unknownspeedster
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yaco your a picky man lol, just going thru phones we have at work atm the samsung s8300 "ultratouch" might be what your looking if your looking for alternatives to a n95 Samsung s8300
I don't know why that Nokia N85, N95 or any other dual sliding Nokia phone is the only thing I can think about. Is there any reason I should/shouldn't get one of them? Who on this forum owns one? I really would like to talk to an owner of one.
teeb is your phone up to date on firmware versions? cause nokia solved that issue awhile back about the same time the N95 8gb came out.
Nokia maps is great i'm using it with my 5800 atm works well maybe for us down under might be a different story over in Europe and America, but try to find a copy of route 66 as used in the 6110nav really good software, google maps gives no voice prompting which does come in handy but you can load it on if you really want to
yaco your a picky man lol, just going thru phones we have at work atm the samsung s8300 "ultratouch" might be what your looking if your looking for alternatives to a n95 Samsung s8300
I have an N95.
If you're worried about storage space, you could get a couple of 4 or 8 gig microSD cards. Although I've found that anything bigger than 2 gigs (in terms of microSD) causes problems with music playback.
It's great, although the keypad is a smidge smaller than in most normal 'candybar' phones, so you might want to check in a store to see if it suits you. And I wish it used Google Maps for GPS instead of Nokia Maps.
I got mine from eBay for ?100 (that's about $150 at the moment)...if you don't mind secondhand, N95s are fairly solidly built and should last a while. That way you're not spending $600, either.
I believe the N96 is an upgraded N95 but I've not had a chance to play with one.
teeb is your phone up to date on firmware versions? cause nokia solved that issue awhile back about the same time the N95 8gb came out.
N95 is still better value compared to the N96, didn't quite repeat the same success as the N95 which is probably attributed to the larger premium for so little gained over the N95 8gb.
Nokia maps is great i'm using it with my 5800 atm works well maybe for us down under might be a different story over in Europe and America, but try to find a copy of route 66 as used in the 6110nav really good software, google maps gives no voice prompting which does come in handy but you can load it on if you really want to
Ahh, does it get sluggish? If so that's the problem I have been finding with most phones (probably due to the MicroSDHC cards more than the phone). If that's the case with music, I could imagine it to be as bad as my LG Dare with music and video.
That should be a problem but does it have any 'lines' or other ways to decipher which number your on the keypad? Why do you wish it had Google Maps? Nokia Maps comes with the phone free to use right?
That is exactly what I was planning on doing and wanted to hear about the phone. Drop it a few times without any damage?
Anyone you know who has one here?
edit - yes, official firmware updates say they fix it, up to 8 gig micro SD cards, no problems.
The '5' key has two large indentations either side of it, so your thumb knows what key you are on. I believe that's pretty much standard on every phone, for blind people.
I'm not your mother but please be careful if you're going to drive and text.
Nokia Maps is free with the phone, yes. However, if you want the woman yelling "Go left in 500 yards", you have to pay (I believe you can pay per journey or per [time period]). I've not had any problems with just using it as-is.
I'd like Nokia Maps to accept coordinates, because then I could geocache with it. For 99% of people that's irrelevant though.
Drops and scrapes, with no problems. I once walked into the corner of a table, and by sheer bad luck my phone was in my jeans pocket, screen out, and the screen took all the impact. That cost ?44 to replace (including parts and work) at an official repairer.
Having said that, I suspect any phone (except a flip phone, obviously) would have done the same. And I've bought a protective case since then!
Even when paying full attention I still can not get acquainted to the QWERTY pad.
Is that the cost of the insurance, or the cost of independently having it repaired?
I hate cases but I probably should buy one since its an incredibly expensive phone. Can you take any pictures of your case? I hate most cases because they do not protect the most vulnerable parts or can be ridiculous to use.
i must be a freak i can type one handed and only glance at a qwerty keypad as long as T9 is on
We offer handset insurance through work, is pretty good value on high priced handset since it covers you for everything
Sounds like Teeb has got a Crystal hard case can be a hit and miss with em until recently we had some pretty dodgy ones comming thru at work
Oh, so you can't put in 'points of interest' is what you mean?
Is that the cost of the insurance, or the cost of independently having it repaired?
I hate cases but I probably should buy one since its an incredibly expensive phone. Can you take any pictures of your case? I hate most cases because they do not protect the most vulnerable parts or can be ridiculous to use.
Nokia E75
I'm not the person to ask about advanced GPS features.
I can make it go from A to B, and that's all I've asked it to do. You'd be better off asking someone who knows about the GPS stuff about it - there's probably a Nokia N95 user forum.
that's the way to do things just don't walk into the phone store and look at the cabinets, cause you will walk out with something else
I almost forgot to ask this but are those two finalist phones compatible with AT&T wireless here in the USA? I looked around but nothing mentioned what protocols are needed.
Which one has a better build quality?
Which one is more hackable?
Will internal memory mean it will be more responsive than MicroSDHC cards?
Switching songs, fast-forwarding video and etc.
I haven't use a ultra touch indept but the F480 which its based on kinda lagged when opening and moving between applications, the N96 is pretty good dont have many software issues.Which is more responsive when using built in options such as browsing
contacts, going from menu to menu, taking pictures and etc?
Anything you guys would like to finish with?