80.
I am able to browse websites and use a chat program, via both my mobile provider's GPRS and my WiFi networks at home and at the office.
I am able to send and receive SMS text-messages via the Messenger application.
I have been, as of yet, unable to successfully send or receive email via any of two GMail accounts and one account on my own server, be it via GPRS or WiFi. The failure process looks like this:
- Create email
- Address email, add subject and message.
- Send
- Select Access Point
-- Send fails silently
-- Email is moved to "OutBox" with "queued" status.
- Options -> Send ... repeat from Select Access Point
When trying to send via GPRS, the "GPRS connection is up" icon is presented. Checking on that connection in the connection manager indicates it is sending and receiving 15-30 bytes every few seconds. That looks more like just TCP/IP communication. It eventually stops and tears itself down, as it is supposed to.
When trying to send via WiFi, the WiFi connection indicator icon becomes "solid" (meaning it is connected)... for a few seconds. Then disconnects silently.
I tried LifeBlog. I gave it one shot. I gave it access to this blog, via the Atom API, with my API password. Told me there were no weblogs there. Indeed.
I have tried everything, double and triple checked settings and parameters. I am not a newbie of course. I do this for a living. I once worked for a WiFi AP maker. I am IBM Certified in Networking and Firewalls. I manage hosting for a half dozen clients. I *know* this shit.
So at this point I have a few choices:
- beg someone who knows Series60 v3.0 inside out to walk through it with me (or reveal a closely kept secret. even hearing "oh that model was nowhere near ready to go to market" would make me feel better.)
- Hard reset it back to factory and try all over again.
- Wind up, stretch up and with all my force whip it into the pavement at my feet in the parking lot, just for the cheer joy of the moment.
If it comes to the last one, I'll make sure to have someone video blog it. From a mobile of course.
Rage. I feel techno rage. I do not need this in my life. Forgive the whiney ranting tone. I am at wits end
Comments
I had a similar experience trying to get Python working on s60, and also gave up in frustration. Probably much earlier than you, though.
Posted by: Michal Migurski at July 20, 2006 10:22 PM
i don't have a cell phone. much easier.
Posted by: hugh at July 21, 2006 09:36 AM