Nokia 6630 - Mobile Phone Information

The Nokia 6630 is powered by Symbian OS v8.0 (Series 60), and is a combined mobile phone and PDA. Became available in December 2004

This is the smallest 3G handset around, has a 1.2Megapixel camera, MP3 player, 10Meg of onboard memory and comes with a 64Meg Reduced Size MultiMediaCard (MMC)

The 6630 is 3G and GSM (tri-band) capable, so can connect to all of the UK networks, and can be used when roaming overseas.


UK Availability: Discontinued (superseded by 6630 and 6680). A

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Software for Symbian OS phones is normally supplied using a Symbian installation file (with a .sis extension). This is a single file that contains the components needed to get a piece of software installed and ready to run. A SIS file can be run on a Symbian phone (e.g. from the Inbox or via a file manager. It can also be run via the PC connectivity solution that was supplied on the CD with the handset. Assuming you have a SIS file on your PC/Mac (either downloaded from the Internet or on a CD), the ways to install a SIS file onto your handset are as follows:

• Beaming - Beam the file to your handset from your PC using Bluetooth. Files beamed to the 6630 can be found in the Messaging application, in the Inbox folder
  If you don't currently have the ability to beam files to the handset via Bluetooth (either from another handheld device or from a PC), then you may wish to purchase an adapter for your PC (this means you'll be able to install software, backup and synchronise data between phone and PC) - See our Series 60 PC connectivity page for more.
• USB cable - Your can connect your phone to your PC via Bluetooth or using a USB cable.
• By email - The alternative, is to email the file that you're trying to install, typically a SIS (Symbian installation file) to your own email account, and then use your phone to logon to your email (details) and download the SIS file as an attachment into your phone's Messaging Inbox.
• Via memory card - There is another alternative for users of phones that take memory cards by transferring the SIS file to the handset via the card slot and a PC MMC Memory card reader. Copy files onto a memory card from your PC, and then insert the MMC card into your handset.

The 6630 can connect to a PC via a USB cable or over Bluetooth. Here is a summary of how to connect to your PC.

• Bluetooth connection. To connect, from the phone, select 'Connect | Bluetooth'. Turn Bluetooth 'On', then move to the second tab by moving the joystick to the right. This should show you all Bluetooth devices in range. If your PC isn't shown, select 'Options | New paired device' and let the phone search for the PC connection. When the phone and PC are paired, use the supplied software package to select the file you want to send to the phone.
  If your PC doesn't support Bluetooth, then you can add it cheaply and easily using a USB Bluetooth adapter. We recommend the Belkin USB Bluetooth adapter available for around £15 from amazon.co.uk.
  For details of Bluetooth, see our Bluetooth page, and for help connecting, see our PC connectivity page
• USB Cable - This phone can be connected to a PC using a USB cable known as the Nokia DKU-2 Connectivity cable. This can be purchased online at MobileShop or Dial-a-phone. To use this, you will need a dedicated driver available from the Nokia site. Once connected, you can use the Nokia PC Suite to transfer data and back up the phone.
• Memory card reader. If you don't want to beam files from your PC to the phone, another option is to make use of the memory card slot in the 6630. Get hold of a Memory card reader for around £20 and copy files onto a card plugged into your PC. Find out more on our Memory card page.

For help connecting, see our PC connectivity page

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For more details, see our Memory Card page

Some Nokia devices come with a built-in FM radio, but the Nokia 6630 does not. We're often asked whether software is available to add a radio to their phone. Unfortunately, it's not that simple, as it's not just a software issue. Phones that have built-in radios contain dedicated hardware in the phone to do this (an FM RF tuner)... and the 6630 doesn't have that.

If you're really desperate to listen to radio from your handset, note that it is possible to listen to streaming audio over the Internet via GPRS (using an application such as Avec Radio), although don't expect the results to be up to much!

Hotmail and AOL use proprietary email systems, as opposed to the more common POP email systems - this makes it tricky to access mail on a Series 60 device. For email on the move, consider using a standard POP3 provider such as BT Yahoo (see setup details) that offers free email accounts that can be configured on a Series 60 phone.

If you really want to use Hotmail or AOL, see our Series 60 FAQ on this subject.

If you're looking to copy your SMS text messages to a PC, you'll find that the Nokia PC Suite software doesn't support this. The best option is to try Oxygen II - This is an alternative PC Suite and supports copying of SMS, MMS and other message types, as well as a few other things that Nokia suite can't do. Take a look at our Oxygen page