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Unseen:
someone once asked for a bbm channel of this thread. The new bbm update for windows phone now has channels

How , pls explain

Lebee4:
At times it shakes like when a laptop is having a flex problem.

Shaky shaky daddy

Cvesta:
how did u pay bro?am having problem paying with my master card nor do i realy understand the gt acc transfer thing.got 2 items i must ship b4 saturday.pls reply ASAP.thanks

If U cant pay with your card, just click on the option of transfer to know the total amount to pay and do the transfer the normal way either online or via mobile application

I am using Glo N2,500 for 4.5g its better in terms of network than the Mtn ( whose network is not ok in the sitting room). Also, I can use the 4.5g anytime.

Hmmm, when will these end. Terrible...

Feraz:
You're welcome!
Was it after you upgraded to WP8.1 this happened?

No, I have seen the messages. The FB messenger does not stand alone again but now part of the FB itself

Hi guys, the facebook messenger doesn't open anymore to message but says it has been merged. Cant seem to understand and don't know where or how to check my facebook messages .

Hello Guys,

What's the cheapest network to use on WP...pls don't suggest Airtel bc of poor reception in my area ...thanks in advance

kallmemrB:
Dave on outlook,u can copy to sim

pls teach me

Sheggy13:
works on any device..modems,android,iPhone, bb etc

Pls does it work on Windows phone

Can I use the GLO 1k on Windows phone-Lumia 730??

henryskywalker2003:
Ok. I know I said I will do a review of this phone but I have been so busy lately. So, this is just my first impressions about the phone and Windows Phone platform.

Coming from Android, I was kinda underwhelmed by Windows Phone. Although, I expected that and I know they are still growing and improving on the platform. I noticed quite a few quirks that anyone from Android usually takes for granted but is lacking on Windows. I am trying to make the best out of it and currently tweaking and customizing it to fit my needs and I have installed the Denim update as well hoping to see much improvement, but alas, I'm yet to see any. Anyways, these are a few things I find annoying so far on the 635.

1. Immature Notification Menu. The notification menu is quite basic by any means on the 635. When you get a mail, message, whatsapp, telegram etc. It pops up in the notification menu. But the thing I find quite weird is that, if I ignore the notification and go straight to the app that received the notification. The notification still remains, long after I have attended to it. I find that inconsistent. Again there are only 4 slots to add switches to on the notification menu and I find it weird again that they skipped some important switches like the mobile data switch, and instead, tucked it away in the settings.

2. Being Miserly With Features. Another thing I noticed is that MS removes some basic features in the the low and medium end devices and makes it available in the high end ones. Take for instance, the 635 lacks the equalizer app which is basically a software feature and not a hardware one but MS makes it available on the high end devices. This is quite unlike what you get on Android where the cheapest China device rocks the same software features common to Android that the high end ones have.

3. Bluetooth: Now, the bluetooth on the device works as it should be. But the weird thing here is to use it, one must first put it on from either the notification menu or from the settings, otherwise, it won't show up among the options when you want to share a file. Even Symbian in the old days implemented this basic feature.

4. Weird way of attaching files to mails. Now this was one of the weirdest. I was composing a mail using the default email app and when I tried sending a document, I pressed the attach button and instead of giving me options of what kind of files I intend to send just like it normally do on whatsapp and telegram, it instead went straight to the photo gallery. There was absolutely no way for me to attach the file from the email app. So, I tried the other way round of opening the file first with the Office app and then select share and imagine my surprise when it listed a couple of apps to use for it including the email app which I then selected and it attached it for me. Then I had to retype the email in the new box and send.

5. Very Buggy Contact linking. Coming from Android, we have taken for granted that contacts will ALWAYS be automatically managed. I mean, when was the last time anyone actually managed their contacts by themselves. When I moved from Symbian to Blackberry, I exported my contacts to a CSV file and added to my BB then with NO SINGLE ISSUE. When I was leaving BB, I synced my contacts with my PC's Outlook and then exported to a CSV which I imported into my google accounts again with NO ISSUE. Every single contact was automatically sorted and arranged perfectly. Now came the Windows phone. I tried the first option which was to link my google account with my microsoft account for automatic syncing. Now, I have read somewhere some years back that it was buggy and I was expecting it to be fixed by now. Unfortunately, it hasn't. So, I ended up having some contacts not showing up, those with more than 3 numbers had the excess numbers stored in the notes section of the contact. I removed it then went online to people.live.com and tried syncing it from there. No dice, same issue. I tried exporting from my google account and selected the option to export as a csv file for google account and then went back to people.live.com and tried importing it and selected the option of importing as a google csv. It was worse. It duplicated many of the contacts. I deleted the entire contacts and went back to google and exported as csv for outlook then went back and tried importing as csv from outlook. Then it worked.... or did it it told me that there were some duplicates that needs to be merged and asked me to run the duplicate checker. I did and it found duplicates that weren't duplicates at. It was actually trying to merge contacts with similar names despite the fact that they didn't contain the same numbers. for instance, Colins Eze was going to be merged with Eze Solomon Adebisi based on just that "Eze" contained in the two. So, I finally cancelled it and left it like that. I later noticed that quite a lot of my contacts were still missing. But half bread is better than none.

