Improvements To Wait For In The Next Belle Update After Fp2

Symbian , Sadly Is A Dying Platform , No Doubts Here With A Enormous Number Of Users Shifting To Other Mobile Platforms Everyday , Fewer Apps Getting Developed And Updated And Rare Rollout Of Updates . Though We ' Ve Been Promised 2016 As The Confirmed End Of Symbian , No Doubts There Will Only Be A Handful Of Symbian Devices At The Time With The 808 Pureview Before The End Of 2012 Ending The Symbian Devices Production . Leaving The Older Platforms , S60 3rd , S60 5th Behind , Let ' S Talk About When Nokia Really Started Introducing Phones That Can Be Referred To As A " Smartphone " . What I ' M Talking About Here Is The S ^ 3 Platform . S ^ 3 Was A Revolutionary And Praisable Platform By Nokia With Better Functionality And Feel Compared To Older Platforms , Improved With Rollout Of Updates Going From Anna To Symbian Belle , Now Renamed To Nokia Belle Or Simply " Belle " . N8 , The Device That Revolutionised The Smartphone Industry With The First Ever Boasting 12 Megapixel Camera In A Mobile Was Introduced Under The S ^ 3 Platform . Though Smartphones Today Compete With Dual And Quad Cores , It Still Is Dominant And A Fav Of Users Owning Mobiles From Multiple Platforms . Nokia ' S Last Few Belle Devices With 1+ Ghz Processor - The Nokia 603 , 700 , 808 And 701 Are Currently Running The Belle Feature Pack 2 [ Belle Fp2 ] Update While Selective 1st Generation Belle Devices Are Functioning Under Belle Refresh Update . The Belle Fp2 Update , Being The Last Major Update From Nokia Still Seems To Lack A Lot , Not Forgetting The Improvements It Brings Along Like A New Lockscreen , QT And Applications . Here ' S What We Can Expect From The Next Update For The Belle Fp2 Devices , Whatever It Is Baptised - 



1 . Ability To Change Lockscreen Wallpaper

The Lockscreen Wallpaper Is Not Changeable In The Belle Fp2 . The Homescreen Wallpaper Is Used As The Lockscreen Wallpaper . The Ability To Change It Is Really A Demandable Update . 


2 . Lockscreen Music Control

The Device Has To Be Unlocked To Pause / Play , Rewind Or Forward Music . It Is Not Possible From The Lockscreen . Though It Is Possible To Control The Volume . 




3 . Lock Method Customization

The Only Method To Secure Lock Fp2 Devices Is Via Security Code . Pressing " Ok " After Entering The Password Seems So Lame . Pattern Unlock , Face Unlock Or Other Type Of Unlock Method Would Be Really Sweet


4 . File Manager Improvements

The File Manager In The Fp2 Devices Is Really Basic . You Can ' T " Move " A Single Object Directly , You Have To Mark It To Move It . Hidden Files / Folders Cannot Be Accessed Via The Default File Manager And Opening C: Drive Leads You To C:\Data . Sending Files Via Bluetooth Doesn ' T Actually Give You Full Idea Of The Percentage Of File Sent . 

5 .Equalizer

Fp2 Devices Do Not Allow Custom Equalizer Presets . Though Adding Extra Equalizers Is Possible By Installing Third Party Modifications . The Screenshot Shows The Default Presets Available In The Belle Fp2 { First 5 } With No Option For Custom Preset .

6 . Menu Sub - Folder Creation 

It Isn't Possible To Create Sub - Folders In Menu . It ' D Be Ease In Hiding Apps Or Categorizing Apps . A Mandatory Function Missing Here !


7 . Application Security

Every App / Game Installed On Fp2 Is Accessible By Everyone , Especially Because Icons Are Directly In The Menu . There Is No Way To Secure Apps From Being Deleted Or Modified , Unless Third Party Apps Are Used . It Ain ' T Fun If Someone Else Completes A Game For You Or Modifies Your App Settings , Is It ? Hiding An App Pr Password Protecting It Is Really A Feature To Ask For .


