NEC e540/N411i

  • Released 2005, Q1
    95g, 24mm thickness
    Feature phone
    26MB storage, no card slot
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  • 1.9"
    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 850mAh
    Li-Ion

NEC e540/N411i - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2005, Q1
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 93 x 46 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.94 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density)
 Second external 4096 colors STN display (128 x 128 pixels)
Incoming LED indicator
Downloadable pictures
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 500 entries
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 26MB
 400 short messages
400 emails
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2
GPS No
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, iMode (N411i only)
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, DoJa 1.5
 MP3 player
Predictive text input
SyncML
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Silver

NEC e540/N411i - User Reviews

  • Hey, I wonder if you have the software CD ? Because I'm searching for it for like a month and I really need it.

  • You can buy one from PriceMinister and that's not really too expensive.

  • Sorry to hear that. If it has totally died, I have this identical model in full working order. Charger, instruction manual, headphones, etc. all in original box. It even has some credit still on it. Philip

  • are new batteries available

  • I bought this from my grandson when he was eight and now he is nineteen. It has just beeped when on the charger and will not work. Can anyone tell me why? It has been my little friend and at 86 do not want to buy another which may be complicated. It must be nearly 13 or 14 years old. It has been great.

  • how do i send sms on this phone

  • am in uganda and i wud like to know if i can get a new housing and battery for my phone [email protected]

  • A really nice wee phone but why wiil it not send SMS's???

  • Nec e540 mobile is very nice,I can't believe it..it's using is very easy ..and very good..

  • Hi, I was just wondering if you still have the data cable. I recently found my old phone and I'd really like to transfer all my photos onto the computer.

  • can this phone be used to send texts to uk from egypt

  • nec is owesome mobile i like it

  • I've had this phone for over 5 years!!! and it refuses to die!! All I can say is this phone was awesome for it's time, despite the few niggling issues it has. In 2011 I will finally move to a new phone but before that I want to ask if anyone here knows where to get firmware for this phone? as I want to restore the software to it's original out of the box form please?

  • Have you had any luck downloading pics yet and if so how????? reply:- [email protected]

  • once i get a new fone you can have my nec e540 all working

  • Hay I need its LCD as i damaged my phone's LCD. Can any one help me in UAE?

  • had my phone 3yrs still cant d/load pics!, can anybody help?

  • why it no memory card????????????

  • Did you ever manage to download your pics? I am having the same trouble!!

  • please i want to know more on the internet connection on this phone so i want to activate internet

  • infra red port

  • 1) Picture messaging does work - I have sent an MMS. 2) Images can be sent via the InfraRed port on the side. 3) According a review on another side, the Bluetooth will work with a computer (dongle with a PC presumably).

  • This is a great little phone, however, I still have not been able to work out how to get my pictures onto my computer, or send to another phone. Help. I have loads of pictures and am worried I will lose them...

  • it has a good camera

  • Hi so your blue tooth is ok could u till me is there some set up I have to do as all I can use my blue tooth for hands free

  • This is a free help site for the nec e540 mobile phone, and it offers free downloads for the nec software

  • This is a free help site for the nec e540 mobile phone, and it offers free downloads for the nec software

  • This site has info and the nec e540 software, regards, Ken

  • Go to this site, and ask for info on the e540, also the software download, Thanks, Ken.

  • this phone is the BIZZ,

  • Try these links...

  • I've had mine for three years now and it still works great! I LOVE it and hope it doesn't break anytime soon!!!

  • i want ot say that this phone is the champ.i used it for 2 days and am now still finding it.

  • this phone is the best in the world, omg it cost 39.99 from cpw 2 years ago and still works great, its the mutts nuts.

  • Nec e540 is a good phone but the problem is about bluetooth and the browser.If anyone here knows how to configure,should pls help m in the c6nfiguration

  • anyone got downlaod for nec411i i need to download things from my phone to my pc as my phones broke and trying to get phone numbers from the phone

  • hi tracy if you find out how to download pictures fron this phone nec n411i please let me know

  • how can i use my nec 338 to browse my mail.

  • by using this set i hav a horrible feeling

  • once again i must point out that the bluetooth on this phone is only compatable with a headset it isnt the kind of bluetooth that you can use to share things from other phones.it is quite annoying that the specs make out like it is proper bluetooth and also that whoever the salesperson who sold you the phone in the first place didnt inform you of this..it is very misleading and very unfair so if you have bought the phone and are not happy with its lack of bluetooth i would suggest you take it back and complain :)

  • the fone is the best fone i av ever seen, it has everytin you can think

  • I had this phone and all i had was problems!!!!! First bluetooth doesnt work...second mp3 doesnt work...third...picture message doesnt work...fourth how do you recieve picture messaging... Otherwise it has got a good camera... infared works (but not many of my friends have got infared)... games are ok... If you only want a phone to call text and video on then get this one but if you want bluetooth i suggest not to get it

  • all i can say is a poor workman always blames his tools ..i had this phone for 2 years and i love it but thats probly cos i had the gumption to work out how to use it properly.. if you dont like the phone its simple..sell it and get a new one!

  • the bluetooth on this phone is only campatible with an earpiece ..when you bought the phone this shud have been explained to you ..you can try infra red or buy a data cable if you want to transfer things between your phone and pc.

  • i got the programme for the data cable from download.com just type in your phone type and hay presto! and also if you dont have the cable just look on ebay mine was about �5 from hong kong and it works just fine :)

  • This link will take you to the NEC Italian site which has the NEC Mobile Suite for downloading files etc. It is in English.

  • i have this phone but it wont let me send messages with atachments or use the MP3

  • i have one of these phones and can not enable bluetooth or receive picture messages phoned virgin and they don't have a clue think the selling policy of this phone and advertising is miss leading to say the least

  • I have an e540 have pourchased the data cable but can't seem to find the software needed to take off the pictures. Keep trying Kens web links but to no avail. Can anyone tell me where to get the software from. Thanks

  • n411i what a pretty phone very comfortable in the hand dial is good and it takes pictures as well but when it comes to make use of the pics its another story there should be a USB cable to download to computer and the manual is I think in japanese for I cant understand it Think twice befor buying it

  • The e540 is rubbish the bluetooth doesnt work, and i can recieve picture messages. I`ve tryed going on the virgin website to ortherise my MMs, but they dont even no what the phone is. Get it sorted out!

  • were can i get the softwere for the data cable from i cant find it anywer!!!!!!!!!!

  • I had this phone a while but could never use bluetooth...i went back to the shop and had many sent back and forth to me never seeming to work, BEWARE! IT MAY HAVE BLUETOOTH BUT ONLY TO HEADSETS! Otherwise ok phone if you are NOT LOOKING FOR BLUETOOTH!

  • Nec e540 is a good phone,but the problem i always have it is the bluetooth conection pearing with other phone as not been posible it alway indicate a code which i dont know please send the code to me.

  • Has anyone managed to get the usb driver/NEC mobile suite to work on Windows Vista or have an updated driver? Can't find anything on the NEC website. Tried existing drivers but they do not work.

  • This mobile(N 411-i) apparently looks good, has a good display and camera, but it has got a hanging problem, on every other call the mobile is hanged, apart rom this there are battery issues as well Faizan, Karachi, Pakistan

  • I got my daughter's e540 USB data cable from fonefunshop.co.uk in Sheffield some time ago for about �10. CJB

  • Bought one for my daughter ~18 months ago. Great phone - she loves it. Re Bluetooth - problem is that the Bluetooth is 'limited' insofar that it only appears to interface with a Bluetooth ear piece ie cannot transfer data to/from a PC using Bluetooth (I bought a Bluetooth dongle for my PC. They acknowleged each other existence but would not transfer data so I contacted NEC who explained this). Data transfer under Windows XP worked using data cable and drivers but have not tried with Vista. CJB

  • this phone is the worst phone ive ever had and when it says it has bluetooth i dont know what it meens because you cant send anything by bluetooth only by infered. how do you sent something by bluetooth because i cant and no one else can send me anything?

  • i use nec e540 phone. i like the phone very much especially its picture quality but i can't print out my pictures what do i do.

  • TO find out where to get data cables and for other NEC e540 information, check out: also... You'll also need to install the NEC Mobile Suite software to transfer files once you've got the cable.

  • i am using NEC N411i handset.but topmost speaker repaired...now i cant hear the voice..is it possible to repair in india(like chennai or bangalore markets)...where that accessories available.please tell in chennai or bangalore in india.

  • pleaze help i got this phone a while ago and its bn fine but i want to use the mp3 player on it but i cant get it to work can sum1 pleaze tell me what i need to get it to work and where to get the stuff. ty

  • Help!!! My Daughter has a broken screen on her e540 and all the phone book is on the phone not the sim. I need to do a blind copy from phone to sim to retrieve the phone book. Can anyone post the exact sequence of buttons to press to do this please? Thanks Dave

  • can anyone tell me where to get a usb cable for this fone and what it is like to download the pics. I have had this for a year and want to transfer them onto my PC . thanks.no one seems to have a cable and the one that was sent from ebay duznt work.

  • use laptop

  • Hello ernie, Once you have typed in your text message, press the envlope key to send it, hope this helps, Ken

  • Requires preparation for mp3 (decrease quality frequency 64 kbps). Unlock it is possible. Bluetooth only with headphones. Problem with configuration (MMS,WAP)- not each network serves i-mode. It is weak my english, sorry :-)

  • Hi!I'm from Vietnam.I can't speak Eng well.I have a Nec N411i, but it's bluetooth doesn't work, and i can't transport music or pictures because it hasn't capble in Vietnam.Help me...plzzzzz!thx very much

  • absolute crap, the cable for transferring pictures/mp3s....DOESNT EVEN FIT >.

  • Don't buy this phone, I have had really no experience with phones as this was my first but magor mistake, bluetooth don't work there, the camera is not all that good, go cheaper and get a better one is my opinion.

  • it is a good phone but blockes it self the blue tooth is not good but the camera is quite allright for just a simple phone

  • i had this phone for nearly a year now. if u are thinking about buying it dont. it looks good at first mp3 player, 1.3mp camera, bluetooth, only �60... when you get it you find out the bluetooth only works for handsfree not data interchange, it has no cable and after you buy the software it doesn't work so u cant put pictures on ur computer or mp3s on ur phone, and you have to set up the mms and internet codes. if you want a simple phone for phone calls and picture messaging and text messaging this should do fine. if you are looking for a phone/camera/mp3 player i would recommend splashing out a bit more money and buying a phone such as the sony ericsson k800 or w880.

  • hi can some one send me the usb driver softwaire for nec e540 please

  • i can not get it to download for music or on the mp3 player at i this phone was from my son for my brithday now i got to tell him that the phone is know good and i have got the lead and the dvd

  • i am havin problems with sending mms.ive called orange they said they dont have sttings,and told me to try nec website.can anyone help.theres all these features on phone but all i seem to be able to do is use it as a phone for calls and texts nothing else

  • Its an okay phone. Depends what you want. Camera isnt the bets quality, but then again it isnt the worst!! Quite hard to text quickly on for some reason.. Its well built though, i have dropped it quite a few times and it has pulled through each time. A bit disappointing to find out that the blue tooth only works as a hands free, and does not send files.. but for the price it is, its great that it had blue tooth at all! Swapping it for the samsung D900 in a few weeks which i am happy about, but will be sad to see this phone go. It's great if you want a simple phone that will last you :]

  • let just get this straight... the phone is ok as a camera but thats about it. i have this phone and i was glad i got it for like a week, but now i know that the blutothe dosnt work (or at least dosn't work well enogh to send or reseive anyting)and you cant atually use the mp3 unless u fork out on a cable, even then u can only get a few songs on there. this was badly made and i will persist to tell you that this phone is not a good one, it may be cheap but the quality is bad if you read any of these at all make sure this is da one you listen to... DONT BUY THIS PHONE!

  • its a great phone its very hard and unbreakable and its light weight and good camera features its camera work is more good than n70

  • Hello Patric, I do not know of any other batteries that will fit the 411i, your best bet is to look on ebay, or go to my web site, and look in the links page, for a list of sites that do spares. My web address is Thanks Ken

  • am unable to find a battery for n411i in my town.can somebody tell me an alternative battery that would fit please?

  • this is a great phone!!!

  • I think this phone is great i havent had any problems with it even when it went throw thew the wash

  • it is a very bad phone the bluetooth dont work and the screen on the frunt got cracked very easly DONT BYE IT

  • does anyone no were i can ind a back for the nec e 540 as i have lost te bck of my phone

  • This fone is useless, u can't use the bluetooth the infr red doesn't work the backlight is a awful clour and the fone freezes. The vibrator stops working from time to time and is very easily damaged i knocked it slightly and now have cracked screen. DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • bad phone, bluetooth doesnt work so there is no point in having it anyway... rubbish software, freezes aswell-so glad when i lost it - moved on to the sonyericsson k750i... great phone would def recommend it.

  • (N411i)the lead to the phone from the pc wont work so i can't take pictures from my phone to the computer and i also can't put music on the mp3 and when my friends try to send me music through infared, it says that the file is too big !! it's really annoying since i paid for a phone to get all these features and now they wont work ... can anybody please give me any pointers ?

  • hello im ernie i just got the nec e540 for a present i love the phone but when i type a text message i dont see anything on it to send the message,maybe its me being so stupid but if anyone knows wot i have to do to send the sms text message please let me know ,ty ernie in holland.

  • Hi my freind has this phone nec e540. and is having problems recieving multimedia messages can any one help please

  • my nec n411i does not browse the web and i need the browser setup configuration for my phone.

