Nokia 5800 VOD

[Jan5800]

I have the new Nokia 5800 - how do I get the T-Mobile HotSpot wifi working?

Thanks

Jan
Newport RI

[Guaner]

I'm not sure about the Tmo hotspot but you can use JoikuSpot to turn your Nokia 5800 into a 3G Wi-Fi HotSpot. The software is free and you can just google it to find it. There is also a Premium Version available for like $15 dollars.

Hope this helps.

[Jan5800]

Thanks Guaner - I saw that and had loaded it into my phone however I do not have a data plan - they took it away when I added HotSpot along with Text Messaging - that works the wrong way, that connects other things to the phone to get out to the internet.

[Guaner]

Ah, I see - bummer that you lost your data plan.

[Jan5800]

Yeah the intro plan was 300minutes free weekends 300 text messages and 30 photos with unlimited slow internet for $29 a month then to get the HotSpot calling it was another 9.99 a month but you had to have a base plan of $39 a month to get it so that added $20 a month and they took away the data and the text and added 600 minutes with nights after 9pm and weekends free. - The 6086 has great email and IM abilities and they took away the service when I upgraded. Sort of went backwards in the tech there.

I think I picked the 5800 because it was listed as a wifi hotspot phone but I can't seem to find that stated anywhere - so I may have screwed myself out of the hot spot which is killing me because my office where I am 20 hours a day has poor reception and the hot spot really fills in the signal problem.

They are being sold in the UK by T-Mobile but the USA has not started selling them yet and doesn't even have any support information on them. Bleeding edge of the technology curve . . . may have to just switch to the $49 a month unlimited plan and give up the HotSpot...

[sammrat-sms]

I do not prefer to use any kind of outside things on my phone. Instead of that I would love to buy integrated one as that one will be safe and I think will deliver more quality work as well.

[Jan5800]

I ended up changing plans for 1 cent more a month to unlimited calling and gave up on the hotspot service plan. I had to get a cell phone signal booster for it to work in my office. Other than that the phone has been great and I really like it. It plays the ZUNE Podcasts better that the ZUNE (bigger screen and Speakers!) using the same files.

[thomasz]

My mum own this Nokia 5800 xpressmusic on accessorygeeks.com. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a sharp touch screen and compact design, it also features a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G support. The 5800 seems like a solid mid-level touch phone for music—especially if Comes With Music pans out as a cool service.