Nokia N95 Is it worth the hefty price?
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My OH has this phone and loves it. I think he's managed to hang on to this one longer than any other of the previous phones he's had... which says a lot as he normally goes through a new phone per month.
From what I know (through him) if you're using the wiFi option or the GPS the battery won't last long, maybe half a day. If you're not using these options you can get more like two days or more out of it.
I loved the GPS maps option, we downloaded the maps from the Nokia website (free) and were able to find our way around Quebec and Ontario Canada this summer, he's off to Holland this weekend so he's all prepared with his maps downloaded for that!
Also, as we have wireless internet router, both he and I can check our e-mail at the same time without fighting over the laptop!
If you have any specific questions or want more info let me know, he can always post his own opinion later
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My OH has this phone and loves it. I think he's managed to hang on to this one longer than any other of the previous phones he's had... which says a lot as he normally goes through a new phone per month.
From what I know (through him) if you're using the wiFi option or the GPS the battery won't last long, maybe half a day. If you're not using these options you can get more like two days or more out of it.
I loved the GPS maps option, we downloaded the maps from the Nokia website (free) and were able to find our way around Quebec and Ontario Canada this summer, he's off to Holland this weekend so he's all prepared with his maps downloaded for that!
Also, as we have wireless internet router, both he and I can check our e-mail at the same time without fighting over the laptop!
If you have any specific questions or want more info let me know, he can always post his own opinion later
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Wexfordman
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I have one, best phone I ever got. Battery life is shorter if you use the heavy applications like wifi and GPS, but i dont find it a problem, with a charger at home, a charger at work, and a car charger.
I have one, best phone I ever got. Battery life is shorter if you use the heavy applications like wifi and GPS, but i dont find it a problem, with a charger at home, a charger at work, and a car charger.
blacknight
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I love mine
Wexfordman
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Not really, most would have at least one charger at home, and one in the office. Plus everyone should have a car kit. I think the point I was making, is that with this, battery is not an issue, I have the same number of chargers with my N95 as I had with my last phone (a 6650).
The other point of course, is that the N95 is one device, with one battery, as opposed to say haveing a seperate mobile phone, GPS and wifi device, each with thier own batteries etc.
I would say, the maps could be a bit better, not quite the same level of detail as garmin for example, hopefully they will improve
Wexfordman
Not really, most would have at least one charger at home, and one in the office. Plus everyone should have a car kit. I think the point I was making, is that with this, battery is not an issue, I have the same number of chargers with my N95 as I had with my last phone (a 6650).
The other point of course, is that the N95 is one device, with one battery, as opposed to say haveing a seperate mobile phone, GPS and wifi device, each with thier own batteries etc.
I would say, the maps could be a bit better, not quite the same level of detail as garmin for example, hopefully they will improve
Wexfordman
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IMHO, they are overpriced, way too big (physically), and far too 'plasticy' for the price. I had one for about a month, but it's just waay too clunky and hard to navigate. It's also a bit slow (opening apps, navigating around, etc).
I bought a nice 8GB Iphone instead and havent looked back!
IMHO, they are overpriced, way too big (physically), and far too 'plasticy' for the price. I had one for about a month, but it's just waay too clunky and hard to navigate. It's also a bit slow (opening apps, navigating around, etc).
I bought a nice 8GB Iphone instead and havent looked back!
In short, hell yes!!!
I have to admit to being something of a technophile, and to have been playing with apple machines since the humble Apple ][+ waaaaaay back when. That aside, the iPhone is one of those 'killer' devices that come along very seldom indeed. Read an excellent review over at StephenFry.com - http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=3
I have to admit to being something of a technophile, and to have been playing with apple machines since the humble Apple ][+ waaaaaay back when. That aside, the iPhone is one of those 'killer' devices that come along very seldom indeed. Read an excellent review over at StephenFry.com - http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=3
Unfortunately you are tied to one network and one 2 year contract, and any future updates from Apple could brick you unlocked iPhone as a "side-effect"
I'm an Apple fan but no thanks.
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He's not, as he's using a hacked one
hence the second part of my sentence
Well it's a bit more complicated than that. And that holds for the current release. No guarantee any future updates can as easily be reversed.if a future apple update does brick the phone, you can simply restore to factory default using itunes and then re-unlock it
In any case you are paying for a phone contract that you may not want/need.
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According to Car Phone Warehouse, Nokia do not have a cradle/car kit for the N95. Seems strange that. Checked the Nokia website and it is difficult to establish as the accessories don't list the N95 for compatibility. Maybe the web site is not up to date or maybe the N95 does not have many compatible accessories. Can anyone help ?