  • Well i used to have this phone and i thought it was one of the worst phone i had ever had the camera isnt very good you need to be in very good light for it even to be half decent and the video is appaling, the mp3's which it will only hold about 5 of sound quite good tho so thats a good thing, this phone does not have bluetooth which seriously lets it down all together this phone isnt worth bying and the battery life is rubbish so dont bye this fone bye something else lol like my new lg u400:P soz just had to add that!!!

  • i cant use my bluetooth.i pair other devices but i cant send to them.somebody help.elidisc

  • i want to activate my multimedia and GPRS how should i do it on my phone?

  • And also what I'v found is that the bluetooth won't work properly ... that's also really annoying.

  • (N411i)the lead to the phone from the pc wont work so i can't take pictures from my phone to the computer and i also can't put music on the mp3 and when my friends try to send me music through infared, it says that the file is too big !! it's really annoying since i paid for a phone to get all these features and now they wont work ... can anybody please give me any pointers ?

  • i have e540 but i use arabic language so i wanna convert it from english to arabic ..HAW can i please...i wanna its programe that help me to convert it to arabic...and thank u so much

  • The problems keep mounting up with mine - infrared is now not working AT ALL, I can't download any files to MP3 on my phone, burst mode, frames and zoom have stopped working, and the lead to the computer is not working!!!!

  • I found the exact same thing. I've had this phone since May and I've just got so sick of it not working properly!

  • i having problems downloading games and music on to my phone

  • Hey, has anyone had trouble with the battery in this phone? at the moment, my phone just will not charge - i plug the charger in and a little warning msg comes up saying REMOVE CHARGER, BATTERY OVER TEMPERATURE - even when the battery is stone cold, or the phones been off all day! Any ideas ? :)

  • Go to this web site for info on the nec e540/411i mobile phone, free to join, free wallpapers, free ringtones, free links to sim cards, free info. ­

  • hi, i got an nec e540 for my birthday last year and i havn't been able to work the bluetooth i can pair up with people but i do not know how to send/ recieve files with my friends. If anyone knows how to do this i would be grateful if you could e-mail me Thanks

  • How do I send a game (jar or jad) via IR, or is that imposible? I know how to use IR etc. as i have managed to transfer mp3s, jpgs. If it is not possible, is there any other way eg.usb apart from via wap

  • This phone is not the best, there are much better phones on the market for near enough the same price. Since buying this phone I have had the SE K750i and The SE W810i Walkman Phone.

  • Try our free help site for info on the nec e540/411i phone, and get free wallpapers and ringtones. ­

  • To access the infrared on the phone, press >your menu button, then >select 8 accessory, then select 9 external connections, then select 2 >infrared. >This will activate the infrared, but you can only transfer files up to >1 Meg in size. >Hope this helps, Ken.

  • how do i get the infared to work i cant seem to find it in the menu?

  • well the phone is good enough but i am unable to find the pc software to synchronise with have you got than tell me

  • hey... Have had this phone for 6 months and love it. mp3 can fot 6 songs on but bluetooth will only work with a bluetooth headset. apart from that message and picture memory is great and infared is fab!! usb works fine with a data cable.

  • it says it has mp3 player, but can i get it to work, no! does anyone no?

  • Please can you tell me have to receive picture messages

  • Hello, like they so dont work, i cant get internet access or bluetooth 2 work!!

  • this phone and its menus are excellent. Camera the best, better than samsung d510

  • This is truly the worst phone i have ever used .I now have a picture trapped forever in its memory with no way to retrieve it. Any ideas on how to resolve this problem will be appreciated.

  • Our help site for the NEC E540 IS ­

  • this phone is terrible no bluetooth hardly any memory low quality camera and hardly any features, steer clear. changed to w850i which is ace

  • My New Web Site address for NEC E540 HELP is Free wallpaper and Ringtones + NEC Mobile suite download

  • Try our free help site for the e540/n411i mobile phone.

  • wow the phone is cool, i even need one more for my husband incase u want to sell yours

  • If anyone can find a WORKING car charger for the NEC N441i phone, then please let me know where you bought one. I am on my 3rd and it none of them have fitted - then with a bit of whittling down with a penknife, it then says it's the wrong voltage! Any ideas? I like the phone in general - good little phone if you're not wanting too much of anything. It's great for texting, which is my primary use for a mobile. But the car charger thing is getting on my wick.

  • I think that every person who purchased this phone should return it to the place of purchase. ie car phone warehouse

  • My Web Site Address for help with nec e540 is

  • Try our free help site for info and settings on the Nec e540 mobile phone. ­

  • I got the nec 411i in june and the memory is pants plus the mp3 player memory is very small .Too small,plus the infared only lets you send pictures and it says you can send videos via infared isint true.The bluetooth also dosent work.

  • hi ppl my buletooth dont work and it says its only works with bluetooth headset but my infared dont work aswell so are they any way you can tell me how to get my infared workin plz thnks........chris.....

  • I bought this fone 3 months ago and i dont like it. the bluetooth doesnt work and trying to get the settings for sending mms or email is a nightmare.

  • hey ppl, listen experienced review of this fone no bluetooth(tht works) no usb transfer(tht works) part from that it is a fun little fone, great for younger teens, any1 older than 16 dont buy this fone u wil get bord, 1.3mp camera wich is just average overall a good lil fone nt packd with features but hey it dus the job satisfyingly 5/10.

  • I am getting rid of my N411i after suffering it for 6 long long months. I have taken some photos with it's mediocre camera and I can't get the s/w on my pc to recognise that there is anything attached to it, so I have to send them 1 at a time to my wifes phone to download them. Bluetooth doesn't work for file exchange, what's the point of that? no mp3 ringtones, no downloadable ringtones except what is on the nec site and most importantly, after buying my 5th car charger all I get when I plug it in is "Wrong Voltage". This seems to be a largely unsupported phone in the UK. I'm moving back to Nokia, a 6233.

  • my bluetooth doesn't work at all...need help plzzzz

  • My New web site address for help with the Nec e540 mobile phone. _e540_help.talktalk.net/ please leave feedback, if this site helps you, Thanks Ken.

  • got e 540 good price from carphone warehouse got pc cable sofeware bluetooth phone to phone will not work software will not work so I can not get it to work on pc so what else can I dis about e 540 phone file under " B " for BUCKET I have now got a VIRGIN MOBILE (UK ) MOTAROLA V 3 WITH �30 AIR TIME SIM, CABLE, SOFTWARE for �85 and it all works the way it should

  • Help with your nec e540 mobile, go to our free site at, ­ we will try to answer your questions, and we have some free wallpapers & Ringtones. Ken.

  • look people i aint even got it, mp3 can only b uploaded via cable. Settings are there but I cant get gprs to work,dunno if thats cos their o2 contract,not PAYG.bluetooth is only for headsets which is y ui can search but people cant find u as phone,it comes up different.

  • My Web site has help and info on the nec e540, go to, _e540_help.talktalk.net/page1.html

  • plplz plz i am trying to put my nec e540/411i off standby it is wastign too much energy plz help me and teh power savign optionis not working how do i do this? help mi plz email me your answer thank yyou

  • I have to say I was so disappointed with this phone. Poor camera quality, useless MP3 player and the bluetooth was a complete let down. My friends could only send me things via infrared and that was only pictures. Then again I should have figured by the price (�50) I wasn't going to get what I expected.

  • Look further down the page for the orange network setup Ken

  • how do get on the internet when my network is on orange and my bluetooth why cant people send me things by bluetooth

  • i have an nec e540 and it is on orange and i can not go on the internet

  • Actully if anyone could explain how to set up MMS and E-mail on this phone on this page it would be very helpful.

  • i got a nec e540 but i am having lots of trouble like i can't access my phonebook and when i tried to add new contacts, it doesn't allow me to...plz plz plz help me and other people can't access my bluetooth help plzzz

  • Hello Felicia, Your email does not work, so try these settings or go to our free site for more help. ­ MMS and WAP Profile for O2 Pre Pay for the NEC E540i The O2 settings in the E540 are set to contract if the customer has a Pre Pay SIM Follow the instructions below to make the required changes Web Browsing (WAP) Settings  Power on the handset with a SIM inserted  Press the �Menu� key  Select menu �3� (Web Browser)  Select �5� Settings  Select �Web Profile�  Press centre Target key  Highlight O2 WAP profile  Press centre Target key (A green tick should appear next to the selected profile)  Press the �Menu� Key  Select �3� Edit  Select �5� GPRS settings  Select �1� AP name  Enter �payandgo.o2.co.uk�  Press centre Target key  Select �2� User name  Enter payandgo  Press centre Target Key  Press the End key MMS Settings  Power on the handset with a SIM inserted  Press the �Menu� key  Select Menu �2� Message  Press the �Menu� key  Select �2� MMS Settings  Select �2� MMS Profiles  Press the centre Target Key  Highlight O2 MMS profile  Press centre Target key (A green tick should appear next to the selected profile)  Press the �Menu� Key  Select �3� Edit  Select �5� GPRS settings  Press centre target key  Select �AP name�  Enter �payandgo.o2.co.uk�  Press centre target key  Select �2� User Name  Enter payandgo  Press centre target key  Press the End Key Hope this helps, Ken.

  • hey i was wondering i am wid o2 and i am trying to set up my internet and email and mms so i was wondering if u sould help me on that and email me when u can i need so much help

  • i have a NEC e540 and i am on 02 and i was wondering if anyone could help me and tell me where i can get the setting for my fone and also how i would get music onto my fone.

  • Try our free site, we have lots of info on the e540, and we have free wallpapers, free midi files, and links to free games, and links to nec software and cable, we will also try to answer questions about the phone. Go to this url. ­ Ken.

  • Hello Beth, Go to our site for all info on the nec e540, and links to the cable, Our url is ­ Ken.

  • Sorry if this question has already been answered, but does anyone know if you can download the software for the USB cable?? Cheers! xXx

  • i bought da nec e540 recently and have bought the bluetooth adaptor so that my bluetooth would work. i also bought a usb bluetooth adaptor for the pc, because i want to send files to phone from pv and vice versa. i dont know how to set this bluetooth up, if anyone knows please email me and let me know, thank you. grt phone tho, luv it. and get fresh its da best

  • Hello Tony, I can�t email you as your email is invalid, but here are the settings MMS Used the built in 'Orange MMS' profile on the phone. Access this via Message screen > Menu > MMS settings > MMS profile Select Orange-MMS as the profile MMS centre is http//mms.orange.co.uk WAP The built-in profile doesnt seem to work on Pay-as-you-go, so you have to create a new profile: Select Web browser screen > Settings > Web profile Click on Connection Profile > Add new, give it a name, then select edit and enter as follows: Load preset - ignore Profile title - any name you like IP address - 192.168.071.035 Bearer type - GPRS GPRS settings: AP name - paygwap User name - Orange Password - Multimedia DNS Address - Dynamic Port number: HTTP - 8080 HTTPs - 9201 Authentication - Normal Usage - should just say: Web Browser Go back to Web profile, check that: Connection profile - set to name of profile you have just created Homepage - imedia POP e-mail (This assumes you have set up an email account with orange first - just sign in to 'Your account' at orange.co.uk and follow the instructions. You should end up with an address of the form [email protected]) Go in to Message screen > Menu > Email Settings > Account 1 Account Details: Mail account - [email protected] Display name - Joe Smith (enter your name) Email address - [email protected] Reply to address - [email protected] POP3: POP3 server - pop.orange.net POP3 port override - 110 Leave on server - On Login: POP3 user ID - [email protected] (enter your mobile number as the digits) POP3 password - the password e-mailed to you by Orange when you set up your e-mail (they would have sent this as a text message) SMTP: SMTP server - smtp.orange.net SMTP port override - 25 Authentication - Off Login - Same as POP3 - On Go back to Message screen > Menu > Email Settings, select Connection Profile > Add new, give it a name, then select edit and enter as follows: Load preset - ignore Profile title - any name you like IP address - 192.168.071.035 Bearer type - GPRS GPRS settings: AP name - orangeinternet User name - leave blank Password - leave blank DNS Address - Static - Primary 158.043.192.001 Port number: HTTP - 8080 HTTPs - 9201 Authentication - Normal Usage - should just say: Email Go back to Email Settings, check that: Connection profile - set to name of profile you have just created (tick against name) Finished! Our url is Ken

  • ok prob solved was all down to fact u cant use blue tooth and infrared at same time :)

  • ok i got a n411i i just swnat to transfer a ringtone form my bosses to mine not a complex task on most phones tried blue tooth didnt work (now understand that is down to n411i only having 1.3 version and not full) but how do i get the infrared to work im about to beat the phone to death so if sum1 can tell me wot to do it would b gr8 thnx dudes

  • Ken mate, I can't access your site as when I try I get a pop up saying ORANGE SAFEGUARD. Orange has deemed this site unsuitable for under 18s. To remove this setting verify your age with a credit card. LOL I don't have one, and I can't email to com�lain cos I haven't got my email settings, and I can't get my email settings cos I can't access your site, vicious circle. Could you perhaps mail me them please? And the Url for your site if I get it to work, thanks in advance.

  • Hello Tony, I don�t understand your post about going to our site ­ we are a free site, and all the settings for the phone can be found there, there is no age limit, no charge, just join free, and enjoy the benefits, free wallpaper, free midi ringtones, free advice, settings for most networks, free mp3 editing software, what more could you want, so get the most out of the phone, and join our group. Ken.

  • This phone is good in some aspects, lacklustre in others. I found the camera to be poor, doesn't appear any better than my L6, orange don't even have the mms or wap settings. The sound is awful, where's the speakerphone? Advertising it as bluetooth. Hah, the 2yr old 616v has exactly the same functions with extra memory, speaker and mem card slot. To top it all off I wanted to go to Kens site but Orange aka God won't let me go there cos it's not suitable for under 18s? I'm 26 but don't have a credit card so i'm barred from almost everything. GRR! Could someone helpful please mail me the full mms settings for Orange? Or text 07837674906. As a reward a site with free downloadable mp3. 3gp. Ani Gif. Wallpaper etc. DRM Mp3 as well. Works on this model. The good points of the 540. Stylish, light, errr.... Nice flashing lights?