6. Poor multitasking. Windows phone doesn't multitask, or rather this one doesn't. What it does is to hibernate the app and when you come back to it, it then resumes it. In this case, some apps like UC browser reloads all the pages you left open while others like Opera, closes everything and you start from scratch. Telegram notifies you of new messages but it doesn't enter until you open the app and at that point, it starts to reload and says "connecting" at the top.

7. Fewer apps in the Store. Lol. No need to overflog this one.

8. No backlight sensor. On the Lumia 635, there is no backlight sensor so I can't set it to automatically adjust the screen's brightness when I am in a bright or dark place.


Now for the things I love

1. The screen is quite sharp and crisp despite not being a 720p screen. Nokia did a great job there as usual

2. Battery life is kinda average. I get to charge it once a day on average use. I do browse and chat but not as much as most people do. I listen to music a lot using my earpiece.

3. Live tiles. This is a great feature. I kinda wish that MS improve on it and down the line turn it into the notification menu instead of the half-baked one they currently have,

4.Offline Maps. This is one feature I missed from my Symbian days. I don't have to go online to get directions anymore like I used to do on Android.

5. Lovely interface. The interface is beautiful and is quite refreshing. Love the deep black background so much that I didn't bother adding a wallpaper. Although there is still some room for improvement.

6. The Lumia 635 feels kind solid. Yes, it is plastic but not the kind of soft plastic that you expect from Samsung and co. It feels quite sturdy and gives you the feeling that it can take some falls and leave no scratches on it.

Thanks Guy, you are the only person who agrees with me that WP has a long way to go. I am already fed up with my 730

toxco:
To be sincere i didnt know that is how it is, i only know the 102, now i can even gain from what u av just said, thanks.

Guy , U are correct . It's 102 for the initial plan that is used on PC whcih people also used on their phones until MTN introduced the plan for Android which is 102.

lesilediez:
To save on your Nokia 730 all you have to do is go to dialer on the bottom corner u see a diskette kind of look select and click save to view your contact well go to people. I hope dat helps

No it doesn't bc it doesn't give me options of where to save except on outlook

Pls , I seem not to see the icon for Contacts. I only see my contacts through the dialer and it does not give me to save contact on sim except on outlook.

Pls help me oooo, I tire 4 this phone oooo # lumia730

[quote author=Thespecialone post=32298928]Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day

Hi guys, pls which of the shipper would you recommend for sea freight

Hello Ladies , has anyone used PIMENT DOUX SERUM before? Pls share

orimion:
what I hate most about the update is that every time I want to open a page, I have to pray or opens. Sometimes it just highlight it and it won't load. For the forward and backward page, you can just swipe(like uc browser)

I have Uninstalled mine... so annoying

Nokialumia720:
android fanatic pls explain why windown are no to good?

You guys simply refuse to accept simple reasoning .... Window phones are not ok yet still like 30% of android capabilities. ... me regretting my 730 everyday... a 48k ripoff

koredex4love:
hmmmmmmmmm,this lady has not just shared her anger but uncovered nonny unproffessional way of treating their clients.i have not been using any other agent than them because the devil you know is better than angel you dn't know.micheal and his team needs to brace uo,i have over heard series of complaints about them.i hope they know their makerts is getting more competitive.normal shipping is always a dissappointment with them,thatvis why when am using them i programm 25days for it,but the most annoying part of it is at the end you will bame yourself gor not using express because the charge diffenrence will almost be of nothing.there is this slender tall guy that is very pompous when you are go there to collect and you meet him when augusta is not arround,the guy will hike fx rate like saybna God catch you.i don't want to condem and infact there is one silly thing they did in december that if i expose,they may loose the credibility people have given them.just last week the goods i cleared from them,my weight suddenly increased with 1.1kg fron what the seller told me.
I just advice them trace their path rightly.

They lack good customer relations( especially Augusta...though she has high voice narurally coupled with her I-dont- attitude...its a great disadvantage ti their biz ). The only one with good CR is Judy . Then goods weight miraculously increases on transit from China ... The only thing good about them is express bc their 1 day is 1 day.

Can someone pls convert 425*425*190 box to cbm because i want 2 use sea shipping

talktimi:
I honestly don't understand what he's yapping about. If he doesn't like the phone like he claims, he should sell it.. No biggy

You dont need to know what i am yapping about bc am giving my honest review ...

