In article <PxbSh.7754$xT6.2025@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net>, harrogate3
<harrogate3@ntlworld.com> writes

>"The Drone" <wsne@zzmail.org.uk> wrote in message
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Thank you all for the replies, most helpful.

>>1) I believe it does not have bluetooth. Is there a similar phone that
>>will fit the cradle that does? (I'm wondering about a sat-nav with BT
>>for traffic updates.)

>>2) We have a charger that was used with a Nokia 3100. That seems to
>>fit the charger socket on the phone but does anyone know if it's
>>suitable to use with the 6210? (Correct o/p voltage, etc.)
Other posters have said that the charger will work with this phone -
should it ever be needed. Since the battery has now run down a bit, I
have plugged the charger in and it all appears to be working properly.

>You have a Nokia CARK91 fitted.
You are quite right. I'd seen the manual for the car kit but hadn't
twigged it was a Nokia kit; I'd assumed it was generic.
>In addition to what you already have, in most modern cars it can also
>be made to use the car stereo to feed the audio instead of using the
>additional speaker.
The car and its radio are three years older than the phone and car kit.
I had been told that the car kit muted the stereo but it doesn't appear
to. I suspect that if I got an appropriate modern stereo, it would have
a feed from the car kit to do as you say.

>The CARK91 will work with any version of 6210 or 6310 phone, but you
>do need the latest phone software (5.51 or above) to make it work
>properly (*#0000# will show the version.)
Version 05.56
>The 6310i certainly (maybe the 6310 also) is a tri-band phone whereas
>the 6210 is only dual band (do make sure the external aerial is dual
>band.)
The aerial is glued(?) to the top of the rear screen and is branded
Vodafone (and about a foot long). I suspect therefore that it isn't
dual-band but, since we use Vodafone, it's not an issue at present. I
guess if we moved to Orange or T-Mobile (or derivatives) we might need
to change the aerial - or it might work better if we do?
>There are adapters available (Nokia and others) to allow the later
>'pop' connected phones to fit in and work with the CARK91 but you may
>have to search a little to find them.
I assume the 'pop' of which you speak is a later version of Nokia's
connection?

>One thing you will find however is that the phone will NOT permit the
>use of Bluetooth whilst it is in the CARK91 - if BT is switched on
>when you plug the phone in it will object - so you will probably not
>be able to use it with BT-linked satnav.
I suppose at the time that the only BT accessory would have been a
headset so there'd be no point with it in a car kit.

That's a blow. On the other hand, since BT won't work in the car kit,
there's little point in getting a different phone. (My wife uses her
phone very little and for calls and text messages only so the other
6310i features will be of little use to her.) I'll need to check the
situation with new stereo/satnav gear. I'd sort of thought that I might
get a combined unit - if I do, perhaps the link to the stereo might
carry the updates for the navigation as well? I have no idea.

>As someone else said the 6310 is probably the best (business user)
>phone ever produced - which is probably why people hang on to them as
>long as possible. By the same token the CARK91 was also probably one
>of the best in-car kits also - now superceeded by the CARK123 for
>'pop' connected phones - which is pretty well every modern Nokia phone
>(as distinct from the pda types.)
It all seems to be pretty good gear, which is gratifying.

Thanks again,
--
Peter