  • i got this phone a few days ago and it is quite good, but there are a few problems, its a bit of a cheek the way they advitised bluetooth, (as you need a headset) and the mp3 function (as you have to buy the data cable seperatly). personally i think the best place to buy the cable is www.amazon.com or .co.uk. that is the cheapest place i have found them but i would advise you to buy the cable to get the most out of your NEC e540. because that will allow you to have mp3's, wallpapers, and ringtones.

  • Hi bought the e540 about week ago but cant seem to download ring tones from internet sites...not compactable can anyone recommend a site that downloads ringtones for this phone or do i need to get a cable.. cheers Teejay

  • Could you let me know of a site that downloads compactable e540 ringtones all the ones i have used say they dont have download content..so frustrating ...cheers

  • this fone is brilliant and beautiful

  • After reading some of the posts here, i find it quite hard to believe that people are still asking why their bluetooth won't send files, and why inferred won't send a full mp3 to the phone, well it looks like people don't read anymore,some of the answers are in the posts here, But to put the record straight, the bluetooth is only version 1.3, and not a full bluetooth, so you can't send files with this version, it can only be used for a headset. The inferred can send files, but it is limited to 1 meg, so that's not enough to send a full mp3. YOU NEED A DATA CABLE TO GET THE FULL POTENTIAL OUT OF THE PHONE. Join this free site for free advice, free wallpapers, and free Ringtones, and free links to the cable. ­ we will try to advise,and answer all genuine questions, Ken.

  • Reasonable phone but why do i need a bluetooth headset, why wont infared work and why is the mp3 player so poor. i expected more for my money. Good model though.

  • Looking for help from a person who is able to send and recieve email on there nec e540. I can access the web via gprs fine. I have got a gawab POP3 and SMTP email account. I have placed this data into the phone: Smtp smtp.gawab.com pop3 pop.gawab.com Do you have any other free email account that works with this phone. Email me

  • I have this phone, but i am un able to use the bluetooth and what is my pass-code? All i can use to download and send music to my friends is infra-red and that will only let me receive a certain amount of KB. Please send me details how to set my bluetooth up. thankyou for your help.ASAP

  • Please use the empty field "Search Opinions" and type in for e.g. 'bluetooth' to see past information on this ancient topic. Thank you to all who has informed us....

  • plz i cant find hw 2 send picture in my phone using bluetooth plz help me

  • this phone is not for hardcore cell fone geeks. it is however: 1. very well designed mechanically (robust) 2. piece of art (very beautiful) 3. well manufactured (well-assembled) my 2 cents' worth, a new owner of N411i

  • hi i brought this phone today and 4 sum reason my bluetooth wont show up on any of my m8s phone or on my computer can sum1 help plz thanks

  • hi my bluetooth or infrared is not working wen i try to send a song using infrared is size the file size is to big wen ive go lik 2500kb on my phone and the bluetooth wont tunr up on my friends phones when they are trying to send me somthing plz someone help. Pete

  • Was looking for a phone for my daughter to go to secondary school with. She wanted a flip phone so a bit limited as i didn't want to spend a fortune. She is over the moon with this phone. At the end of the day she wants to txt and phone and not much else. The camera and video are a bonus and she has had fun with this, but the whole point of a phone was to be able to contact us if in trouble or to let us know whereabouts. If anyone out there looking for a first phone then this is a good one. The manual is very hard to follow but i worked out what to do in very little time just by pressing the buttons and making educated guesses. Not that difficult really. If you want to txt or just phone occassionally then this phone is good. The price was good too, and i got �15 trade in on old phone at Carphone Warehouse.

  • EVERYONE STOP COMPLAINING! there have been plenty of links and replys posted on where to get everything and yet the questions percist, poor ken over there has answered the same question a hundred times. gees!

  • all these phones of this odel seem to have the same problem with bluetooth transmittion, i just bought one. my mac worked via bluetooth with my 3 yr old phone, but not this new one?!?

  • The infrared is working quite well but i'm having problem with the bluethoot and MP3. Can anybody please help me downloadin music to my MP3 as my phone is unable to read other devices.

  • Go to this site for help with the e540/411i ­ The Bluetooth is only for headsets, you need a data cable for transfering files Ken.

  • Great phone, once you've got the hang of it. Just one problem: can't figure out how to send pics & other files from my N411i to my PC. Have Bluetooth in USB, and other phones have no trouble transmitting data to my PC, but nobody I know can work out how to do this simple (?!) thing using the N411i. The user's manual is, I'm afraid, no help whatsoever. Can anybody help me? Thanks.

  • Please can anyone tell how to get songs from pc on phone?

  • hi , if i buy the psb cable for the e540, does it connect to the headphone output, ? as thats all there is + the infrared, ? or am i missing something, ? cheers dave.

  • Personely i think this phone is stylish and really cool but the bluetooth thingy does it work as a "sender of files" like the IRDA (infared) on the e540 model or is it like the n411i where it is used for headsets only kk fanks.

  • the bluetooth on the phone is only for voice only so it only works for a bluetooth headset to talk to people

  • The problems with email and mms messaging that people seem to suffer from with this phone is actually very easy to fix. All the settings can be found and changed in the phone itself its just knowing where to look that takes the time. Got my phone yesterday and it took me 5 mins to get up and running Anyone having problems with the mms please let me know by email and i will send 1 back with the remedy

  • my bluetooth doesn`t works well ..my friends can`t dind my device!!!!!!

  • Has anyone connected their phone to a tomtom via bluetooth to access the gprs dailup for traffic information, if so what setting did you you on the tomtom?

  • Good looking but blue tooth not workable, internal memory confusion down load problem

  • Bluetooth is only for the headset, u cant recieve messages via bluetooth.

  • bluetooth and mp3 player doed not work on n411i

  • hiya ma bluetooth dnt work aswell. ma friends cant find my device!! i really want 2 use it plz help :D

  • I am having a problem receiving and sending email from my Orange email account using my NEC E540. Any ideas on why this would be?? Do I need to get Orange to set something up on my account? If not, what are the options I need to have set on my phone. Help much appreciated!

  • Is this a good phone to buy

  • Hi Charles Burrows, The nec e540 phone is very user friendly, to use the text function, press the envelope button twice, then press sms, in the add new part,click your phone book and select who you want to send the text to, then in the message part you can use the ABC, OR THE AUTO MODE, to start your texting, We have a free discussion site for this phone, and you would find it interesting, and it would try to answer all your questions, the link is ­ hope to see you on our site, Ken, Moderator of the site.

  • my bluetooth didn't work properly, i can see the other devices when my bluetooth scan for devices but when im waiting for the sender, they didn't find my devices.

  • not very good phone i was dissapointed does any one know how to get songs on to the mp3 player ?????? plz tell me if you know confused:S

  • got the usb data cable today but dont know how to work it. could someone please tell me

  • how does anyone understand how to text on this phone, i have read and re-read the expansive manual ad nauseum and being an old codger the grey matter is becoming sparse, to the point of rearing what little hair i have left ,can someone point me in the right direction please

  • do not buy!not user freindly bluetooth does not work becaause i can not download music,bad design and awful sound ,do not be sucked in by the features

  • Can someone explain to me what infrared is please - im very new to all this.

  • hi im lookin 4 a new phone nd i lik dis 1 but dere r loads of bad comments bout it! so im askin us lot shuld i get it? does da blue tooth work? fanx pplz charz xx

  • i have found it hard to use email from my phoneI have contacted customer service but I have been told to go back to where I purchased my phone which was at the carphone wharehouse in Brixton. I weent there but I was told to call orange for the mobile settings. Iam very confused because I canmnot get any Info.

  • I am very much excited with the phone because it is very beautiful nice portable and presenterble but my worry is that i bought this brand new e540 from and internet cable connection was not added to it. and i want to know how to download music from the net using my NEC e540 or from other phone users. please help me because i am desperate. Jimmy from Accra Ghana.

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  • hi, im lukin for a nu fone n this luks gud, but im not sure if it's any good or not?im not very good with fones but jus wana no if its gona work or not, let me no plz. tnx.

  • I first bought a bluetooth dongle that doesn't allow file push on this phone (thats from NEC)and had to buy a USB lead and software and after all that it can only hold 7 or 8 songs because the memory is that small as a phone it's brill as an MP3 it's rubish....

  • My girlfriend bought me the NEC e540 mobile phone 2weeks ago and for the most part I am happy with it. I was disappointed to hear that the bluetooth capability applies to data only. I would like to know if anyone knows how to use the call waiting capability on this phone as I have activated it but as yet I hsve not successfuly switched between 2phone calls without disconnecting the inital call. Im very frustrated, could anyone e.mail me and tell where or if im going wrong. Many thanks in advance

  • Certainly, this cell has bluetooth for connecting and a limited Ird data transmiting, but it's a good cell at all, and pretty.

  • it is 1 of da best fones but 1 problem if it does not play and say 'cannot play this data format' wat do u do please help me with this it will b apreaciated HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hi,i got this phone 2 days ago and i luv it!!!!!!!!!!But how do u get mp3 songs onto it from your computer....please type back...i don't understand

  • Does it have a simlock? Buying e540@Orange UK?

  • Great phone got may cable from

  • I am sick of people not getting the point this phones does not send files it can only connect with a headset and the infrared can only send over 1mb. People with sense will read this instead of those that keep posting that their bluetooth does not work.

  • i just got the phone today and everything fine bar one thing, i dont know how to get the mp3 working weather you need to by a cord for it or not.

  • Go to this site, and you will find info and links to the data cable, problem solving, free mp3 ringtones, midi ringtones, wallpaper, and more ­ Ken.

  • good phone but where do you get the usb leads been everywhere to look for a cheap one but they are all �20+ any ideas. infared good and speedy and most phones that have blue tooth will also have infared. had mine for a while now but still love its sleek style and east to use nature and where do you get the mp3 from?

  • I think has a problem with the bluetooth which is the same problem i have. My friend tried in vain to send some music to my phone and it didn't work. Can soemone please help as I am really desperate to get it working.

  • Help please Any body know where I can download an E540 Manual All the Very Best Nedsez

  • how to download songs to my MP3 player? help will be much appreciated.

  • hey, i bought this phone about 4 weeks ago, and i love it works brilliantly and everything. only problem is along with a few other people, i too cant get my bluetooth to work, i can turn it on and everything but whenever i try to recieve a file it wont let me. please please please can someone help me!ime desperate to sort this out!!thanks again james

  • Hi I bought my NEC e540 Cable from www.r4us.co.uk/toys got it next day. Its brilliant. Cheers Gail

  • Try this site for help with phone, ­ They have got ringtones and wallpaper, and info about the nec e540. Plus you might be able to help others too, Thanks, Ken.

  • I know it's really difficult to gett he cable and siftware - I ordered one from Ebay and it was a pirate and wouldn't work on the PC. I phoned NEC to complain - they said you can buy it from Semen Nedis - they have a website and you can phone through your order. �23 for the cable and legitimate software, including postage. Works perfectly!!! Now I have another problem - I can put MP3s onto the phone and listen to them individually, but everytime I try to add a song to my Playlist, it says "unable to play". Any help?

  • i really need help with bluetooth as mine doesnt seem to work either. it wont allow any files to be sent from other phones - how do i get this to be accepted? any help would be great thanks

  • NOW YOU TELL ME. After i buy the thing. Gaaaaaaaaah. Lucky I have a palmtop to beam things from. Grrrrrrrrrrr.

  • hi i bought a e540 and i know it sounds stupid but i cant seem to work bluetooth i can turn it on but cant seem to get anything off anyone why please someone help me x cheers x

  • Is there any way that you can watch videos like short funny clipson the phone as i am having difficulty? thank you it will be much appreciated

  • for software click here

  • I am having a problem receiving and sending email from my Orange email account using my NEC E540. Any ideas on why this would be?? Do I need to get Orange to set something up on my account? If not, what are the options I need to have set on my phone. Help much appreciated!

  • Go to this site, ­ for all your info, software, and cable, advice on this phone, if we can help we will. Ken.

  • this fone is absolutly brilliant but how do you get music on it???????

  • Spider Bait If you select MENU, then WEB (Option 3), then SETTINGS (Option 5), then WEB PROFILE (Option 1), then under CONNECTION PROFILES select ORANGE-WAP. This should set up your phone for WAP access using GPRS. It may still fail if you cannot get a GPRS signal.

  • i went to carphone/w/h/ and got my son a e540 hand set before i got the phone i asked the shop staff if it will work in france with a french sim card as thats where we live and after about 10 mins they all said yes but today i was speaking to a man and he said it wont can you help me out as i need to know i dont wish to give it to james only to find out it dosnt work thanks

  • PLEASE HELP! I bought the e540 from the carphone warehouse and I love it just on problem cant get the net on my phone "GPRS network unavailable please switch to CSD profile" what on earth do I do tried to get settings from orange but they were plain rude and thats putting it nicely! if you have the GPRS settings for orange for this phone please post them or email me I am DESPERATE!

  • I've have now setup a Yahoo Group for these phones. There's links to the relevent useful stuff, such as software and cables. Mainly everyone post questions and hopefully get some advice back. Here's the link: ­ Hope it helps

  • its a good fone but i cant seem to get music on it as i have tried to do it through the infer red but it does not work plzzz help me

  • Ian Thanks for your useful comments. However, I am also having a problem receiving and sending email from my Orange email account. Any ideas on why this would be?? Your help, as always, would be much appreciated.

