According to BGR, the Nokia E71’s signal catchin’ abilities aren’t exactly meeting expectations. In places where signal generally flourishes, they’re reporting little to no service.
The problem purportedly stems from the placement of the cellular antenna. Tucked behind the only plastic part of the phone, the antenna hangs out down near the bottom of the rear side of the device – right where your hand goes. On a table, the handset might get great signal; pick it up, and the signal gets lost in the meat of your palm.
Unfortunately, the only solution for the time being is to contort your hand into a cramp-inducing position to hold the phone from the top, which doesn’t exactly mesh well with typing on the QWERTY keypad. Got a Nokia E71? Let us know how the reception is down in the comments.
try using it outside the USA.
There is a problem. I am waiting to get it unlocked so can only speak of 3UK, but it is a bit crap at getting and maintaining signal
Hello Guys,
I have the exact same problem
Check this post on Nokia Forums
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=communicators&thread.id=27054&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
Thanks
Satish Kumar
Not problem at all in Hong Kong
My E71 has had excellent signal strength a number of times but without warning the signal disappears completely although I can still use the 3G internet service. Today I even stood by a 3 Mobile Mast, the signal disappered completely. Whilst I was still stood by the mast i tried turning the fone off and back on and even a hard reset but still no signal. The fone has also been crashing a lot. If it crashes on the rare occasion that I have signal then when it reboots there is no signal. I’m going to try a new simcard seeing as mine is 15 months old. If this doesnt help at all then it would seem a severe design fault when used on the 3 network or that there are dodgy batchs of E71’s (this is my second handset with the same fault).
Hey Guys,
Got an E71 myself and had the same signal problems.. updated to the latest firmware using the Nokia updater and viola! not more signal problems at all!
Same problem with me. I have the latest software available through Nokia PC software, which is for me: 200.21.118, my model is E71-1 (305.04), CODE: 0572762. I’m on T-Mobile, zone 2 in London. As it is, the phone is unusable for relialble making and receving calls and SMS. In terms of calls, it’s by a mile the worse phone i ever had. What a paradox, considering it’s the most capable one too, in terms of other functions. After 8th day, i had enough, i called buymobilephones.net who will send me a new one as soon as i return this one. If the problems persist i will insist on canceling the contract, since this phone can not be used to deliver the service that one buys with the contract.