andy_s37

Is the phone as good as its cracked up to be? Also i've seen a few offers around £30 with the phone free, anyone know where the best deal is to be had ?

Thanks
Andy.

EXSCOOBY

NOKIA N96 is out 1st august
does everything the n95 can and is way way better looking

Snazy

YES It is.

As for the best deal, thats another story.

JonMc

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Phone is great, can't say I've seen a better deal than £30 a month with a free phone, but depends on the package, I'm with three

lightwave693

friend of mine has one and says its a cracking phone but he cant hear people talking through the so has to use the loud speaker all the time which isnt very private!

Avi

Best phone i've had . for me it's the perfect mix between pda and phone. Use the wireless daily, TOMTOM built in (using the internal GPS). Sportstracker for keeping track of my cycle training! (you'll be able to live track me on the internet next month when i ride Manchester to Blackpool).

Had mine since launch day (May 07) and am way overdue an upgrade but waiting for the new N96. in August (ish).

JTaylor

Sounds farkin' brilliant!

scoobyvirgin

I'll differ from everyone else, I don't think it's that spectacular, it's quite bulky and can become very slow when the memory starts getting used up.
Take a look at the features it has and think about if you need them or not, I only use it for the odd photo, video and then making calls and sending messages.

Three are currently doing them for £20 a month with 300 mins/texts or the 8Gb for £30. On top of that using the refer a mate scheme you and your mate will be credited £30 You can use my three number if you like

kingofturds

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Awesome phone, as long as you are updated to the latest firmware there should be no slowdown. Battery life is a a bit pants though.

ScoobyDoo555

I'm "gadget nerd". This is the best phone I've had. Even with the new N96, I fail to see any reason to upgrade.

I've got a PDA, which is just used for TomTom. The N95 is sync'd to my Mac, talks quite happily with my PDA, Ipod Touch and anything else I chuck at it.

The camera is great. The video is pretty good - the zoom isn't.

As others have said, the phone can slow down, but is really good.

I won't be upgrading to the 96 unless it is FANTASTIC. The Iphone also won't get a look in.

My contract is due pretty soon, and I think I'll be quite happy to be "out of contract" with Vodafone fighting to sign me up again. The reason being, "Why?"

Dan

Snazy

speaking of the video on it.... has anyone messed about with the video editor on there. Love it lol

Will

have had trouble with 3 of em, it sais enter sim and when sim is in, and i cant get network coverage and it switches it self off and speaker is dodgy. Wont be haveing another again

ditchmyster

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I had 2, earpiece speakers went on both! then they wanted to charge me £40 for a repair while still under warrenty told them i'd see what a judge had to say about that as it had only been used for 4 calls in a month!
worst battery life i've ever experienced on a phone! and i've had phones for 20yrs.. if you dont really need the gadgets dont bother

B0DSKI

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I've got the 8GB and it's by far the best phone i've ever had. Battery lasts 2-3 days with average useage

J4CKO

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Yep, love mine, its not perfect but its getting there.

mannyo

I have had mine for more than a year, still on the original phone. Mine was bought sim free in europe, and is currently connected to T-Mobile with Web N Walk plus. Never had any issues, and its used extensivly for both data via 3G and its wireless connection. Battery life out of the box can be poor, but a combination of the latest firmware (unbranded version) and some tweaks to the settings I can get more than 3 days between charges if just used for calls. Wifi eats the battery, if used for prolonged periods though.

I also use Tomtom, via the internal gps reciever (yes it can be done, google is your friend, via a 3rd party app). as well as the latest nokia maps and google maps. There are a lot of good 3rd party apps out there, making it a good all round phone.

sti-04!!

Great phone, had mines since last June 07. No issues

Diesel

Really like it on V20 firmware - other than sticky WLAN everything works (which is more than can be said for Sony P990's).

Battery life poor (well, its a laptop really!) and still not sure if you actually get usable GPS with actual maps with it. Also doesn't charge via USB which is pants when using it as a modem for the laptop. Had to use missus' cheaper Nokia to make calls in hospital the other day as mine just wouldn't get a decent signal - she got 3 bars...

Still, best phone yet for me though and someone says its a chunky brick

D

pimmo2000

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I'm with Orange .. £20 a month, texts only (3000) and a free N95 8GB .. 12 month contract ...

pimmo2000

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Turn the 3G off and it works perfectly !!

Diesel

Ahhahh! Disable 3G in some deep buried menu yes? Bit of a pain when walking in the house every evening! D

pimmo2000

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r32

So compared to an iphone you'd choose which?

B0DSKI

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N95 for me. Looked at the iPhone and although it's a lovely looking thing. The better camera & SAT NAV on the Nokia won the day for me.

Either that or wait till the N96 comes out!!

Gear Head

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Sounds rubbish. Plus the size of it reminds me of the phones in the late 90's.

Diesel

3G for data outdoors/away from home. WLAN at home. Although to be honest as Vodafone have just upped me from 'free' 15Mb a month to unlimited trying to logon to a WLAN doesnt seem to matter any more. D