So, Nokia’s first Comes With Music phone is due to go on sale in the UK in a couple of weeks time. Journalists and bloggers are being loaned models for review purposes, although they won’t get access to Comes With Music itself until the launch week.
However, I thought it would be useful to show you what you get in the box, in the meantime. As a reminder. the first CWM handset is the 5310 XpressMusic, and it’ll cost £129.95 from Carphone Warehouse here in the UK.
You can see the packaging on the right – stripes are clearly a big part of the Comes With Music branding. Stripes are good. Read the rest of this article to see what’s inside – and you can click on the images to see them bigger.
It’s fairly standard Nokia handset packaging inside, to be honest – phone and battery to the fore, charger underneath, and some in-ear ‘phones that plug into the handset’s 3.5mm jack.
Actually, there is one interesting thing – a clip that can sit between the phone and, er, the ‘phones. Presumably it clips onto your shirt pocket or other suitable part of your clothing. It does have a single button on it – not sure if this is used to skip tracks, or to take calls.
Anyway, the phone itself has been out for a while in its CWM-less incarnation. It’s a candybar handset in traditional Nokia style, with a sensible keypad layout.
It feels very lightweight, and is very slim too. It’s not a high-end phone, by any means, but it’s certainly of the type that are hugely popular among the wider population. Nokia is clearly keen to get CWM out to the music masses, which is worth applauding.
There are dedicated music keys on the left-hand side of the screen – one for skipping back, one for skipping forward, and one for play/pause. Volume keys are on the right edge of the phone.
Onto the manuals and CDs – two of the former and one of the latter. More stripes, as you can tell. The CD for the 5310 only works on Windows Vista or XP with SP2 – sorry Mac and Linux users.
Interestingly, the actual Comes With Music leaflet suggests you should be downloading the Nokia Music PC client from Nokia’s website rather than the CD. So I’m not entirely sure what you use the CD for. It’s probably explained in the proper manual, which in true geek style, I intend not to open unless I have to.
The other booklet is more interesting though – it’s the Comes With Music setup guide. Check that message on the front of it – although CWM will offer 18-month options, it seems the 5310 will be a 12-month subscription.
It reveals that once you get your phone home, you’ll join Comes With Music by going to the music.nokia.co.uk website, and registering for the Nokia Music Store. You’ll also need to install the Nokia Music client (as said earlier).
Once done, you’ll connect the 5310 to your PC, set up your account to authorise it for CWM, and you’re ready to go.
How do you register? A-ha, that’s where your PIN code comes in. It’s supplied on a card inside the CWM booklet – that’s it on the left, with the PIN strategically covered up, obviously – I wouldn’t want 17,000 Pocket Picks readers registering on my account come Day One…
The PIN code will be entered on the Nokia Music website to set up your account. It certainly sounds like a simple process, but we’ll be giving it the run-through when CWM launches to let you know for sure.
Incidentally, the terms and conditions for the service have surfaced online, on Carphone Warehouse’s website. Read this story for full details – including the clause that says what’ll happen if you’re suspected of abusive or excessive downloading.
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