For your information I have already put FOR SALE on it and will continue to say my mind so that anybody who wants to buy the phone will do so knowing fully well its limitations.


Good Morning

talktimi:
this is not a dìck size competition, I'm using a Lumia 520 and i have ALL the apps I need. Is android a bad platform ? Definitely not but i think its wack when android users tell those interested in other platforms to avoid them. I said earlier on this topic that its mostly those who "love-vendor" phones that discourage buyers from windows products because it reduces business for them since the phone user invariably ends up doing everything by himself without paid help. Lets stop the backbiting, android isn't shìt and windows isn't shìt either

Oh what a reasoning!!! This is why our country will never be developed! How can you say telling someone who asked for a review a honest answer...If it takes people bycotting the product before Nokia wake up to this below standard products ... so be it.

Have you read reviews on Amazon before... pls do bc you see people say the honest truth about a product and you can bank on such to buy any product.

So tell me, what am I if I tell him to go ahead and buy Nokia when presently ...

- I cant download the most needed cant be found on the Nokia store
- Applications downloaded elsewhere cannot be readily located and if seen may not install
-There is a limit of application to be downloaded ...crap
-U go through the rigour of downloading files and they cant be opened.
-BBM dont give life notification.

infact , i can go on and on. Lets face it, Microsoft is not there yet and still have a long way to go.

Pls for the record I am not a phone seller nor a repairer ...wondering how am supposed to benefit from your so callled backbitting...

Abeg pack well...

talktimi:
anybody who tells you to stick with android doesn't have any REAL reason why they told you to do so. Don't start that "more apps" nonsense, they have NOTHING to say. Trust me, I've used all smartphone platforms and for me its blackberry + windows

Give me 5 reasons to stick with Windows and I will give you 10 to stick with android...mind U am using Lumia 730 to type this .

henryskywalker2003:
Hey guys. After being on the Android train for like eons, I decided to give the Windows platform a chance to steal my heart. I went on a hunt for a Windows phone that will be cheap but also come with Windows Phone 8.1 pre-installed. Checked out the local stores here (Slot, Jumia, Konga etc), but the cheapest I saw there was Nokia Lumia 520 for 19k - 21k. Luckily for me, I stumbled upon a deal on amazon just yesterday. AT&T was having a flash sale on Nokia Lumia 635 for $29.99. I figured, what the heck, let me pick one up and get it unlocked when it gets here. Will give u guys the low down on how things are going between us.

Stay with android...my 2 kobo

henryskywalker2003:
Hey guys. After being on the Android train for like eons, I decided to give the Windows platform a chance to steal my heart. I went on a hunt for a Windows phone that will be cheap but also come with Windows Phone 8.1 pre-installed. Checked out the local stores here (Slot, Jumia, Konga etc), but the cheapest I saw there was Nokia Lumia 520 for 19k - 21k. Luckily for me, I stumbled upon a deal on amazon just yesterday. AT&T was having a flash sale on Nokia Lumia 635 for $29.99. I figured, what the heck, let me pick one up and get it unlocked when it gets here. Will give u guys the low down on how things are going between us.

Stay with android...my 2 kobo

Hello ,

what's the latest exchange rate for those that paid online recently

I dont care what anybody feels....Lumia or Nokia or whatever is a crap phone

I have downloaded the application and the File applicarion as you said but it gives me error msg when i wanted to open/install the application from the file.

Abeg Good Ridiance to Bad Rubbish... Just regreting this waste of time and money ....

Mariesio:
Thanks Feraz, yours is the most helpful response...I am currently downloading it...yet to instal and test ...

Now I can see that the application has been downloaded but cant seem to find it in any folder. I pressed down on it in ucweb but no option to open or instal

[quote author=IanDiamonds post=31544883]The 100mb download limit on windows store does not work all the time oh!.. I for one have downloaded 2 apps sized above 100mb with my mobile network from the app store.
Don't know how I did it but I know one thing for sure, the developer review allows me do a lot of things normal persons don't do..[/qu

Is the limit per day or what

Feraz:
Didn't you see where I added a disclaimer?
Besides, I think the limit is tied to Windows store. . .

Mariesio, I found this to be useful. Basically, if you have data sense, try setting it to unlimited and check if you can download large files. Tell us if it worked. . .

Thanks Feraz, yours is the most helpful response...I am currently downloading it...yet to instal and test ...

Feraz:
Is it cos of the Wi-Fi and BBM issue?

-Yes bc i had to log on bb every 5 min to check if my boss has sent me msg.
-I cant download important application i need despite having 7gb and using wifi
- Cant seem to find anything i download via ucweb and opera mini

Its share waste madness for Microsoft to produce such expensive phones with these limitation. I abadoned my Note 8 when I read pple review about Lumia phones... its just an unnessary hype...Imgine using a 48k android phone