Tag Archives: Nokia Lumia 800

Bricked Lumia returns, great joy all round

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

My bricked Nokia Lumia 800 returned from maintenance on February 25, some 27 days after I left it in because the phone had decided that it did not want to turn on. Nokia made several attempts to fix the problem … Continue reading →

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Bricked Nokia forces reconsideration of available options

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Infuriatingly, my Nokia Lumia 800 decided to turn itself into an expensive brick this afternoon whilst playing a podcast. No number of curses, sacred chants, or combination of button pressing could persuade the Lumia to come back to life, so … Continue reading →

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Monday miscellany

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Some random thoughts to fill in the vacuum of a boring Monday afternoon in January… First, why doesn’t the Nokia Lumia 800 running Windows Phone 7.5 display a status bar to show the current state of the battery, wireless connectivity, … Continue reading →

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More observations on Windows Phone (and the Nokia Lumia 800)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

I received quite a reaction to my post about moving from iPhone to Windows Phone 7.5 and the Nokia Lumia 800 (I note that Paul Robichaux, a died-in-the-wool Apple fan if one ever existed has now declared his lurking desire for … Continue reading →

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Moving back to Windows Phone

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I’ve been using an iPhone 3GS for the last two years and have enjoyed the experience. I even wanted to get an iPhone 4S before Christmas but couldn’t get one for love or money anywhere in Dublin. I might not … Continue reading →

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