  • Gazza, Your problem with the wanadoo e-mail is that their anti-spamming policy wont allow you to send mail unless you dial-in to their server, but your phone is connecting to the net through orange's servers to get mail. Sorry but as far as I know there is no way around this.

  • go back to the NEC europe site and look for the software on the N411i phone area, you will find it there no problem.

  • I have been able to set up my NEC E540 to receive email from my Wanadoo account, but I am having problems being able to send email from my phone. Does anyone know what the settings should be? Do Orange have to set something up on my account in order for my phone to send email? Help would be much appreciated.

  • It appears NEC have removed the software suite from their site. Not sure why. I'm going to setup a Yahoo Group for this phone, be easier to discuss issues and grab the software. Watch this space for link. Russ

  • After doing a good search for the data cable for the nec e540, it looks like this cable is the standard for a lot of nec phones. I have found that your local CURRYS STORE will have or get you the cable, the part number for this cable is C51-A03019-AAUK, do a search for that number and you will find a cable, but currys seems to be the cheaper at �9.99. Ken.

  • Hi Again Susie, Go to this link, in the search box put NEC then in the next box put N411i, it will then go to another page, then click on DATA, and it will then come up with the cable,,http://www.kondor.co.uk/ hope you get it sorted, but email me if you have problems, Ken.

  • Hi Susie, I have just been on to the link web page and i can't find it, but i have got the invoice that came with the cable, the company that sends the accessories is a firm called KONDOR the telephone number is 01202-810666, and the product code is C51-A03019-AAUK USB DATA CABLE. That cable is for the NEC N411i, but thats the one you want, mine works fine. Ken

  • Hi Kien. Sorry to be so annoying again, but I still can't find the cable. I've found the web page of The Link, but I can't find the cable anywhere. Could you possibly direct me to the page I need? Thanks in advance.

  • Hi Susie, Sorry but the link that i posted for THE LINK will not work, so just do a search for their web page, Ken

  • Hi Susie, It looks like you have bough the cheap version, i have read problems with this cable, so i would send it back, and get the one from at �9.99, i have this cable and i have had no problems, hope this helps Susie, let me know how you get on. Ken.

  • Hi Scott, The bluetooth on the e540 is version 1.2 and will only comunicate with a headset, and will not send data, ir will send data up to 1 meg, but slow, you will be better off getting a data cable from THE LINK web site for �9.99, and then you can download the software from click imageing, click n411i click download software, this will give you all that you need, for data transfer. Ken.

  • i bought my nec e540 today and i cant recieve or send information through the bluetooth

  • Thanks for the link to the suite. I've got it on my computer now, and it works fabulously. With one problem - when I plug the USB cable into my phone, I get a message reading "Battery Voltage Error". I'm unable to transfer anything to or from it. I've read the previous messages - does that mean I need the USB cable available from The Link?(I beleive mine was a cheaper one, for about �6.99)

  • Just got my data cable today from The Link web site, it's great, downloaded 6 mp3s on to the phone, now i am converting my friends names into Morse Code, then into mp3 format, and i am going to download them as ringtones, and apply them to my friends names, so when the phone rings, i will know who it is straight away. the cable cost �9.99 from the link web site. Ken.

  • Solution found to Phil's cable problem. Previously bought cheaper cable and got 'Battery overheat' message. Now bought proper Belkin cable from The Link and message/problem now gone.

  • Chris, take a look at page 2, there's a post there that may help regarding MMS (I haven't got that far yet!)

  • how do you send and receive picture messages on this phone????

  • the link that's been posted takes you to the e540 page, where it states that there are no downloads, try the following to get to downloads dor the N411i (the other version of the phone. click on 'all phones' then click on N411i software downloads. but beware, they are large files, and if you're on a dial up connection, then it'll take ages. I'll try to include the liknk below

  • I am getting this phone for my birthday,I have heard bad opinions about it but it sounds like a good phone,I know it doesn't have the bluetooth I wanted but it has infrared and I can use that for the same things can't I?Please let me know and is it worth it?thanx

  • ill phone them 2day thank again ken

  • CHRIS if you phone your network service provider, this (should be a free call)they will send you a couple of icons, and when you open them, they will set it up for you. otherwise it does take a bit of working out, it took me all day, to get it to work, but i put this down to the fact that i had just bought the phone, and the network had not completely configured my account, hope you get it sorted, the phone is great for the money, and when my data cable arrives, i am sure i will learn a lot more about it. Have fun, Ken.

  • it still wont recive the mms i dont no wot to do

  • Data cable for the NEC E540/N411I, at this link for �6.99, or do a search for THE LINK,SHOP. They do one for �9.99, and get your software free from click on IMAGING then on N411i then on download software, Let me know if this helps. Ken

  • thank you ken.

  • CHRIS, You need to set your phone up to receive MMS Follow the settings in your hand book on page 40 about conecting to the web, if you don't have a handbook the go to and you will find it in this site. Ken

  • Here is the link for the software for the NEC E540, Click on Imaging, Click on N411i, then click download software, the N411i is the same data cable for the e540, Hope this Helps. Ken.

  • can any1 help me plz av got an mms message an it sayin i need to download it but when i try it says mms receive failed network unreachable can any1 help me plz thz.

  • Could someone *please* put up the link to where they found the suite needed on the computer, in order to link to the phone using a USB cable. I've looked everywhere, and come up with nothing. Thanks in advance to anyone who can do this. Susie

  • also, having great fun with the voice dial facility! (having found out how to trigger it through the bt headset)

  • Thanks, but got the data cable from the �6.99 place, finally found the download point (N411i page) but then saw how long it will take to download - over 4 hours on my dial up! Does anyone know of the drivers and suite on CD or DVD?

  • hi got the usb cable but i need the software and i went on the nec europe website and iit says no sofware available from this site where else can i download it from??? plz help reply to [email protected]

  • E540 data cable at fonefunshop.co.uk �11.99 or at the link shop �9.99 Software available for free download from nec europe, there is another company doing the cable for �6.99, but you will have to read the replys as i have forgot who it was.

  • I was suprised to see that when I tried the bluetooth on the NEC e540 it didn't work, can anybody tell me how?

  • Help!! Russ gives a link for the download of the nec suite from the neceurope site, but when I click on it, I get the message of "software not available from this web site" where can I get it from, as the phone does what I want it to, but I can't get the photos to my PC or the other way round even, let alone try the mp3 player out yet.

  • dis fone is a brill and god can u download on this ting

  • what size usb cable does it take, and where does it go e-mail me with the answer

  • this fone is really really POO =[

  • Please help me. Can anyone tell me how much the NEC E540 recordes for. e.g. 10 mins Please tell me as soon as possible. it will be a great help. Thank-You.

  • PLEASE HELP!!! I have got vodafone to let me send photos by GPRS but the phone keeps saying network down have done what vodafone told me to do what am I doing wron someeone please help as I have tried emailing NEC but no reply.

  • re!!got phone got usb cable �6.99 got software load on 3 pc will not work can any one help How did u load the software,.? mail me i dont come in here often dave

  • got phone got usb cable �6.99 got software load on 3 pc will not work can any one help

  • The phone looks great but how do you get music onto it

  • Both my wife and i returned our E540's to the CPW yesterday. With out any doubt this was the worst phone i have ever had. AVOID!!

  • this phones gr8 just how do u delete messages?

  • end woz ment to say post it on here for u

  • am still tryin to work the email 1 out my self if i find out how to do the email ill post it on here u m8.

  • Thanks Chris. When I do that it comes back with "email account not set" though. How do I sort that one?!

  • go on message go on menu go on mms settings go on mms profiles go on connection profiles click on orange-mms clicl ok an ya should be abull to send pic's

  • Anyone know how to set this phone up for picture messaging via Orange? I get "message not sent. Network unreachable" for pic messages but plain text is fine.

  • hi could any 1 tell me wot the memorie on this phone is like cos it sounds like a g8 phone does any1 know hw much music it holds as well as photos and videos

  • Can anyone tell me what the maximum video recording time is on this phone? Many thanks

  • firstly this phone is fab I love it. I suggest people make sure they can access the gprs network on their phone WAP in other words before they leave the store as I cant on mine this doesnt bother me as everything I want to download I do through my usb cable. to buy one go to The Links web site and order one it cost �19.99 but is worth every penny if anyone can get the gprs settings for this phone on orange to work please let me know.

  • i want to send pic's to my email but it wont let me an when i try to send pic's to an other phone is say network unreachable can any1 help me plz thanks

  • NOT HAPPY i want music on it cant get it bluetooth is no good phone looks good but dunt play good.

  • thanks dan, i dont think that its very good that the phone can only transfer 1 mb through infraared. the phone is really 69.99 if u want an mp3 as you will hve to buy a cable to link to the pc. personally i htink you shoul get a lead. i do the think the phone is ok for the mon thanks joe

  • It isnt full bluetooth so you cant do file tranfers... yes its not good so you should use a infrared datacable but it can only send up to 1MB... so overall you pretty much have to cut down your songs or download your songs... cept for that i like the phone

  • Hi am planning to get e540 - Been reading what you guys are saying - I need to know can you transfer files/data/MP3 to and from the PC - with the USB bluetooth adapter? Or you cant do that also??

  • hi i got the nec (e540) a week ago and found out the bluetooth does not work and my mp3 is rubbish it cannot hold any music i dont see the point of it having a mp3 on it but can some one help me to work my bluetooth thanks alex

  • I am very happy with the phone but I have one question I hope someone can answer. To start with when it was on but the cover was closed the LED would flash blue but now it doesn't. Have I changed a setting by accident? If so which one?

  • Neil, I cannot comment on CPW galashiels - but I can give you some advice, pls could you email me [email protected]

  • i think it is a really good phone but i really need to find out how long you can video for???

  • got phone good price no bluetooth phone to phone got data cable and software tried on 4 pc will not work I will Give it 5 for the flip phone & bluetooth vioce control but 1 for the rest if any one can make my data cable work i will change that

  • you can use infrared but its crap

  • how do ypu download mp3 files onto it it wont let me do it and there is no usb cable either If any1 has any info please let me no thanks ad

  • i was trying to send a music file... i managed to make the file smaller so it sent but it wouldnt save... if someone knows why please tell me... thank you xxx

  • I purchased the e540 phone via carphone warehouse, but was unaware that the bluetooth function was not a full VERSION. I feel cheated by the shop and also by the saleman(galashiels). Why was this not mentioned at the time of purchase ? and do I have the right to demand my money and tradein phone back. If anybody reads this from Nec can you please email me back. I DONT LIKE BEING MISLEAD BY THE LACK OF IMFORMATION GIVEN BY SALES PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOWE ABOUT PRODUCTS THAT THEY SELLLLL>

  • Joe the IR send & recieve option has a limit of 1mb

  • Can anyone help? when i try to log on to to NEC mobile site (www.necmobile.com), i get the following error message "Exceeded the maximum number of redirects".I can log on to other sites without any hassles. Any ideas/thoughts?

  • hi. i got the phone (e540) a couple od days ago and someone told me that the phone has 28mb of storage but when a friend tried sending me a song that was 1.9mb it said 'file too big could not send'. why is this??? does anyone no please help!!!!!??!?!??!?!? thanks joe

  • The software evailable from one of your website's links is not working, after downloading the setup and cliking on the actual setup file, the message is coming up saying that "the string is not defined". could you help to sort the problem out? thanks

  • hi, just got the nec e540 and its a good phone i have to say but the only thing is how do you put the pics,music and other things on the computer ? can anyone help ?

  • please can someone tell me how to download the ring tones I have beent sent via website. keep getting alert sign and can't download it to the phone, what an I doing wrong please help. It's a e540.

  • My wife and i both bought the E540, both of us are happy enough with it, but we thought we would get a data cable to transfer music, photos etc. The data cable arrived yesterday and after downloading the drivers and the NEC Mobile Suite from the NEC website, i gave it a go. After managing to transfer 2 MP3's from my PC to the phone, i tried to log off so my wife could get on to install her drivers etc. The computer totally froze, when i managed to log off, my wife had bother getting the Mobile Suite to recognise her phone. After a lot of grief i have uninstalled the drivers and the Mobile Suite. What have i done wrong, is it a drivers issue? Any ideas? Thanks

  • hi, i don't no how 2 put music on the mp3 player can anyone help me please if u can ..... many thanx jade

  • Phone is a waste of money. The bluetooth only connects to a headset and nothing else. What is the point of bluetooth if you have to spend an extra �10 on a cable. I can't get the infrared to work. Can't download e-mails even after an hour on the phone to a 'help' desk. The carphone warehouse is getting this rubbish back tomorrow.

  • same prob as phil pc refuses to talk to phone tried 3 pcs dodgy drivers ? any ideas download drivers from necurope.com

  • Having same problem as Phil. Cable from m-99.co.uk. When connected to PC, phone says "Battery over temperature, remove charger" Any advise to resolve please.

  • Read down the thread for details of data cable and software. And yes the e540 uses the same cable as the N411i. I wouldn't be too disheartened about the Bluetooth not transferring. Bluetooth is real slooooowwwwww anyway. Even the latest V2 is only 3Mega bits per second, thats only about 25% as fast as USB1.1. And nearly all phones are only version 1 bluetooth.

  • the bluetooth is ok but shame it doesnt work to send files to other phones everything else is gr8

  • hi just to say i got da nec e540 and the bluetooth does not work but the infered i good

  • Just got the e540 from carphone warehouse. Shame I didn't find this site before as I thought I could use bluetooth to transfer photos from the phone to my pc. I understand I need a data cable, can't find one. Will the cable listed for the 411i fit, is it the same? Will any other one fit? Do i need a software cd, where do i get that? This is my first picture/mp3 phone and any help appreciated.

