Hi Brian,
Obviously Vodafone did not seem to be aware that this could be a problem,
otherwise the keypad tones would have been switched off when you looked at
my phone. As I already said my phone was sent back three times with the
same hanging fault and eventually they replaced the phone, which was the one
I had at the Am. It sure would have saved me a lot of hassle between going
in and out to Limerick, Licence expired and then Talks missing altogether.
Anyway all is well that ends well and hopefully others might benefit from
knowing this option is there.
Finally, thanks again and I think the Chairman will make sure your head
won't get too big(*smile*).
Noreen M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Dalton" <Brian.Dalton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 11:17 AM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Vodafone and Talks
Hi Noreen and all,
Brian.
noreenmeagher@xxxxxxxxxx 05/31/06 12:05 >>>
Hi Ulla, Have to agree with everything you say. The difficulty I had with Vodafone was that the Nokia 6630 which I purchased last September for 300?, has been back three times with the same fault and finally, they had to replace the phone about a month ago. However, I requested that they put the latest version of Talks on the replacement phone but no such luck. at least, from what you say the 2.01 version of Talks works better on the 6630 phone than the N 70. I should add as a warning to others that each time the phone came back from repair there was a difficulty with Talks. The first time I was getting a message saying "Licence has expired" and I had to get assistance from Stuart to sort the problem out. The second time Talks was missing altogether and the phone had to be returned which took a further three weeks to have sorted. Anyway, I am glad to say that following a further adjustment by that clever fellow called Brian Dalton when I met him at the AGM my phone is now at last very satisfactory!! This is just a warning to others, that if their phone is in for repair, just to check before you leave the shop that Talks is working properly as it might save another journey back to the shop. Kind regards, Noreen M.
Hi Everyone
I just wanted to drop a mail to the list to make members aware of something which I was quite disappointed about, although not totally surprised if I'm honest.
Having now become a permanent resident in Dublin, I felt it was about time I got a Vodafone Ireland contract as just having a UK contract was a bit awkward with all the roaming charges etc. I went into the Vodafone store on Henry Street in Dublin to see what they could do for me. I have to say that the staff were incredibly helpful and I ended up ordering a Nokia N70. With the contract I got, the phone worked out at ?229 but I ordered it up anyway and was due to collect it a few days later.
As the N70 is one of the newest phones in the Nokia range, I had hoped, rather naively, that Vodafone would have put the latest version of Talks onto it. I should have known better though. When it came, the phone did have Talks installed but unfortunately it has version 2.01 which isn't particularly brilliant with the N70. It works but it doesn't always read some of the menus properly. For example, when you are trying to add a new contact it can't seem to read parts of that menu.
Anyway, the phone is lovely and seems very easy and straightforward to use. My gripe is that there is such an old version of Talks installed on such a new and up to date phone. Maybe I'm being a little harsh on Vodafone but I feel if we are spending so much money on a phone like this, the least they can do is update the software. It now means that anyone getting these phones will need to get the latest version of Talks (which is another ?40 on top of what they paid for the phone. To me, this doesn't seem fair.
Sorry for the rant first thing on a Monday morning.
Best wishes.
Ulla
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