Nokia 9210 Communicator

The
Nokia 9210 is powered by Symbian OS v6, and is a combined mobile
phone and PDA – the ‘communicator’ series. The US variant, the 9290,
and the improved European 9210i were released in 2002.

The device has 4MB of onboard memory, plus 16MB on the supplied MMC card. The colour screen supports
4096 colours, with a resolution of 640×200 pixels.

Other 9210 pages on this site include our guides to setting up WAP
and the Internet

Replaced by the Nokia 9500 and Nokia
9300 – two new members of the Nokia Communicator series.

The handset
can be upgraded to the latest version of the operating system at
approved Nokia
Service Centres – If the phone is still under warranty, this
will be done free-of-charge. The process takes up to an hour, but
service centre policies vary depending on how busy they are, and
whether they have the reprogramming equipment onsite. Note that
all data is lost when you upgrade, so it’s vital to do your own
backup first. Online upgrades are not available.

The Nokia
9210 is supplied with the "PC Suite" – A version of
Symbian’s EPOC Connect 6. This allows for the following:

• File
  backup
• Synchronisation
  of Contacts and Calendar to MS Outlook and other PC PIMs
• Drag-and-drop
  file conversion

Nokia’s
connectivity suite is supplied on CD – it’s also available from
the support area at www.nokia.com.

• 
  IR connection.
  From the keyboard, hold down the ‘Chr’ key and press the right
  arrow to turn the phone’s IR on. Line up the phone with the
  PC infrared port, and Windows should detect the phone. Then,
  use the Nokia Connectivity package to select the file you want
  to send to the phone.
  There are
  several IR adapters available, including the pictured ‘USB-IRDA
  Adaptor’ from Maplin Electronics (Cat no: RV88V).
• 
  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 MMC card slot in the phone. Get
  hold of a Memory card reader for around £20 and copy files onto an MMC card plugged into
  your PC. Find out more on our Memory
  card page.

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.

Sometimes SIS files
are distributed inside a ZIP file (for compression). See the ZIP
section of our FAQ for details of how to extract a SIS file
from a ZIP file

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 IR. If
  you don’t currently have the ability to beam files to the handset
  via infrared (either from another handheld device or from a
  PC), then you may wish to purchase an IRDA adapter for your
  PC (this means you’ll be able to install software, backup and
  synchronise data between phone and PC).
  Beamed files can be found in the Messaging application, in the
  Inbox folder
• Install
  via PC – Assuming you’ve installed the PC connectivity suite
  that was supplied with your phone, look for the "Install
  software" option. You’ll need to have the handset connected
  to the PC via serial, Bluetooth or infrared for this to work.
• 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 – You can transfer the SIS file to the handset
  via the card slot and a PC MMC Memory
  card reader. Copy files onto an MMC from your PC, and then
  insert the MMC card into your handset. You’ll can then use the
  file manager to access the file.

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To hard-reset
and format the C: drive of a Nokia 9210, do the following:

Pull the battery out for a few seconds, then replace it. Open the
case and wait for the "Nokia 9210" splash screen (with
the hands) to be displayed. Just as it’s appearing, hold down the
following three keys for about 2 seconds: Shift, Ctrl and F. A screen
appears asking for confirmation that you want to format the device.
Select Format. All data on the C: drive will be lost, and the factory
default settings will be restored.

Thanks to Andrew, a recent visitor, for pointing out that a format
is battery-hungry operation, and doing this with the charger connected
may prevent a dangerous battery fail halfway through.

Thanks also to Stefan Burkhardt for suggesting that if the process above doesn’t work, you may need to remove the SIM Card and MMC card first.

• Amazon
  – Always a good choice for reliable delivery at good prices
• eBay.co.uk
  – bid for
  new cards at low prices!

For more
details, see our Memory Card
page

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 mobile 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 mobile phone email programs.

If you
want to access your Hotmail or AOL email, there are several options:

• General: Try using a web browser on your phone (such as the Opera browser) to access Hotmail / AOL’s service via their webmail
  interface.
• Hotmail: Use
  the built-in WAP browser and from ‘Services’, enter the URL http://mobile.msn.com , and you’ll be able to access
  your Hotmail mail via WAP. There are some complications with
  this option, which we’ve detailed on our WAP
  page
• AOL:
  We’ve also been directed to
  an AOL
  Mail FAQ that suggests that a suitable email program can be configured to get email access via
  IMAP (as opposed to POP3). Many smartphones and PDAs support IMAP (check in the email section). For devices that don’t support IMAP, you can download one from Handango
• AOL: A posting
  in our forum suggests another option: Open AOL. Go to AOL
  Keyword. Type ‘AOL Mobile’ . Open AOL on your Mobile. Under
  Get Started, Open ‘Sign up now’.

For
more help, see our Connected? page