  • Hey, does anybody know how to send a mms off of this phone? I got it today but cant open or send mms...Help!!

  • i got the e540 and for the money i think its gr8, for �60 includin �11 top up u get a 1.3 mega-pixel camera and video and mp3, with these features id expect the fone to be at least �100. i advise you if you want a phone for pretty cheap but good quality and has some good features buy this fone its gr8 value. my regards joe if you want to no more ad my msn which is [email protected] thanks

  • If anyone is having problems with downoading the driver for the usb or the nec suite i can put it on a disk and post it out for �2 if you need it, mail me [email protected]

  • where do u get the software for the usb.?

  • I got my cable from the m-99.co.uk (the aitsafe.com link) today. When connected to the PC the phone displays a message 'Battery over temperature Remove the charger'. Computer refuses to talk to it, saying it is not on standby screen. Tried on 2 PCs. Dodgy cable or dodgy phone? Any Ideas? Thanks

  • 10 secs?

  • so how long is that?

  • yes hannah u can have mp3 ringtones (if ive dun my research accuratly!)im gonna get it 2day

  • 28Mb of storage.

  • how much video can the fone take? or how much memory does it have?

  • does any1 know how long the video lasts or how much memory it has? please please please please HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

  • One other note. You can use the backup/restore button in the left hand panel of the NEC Suite to take everything of the phone in one hit. Saves trawling through folders doing individual files. Russ

  • Okay i've installed the software on 3 PC's now (home, work and laptop). No issues so far. Just make sure you install the USB drivers before plugging in the phone. Also install the Suite as well. Windows will find the phone no probs when you next connect it. Start the NEC Suite and click 'Get List' button. I get the language warning but just click Yes to proceed. The Suite will scan the phone and display a list of folders in the bottom window. There's four icons up the top (movies, melodies, photos and MP3's) and each one display a different list off folders. Use the bottom and top windows to transfer files too and from the phone. Top window is the PC, bottom the phone. Many regards Russ

  • Russ recomended two links to get a usb cable to connect to a PC. He recomended one for the link and one cheaper at aitsafe.com for �6.95. There have been some concern about aitsafe and no deliveries. I got my cable today, so anyone waiting, you will get your cable. I downloaded the USB driver and mobile suite from NEC and installed them. After this loading mp3's and j-pegs into the phone no problem. So now new MP3 ringtone and wallpaper on my phone making it more personal. inkaccessories....-A03019-AAUK NEC Mobile Suite and USB driver from their website. The URL is:

  • got data cable software & drivers Phone wil not connect to pc error the Language of phone and nec mobile suite must be same are you sure you want to continue it was a good phone even if the bluetooth did not work phone to phone but i will change my mind it cable will not work phone to pc when i load software the option for language is English USA None for UK HELP it also wants to charge my PHONE on data cable and tells me to remover it nec E540 mob CHICK

  • Not veri gd fone bluetooth only for headsets which is relle sad:( dissappointed:(

  • I got the e540 last week mainly for photos and realtones. spent ages messing on with bluetooth to discover it's useless. then followed russ's leads - got cable from link, downloaded driver and nec mobile suite. now trying to connect phone and it's saying phone not connected. is this dodgy lead or am i missing something? windows xp saying detected new hardware earlier (though not now) so assume lead must be ok (making plink noise when connecting as usual). in programmes section of pc there is red line through phone in driver icon, does this mean it's not installed properly? i'm totally computer illiterate. please help!! i've wasted far too much time on this already and all i really want is a decent ringtone! THANKS!!

  • good phone for best price. I am very happy

  • Over all a realy good phone, the bluetooth is for connecting to headsets only, so you will not be able to file share with bluetooth. But there is IR and USB, so there is no problem transfering files.

  • Hi, I just got a dongle to transfer data from my phone to my PC, but it cant find my phone HELP !!!

  • got nec e 540 phone car phone warehouse flip phone bluetooth and the price 49.99+ orange � 10 sim fitted my virgin sim I prefer not fussed for camera mp3 anyway shame for phone to phone on bluetooth but for as i say 49.99 good phone for me ordered data cable same as stu still awaiting delivery is this company still in busines Russ chick

  • i want to get this phone and i want somebody to reply.Does the bluetooth work?. Is the infrared any good and does a white light stay on when ur in camera mode.

  • hi can anybody tell me if i can download java games to this handset if so where thanks

  • A very very good phone, it's just a real shame about not being able to send/receive files though bluetooth, but at least IR works, which is what I mainly bought it for, the menus and layout do take a bit of getting used to, but other than that it is great, and even has pictbridge! (although i haven't tried this yet)

  • can any one email with how to use bluetooth on this fone and how 2 send data like pictures and so on! i am having reall problems with it thx amy

  • mp3 files are not supported as ringtone, but you can use 3gp files. this format also supports voice.

  • i really want 2 get dis phone. it looks and sounds really gd. but the only promblem is dat it has polphoc ringtones. does that mean u cany have mp3?? plzz some1 tell me so i can get a gd phone! thanks

  • v gud fone a must have

  • hai there can anybody email me by saying why the bluetooth of the nece540 is not working wih other phones and can any one tell me how to trasfer data like music pics. it will be great full if some body can email to [email protected]. thnks verymutch

  • As I posted earlier, you can use MP3 files as ringtone! No need to convert to anything else.

  • I have just managed to transfer MP3 to the 411i using funnily enough the Nokia MultiMedia player. Once you convert the MP3 to amr files below 100k you can then set as ringtones. Grrr! :o) Nice phone apart from that. Don't like the way you can't disconnect the IMode, which is OK while service is free, but I keep pressing Imode button instead of phonebook..!

  • I will never buy anything but Nokia again! Its a nightmare for MP3s as ringtones, no space to save anything and whats with this "Flat View" thing, why not just show us everything thats on the thing all the time?! Doh 18 month contract :(

  • Ordered usb cable re Russ's cheaper recm' and stil awaiting delivery. Phone seems ok so far but some speach/signal break up ? Unable to connect to WAP on Orange using onboard profile - 'malformed URL'? Orange won't help with settigs because they don't sell phone! Can anyone help? Stu

  • im just about to get this phone. can anyone tell me if you can or cant transfer data from phone to phone or not. When you first buy the phone how many games, ringtones etc is there. And is it a good value for money phone as i have got confused by other posts!!!

  • Does anyone know how many text messages can be stored on the NEC e540?

  • Hi Folks i am just trying to work out how to connect my n411i to my laptop to transfer data can install the software but seen unable to transfer data any help would be gratefully appreciated Regards Ciara

  • just got this phone one for me and the wife good phone for the cost has got what i wanted usd got from nec direct and soft ware easy to down lode from sites. i think for the money is ok

  • In order to use mp3 as ringtone: Go 'My data', select MP3, select MP3 file you have saved, press MENU, then select 'Use item', select 'Set as ring tone'. Then Change your setting in Phone modes>Normal/Meeting/etc> press edit, select Ringer>select MP3.

  • im just try to express my whole thing by using the Nec e 540 for the good contact but i just try to use my Tanzania Chip Card i see accepted but yhe only one thing in Phone book names are not accept to use it

  • Can someone please tell me the message capacity on the NEC e540?! Thanks/

  • Just bought this phone. It's excellent. I've never had a mobile before but in a couple of hours I'd worked out all the basic's, like changing wallpaper, sounds, ringtones etc. Using the address book and filling it in easy. Sending my first texts and getting replys easy too. This phone is good value for the price.Looks good. Nice screen too and plenty of icons to make it seem busy not confusing. Would have liked the usb cable supplied but small gripe. After one day I feel I should have had this a long long time ago. But since it's new, I'm glad I bought this phone. In case Info is needed there is only 28MB of onboard memory and as an MP3 player this is not even enough for a full album. It can't be upgraded to a larger amount and it's a pity a flash or memory stick upgade feature wasn't included. As I'm not interested in it for mp3 music, I don't really mind.

  • Thanks, Russ, I ordered USB cable from the Link, downloaded software from NEC Europe Then no problem sending mp3, picture, contacts to and from my computer! You can change your ringtone very easily, from Setting>Phone modes>Normal mode>edit>Ringer, then you can change in other modes (Meeting mode etc). Anyway, I'm super-happy with this phone! Well done NEC! Only one thing: Carphone warehouse did not send me the 'special envelope' for trade-in my old handset...the envelopes are run out apparently! They advised me to go to one of their shops, but it would cost me! I emailed them to send it, but they replied that it would take 7 days to reply me!

  • how do you change the ringtone, i know it is a stupid question but i don't know?

  • A big disappointment.Can't find any screensavers, graphics etc already on it.Features not well-organised.I will definitely stick to Nokia in future!

  • Hi again, i have got the phone, �59.99 form carphone warehouse on orange with �10 credit! Its a wicked phone looks really good, works well so far! Easy to use menu and handy "desktop" icon links to quickly flick to regual destinations like camera. Only worry is it its hardish to text on, supose my fingers will get used to it! OVerall very good phone tho gona get a data cable for it now using one of the links earlier posted. Hope this has helped! Dan

  • The Nec N411i is a terrible phone, no point having bluetooth on it at all as you cant do anything with it, its horrible to use and i really have not got on with it at all. not a user friendly phone !

  • Bought an E540 at the weekend for both myself and the wife and we're pleased with the phone. I have one question that I'm hoping someone might be able to answer. The LED was originally flashing on mine when the phone was on but the cover was closed but that appears to have stopped. It lights up OK when a call or message comes in and my wife's is OK in all aspects. Have I changed a setting without realising it? Can't seem to find any mention of the LED in the manual apart from changing the colour for calls, SMS & MMS. Hope someone has the solution. Thanks.

  • the bluetooth is for headsets only, not for data transfer phone to phone. heloooooo!!!!!

  • i bought this phone today in car phone ware house with the impression that it has the ability to transmit (via blue tooth) phone to phone only to find after alot of phone calls that it doesn't. im really ticked off as the guy who sold it to me knew what i wanted in a phone and recommended it, im well aware that i had the chance to read the spec on the box but there was nothing stated to imply that it required a blue tooth head set. im going to bring it back tomorrow because this is nothing but a glorified camera phone which i already had and the camera isnt very good quality either for all the hype about it. so i advise anyone reading this whos thinking of buying one to realize that yes this phone is too cheap for all the so called spec!

  • thanks to Russ. wandered around for days before finding your info. off to try it now. hope it works. Stu.

  • I am getting this phone tomorrow form Carphone Warehouse will give a true review cause all these on here arent that helpful!

  • Here's some links that may help owners of this phone. You can buy the USB cable for �9.99 delivered from The Link. Here's a URL: or here for �6.95 delivered: You will need to download the NEC Mobile Suite and USB driver from their website. The URL is: Once you this all setup, and it's easy to do, you'll be able to download, upload everything (pictures, movies, wallpapers, ringtones and MP3). Hope that helps Regards Russ

  • I was looking into getting this phone, as it seems to have all the features i'm looking for, but i don't seem to be able to find the size of the MP3 player, does any one know?

  • I find its a very nice phone i love my NEC phone. just one day old very easy to use. but my Question is,why are they not Quadband phones? when i trevel to the Caribbean most of these phones dont work.

  • Does anyone no where I can buy the USB cable to fit this phone and where to get the software from? Also, does anyone know if file transfer works with a bluetooth headset?

  • its not a bad phone you can get the usb cables and blutetooth dongles for 9 puonds brand new of ebay , so its a good phone for the price !!1

  • can anyone tell me how to transfer photos on my phone to my pc which has bluetooth, as their is no mention of how to do so in the instuction manual that came with the phone

  • This phone has no bluetooth but they say it has, i just got mine 2 days ago from carphone warehouse for �59.99 with orange network,although it's nice cos it's a flip phone and has some other features that I like e.g Irda that works, and other things that I find interesting.

  • Ok,, so the phone has bluetooth...but u cant send to other phones...but maybe still by IrDA?

  • I think Bluetooth on this phone is for handsfree only and does not support Bluetooth for data transfer

  • That's right! The bluethooth is compatible only with the headsets... And no one tells you... BE AWARE!!!!

  • just rung nec helpline on 0208 9938111 and they confirmed that the bluetooth is only compatable with head sets, you cannot send or recieve data from another phone.im returning mine today and sticking to nokia!!!

  • Bought the e540 from Carphone Warehouse, arrived yesterday. Can't see what the problem is with the phone. All the features work and are far more than should be on a �49 phone. Haven't tried the IR mind but not to interested anyway. 'The Link Accessories' sell the USB transfer cable for �9.99. Arrived this morning, price included delivery. It's under NEC N411i. Menu's will always take some getting used to when coming from another brand. But it only took a lunch break to master them. The phonebook is easily accessible and far better than my old Nokia. Both camera and MP3 very easy to access. I prefer the operation of the Camera to my sisters Motorola. On the whole for a measly �49 it's a great deal.

  • i agree with the person below i am having the same problems !!!! very dissapointed !!! i advise you not to get this phone !!!!!! :(

  • just got a e 540 today from carphone warehouse and with bluetooth paired it with my husbands phone,nokia 6230i. it did that fine although we cant send each other anything.also a file of only 1.2 megabytes wont be accepted by infra red as there is not enough room. gave up on trying to send owt phone to phone and ive searched net for data cables. no were has them or knows if there are any!!! is this phone a joke? it may be a bargain but its very disapointing.

  • KATIE- to send things from ur phone to others via bluetooth or infrared, you first need to activate your connectivity in the connectivity setings depending on if you want to use bluetooth or infrared..then get the other person to activate theirs...select the file you want to send and select send via bluetooth/IRDA(infrared) they should then receive the file,,,if you want them to send to you they do the same!