8 . Log - Period

The Call Log Period In Fp2 Is Limited To 30 Days . It Seems Way Too Short , At Least For Those Who Need To Access Very Old Call Data , Including Me . However , Unlimited Call Logs Can Be Accessed In Some Custom Firmwares . It Isn ' T Really A Smart Choice To Use It Just For One Reason . 

9 . Front Camera

Nokia Gave Us A Secondary Camera But No Way To Use It In The Belle Fp2 Update . A Third Party App Makes It Possible But It Would Be Really Appreciated If The Secondary Camera Was Usable From The Default Camera App . 


10 . Battery Life 

Installing A Widget Or An App Is Required To Know The Amount Of Battery Usage , Remaining Usage , Usage Time And Other Facts . Though Anna Came With The Widget , I Wonder Why It Was Removed Like The Front Camera In Later Updates ...


11 . Lockscreen Rotate 

Fp2 Will Be As Lame As Iphone With This Ability Absent . C ' Mon , Everything Rotates Everywhere In The Belle Fp2 [ A Fact To Love ] . Then Why Not The Lock Screen ?



12 . Call Blacklist

The MAIN Function That Symbian Misses . Though Many Third Party Apps Are Available To Manage Blacklist / Whitelist , Only A Few Of Them Function As Promised . This Feature Should Really Be Worked Through In The Next Update . 


13 . Notification Bar Customization

The Notification Bar In Fp2 Is Okey But , It ' S Just " Okey " . Wifi , Alarms , Network , Music Player And A Few More Functions Are Accessible Via The Notification Bar But The Customizability Still Lacks . NFC , Call Diverts , More Music Controls , Custom Apps Etc . Can Make The Notification Bar More Useful .


14 . Task Management

Task Management In Fp2 Is Lame . Unless You Use Third Party Apps , It Really Is A Hassle In The Fp2 To Access Running Tasks And Processes Since Only Foreground Apps Are Shown Upon Pressing The Menu Button . 

15 . Restart

Last , But Not The Least - This Is A Feature Not To Be Missed In The Next Update . The Device Has To Be Restarted Quite Often When It Functions Slow , Freezes Or Modifications , Widgets Are Installed . Installing Third Party Apps Just For This Reason Is Not Smart Act .

So , There We Have It . 15 Improvements To Wait For In The Next Update ( S ) For Belle Fp2 Devices . Missed Something ? Included Any Something Already Existing Or Something Mistake ? Make Sure To Leave A Comment Below . Feedbacks Are Always Welcome . Visit Soon For Update To The Blog After The Next Update Rolls Out When I ' Ll Strikeout Some " Met " Expectations N List The "  Third Party  "  Apps , Modifications And Custom Firmware I Mentioned Above . Can ' t Miss To Apologize For My Bad English .  Until Next Time !

Ncell : Kick It Or Kiss It ?

Long Time No See Huh Guys ? Betcha U Forgot Me . Wait . . . U Didn ' T ? I ' M Blushed : D Hey , Here ' S A Gift For You For Rememberin Me : Another Post :) About ? What ' S The Title For ? Unlike Any Other Countries Like India That Gets Infinite Choices In Telecom Selection , Nepal Is Still Forced To Choose Among Two Telecom Services , Undoubtedly Unfair . Nepal Telecom ( Namaste ) ' S Monopoly Reign Was Ended By  " Mero Mobile " , Now " Ncell " - Probably Renamed Because Of What The Confusion N Satires The First Word Created . Ncell Has Undergone A Drastic Change , Not Just The Color From Yellow As I Remember To Purple But A Lot . There ' S No Questioning The Facilities And Ease Ncell Has Provided To People Round Nepal . I Personally Being An Ncell User Since 2194 Days Until Today Have Got My Own Views On It . Just Wanted To Share With You Guys . It ' S Made Me Both , Kiss And Kick It . Here ' S Why : 

