It looks like Nokia's Asha Platform handsets (starting with the Asha 501) haven't been holding up very well since their 2013 launch. Disgruntled Nokia Asha owner Antonio Papa has resorted to to bring some very frustrating experiences with the popular 'borderline smartphones' to Nokia's attention. While the company doesn't seem to be responsive to user complaints (there wouldn't have been a petition otherwise), the list of complaints is extensive. It begins with the simple fact that the pre-installed Facebook app won't even work out of the box - the user needs to install a Nokia-authorized version. After the fact, Facebook works, but push notifications are nowhere to be seen - they just aren't there. Sadly, it's not just Facebook - every app with Push Notifications, including Twitter and WhatsApp, don't deliver notifications on time, or at all.
Nokia Asha 205 phone. Announced Nov 2012. Features 2.4″ display, 1020 mAh battery, 64 MB storage.
Other users complain about the Nokia browser not working. It merely opens a blank page with no option to enter an URL. Users have to slide to a drop down meny, go to Google, and enter their web adresses from there. Another user restarted a Nokia 501 and somehow ended up with no browser whatsoever. And frankly, the Xpress Browser isn't available in the Asha Store. Well, at least there's Opera Mini. If these complaints don't seem as serious as to justify raising a petition, it must be considered that all the aforementioned apps are advertised as bundled with the Asha smartphones.
Therefore, they are expected to operate properly in their entirety. Considering the Asha Platform handsets are entry-level mobiles that cannot do much outside of calls, nostalgic java games, browsing, and social networking, it appears that at least half of their functionality is compromised in different ways. (Posts: 82; Member since: 24 Mar 2014) What part of India? I'm from Kerala, and I've got nothing but good things to say about Nokia Customer Care/Service Centers. I've been to Nokia's about a dozen times for servicing friends', family's and even my own Nokia feature phones (since 2008) and they treat you nice and take real good care of your phones too.
My dad's Samsung phone was given to be checked at the AUTHORIZED SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTER and they told me to come back in 2 weeks. I did and I kept on going week after week only to be told to come the next week. I waited 3 FRIKKIN MONTHS. And the best part is that, they had NO IDEA where they kept it! I got so pissed, I started shouting at the guy behind the counter and the manager called me to his room and somehow fetched the phone from somewhere and gave it to me. It wasn't checked, wasn't worked on, NOTHING!
I talked to the other disgruntled customers waiting over there and I found out that I wasn't the only customer who was treated in this fashion. One guy said that he even sent an e-mail regarding the problem to the address in the official website only to get negative feedback from the Samsung officials.
Thieving b@574rD5! So, your argument is invalid. Samsung's after-sale-service is not that great 'all over India' and Nokia's is not crappy 'all over India'. If I sound pissed, rest assured that I'm not pissed at you, I'm just pissed at greedy jerks put in charge of running a company. (Posts: 82; Member since: 24 Mar 2014) It's sad that Nokia's not giving much TLC to the Asha platform. I had high hopes for it.
Microsoft caring more about WP is justified in that that's how they do business. They bought Nokia, so they can do whatever they want with it (assuming that the deal's finalized) That's how they work, I guess. If you think the company did you wrong, file a petition or take legal action against them.
Again, it's sad. Nokia X line of phones running a forked Android version is a bad thing to make and put into the market? Android was meant to be experimented and modified on (just like it was made from the Linux kernel. Which is not owned by Google.
Wow, who knew?: P) It's a very open and free world! Google is putting their stuff on the market; you like it? Nokia did their take on it, you don't like it? Don't buy it. (Posts: 5192; Member since: 28 Oct 2013) sgodsell, the simple idea of android is what you are attacking when you make fun of nokia for not providing google. Android is an open OS right?
According to android users it is what makes the platform amazing! So amazing that amazon kindle even uses it too. Based on Linux which is so awesome.
By Androids inherent idea, it's soul being, is that it can be used by anyone. But see, people like you have come to equate android with google, with the idea that Google is android, that you are now nothing without googles services.
Seems oddly familiar, seems like apple os. What Nokia has done with android is what simply makes android great, it doesn't have google services? Booohooo, do like the rest of the droid community, and mod it right?
Or are you finally realizing that stock software makes a phone and not the 50k flashlight apps. (Posts: 872; Member since: 20 Apr 2009) Did any of you numb nuts actually click over to the links? Nobody except Antonio signed the petition (as of this writing), and while I can't read whatever language that is on the forums, Google translate doesn't seem to show that this is as big of a deal as its being made out to be. Tell this guy to try this because it worked for someone else (courtesy of the forum): My Nokia Asha was giving problems with push notifications after updating to version 14.0.4 of the software. Asking the Facebook support page I was given this solution that worked for me.
Go to settings - Apps in the background - Disable all updates - Wait at least 15 minutes - Reactivate updates.