  • I'm thinking about getting the e540 but everyone seems to be complaining. can someone tell me what the difference is between the e540 and the n411i. is it a good fone or no? i'm really worried as i really do want to get this phone but i'm scared in case it busts after a few weeks. why is it so cheap?

  • I have found it quite hard to get the hang of this phone because I have always had a Nokia. I found the NEC helpline really good 0208 9938111 and ask to be put through to the mobile phone section. Most of my problems were due to being on O2 pay as you go. They talked me through changing the settings and even rang me back. For the price it is a bargain

  • ye it is triband as i already said 3 or 4 posts down!! so it will work in america

  • How do you send stuff from my phone to anthor phone please help me!!!

  • Hi is this phone TriBand?

  • is the n411i same as the e540? becasuse i have searched the internet n the pics are exactly the same

  • it says that it has triband, it also says on the carphonewarehouse that it WILL work in the usa, America

  • Hey! im thinking about getting the Nec e540 and i have been looking at these opinions. Does the bluetooth really work???????

  • thanks Timberland. it is a great phone especially for the price

  • This fone ,NEC E540. has blutooth right? But can you send stuff from ur fone to others fone via bluetooth????

  • How long does the NEC E540 record video for- the video length-need to know badly!??? Thanx xx

  • Hi JACK, I was also thinkin bout getting this phone, with the FANTASTIC price at the Carphone warhouse! Im sure it does have bluetooth, it say in the Carphone warhouse magazine and many people who have posted opinions says it HAS bluetooth and the specs also say it has, so im pretty sure it does. I wont this fone so bad, my mum likes it too but i dunno if she wud let me have it, but for the chaep price, its amazing. Some bluetooth might not work, on my old phone i was able to send stuff to my m8s fones and they wer able to send to me no hassle, but not my m8 who cudnt send to me, she had a nokia 6310i, im sure blue tooth wud be much better, cos its also more fun! write bk xx

  • hey, i am thinking about getting the nec e540, although i have been reading through the messages and people have been saying that there is no bluetooth, by this i dont meen JUST to be able to connect to a wireless earpiece, i want to connect with my friends and send things for frrreeeee! lol also wat do you guys think should i get it or not?for �60 at the carphone warhouse, this seems like a good idea, but is there any othere phones around for roughly the same price? thanks

  • I just wanted to know about this phone, it semmes to be only around �50-�90 at the Carphone Warhouse, how come so cheap when it has features like. 1.3 MP camera, video , bluetooth, MP3? Most phones which have these features are around �130+! Any way, is it cos its rubbish that its so cheap...I sthe phone any good, Did you be satisfied with it, please let me know! Also i urgently need to know , HOW LONG DO VIDEO RECORD FOR ON the NEC E540??? XXXX

  • i have just orded the NEC E540 and it looks like a good phone and has everythin i need, but it sems that every1 is dissin the phone, or you dissin the N411i?, anyway this thing about bluetooth not workin is that on the E540 aswell or does it work ok? have fun with the phones peeps p.sp if any of you play runescape add girliepink xxxxx

  • i dont know why you are all moaning about this brill phone, i mean my blue tooth works fine........not only that but it connects to the computer and is small and efficient..ive had this phone for 8 weeks and it is still the highest quility there is

  • how do you put mp3 on this phone??

  • i thk ths phone is rubbish i cant download my pic i have been sent i want have thm as screen savers e mail help

  • anybody no were i can get free truetones for ths phone

  • if i get apic sent 2me hw do i put ths in my inbox as i want 2 4ward it

  • you need to get NEC mobiling suite fr data download. buy the cable. the software is free on the neceurope website

  • Hiya I got this phone at the weekend and I think its great. I too was getting frustrated with Bluetooth but I don't think its any great loss and as for MP3, ive already got an iPod so why more? The thing is that I have a NEC 3G or something like that, the really big phone. Although I can easily connect my new phone to my computer and transfer files and stuff, I would really like to connect my old phone to get all the videos and photos on that onto my computer. Everytime I try to plug it in, it says there is no phone connected. Can anyone help me out?

  • Bluetooth can only paired with headset only, not PCs. Ringtones can only use amr format. And must be less than 64k in size.

  • it an brilant phone why yall disin

  • love the phone. the only problem is that i cannot get the i-mode to work. every time i try to open i-menue the browser says the connection failed. does any1 else have this problem or know how to fix it ??

  • Comments on this phone... only the camera ok only.... tried to bluetooth my k750 cannot... only can connect to BT earpiece.. can't use mp3 as ringtone also.... what a failure!!!

  • good phone but lacks the extras which catch people's eyes

  • sorry a bit more looking founf the uk email for NEC mobile phones but you should send one to all three if you do please request updated flash rom or software for these problems hopefully if we all agree to send and state that it will be the last nec we but then tey will correct our problems now through updated flash rom software sorry for going on but heres the address [email protected]

  • hi everyone i just bought an nec phone for my wifes birthday and have all the same problems listed it is a good looking phone but when you buy a phone with bluetooth you expect to get exactly that or it NEC SHOULD NOT CALL IT THAT they should call it wireless headphone compatible any way why dont we all ask nec at there mobile phone support at [email protected] thats germany or [email protected] thats austria none for the uk only prem rate phone number

  • hi their just want to say this is a great phone ,ok so maybe the blue tooth dont work but a word of advice for you people that want it to work..blue tooth also allows people access to your phone in other words its like hacking people can get into your phone and hack into your phone numbers and personal files like photos etc so maybe its a good thing it dont work.especially if you have private photos of your loved ones on it.as for the rest of the features once you have succeeded on fully installing the software as mentioned earlier, using the usb cable provided, passing files to and from your phone'pc 'via the cable is easy- once you've mastered how to do it....how do i know i have all the software installed.ok on your desktop there should be three icons 1.nec mobile suite 2.nec synchronization 3.nec connection wizard without the software installed you will have no chance of doing any uploading / downloading thats all the help i can give you at this time....good luck skitzo drop me a thankyou by visiting www.tagworld.com/skitzo2u and listen to some of my musci in return

  • ok folks here it is if you installed the software and your pc dont recognise it then you prob havent installed the software correctly make sure you install it agin and go through the whole installation process. you should be able to pass photos and mp3s to and from your phone a bit like drag and drop one you overcome the little problems..as for using mp3s as ring tones you've no chance as for blue tooth this seems to be a major problem with this phone infra red never tried it..so ther you go dig in muck about and learn is my policy have fun and what a pic it takes the quality is excellent

  • Kaseak, it is 26mb.

  • i bought n411i but i can't find information about it's memory.Please help

  • this phone wasn't designed to connect to other phones. it works for headsets and modem only. it is in the manual

  • Why can this phone not connect to another phone via bluetooth?

  • you should be able to zoom by selecting the up and down buttons during photos (or is it L/R?)but not if max quality is selected Any BT only works for headset, you cannot pair with another phone

  • I understood the phone had zoom on it but it only seems to work whilst in video mode. When i looked throught the menu whilst on camera mode the zoom option is in a light grey colour instead of a black. Can anybody help?

  • Hi, this is my daughters phone she got it as she understood that it has bluetooh on it. When trying to pair with pc or other phone this works great however it will not connect when trying to transfer photos or music. Can anyone help.

  • does the zoom work on anyones phone. it doesnt look like the 411i has it built in even though the spec. says it has...also it isnt communicating via USB cable and the NEC software supplied with windows XP.

  • If you buy an i-mode phone you cannot use mp3 as ringtone. you need the wap version, E540

  • mike, you are using the wrong port..the Nec Mobile Software ports used should be the same as the port displayed when you detect the phone using the device manager... dudes and dudettes, i wonder if the phones you bought comes with manual for file transfers and other issues because i find your questions very elementary(sorry). it should be outlined there the limitations of the phone etc...so please, RTFM first before you complain.... thank you.

  • why cant this phone use mp3 for ringtone

  • i'd just like to say that ignorance is the topic here ,this website is designed so that people can come on and make comments about the use of their phones good & bad the company knows that we are having these problems issues so why no instead of playing ignorant come clean and tell us how to use the dam thing up load download cable format blue tooth infra red picture and formats and end the dilema either that refund everyone or exchange for a phone that should do what it says it does on the box. my opinion i think we,ve been ripped off people. you count all the hundreds thousands maybe even millions of pounds spent around the world on something that doesnt perform let alone work half the time i think its time we protested and did something about it.all those in favour say i.

  • ok people... alot of you are having trouble with downloading mp3, heres what to do. first if your downloading from the i mode dont try using mp3 ringtones or truetones these wont work you have to download a video ringtone in order to use the truetone as a ringtone. dont bother trying to use the software because ive tried it myself and like alot of you it dos'nt work.. the other way to get mp3 files onto your phone is simply using ir ports however with the limited memory space some files may be too big to use eg( gems sorry) most phones wont let you transfer songs in ther first place but most erics will transfer mp3 with no hassle... the big problem here is the memory if nec update this phone they better make sure they jump this hurdle so not to let its customers down again. i like this phone but improvements are needed.

  • Hello again. My brother in law has just bought one of these from the same shop on the same day and his software worked instantly with no problems. I have used his disk to download his software but still cannot get the software to connect to the phone. His PC is similar spec but he is running XP version 2002 Service pack 2 whereas I am running XP version 2002 service pack 1. I Would be interested to see if anyone who has posted on this site is using pack 1. Perhaps this is the problem? What I can say is that my phone will connect and download no problems on his machine so it's NOT A PHONE PROBLEM!!!!! If anyone left still cares about this issue and is still checking this forum then feel free to contact me. To check your XP version go to the start button-settings-control panel-system. Your version will be displayed here. At least by posting yours and saying if you have a problem perhaps some useful will come of your good deed. I will post any further useful info here if I get it as I know how problems like this can really annoy.

  • I simply cannot get the file sharing software supplied with this phone to work. Like many other previous posters here, the USB port is recognising the phone is connected but the NEC Mobile Suite Software just does not want to recognise the phone, keeps coming up with "Check NEC Mobile suite & phone language" warning. I bought this phone to download photo's and to transfer MP3 files but it simply doesn't do that. They are being sold very cheap after their release a few months ago. What does that tell you. If anyone here can help I'd be extremely grateful for any help. For those thinking of buying, think more than twice. A half decent phone let down by hopeless software. I haven't tried the O2 staff yet but I guess it's worth a go. If I get any joy I will post back here with the info. COME ON PEOPLE. WE CAN DO THIS................can't we?????

  • it aint a bad phone for the price but the problem i have is with the volume even when set to loudest its very low

  • anyone know how to use the usb cable for downloading and uploading to and from pc vice versa phone would appreciate a simple guide on how to do this thanks

  • right....ive figured out how to get mp3s by downloadin the mobile suite...but now my computer reccomends me not to down load the other bit as i have windows xp! .. does any body know of any other way i can get mp3s on to my phone? thanks x

  • hiya, ive ad an nec n411i for bout 2 months now an never known how to put a mp3 onto it! i read the manual but it dosnt say. any idea's please?

  • I have nec411i unable to transfer mp3 files. when i transfer its not detecting the phone. i have tried to transfer the contacts it does the same. Also can you tellme how i use bluetooth

  • Hi just thought i would say i am glad people are trying htis phone out, i downloaded some videotones today so when people ring me the video plays with the music so mp3 ringtones are a thing of the past. Fantastic phone thats all i can say........and i get to use all the phones so it must be good. Ellie

  • this phone is great even though its memory isnt. people say "oh its hard to use" they're wrong just give it a chance and u'll see that im right

  • Kirsty, if you don't like the phone. Tough. I like it and personally think it is excellent. Why did you not research this phone in the first place. It is totally your fault.

  • Hi People The software will not allow me to transfer MP3 Files and the phone is saying it is in the wrong format can anyone help me? Message back or e-mail! Thanks! James

  • Absolutely fantastic phone.... The I-mode on this is brilliant and you can now view ebay on the phone. Great for such a shopaholic like me. Camera really good aswell.

  • Hi, it does state when u read the pdf to ignore the warning sign........and i downloaded the software from the link someone put earlier with no problem its just an earlier version of whats on the cd though. Email me if you want and i will try and help further as i recommend this phone 100% and have actually ditched my samsung e530 as i prefer this one and amd buying one for my nephew and daughter tomoz......and for �49.99 if u trade in an old phone at an o2 shop at the moment how can you go wrong. Ellie x x last time gonna post on here though so email me if u want.

  • Ellie, Thanks for your offer of assistance. I agreee it is a superb phone for the price, but I am still having difficulty in installing the Mobile Suite software on either of my pcs. I have Windows XP on one pc. On trying to instal the software on it, a warning appears advising that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatability with Windows XP, and that continuing the installation may impair or destabilise the system. I have not therefore proceeded any further using the disc. I have also tried to download the software from the NEC site several times over the past couple of weeks. Each time I get the message "Internet Explorer cannot download usb.zip from www.neceurope.com. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found". This is despite using the link from the NEC site. I then tried to instal it on a second pc, which runs onWindows Me. The software appeared to instal successfully on it. However, when connecting the phone to the pc using the USB supplied, and trying to download, I get the message "PHONE NOT CONNECTED." However, the connection is obviously is OK as, if the phone switched off , it powers on as soon as the USB is connected. I have tried to get assistance at the 02 shop without success. They suggested ignoring the warning on the XP pc, and continue to instal. I am not willing to take up this recommendation. Why has it not passed the Windows testing? Any help you, or anyone else can provide would be appreciated, as I am seriously thinking about returning the phone unless I get this resolved. Thanks again

  • Hi ya, me again.......... i have got home from work and reinstalled the software and managed to transfer my pics to and from my pc. Transfer mp3 ringtones from my pc to the phone which play and a whole mp3 song. so if anyone wants help email me i will do my best to help u. this phone is getting better by the day and i sold 12 today at work. Ellie x x

  • Hi, i still dont think people are crasping the concept of the price and functions here, i got one myself yesterday........and yeh i have been trying to sort the software out which is very tricky so will get on to customer services when i get in to work today and try and sort this out and let u all know how to do it. and yes i work for o2.....And now what do u expect for the price? the imode function itself when used properly is enough to warrant buying this phone....and i work with these phones everyday so what ones are worth having. any questions let me know? Ellie x x

  • I got the NEC N411i i was very excited and i got it today! i used it for an hour and got bored i was disspointed with the bluetooth and had no warning what so ever it was only for a head set ! Further on i realised the mp3 ringtones i cant have them either i was dissapointed and im sending it back to O2 tomorrow and getting a samsung which had 4x the memory betetr pictures BLUETOOTH and a video that lasts !!!

