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« on: March 23, 2009, 01:33:45 PM »

Will be able to upgrade me handset next month so which phone is the question!

I'm down to two handsets - Nokia N95 and Nokia E71.

Any comments, suggestions, preferences welcome. And no, I don't want an iPhone.
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 02:26:01 PM »

I have the N95 8gig and it's not bad.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 02:54:06 PM »

I have the N95 8gig and it's not bad.
Is the text on the screen a reasonable size?
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 03:12:58 PM »

I have the N95 8gig and it's not bad.

Is the text on the screen a reasonable size?


I think so.


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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 04:48:47 PM »

 laugh

Looks good to me!
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2009, 04:56:31 PM »

laugh

Looks good to me!

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 06:21:32 PM »

I had an N95 and upgraded to a Sony recently, worst move i've ever made, i am very tempted to stick the Sony on mazuma mobile and re-use the N95, but i think i'll probably get more for the N95.

The N96 nokia is out and pants, but if you like new toys it might be worth hanging on for the N97 which looks very nice and is due out the first half of this year.
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2009, 07:09:20 PM »

I've got the N96.  How about that? smile
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2009, 09:43:26 PM »

N96 looks nice but I've seen some not so good reviews.

Heart is set on an E71, or the N95 methinks.
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 11:34:20 AM »

Punch yourself in the nuts.

iPhone!
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« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 12:03:22 PM »

Been using an N95 for about a year now. Once you get past the initial crap-feeling build quality its been very good. Battery can get a bit short but turning the constant wi-fi search, etc. off and only turning those features on when needed makes a big difference.
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« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 02:46:24 PM »

Been using an N95 for about a year now. Once you get past the initial crap-feeling build quality its been very good. Battery can get a bit short but turning the constant wi-fi search, etc. off and only turning those features on when needed makes a big difference.
I believe that they changed the battery from BL-5 to BL-6 and vastly increased the life.

My E65 has the BL-5 battery and I'll be lucky to do half a day with all gadgets blazing.
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« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2009, 02:57:12 PM »

Been using an N95 for about a year now. Once you get past the initial crap-feeling build quality its been very good. Battery can get a bit short but turning the constant wi-fi search, etc. off and only turning those features on when needed makes a big difference.
I believe that they changed the battery from BL-5 to BL-6 and vastly increased the life.

My E65 has the BL-5 battery and I'll be lucky to do half a day with all gadgets blazing.

Yes, mine has the BL-6 and battery life is 'ok' considering what I sometimes use it for. I often use my phone as an MP3 player and run sports tracker (So using onboard GPS) for hours at a time while jogging and the battery still lasts a reasonable time.
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« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2009, 03:23:45 PM »

Ive got a Samsung TOcca, and I wouldnt recommend it. Its poo.

Ive used a N96 and a N95 recently on trial from 02. Neither excited me compared to the Iphone. Im sorry - I know people dont want to hear it, but seriously, nothing compares. Worth every penny. Especially as I dont pay a penny for mine.
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2009, 09:41:54 PM »

iPhone - intuitive, better build quality etc etc
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2009, 08:52:02 AM »

It's probably worth waiting until the N97 comes out and seeing if you like that before changing now. It looks ace smile
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2009, 09:01:05 AM »

Looks nice Rutty but I'd expect the cost of a new model to price it beyond what I would pay on a monthly contract.
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« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2009, 09:25:29 PM »

E71 now in my sweaty hands and I have to say I'm not disappointed. Does everything my old E65 did with the bonus of being able to read the screen. Plus the qwerty keypad shows how crap the normal phone pad is for writing. The default browser is pretty quick as well.

My only bugbear was no white ones left in the shop. Easier on the eyes to see the keys in daylight for us optically challenged people.
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« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2009, 04:51:24 PM »

I think the white one looks a bit girly!!

I like my E71 - the shortcut buttons are very handy - eg flipping between a calendar entry and a text message for instance. The only thing I don't like is three's efforts at push mail...
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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2009, 05:46:50 AM »

I think the white one looks a bit girly!!

I like my E71 - the shortcut buttons are very handy - eg flipping between a calendar entry and a text message for instance. The only thing I don't like is three's efforts at push mail...
Glad I never got the white one, not having any visual issues with the black keys.

What don't you like about the mail?
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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2009, 07:17:52 PM »

At the moment, push seems to be defined as check the mail every hour or two, in between crashing out. Send appears to be when you next turn the phone off and on again...

The old version (mobile mail) worked well. This newer software was very poor to start, a few updated made it better, but recent updates have made it worse again!
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« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2009, 08:30:22 PM »

Yup, agreed.

Mind you, the version I had on my E65 was so lively it would flatten the battery within hours.

Personally I would prefer to use the gmail client but it doesn't have the facility to send attachments.
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