WOM World approached me and asked if I would be interested to test Nokia Maps 3.0 on a Nokia 6210 Navigator. I agreed and they sent me a test device last week. This is the first post out of a short series, I hope.
Unlike others, I received a two-pin plug in a two-pin plug country and am actually able to recharge the device. All manuals are written in some nordic language, Swedish I guess, but since I own a Nokia E71 myself with basically identical menus, I didn’t really need manuals. The other problem was that all Nokia Maps licenses were limited to Scandinavian countries too, which doesn’t help a lot when you want to test the application in Central Europe. A quick email fixed the problem. Good.
The device itself has a Navigator button which loads the map application immediately. Positioning works very fast, it instantly had me located on the map and the cartography looks very good at a first glance.
One annoying thing is that the back cover, where battery and SIM are hiding, opens really hard. “Aufquan” would be the best Austrian term to describe the process of simultaneously pushing and pulling the button with a pen or knife, which supposedly should release the back cover. I’m using my own SIM from my cell phone and need to change it frequently in order to try the 6210 Navigator. So that’s a small problem I have with the device.
Full disclosure:
- I’m not getting paid by Nokia or WOM World.
- I have to return the test device after the two weeks test period.
- WOM World covers my carrier expenses during the test period.
- I’m not obliged to post anything.
Why I’m doing it?
Because I like maps, gadgets and was curious about Nokia Maps 3.0. I guess I’m not hard to convince when asked to play around with some tech toy for two weeks.
What does WOM World / Nokia get out of this?
Some backlinks, little buzz and maybe some useful feedback.