  • Like Chris (28/12/05), I am having problems installing the Mobile Suite. I have installed the NEC mobile drive and software but when I connect the phone the computer still says PHONE NOT CONNECTED. The NEC suite just says that the phone should be the same language as the suite itself. I have also tried downloading the software from the NEC site in case there is a problem with the disc, but the software site always crashes. I have tried to instal on 2 pcs using XP and Me. I have contacted O2 and NEC but they have been of no help. I am getting rather frustrated. Can anyone help me?

  • I totally agree with what Ellie said. One thing is... I do not work for O2 :P. I really want to work for them though. They're awesome.

  • Hi, i actually work for o2 and these phones are actually fantastic, u just need to take your time to learn how to use it. and realise bluetooth is for voice only (for pairing with a bluetooth headset) the infrared is just as good and i have sent many a mp3 ringtone to my sisters 411i from my s/e w550i. o2 are sellin them for only �59.99 now and if u trade in and old handset that still works with charger u can get a further �10 off. The imode is something useful for the future as well, just learn all the functions and realise the incredible price of this phone b4 u criticise it. x x

  • on the n411i how do you change your visibility for bluetooth

  • i got this phone adn put a mp3 file on to it. it will not play. is there a certain format that the file must be in, as in bitrate? Regards

  • for software try

  • I JUST GET N411i but i dont know wat software u need so u can view the image to the PC. I tried paint but dont work

  • hey i wanted to know how to transfer data by my bluetooth i can connect with everyone but i can not recieve or send anything please help me as soon as possible and tell me the steps for trnsfering songs, pictures and videos to other phones please.

  • just got this phone. cant seem to find a 'send' button to send text messages

  • its easy to use once you get to know how. cant use mp3 as ringtones. canot get my bluetooth to work. i managed to recieve pictures through infared. like the look of it hate the performance eg bluetooth,mp3 because they dont do what i want them to. �100 badly spent

  • bought nec 411i at bargain price,like the camera and video,disappointed at no mp3 ringtones,it will find other phones on bluetooth but no transfer able, find it quite complicated,a friend did manage to infared some pics to me though,out of 10 would give it 5

  • The bluetooth does work..but only for what it was designed for. modem and headset. It doesn't do data transfer, nor does it say so in the manual

  • bluetooth dont work. i cant send or recieve data or connect with others infared dont work.

  • Help. Is there a simple way to lock my NEC411i without going through the menu each time. I just want it to automatically lock after a few minutes. Am I just being very stupid?

  • Laurence search their phone using a pin number then copy what you want of their phone.Baza.

  • Here's a really goofy oversight on the part of NEC on the N411i. When you send a picture in an email (Untitled subject), the receiver can't reply to it !!!!!! You HAVE to include some text in the message. My advice to NEC - please don't dabble in mobile phone production cause you're no good at it!!

  • and do other people have problems with other people not being able to find you?

  • hey baza please help me. i can search them but where does it say what files do i need to copy plese can you do a step by step guide to bluetooth, many thanks, laurence

  • please i need help with the nec n411i, how do you transfer things on bluetooth and noone can find me what do i do? please help me

  • William ist of all you have 2 install the drivers when you have done that click usb drivers again in the nec disc, if it says that the software has been installed right click it and nec mobile suite will come up this is a different way than the other so follow the instructions carefully thats how I got mine working.Baza.

  • I have been having the same problem as William below with the language of the phone and the NEC mobile suite being different. I have tried to match the languages but the only options available are English on one and English(United States) on the other. Can anuone help me too, as I am beginning to get really cheesed off!!!!!!

  • when i go on NEC moiling suite it says i cannot download MP3s to the phone becuase the languages are different? the phone language is english and the mobiling suite language is english (american). please help me!

  • 1st of all go to accessorys go down to bluetooth and click on pair new device then click on search device wait until a page of names come up and select that name, you have to give a pin number so make sure you remeber that number, when that is done it will say which files do you want to copy and send it. Bluetooth can only work if you are in a range of 20 meters.Baza.

  • Guys. I keep seeing mails about sending data by BT. This phone cannot d it. Look it the manual, it only offers BT headset and modem...not data transfer

  • Baza, you say you can transfer data via bluetooth on the NEC 411i. How do you do this please?

  • hi, i have the NEC N411i and I seem to be struggling with the Bluetooth, how do you send people stuff via it and other people cannot find me, please reply by my e-mail. Thanx

  • Does anyone know of good websites for free java games which are compatible with this phone if so please let me know.Thanks.Baza.

  • By the way you can transfer files through bluetooth,because I have done it lots of times.Baza

  • Can any one tell me how to put mp3's onto this phone.If they do please write back, thanks. Baza

  • Bought the NEC411i as an Xmas present for my 11 year old. The spec says the phone can do all kinds of things, I can't seem to do anything, god knows how he's supposed to. How do you put MP3s on the phone. How do you transfer photos from phone to PC In other words I can't seem to do anything with this phone. Can anyone help

  • sorry xP download here:

  • Hi all, NEC N411i: - Bluetooth only works for a headset. You can't connect to other phones or your laptop. - You can't use mp3 as a ringtone whatever you try.. USB Connection: a lot of problems with windows XP. you better use a pc with windows 98. DO NOT plug your phone in.. first install drivers. Not from the cd you got with the phone, but download them here: then install the mobile suite. also download here: ,then plug in your phone and it will work.. Phone modes: press the up-key LONG(the one on the circle on your 'keyboard') and then edit.. Side keys: the up-key: press long for camera...you see yourself on the 2nd screen.. press up-key again for photo.. down-key: press long for light...any key to out it off.. Grtz, Suimppu

  • I am having alot of problems with this phone. Firstly when the phone is plugged into the computer, the computer does not recognise that it is plugged in. Also I have downloaded the usb drivers and Still i don't not understand why I cannot download Mp3's. Please please if anyone knows anything email me

  • Hi there ya me 2 havin prob wit all datz infrared,bluetooth d mp3, gprs n more.. plz help me.. let me noe hw to used if not i gt to sell d phone a.s.a.p.. tnx...

  • I recently purchased an N411i and I found setting it up with laptop easy. Install drivers first then NEC mobile suite and final step plug in phone. Menu can be difficult at first but stick with it, gets easier with use. I have a couple of questions though. I seem to be unable to download any ringtones. I get the usual confirmation text but no download. Also I seem unable to use MP3 files as ringtones can anyone please help!

  • i have had this phone for a couple of days and now when i try to access i-mode menu it keeps saying connection failed can enyone help. i still think this is a brilliant very light weight phone

  • Bought a N411i for Xmas. Nice phone but I can't manage to connect my phone to my computer via the lead and USB port. I have installed the NEC mobile drive and software but when I connect the phone the computer still says PHONE NOT CONNECTED. I have looked into the NEC suite and that just tells me that the phone should be the same language as the suite itself. I have cotacted my network supplier and NEC but they have been of no help. All I want to do is download MP3's and photos from and to my computer. Can any body please, please help me?

  • ello is any1 havin problems with there infared , if uve got any solutions email me

  • I have just bought this phone for a realy good price at just �80 and i was just wondering how to put mp3's onto my phone if any one can help me please email me thanx

  • how do i transfer pics from the phone to the pc so i can look at them and use them " family pics ect.....

  • how do i put silent mode on so that when sum 1 rings or texts me it only vibrates

  • it is odd that so many people cannot use bluetooth. 1. it does not do file transfer. 2. heaset bluetooth is in applications. switch the bluetooth on and pair device. in the manual. remember bluetooth drains the battery

  • This is a decent phone but i have no idea how to use the bluetooth on it, if anyone has any idea then please post in asap and give the details please!! adam..

  • to emma and others, the phone is only availible from o2 in the UK and on their site its �149.99 with a bluetooth headset and a apple ipod shuffle. Alternativeley you can purchase it for �99.99 by itself from any o2 store on the high street.

  • i have the phone and it is very fantastic and very nice,,but i dont know how to use the bluetooth i don't know how to send file to anouther phone like it,,,if anybody knows please help me,,and thank you all

  • Wow! this is one amazing phone, and for only �99.99! The camera is fantastic, imode is incredible and the design relly cool. the only slight let down is that it has a 65k screen insted of a 256k screen, byt hey, nothingsd perfect. Unless you can be bothered forking out �300 quid then this phone is for you!

  • Hi!!! Can someone tell me if this phone is compatible with others like nokia ? plese reply me quickly as i'm buying this phone soon. thx!!!

  • roxanne. u need to install drivers before connecting the phone. install software second. then connect the phone. let it find the drivers. when connected select 'get list' on the display to communicate

  • I recently upgraded my phone, to the N411i which I really did enjoy having, until I tried to connect it to my computer. I have installed and uninstalled the complete software many many times, still with no avail. I keep having the same error message on the NEC suite that the phone is not connected, yet the computer says that it is. Please someone help me with this problem! Many thanks xXx

  • Hello, after looking at its specifications on the web I thought "wow, all this for only �100". But now I cant stand it: the battery life is awful, worst menu system ever, slow web browser and more trivial it has a rubbish alarm clock (you have to leave it on in order for it to work). However if you can tolerate flaws like that, then the phone is still good value for money as it has all the features of its rivals for half the price. Overall if rating out of 10, I would give it four or five, as it's a real hit and miss handset.

  • hey does anyone know if video ringtones work for the N411i cause ave got a video on my fone but any time I go to set as ringtone it is blanked out. Any one else having this problem! cheerz

  • Got very excited talking to the sales guy about what this phone could do, but I found the setting up painful. The whole phone is somewhat bulky and heavier than I was expecting. I've been using a Sony T610 and thought that was text-unfriendly, but please!... The ring tones are great, but at the end of the day (call me old fashioned) but it's just an alert to let me know I'm being called. So what's the point of a full beutifuly crafted 64 polyphonic ringtone unless the local entertainment is so bad you're gonna sit in all night and listen to the phone (how sad would that be?!). I didn't like the little rubber cover on the charger port. My experience has always been that these become detached after a few months. Also (and this may sound petty), I hate the two-piece charger thing. Isn't this 2005? The display is good, the colours are good, but I thought that the camera was average. A bit grainy and dark and no better than any other I've seen. The 'i' mode is probably good, but when I tried to activate it, the error message told me to contact an O2 dealer to set up the account which I was not what I was expecting to have to do. After not too much time, I put the SIM back in the Sony and have returned the handset. I've decided to opt for the V3 instead (size, weight, style, etc.) and will let you know. For the record, i recently purchased a Siemens A62 PAYG having got to work and realising I'd left the Sony at home. The A62 is brilliant, if basic. Easy to use, good display, nice tones, in short, it does what it says on the tin! and at under �30.00 Including �10 air time is a steal. My point is, it isn't sold on gizmos and features. The 411i is packed with goodies, but I feel, at a compromise as we seem to have forgotten what the end goal really is. Good, clear signal and phone quality.

  • got the fone a couple of days ago and hmmmmm....really pissed off but its 2 late to go back 1). can sum1 plz tell me WOT THE HELL IS THE POINT IN BLUETOOTH IF U CANT USE IT FOR FILE TRANSFERS?!i mean christ....??? 2).CANT USE MP3 FILES AS RINGTONES?WOT?ARE THESE PPL REALLY TRYING 2 PISS ME OFF? 3).how complicated is this phone 2 use? it took me ages to find out how 2 do anything!!! overall i am seriously annoyed and i would advise anyone 2

  • Well, I've been waiting for this handset since March in the Netherlands so, I ordered the N411i right after it came on the market in the Netherlands. Well, the phone is now considered "low spec" compared to all the other new phones coming on the market, I would say. Firstly, the design is a big improvement compared to my old phone N400i. A bit smaller and has the "high-tec" face on it. The screen is a bit smaller than N400i or N341i and the quality is just slightly worse than N400i I would say. I personally like big screens, but that is the consequence of having a smaller phone I presume. Nothing I can't get used to. But the screen brightness is so much brighter than of the N400i, and I personally like bright screens so.. :) I do like the desktop icons though. You can put 10 desktop icons on but I only have 4 on it. At the beginning it's easily forgotten that there is a desktop but I think you can also get used to that. Next is the "Missed call" "Received call" & "Dialed call". You can store a double of N400i with 20 previous numbers of each, but what I DON'T like is that if the same number is missed, received or dialed, the number is clustered to one. So if you miss a call from couple of people you can't tell which person called how many times. I really liked that about N341i. So from N400i there is no improvement to my opinion. One BIG improvement from N400i is the Alarm Clock I would say. With N400i, if you receive an e-mail during the night, the alarm clock does not go off in the morning as the screen stays as "New e-mail received". With N411i, a desktop icon is made couple of seconds after an e-mail is received, so the alarm clock also goes off which means I won't be late in the morning... haha Now MP3 player. Many people seem to care about the fact that MP3 cannot be set as a ringtone. I do agree with that but for me, it's not such a big deal cause I often keep my phone on "Meeting Mode" anyway. And the Memory is certainly not enough to use the phone instead of an MP3 player but I made up my mind to keep these separate for a while. Besides my black & silver Walkman MP3 player which I bought in the summer matches very well with the black & silver N411i so... I'm happy with that. Another point is the Bluetooth. I�ve always used the cable to synchronise with the PC so there is no change there. So I use the USB cable which is included in the package. And also for the headset, I put priority on battery life, so I would rather use non-wireless headset which also comes with the phone. One final point is the CAMERA!!!!! Naturally, N411i is a megapixel phone and has quite a good quality for a 1.3 megapixel phone for sure. BUT BUT, compared to the N400i, the photos made in dark is absolutely terrible. N400i brightened up the room with its flash AND that stayed on the photo, but with N411i, it does brighten up the room, but if the object taken is more than 20cm away, it's pitch dark. I used to take many pictures in the dark when going out. So about this point of N411i, I would say I am definitely disappointed. Well, I don't know about the other manufacturers but well,,, Just to share my opinion!

