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N78 users...

23 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/n78-users.110605/

krates
krates Original post #1
Mar 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
i am thinking of getting the N78 in april ..

please tell is there any problem with the phone that it is priced so cheaply ??? 14k

are you all facing some loudspeaker problem ?

i am getting it for 14k out here ... but some people are saying it is available for 13k .. is it true ??
ionicsachin
ionicsachin #2
Mar 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Bought it yesterday for 13.4k ..... and not facing any kind of problems...at all
K
k4ce #3
Mar 12, 2009 at 10:31 PM
hey krates , u might wanna hurry up cos from wat i heard , its difficult to get ur hands on an n78 as stock isnt available (this is wat i was told at one shop)... its too good a deal at 14k ...
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PoWeR #4
Mar 12, 2009 at 10:39 PM
krates n78 r out of stock in lucknow also
ionicsachin
ionicsachin #5
Mar 12, 2009 at 10:43 PM
I had to visit a great number of shops to finally find it....try buying at indiatimes if u dont get it there....And at ebay india its for some 14100(reliable seller) and u can use one of those coupons available and get 1000 off....but again, buying from a local shop is better
damngoodman999
damngoodman999 #6
Mar 12, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Krates :: y man y y y ??

y u r going for N78 ???
krates
krates #7
Mar 12, 2009 at 11:23 PM
^^^ because it is really a VFM.... and the best phone below 15k...
krazzy
krazzy #8
Mar 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM
It is a good phone. Get it if you can find one.
yogi7272
yogi7272 #9
Mar 13, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Its a very good phone for what i have heard and read abt it . Try to search symbian-freak forums before making ur decision.
sujoyp
sujoyp #10
Mar 15, 2009 at 11:37 AM
@krates...did u got the mobile....give us a bit performance review coz its really a good VFM
krates
krates #11
Mar 15, 2009 at 12:12 PM
i will get it in start of april as currently dealing with board exams

and this SET is not over

here it is available for 15k ... i am waiting for it to come down a little..

lot's of N78 stocks out here :O
sujoyp
sujoyp #12
Mar 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM
15k is too much yaar....it was available at 14k in january when I bought SE T700..
krates
krates #13
Mar 15, 2009 at 1:29 PM
^^^ i even showed them printed page of site quoting price of N78 to 14k they said then buy from there...

so i am waiting for price to come down a little .. then i will jump and buy it..
K
k4ce #14
Mar 15, 2009 at 2:42 PM
it'll might be out of stock by then ... hard to find em ... anyone knows a place in bangalore where i can find one ?
C
clayman #15
Mar 15, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Nokia has removed that cell from its site within one year of its release... i am not suggesting that it is bad but some people have had pretty bad experience with n78. So o do extensive research and if you feel that it is acceptable then go for it!
Good luck! :)
ionicsachin
ionicsachin #16
Mar 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM
I dont find anything bad with the N78, and it is there at every nokia site other then indian....maybe the production is stopped for india
krates
krates #17
Mar 15, 2009 at 3:40 PM
^^^ after doing a little study i found out that the phone has software issues.. as well as it's speakers will be dead soon and it will not recognize memory card sooner or later.. and you will have to give the phone to nokia service center often LOLZ..

now i am thinking about 5730 XM... hope it comes near 15k mark..

or i will go with NOKIA E55 ... fixed focus camera is a downer..
sujoyp
sujoyp #18
Mar 15, 2009 at 5:41 PM
:evil::evil: Ultimately u found some issues on N78....I hoped that its trouble free...but hardware issues r hard to neglect...

Does that means its out of our "Best VFM list"

look like E55 is a good buy if its near 13k:)
krates
krates #19
Mar 15, 2009 at 8:14 PM
^^^ that's not a hardware issue but a software error which makes the left speaker bad lolz....

u need to keep on restarting phone to fix it ...

i will see if nokia updates the firmware or go ahead and buy e55...
ionicsachin
ionicsachin #20
Mar 15, 2009 at 9:34 PM
The issue is particular to the production time i think...coz i have read reviews at gsmarena from people who had been using it for months now, they bought it right when it was released
The major cause for the issue is FM transmitter. When people on transmitter and then off it this issue occurs, but then this problem is with negligibly few people relative to other lot
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amritpal2489 #21
Mar 15, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Hey buddies... m using N78 from 22nd December.. bought it for Rs.15100/- here in Chandigarh back then...
Nd it never gave me any trouble..
Its really a Value For Money...
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Hey buddies... m using N78 from 22nd December.. bought it for Rs.15100/- here in Chandigarh back then...
Nd it never gave me any trouble..
Its really a Value For Money...
krates
krates #22
Mar 16, 2009 at 3:07 PM
^^^^ then which firmware version is yours ??

i will also try to get old stock..
D
deepakchan #23
Mar 16, 2009 at 3:18 PM
My friend's N78 had a perpetual loudspeaker problem. He refused to have it done under warranty because when he went to the authorized service center, he found people leaving their phones for more than 15 days even for a trivial problem and shouting their guts out and he decided to live with it. Finally when the new firmware came out last month, I suggested he update to it, and from then on he hasn't had any problems with the phone. He really really thanked me as if I'm God for rescuing his phone.