How to Forward SMS Text Messages on Nokia Lumia Windows Phone

I've recently switched from iPhone to Nokia Lumia Windows phone and this week wanted to forward an SMS Text Message from my Nokia Lumia phone to a friend.

At the time I couldn't find any option on the Nokia Lumia phone to be able to edit or forward a text message once it was sent. Having got home I checked online and found the answer.

It is possible to forward an SMS text message on a Nokia Lumia phone but you have to press/hold down on the message you want to forward and a new menu will appear that gives you the option to forward it.

This seems to be one of the big differences between Nokia Lumia phone and iPhone - a lot of the context menus require you to press/hold down on the screen in order to display the new menu. On the iPhone many of these menuy links are visible eg forwarding a message has a tick box next to the SMS text that when selected allowing forwarding.




How to Forward an SMS Text Message on Nokia Lumia Phone

How to Forward an SMS Text Message on Windows Phone

I've recently switched from iPhone to Nokia Lumia Windows phone and this week wanted to forward an SMS Text Message from my Windows Phone to a friend.

At the time I couldn't find any option on Windows phone to be able to edit or forward a text message once it was sent. Having got home I checked online and found the answer.

It is possible to forward an SMS text message on Windows phone but you have to press/hold down on the message you want to forward and a new menu will appear that gives you the option to forward it.

This seems to be one of the big differences between Windows phone and iPhone - a lot of the context menus require you to press/hold down on the screen in order to display the new menu. On the iPhone many of these menuy links are visible eg forwarding a message has a tick box next to the SMS text that when selected allowing forwarding.



How to Forward an SMS Text Message on Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 920 Release Date

Nokia recently revealed their new Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8 but didnt give a release date for the handset.

Microsoft have now given the date for Windows Phone 8 (WP8) to be released of 29 October 2012 and the Nokia Lumia 920 will be available from that date.



Nokia Lumia 920 Release Date

Tesco Mobile Update 13 Oct 2012: Problems Fixed

Tesco Mobile Update 13 October 2012

O2 have announced that the problems with their network are now fixed and that all Tesco mobiles using the O2 network should now be working ok.

If your Tesco mobile still has a problem the advice is to turn it off and back on which should restore the signal. If you had switched off 3G to get the phone working yesterday you should now be able to switch it back on again.

Please leave a comment if you are still experiencing problems with Tesco Mobile or feedback on your experiences yesterday.

Tesco Mobile Update 13 Oct 2012: Problems Fixed

Tesco Mobile Down October 2012 - No Phone Signal - 0 Bars Showing

It appears that O2 have another signal/network problem with numbers not working which is affecting Tesco Mobile users - apparently affecting phone numbers across the UK as it isn't limited to a specific region. Despite their network problems O2 is still one of the cheapest places for the new Nokia Lumia phones

Update on O2 Network Problems: 12 Oct 2012 @2100

Apparently a lot of customers are able to get an O2 signal back by turning off the 3G connection on their phones. If you then use WiFi you can still access data services and make calls so it appears there is a problem in the O2 3G network again.

If you're still bored of waiting for your O2 signal to come back you can always check out the modelling photo gallery!

Update: 12 October 2012@ 1908

Problems are continuing - customers all over the UK are affected but not all O2/Tesco customers. 2 Phones in the same location may have one working and one not so it appears to be some form of corruption or error in the O2 database that manages network access which was the same problem that happened in July 2012.

Update: 12 October 2012 @ 1700

We are aware of Tesco mobile customers across the UK that have problems with no signal and unable to make calls from Kent to Birmingham to Scotland.

The details are on the status page of the O2 website but hopefully will not be as major as the outage in July 2012 that affected millions of Tesco Mobile users over 2 days.

You can read about the O2 Network downtime in July 2012 here

GiffGaff Mobile Down No Signal Showing - October 2012

It appears that O2 have another signal/network problem with numbers not working which is affecting GiffGaff Mobile users - apparently affecting phone numbers across the UK as it isn't limited to a specific region.

Update: 12 October 2012 @ 1700

We are aware of GiffGaff mobile customers across the UK that have problems with no signal and unable to make calls from Kent to Birmingham to Scotland.

The details are on the status page of the O2 website but hopefully will not be as major as the outage in July 2012 that affected millions of O2/Tesco & GiffGaff Mobile users over 2 days.

You can read about the O2 Network downtime in July 2012 here

O2 Mobile Phone Numbers - No Tesco Mobile Network Signal Not Working

It appears that O2 have another signal/network problem with numbers not working - apparently affecting phone numbers across the UK as it isn't limited to a specific region.

The details are on the status page of the O2 website but hopefully will not be as major as the outage in July 2012 that affected millions of users over 2 days.

You can read about the O2 Network downtime in July 2012 here

Nokia Lumia iPhone Comparison Review

Having finally taken the plunge yesterday and bought the Nokia Lumia 800 to replace my trusty iPhone 3GS I thought I would write a real-life comparison from a user perspective that may assist others in their choice between Lumia and iPhone.

The biggest difference in appearance has been the screen - the clarity and sharpness is a street ahead of my old iPhone 3GS. The latest iPhone 5 may have a better screen than the 3GS but the Nokia Lumia 800 still compares very well.

So far the biggest positives have been:

• Excellent screen, both resolution and clarity/colours
• Spellchecker and autocorrect far more useful than iOS/iPhone
• People hub to connect social activity is fantastic and the level of integration is great
• Group texting! Something that was never possible on iPhone. On Lumia, create a group and choose whether you want to email or text the members - simple!

And the negatives

• Limited apps eg no Dropbox
• Fonts take some getting used to
• Screen actions differ to iOS/iPhone eg hold to delete
• No dedicated silent button as per iPhone

Overall with less than 24 hours usage I am very impressed with the phone and cannot wait to see the improvements with the Windows Phone 7.8 update and test the new Lumia 920 with WP8 when it is released.

How to Display Lumia Status Bar Signal Information?

The Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone runs the Windows 7.5 Mango operating system.

One feature that I have found is that the status bar shows when the phone is locked displaying information such as mobile network signal strength, battery life, WiFi connectio & time.

However once the phone is unlocked this information is no longer shown by default on the home screen status bar. There appears to be no way to alter this to permanently display the details but if you need to view the information it is possible to tap the status bar area at the top of the Lumia 800 screen and the signal strength and network type will be shown.

Nokia Lumia 800 Owners Review

Having finally taken the plunge yesterday and bought the Nokia Lumia 800 to replace my trusty iPhone 3GS I thought I would write a real-life review from a user perspective that may assist others in their choice.

The biggest difference in appearance has been the screen - the clarity and sharpness is a street ahead of my old iPhone 3GS.

So far the biggest positives have been:

• Excellent screen, both resolution and clarity/colours
• Spellchecker and autocorrect far more useful than iOS/iPhone
• People hub to connect social activity is fantastic and the level of integration is great
• Group texting! Something that was never possible on iPhone. On Lumia, create a group and choose whether you want to email or text the members - simple!

And the negatives

• Limited apps eg no Dropbox
• Fonts take some getting used to
• Screen actions differ to iOS/iPhone eg hold to delete
• No dedicated silent button as per iPhone

Overall with less than 24 hours usage I am very impressed with the phone and cannot wait to see the improvements with the Windows Phone 7.8 update and test the new Lumia 920 with WP8 when it is released.

Nokia Lumia 800 Owners Review