  • hi how do you get mp3 on to the phone and how do you use the bluethooth and how do you zoom in on the camera thanks LISA22

  • lisa this phone cannot be used for data transfer.. bluetooth function is headset only

  • i just got this phone and its brilliant but cn anyone help me with how to use the bluetooth? i have no idea how to send things to another phone or even connect to one properly!

  • Tom..welcome to the i-mode world. the phone is capable of mp3 ringtones, just look at the wap version (e540)...it is just that i-mode doesn't have mp3 ringtones

  • cant use mp3s as ringtones on n411i - rubbish also cant seem to set videos as ringtones if transferred from a pc rather than created using phone cam

  • I recently purchased the nec n411i i-mode and have had a couple of problems with it. First of all it says in the manual and on the spec you can download polyphonic ringtones, i have now tried to do this 6 times (from 3 different websites) but still haven't received the ringtone does anyone know why this is? Do i need to do anything before i try and download one? usually they arrive in a text format and you down load it from there but i've not even received a text. I've checked on all the websites for compatibility and they have all said the phone is compatible so where is my ringtone?? Does anyone know how to fix this problem? If so please email me and let me know as the manual is useless! Thanks.

  • thanks alot paul, it has worked well, however it wont play the full song, it seems to stop about 3/4 of the way through each song i put on my phone

  • the phone does not get damaged. The phone is supposed to work with a program called NEC Mobiling Suite. The drivers are on the disk. The button that you select to install the software also has the option of selecting the drivers. The drivers allow the PC to recognise the phone when it is connected. try

  • thanks but what are these drivers and how do i install them? if i connected the phone before anything will this damage the phone?

  • using NEC Mobiling Suite to transfer data.. Install the drivers before the software. don't connect the phone until the drivers are installed. in fact don't connect the phone until the software is installed. When you connect your phone, ensure the display is on the home page and no applications are open. These can cause conflict and tell you the phone is busy

  • i love the phone, but when i plug in the USB to my pc, nothing happens, i cant access the phone, and i have installed the USB and the synchronisation from the disc that it came with, how can i get my mp3's onto my phone? very appreciated

  • help! when i transfer files from the pc to the phone, it always gives an error message, saying that the phone cannot support current data transfer because of (1) phone not displaying standby screen, or (2) phone currently busy with other stuffs. what's a standby screen? how would i know if my phone is busy or not??? need serious help here to transfer my files. somehow it always says "file size too big" when i tried downloading it from the net...

  • I just got this phone off a free imode package. A bit hesitant because I've always been a Nokia follower but my previous HP met with an 'unfortnate accident', so here I am: So, 24 hours after meddling here's my verdict. Bad: 1) I can upload my mp3 but I can't seem to use them for my ringtones. This, in my humble opinion is my PET PEEVE. I feel slightly ripped off. I mean, what's the POINT of uploading MP3 if you can't USE it as a play tone? There is one way to counter that, perhaps, and that is to convert my *mp3* into 3gp (aka vid), because they allow you to play that as a ring tone. I have yet to experiment, so hope spings eternal. 2) Keypads are a bit more difficult to press compared to otherphones I have used before. 3) Way too little short cuts to get some things done. but that could be just a matter of me not reading the instruction manual and might be resolved with time. 4) I suspect either my formatting or images /mps/vids are too large, or the memory of this baby is not as satisfactory as I would like them to be. It's pointless enabling you to download stuff if your phone doesn't have the power to store that much in the first place, now does it? 5) The volume is way too soft even at maximum vol. I really can't handle that because i'm quite deaf, really. I won't be able to hear it at all if I was in a busy street and my phone's in my bag. So minus points for that, plus for being a consderate non-whore attention seeking phone -- but that effectively thwarts purpose of me trying to show it off. ;) now on to the good! 1) Able to upload videos. I've converted some of my shorter vids/clips (about 1min 30 sec, and uploaded it to phone. It plays okay, but they say file size is too large for ringtone display. hmm. still, yay! 2) Imode. Yahoo messenger rocks, as do yahoo mail. The rest of the sites are okay, but I am guessing I will get bored of them within a week. Although, bring in MSM and mail2web into imode and you've got yourself a subscriber to the service. 3) able to upload Mp3s. I guess, but all phones do that now, AND THEY ALLOW RINGTONE FUNCTION. *headdesk* 4) nice design. and I don't even like clamp phone models all that much. Overall, except for the little iffy i have with mp3, all's fine by my book. Now... let's see if I can go against the system. 5)

  • for the N411i u can't set mp3 as ringtone due to legal issues but the mp3 player sound is quite loud if u turn it on to the max vol and point the sound to ur direction. meaning close the flip

  • hey i got problem using mp3 songs as ringtone and the mp3 speaker is so soft that its more for mouse... any help?

  • I also have the same problem of setting my video as ringtone and wallpaper. It is all grey. And the manual is totally useless. Can someone pls help me. And can i noe where to download videos that can be use for this phone. Thanxs

  • i recently purchased the n411i yesterday and am very disserpointed.the blue toothe really doesnt work and also how does it send picture messages?? i really dont like this phone and it seems not many ppl dont either.who wants problems with a new handset? if it has mp3 player and blue toothe y dont they work properly.im taking it back tomorrow for a refund!

  • to load video as ringtone is easy... go phone mode to edit... or video data to use item as ringtones... i love my video ringtones... heehee~

  • hi im from singapore... Going to buy the phone tmr... Should i buy? which one should i buy? N600i Or N411i. thkz alot...

  • Hi, I know how to transfer files and whatnot but I can't seem to set the 3GP file i uploaded into the phone to be a video ringtone. the options to set as ringtone and wallpaper become unavailable on uploaded pics to the phone. can someone help? Please?

  • i have had the n411i for about 3 weeks now and i cant find any of these mp4 ringtones also called 3gpp files can anyone help me on this apart from the mp3 not working as ringtones its a good phone and mayb could of been shaped better hurts my baby finger when txtin.

  • Ryoko Are you using NEC Mobiling Suite with the cable? IR data transfer can be a problem with a file as large as mp3

  • I've got a Nec N411i. I've reached first to download files. But since, It told me that the mobile cannot be connected. The monitor says that a N411i is connected to COM10 but transfers can't be done. Someone can tell me how to do, if any solution can be found ! Thanks

  • Hmmz... i actually hav quite a problem with my mp3... i cant download it into my N411i... anyone can help me out? pls email me...

  • IR does file transfer bluetooth doesn't. best headset is a Jabra or nokia headset

  • Just got my N411I two days ago. I was kind of disappointed when i realised that the bluetooth function does not support file transfers. And mp3 cannot be use as ringtone. =( But the design is cool. And the I-mode features rocks! =)

  • I will buy it soon (N411i). Can you tell me if the IR port can do data transfer? The Bluetooth either? What headset i may buy? Thanks, Dimitris, Greece

  • I recently purchased the nec n411i i-mode and have had a couple of problems with it. First of all it says in the manual and on the spec you can download polyphonic ringtones, i have now tried to do this 6 times (from 3 different websites) but still haven't received the ringtone does anyone know why this is? Do i need to do anything before i try and download one? usually they arrive in a text format and you down load it from there but i've not even received a text. I've checked on all the websites for compatibility and they have all said the phone is compatible so where is my ringtone?? Also the time on my phone is correct however when i receive a text message the time shows up on them as an hour behind. Does anyone know how to fix these problems? If so please email me and let me know as the manual is useless! Thanks.

  • This phone cannot do file transfer, only bluetooth headset.

  • Hi Paul, does the Bluetooth data transfer work for you? Cheers, Danny

  • For connecting the phone to the PC you need to get hold of a CD rom called NEC Mobiling Suite and a usb cable. load the drivers before connecting the phone then install the software

  • bluetooth is not the best on this phone. you need to use a jabra or nokia headset no data transfer via bluetooth. mp3..not on the n411i version only the e540 version. it isn't a problem with the phone..it is due to DRM rights on i-mode

  • duz any1 know if you can use your mp3s as ringtones? it doesnt seem to work for me and the manual is totally useless!

  • I had just purchased a NEC N411i yesterday, i have tried to set up the mp3 player on it and yet it will not connect to my p.c. can anyone send me infomation on how to do so?

  • hi, i just bought the 411i yesterday, very happy with it apart from the fact that i cannot seem to work bluetooth properly! i can find people but they cant seem to find me and i cannot connect. is there a setting i should go into to change this??? please help someone!!!!!

  • I just recently upgraded to NEC 411i and I regreat having done so now - the reason: the radiatons are really bad, I can feel them physically and it feels really bad. The camera is of terribly low quality, I'm very disappointed. Keypad no.5 feels bad, it's got a different shape than the rest of the keypads, I don't understand why this has to be so: it has been designed with a cavity and a protuberence in the middle, which makes it less smooth to press - really bothering for a heavy user of SMS as myself. Compared to my Siemens M55, which had far less functions, it doesn't feel like an upgrade but rather as a pitfall.

  • how many pix can it hold? and how long do the vids last n how many of them can it take?

  • Thats right alot of the time you will find that phones that are only maufactured by NOKIA, samsung, SE and motorola now only have full bluetooth functionality allowing you to share data as well as headset use. The rest of the mobile phone manufactures dont always support full data bluetooth on their handsets to save costs but wont tell the customer whether its fully bluetooth enabled or not. They really are targeting bargain hunters who are under the impression their getting a good deal. Always check first when purchsasing from the non popular manufactures.

  • This phone only uses bluetooth for connection to the headset not data transfer. The E949 and N500i do data transfer but not this one

  • The earphone works, but that wasn't the problem. It is the connection between my PC en the phone that doesn't work. Every time i try to connect my phone and my PC i get the message that the phone is not recognised.

  • using bluetooth is really simple. switch the bluetooth on (in accessories). next run the pair new devices. make sure your headset is on. when your phone identifies the headset, choose to pair it. it will ask for a pass number. this depends on the headset, normally 0000 or 1111..then you can start using it. remember bluetooth will affect your battery life so switch the bluetooth off when not using it

  • Hi Paul, I saw that you where talking about the data transfer using the Nec N411i in combination with Bluetooth. I� am the first one in the Netherlands wit a Nec N411i. I don�t have a manuel so I can read how I can use the Bluetooth functionality from my n411i. I bought an Bluetooth earphone wich works perfect. In combination with my PC end a Bluetooth dongle it gives problemens. I only can use the modem from my GSM, so when I want to do this i can call with my PC. Data transfer, the maine reason for wich I bought a Bluetooth dongle doesn�t work. Can you give me some advice? Thanks, Martin Bouwmans [email protected] The Netherlands

  • I lost my phone, bought a new one (same 411i) and I am trying to restore the data I had backed up.... and I get a message saying that it can not brestore the system since it is not the same phone??? any idea?

  • hi guys, I have it! very very cool! everything is perfect in the NEC N411i except! except the memory attributed to mp3 : 10Mo :((( that means u can put 4 songs with a good quality... is it a joke??? help! is there any way to extend the memory??? the probl�me there is no slot for memory card inside...

  • The E540 can support MP3 ringtones but the N411i doesn't due to legal DRM issues. Both have bluetooth that can be used for headsets and data transfer. The N411i is available in France now plus a few other countries soon. I believe O2 are buying it

  • does anyone know if this only supports bluetooth headset connection, or full data transfer bluetooth?

  • I have this phone and its great (E540). MP3 ringtones, bluetooth data transfer, good camera and easy for PC download

  • The phone looks great, my friend and I want to buy one. How much does it cost pls? Would love to have one.

  • i want to find how much does it costs! pls

  • cool looking phone! futhermore full spec inside. SHOULD buy it!!!

  • This handset support DoJa feature, and you can make DoJa application by your self! You can learn how to make application at

  • if nec's phones are anything like some of there other products eg packard bell computers. i think ill give this a miss

  • men i love this phone it great everthing about it its execelent... i gat one 4 my self and my Girl

  • This phone is superb i want to buy this phone will any tell me where i can buy it?

  • may i know how many memory for this handphone?can use mp3 as ringtone?

  • I currently own a 410i and I am very satisfied. The 411 covers some handicaps such as bluetooth, 20 (instead of 10)dialed/received/missed calls.. Hope the battery and talk/standby time are as good as in the 410. Pitty you dont indicate how many mA

  • Very trendy, nice inside & outside layout, a mp3 ringtone will be perfect!

  • GREAT SPEC! but every1 will know that the phone will be heavy or something is going to be bad about it. Probably the colour 65k? yuk

  • Finally something good from NEC.. I hope this phone will come to my homecountry Sweden...

  • Excellent looking phone