Comments on: Nokia N73 car kit http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:17:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Zach http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-276 Zach Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:28:35 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-276 I went around and around with Nokia about the lack of a wired car kit for the N73. Bottom line is this. Nokia is playing to the teeny-boppers now, and really don't care about the business user. Not enough of them. The volume is in selling toys, not useful telephones. As for the light staying, my problem too, I would suggest going into the connection setups and changing the car setup to leave the lights on. Perhaps that will work. The phone has to sense that it is connected to a wired car kit, and that may or may not happen. In the end I bought the CR-82, which is what Nokia is pushing. Nokia has turned support in the US over to a really brain-dead company that has minimum wage screen readers providing customer support. That's the way the industry is going. Nokia was the last to go there, but they are going there. I went around and around with Nokia about the lack of a wired car kit for the N73. Bottom line is this. Nokia is playing to the teeny-boppers now, and really don’t care about the business user. Not enough of them. The volume is in selling toys, not useful telephones.
As for the light staying, my problem too, I would suggest going into the connection setups and changing the car setup to leave the lights on. Perhaps that will work.
The phone has to sense that it is connected to a wired car kit, and that may or may not happen.
In the end I bought the CR-82, which is what Nokia is pushing.
Nokia has turned support in the US over to a really brain-dead company that has minimum wage screen readers providing customer support.
That’s the way the industry is going. Nokia was the last to go there, but they are going there.

]]> By: Sinclair http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-264 Sinclair Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:16:51 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-264 re n73 and cr 28 and ck7w how do I get the phone lights to stay on when in phone holder re n73 and cr 28 and ck7w how do I get the phone lights to stay on when in phone holder

]]> By: Steve http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-171 Steve Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:46:00 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-171 Hi Tim, I don't think the cradle does anything "clever", as far as I can tell it just connects the pins directly through from the cable. Does the phone light up at all when you connect it? Mine lights up, beeps and displays a little "car" symbol. Cheers, Steve Hi Tim,

I don’t think the cradle does anything “clever”, as far as I can tell it just connects the pins directly through from the cable.

Does the phone light up at all when you connect it? Mine lights up, beeps and displays a little “car” symbol.

Cheers,
Steve

]]> By: Tim Lawrence http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-170 Tim Lawrence Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:40:27 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-170 Hi Steve, I got an N73 last year and recently found this entry re a car cradle. There was a Nokia mobile phone cradle fitted in the car I also bought last year. Don't know the model #. I found the N73 worked by plugging the wire into the bottom of the phone and fastening the phone to the old cradle with an elastic band - OK for temporary use, but it sometimes came loose and the wire came out at the "wrong" time! I have just bought the CR-28 cradle and fitted it this morning - but the sound does not come out of the loudspeaker. When I plug the wire straight into the phone it works, but plugging the wire into the cradle and putting the phone in, the sound is too quiet to use. Presumably the cradle directly transfers the connection into the phone. Is there any reason why I can not hear the phone - or is it likely that the cradle is faulty? Thanks for any help you can give me. Tim Hi Steve,

I got an N73 last year and recently found this entry re a car cradle.
There was a Nokia mobile phone cradle fitted in the car I also bought last year. Don’t know the model #.

I found the N73 worked by plugging the wire into the bottom of the phone and fastening the phone to the old cradle with an elastic band - OK for temporary use, but it sometimes came loose and the wire came out at the “wrong” time!

I have just bought the CR-28 cradle and fitted it this morning - but the sound does not come out of the loudspeaker. When I plug the wire straight into the phone it works, but plugging the wire into the cradle and putting the phone in, the sound is too quiet to use.

Presumably the cradle directly transfers the connection into the phone.

Is there any reason why I can not hear the phone - or is it likely that the cradle is faulty?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Tim

]]> By: Steve http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-167 Steve Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:34:38 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-167 Hi Matt, Yes I mean perfectly, there is no movement in my CR-28 cradle (you can see in the right hand picture above it's a snug fit). How loose is the CK-27? does it stay connected while driving? It charges fine connected to the CARK-126, the only feature that doesn't work for me is radio mute. Cheers, Steve Hi Matt,

Yes I mean perfectly, there is no movement in my CR-28 cradle (you can see in the right hand picture above it’s a snug fit). How loose is the CK-27? does it stay connected while driving?

It charges fine connected to the CARK-126, the only feature that doesn’t work for me is radio mute.

Cheers,
Steve

]]> By: Matt Davies http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-166 Matt Davies Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:52:58 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-166 Steve when you say the cr-28 cradle fits perfectly to the n73 do you mean perfectly. i was looking around and everywhere i came across pointed towards the nokia cr-27 cradle,to which i purchased and the only nag points i have with it is there is left & right movement in the cradle,when the phone is installed. but apart from that it works fine with a nokia cark-55 upgrade cable on a nokia cark91 car kit. (only bad point is it doesnt charge and you have to use as seperate car charger) Kind Regards Matt Davies Steve

when you say the cr-28 cradle fits perfectly to the n73 do you mean perfectly.

i was looking around and everywhere i came across pointed towards the nokia cr-27 cradle,to which i purchased and the only nag points i have with it is there is left & right movement in the cradle,when the phone is installed. but apart from that it works fine with a nokia cark-55 upgrade cable on a nokia cark91 car kit. (only bad point is it doesnt charge and you have to use as seperate car charger)

Kind Regards

Matt Davies

]]> By: Steve http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-160 Steve Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:25:33 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-160 Hi Jason, The pop-port lead connects the cradle to the CARK-126 (or CK-7W), and power comes over this cable. You can test this by plugging the car kit's pop-port cable directly into your phone. The cragle passes the connection straight through. The CR-28 also has an aerial lead coming out of it, which I taped to the pop-port lead with black electrical tape. I didn't bother connecting it to an external antenna as my signal is good without it. Cheers, Steve Hi Jason,

The pop-port lead connects the cradle to the CARK-126 (or CK-7W), and power comes over this cable. You can test this by plugging the car kit’s pop-port cable directly into your phone. The cragle passes the connection straight through.

The CR-28 also has an aerial lead coming out of it, which I taped to the pop-port lead with black electrical tape. I didn’t bother connecting it to an external antenna as my signal is good without it.

Cheers,
Steve

]]> By: Jason http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-159 Jason Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:26:54 +0000 http://www.steveglendinning.com/2007/10/13/nokia-n73-car-kit/#comment-159 Hi, How did you get power into that cradle? (I can only see the pop port lead). I have a CK-7W, a CR-28 cradle and an N93 phone, but the CK-7W came with a 2mm power connector and the socket on the base or CR-28 is 3.5mm. Thanks Hi,
How did you get power into that cradle? (I can only see the pop port lead). I have a CK-7W, a CR-28 cradle and an N93 phone, but the CK-7W came with a 2mm power connector and the socket on the base or CR-28 is 3.5mm.
Thanks

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