N80 Hangs when sending SMS Text Messages

Posted on August 7th, 2006 by Dave.
Categories: Uncategorized.

My N80 has been starting to get slower and slower when sending a text. And with 1750 free ones to ‘use up’ each month. Waiting over 30 seconds to send one can seem like a lifetime. I thought it may be down to some “suspicious” software on my phone, but I noticed my friend’s N80 was doing the same thing (if not worse).

So I tried resetting the phone settings (type *#7370# from the main screen - have a backup first!) and formatting the phone. It did the trick! It now sends and pauses for about a second instead of 30.

To format your phone, first BACK UP EVERYTHING. As this will wipe the phone data (not your memory card). You will lose calendar details, contacts, settings and anything stored on the phone. I use the PC Suite to back up contacts and calendar items to Outlook, rather than using the phone’s built in backup tool as I find this seems to back up any problems as well.

  1. Turn off your phone
  2. Press and hold the GREEN (send) key, the * key and the 3 key and then turn the phone on keeping green, * and 3 held down.
  3. After about 45 seconds - 1 minute you will be prompted for your time zone and to enter the date and time (you can let go now!).
  4. The phone will start up normally and should hopefully be a bit quicker.
  5. Put all your settings back on!

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