REASONS : KICK NCELL

1 . Missed Call Notification Service

Few Days Back I Had To Temporarily Lend My Mobile To A Friend . Aassuming It's More Important To Him , I Took Out My Sim Activating Missed Call Notification Service Reckoning I ' Ll Be " Informed " Of Who Tried To Reach Me . 4 Days Front , Only Notifications I ' D Get Was Of The Same Day Though I Neved Missed Receiving A Missed Call Or A Call On A Single Day . On Contacting Customer Care And Being Answered , I Came To Know I Receive Notifications For Only Missed Calls Of Past 6 Hours  I.E. After Being Made To Hold For About 5 Mins . I Don ; T Think This Was Always The System . Anyways , I ' M Really Disappointed With Ncell Right Now For The Reason . Ncell , You Need To Fix This Up .

2 . Hidden Charges , Condition Applied * Everywhere

You Obviously Can ' T Trust On The Charges Ncell Tells You Of Any Service . Only Services I ' Ve Seen Charges Revealed Are Missed Call Notification And Loan . Whenever A New Offer Pops Up , Be Sure To Play The Game - " Find Out A Small * After The Name Of This Offer In Big Fonts " Cause There ' S Hidden Charges Everywhere .

3 . " Junk - Like " Availability 

Though Ncell Has Made It Easy For People To Get New Sim , It ' S Easy As Getting Stuffs From Footpath . Everyone Has A Number Of Ncell Sims Lying Their Pillows , Cupboards Or Even Trash Bin For " Potential " Use . Probably Because Instead Of Inspiring Old Users To Continue In New Offers , It ' S Just Adding Them To New Sim Cards . It ' S No Topic To Debate That Most Call , Text Harrasments Occur Via Ncell Sim , Not To Miss Criminal Communication . $ Isn ' T Everything Ncell , Establish A System !

4 . GPRS Usage Cost

Be An Ncell And Facebook User And Trust Me , You Won ' T Find It Very Hard To Quit Facebook . The Usage Cost For Ncell ' S Gprs Service Is Way Too Expensive . While S40 Users And Java Mobile Users May Not Be Much Affected , You ' Re Going To End Up Buying A Recharge Card Or Transfer  After Using Gprs On Your Iphone Or Blackberry After Surfing For About Umm . . . 5 Minutes , Whatever Your Balance Maybe !

5 .  Balance Transfer Service

Master Sim - Really ? Why ? What For ? If You ' Re An Ncell User , Make Sure You Carry Rs . 50 Or More Everytime You Walk Out With Your Cell Because Even With The Extremely High Call And Gprs Cost , You Should Be Able To Make A Purchase After Being Punished For Service Usage Dearly . No Value Of People Low In Cash .

6 . PRBT Store

Wow , The Prbt Store ! You Must Be Real Happy If You Listen Hindi / Nepali Music Cause Ncell Updates It ' S Prbt Library Regularly . But What About Those Who Listen English Music ? How Long Was It Back When Ncell ' S Hiphop , Pop Library Got Updated ? Moreover , The Ones That Are Currently Available Are Also Not Checked . Kanye West ' S Heartless - One Instance That ' S Not Been Corrected .

7 . Charges For Call Diverts
This Feature Of Ncell Can Make It Eligible To Claim Itself 8th Wonder Of The World . You Have To Pay For Diverting Your Calls . Like You ' Re Beind Made To Pay For Incoming Calls . The Longer " Your Contact " Calls , The More You Have To Pay . Bullshit . Ain ' T It ?

8 . Spam ! ! !
Ncell Sends You Advertisements Regardless Of Your Interest . Everytime After The Result Of +2 Or SLC Publishes , You Can Be Sure About Receiving Annoying Texts From Ncell Advertising Colleges THEY Are Paid For  .  And You Can ' T Miss The Annoying Offers On Motorbikes And Cars . You ' Re Already Getting More Than What You Deserve Ncell , Don ' T Be More Greedy And Turn Into A Spammer .

