6310i help

Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:

[Aerial connector?]
That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
(CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.


[Good reception]
The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal strength
although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular network.


> Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.

Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory. ;-)


Kind regards,
Olaf

Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.

I think it is generally accepted that Ericsson reception is better than
Nokia, but the Ericsson's I have used seem to cut out before Nokia's in the
same area, allowing only emergency calls where the Nokia will allow general
calls.
I think you are either a Nokia or Ericsson person, probably down to the
first phone you got.

The rubber bung should be removed to fit the 6310i to a Nokia car kit, if
you don't have a car kit leave the bung in place.
Good luck with the 6310i, it is a great phone.


"Olaf Peuss" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:
>
> [Aerial connector?]
> That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
> (CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
> humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
> kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
> aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.
>
>
> [Good reception]
> The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal
strength
> although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
> with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
> to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
> aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular
network.
>
>
> > Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.
>
> Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory. ;-)
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Olaf
>
> Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.
>

-=Avocado=- wrote:

> I think it is generally accepted that Ericsson reception is better
> than Nokia, but the Ericsson's I have used seem to cut out before
> Nokia's in the same area, allowing only emergency calls where the
> Nokia will allow general calls.

Vice versa over here. My Nokia 6310i cuts out long before my T39 even starts
getting reception problems.


> I think you are either a Nokia or Ericsson person, probably down to
> the first phone you got.

My 1st phone was a Nokia 1611 - way back when mobile telephony was still in
its infancy. I don't say that Nokia produces only bad phones - among all the
junk they make they also have one or two relatively decent models, e.g. the
6310i.


> The rubber bung should be removed to fit the 6310i to a Nokia car
> kit, if you don't have a car kit leave the bung in place.

That's exactly what I wrote, too.


BTW: Would be nice if you could avoid top postings next time. Thanks.


Kind regards,
Olaf

Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.

"Olaf Peuss" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bona2o$otv$1@online.de...
> Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:
>
> [Aerial connector?]
> That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
> (CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
> humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
> kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
> aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.
>
>
> [Good reception]
> The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal
strength
> although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
> with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
> to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
> aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular
network.
>
>
> > Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.
>
> Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory.



Thanks for all the answers. In fact, there is no rubber plug on that aerial
connector; must have come off either here or at the seller's. Nothing
criticalf for the workings of the phone, I hope?

As to ' self-explanatory': I checked the booklet and the web page again and
still could find no reference, but I suppose if I were to look at the car
kit accessory page I would find it. Still ...

The second part of my question really referred to any non-mobile antennas
(say, to use in a room with poor reception). Any thoughts?

Franz