8 Reasons , All I Can Think Of Right Now To Kick Ncell . But The Topic Can ' T Be Wrong Like Ncell ' S Prbt Store . Can It ? So Here ' S

REASONS TO KISS Ncell

1 . Ncell E - Care

The Reason Why I ' Ll Never Ever Quit Ncell ! Ncell ' S E - Care Is Extremely Helpful In Accessing Your Private Information Relating Anything , Activating And Deactivating Services And Also Texting People On Ncell . If  You ' Re Unaware And New To Ncell ' S E - Care , You Can Read The Past Post On My Blog Where I ' Ve Explained Ways Of Free Texting On Namaste And Ncell

2 . Customer Care

The Customer Care Service Is What I Love The Mostabout Ncell . Not Like Namaste Doesn ' T Provice It , I Made A Call At Round 21:00 And I Was Answered Immediately . Forgetting Some Instances Like I Mentioned Above , Ncell ' S Customer Care Representatives Are Really Friendly And Round The Clock Service Providing . Gotta Praise And Love Ncell For That !

3 . Easy Services Activation / De - Activation

*900# : The Magic Keys To Access All The Services And  Information On Ncell . No Hassle Of Remembering Codes To Activate And De - Activate Any Services . If You Find This One A Bit Of A Hassle , You Can Always Call The Customer Care .

4 . Bonus On Recharge

I ' Ll  Always Love The Fact That You Get More Than What You Pay Everytime You Recharge An Amount Of Nrs . 100 Or More . Though I ' Ll  Never Forget The Fact That I Recharged 3x When I Saw A Message On My Friend ' S Cell Stating " Recharge Rs.100 And Get Rs.25 Bonus " . When I Queried , I Came To Know It Was Provided Randomly . Though It ' S Nothing In Front Of The Fact That I Get Nrs . 9 ( Being Greedy ) When I Recharge Nrs . 100 . Thank You Ncell For This !

5 . Offers

Ncell Always Comes Up With Exciting Offers ( Not Forgetting The Small " * " Behind It Everytime ) . The Offers That Ncell Has Brought Forth Has Benefitted People That Suit It A Lot Though I Personally Have Never Been A Part Realizing I ' M Always Gonna Be In Loss After Finding Out The Vat Amount And Conditions Applied . Another Point Not To Miss Is Ncell Never Lets You Miss An Offer . You ' Ll Always But Still , Hands Off To Ncell For The Innovation N People That Are Benefitted .

6 . Network

Ncell ' s Network Isn ' T The Best But It ' S Better Compared To Nepal Telecom ' S Network . Namaste ' S Info Upon Not Reaching , Diverts, Unavailable And Other Cases Are Confusing Whereas Ncell ' S Aren ' T . You Can Discover After Activating Missed Call Notification Service On Ncell That Any Call Reaches You After A Max Of 5 Tries Whereas In Nepal Telecom , It Can Take Forever, Though I Can ' T Miss To Mention Call Dropouts Between 10 Pm And 6 Am , Probably Due To Too Busy Network .

All The Points I Can  Recall Right Now But Be Sure To Be Back Soon When I ' Ll Be Updating This Post . So , There We Go Guys , I ' M Lightened Now ! Slc Season Is On And I ' M Sure My Post ' S Gonna Help You To Some Extent In Deciding Whether You ' Re Going With Ncell Or Not Though I ' M Yet To Write The " Reasons To Kiss And Kick Namaste " . I Hope Soon Enough We Get More Alternatives And Competition In The Telecom Market In Nepal . " Smart Sim " Is Dominant In The Terai Areas And As Much As I ' Ve Heard , It Can Be Pretty Much Assumed That It Will Soon Enter The Streets Of The Urbans Soon . Thnx 4 Da Visit . N Yea  , Sorry For My Bad English . C Ya !