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Why my next Smartphone will be a Nokia (S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 or S60 Touch) |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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@Geezay, good choice. This is definitely not the time to buy a UIQ3 phone yet, especially not from SE.
I'm also considering N95 8 GB but I'll wait for a while longer, I'd like to see the time frame for their touch screen devices.
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace  So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD | |
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Geezay
Joined: Jul 29, 2003
Posts: 323
From: Harare, Zimbabwe
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On 2008-03-26 22:41:32, themarques wrote:
So have any of the networks econet, netone etc setup GPRS or 3G?
Econet is waiting for their application for a 3G license to be approved - been pending for about a year now. GPRS is up and running "in trial mode" pending approval of the application. Now here is the good part - trial is open to clienta who apply and it is free! Been enjoying it for over 6 months now! |
aaarkhipov
Joined: Aug 19, 2007
Posts: 19
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I have both N95 (the original) and P1i and both have their +'s and -'s (for me, of course).
Nokia has good VoIP client built-in and its e-mail client works fine and it supports HSDPA (or whatever it is 3.5G with data transfer speed of several Mb/sec) but its battery does not lasts for even a couple of hours if you want to use these nice features (and it is really hot under such load). You cannot charge it through USB also (I know there is a cable but it is a separate story why it does not work).
P1i has touch screen and normal keyboard and its battery life is much better but it has no internal VoIP client (there's fring but it's not the same as native support) and its e-mail client gives me a headache.
So, there's no "perfect phone", probably.
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themarques
Joined: Jan 26, 2003
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From: London, Tokyo,
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Correct me if I am wrong but voip is not allowed in Zim yet? So that will be one function on the S60 that you might not utilize. I am glad to hear about the trial GPRS as I will be visiting there soon so thats great news. I am guessing there is no protocol in place though for MMS.
Have you tried to see how FRING or any other chat clients handles the gprs service and if you get a couple of minutes could I possibly ask you for the GPRS APN and the telephone number of who you rang to activate the trial GPRS. Many Thanks.
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Geezay
Joined: Jul 29, 2003
Posts: 323
From: Harare, Zimbabwe
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@ aaarkhipov - I hear you about the N95. I know Nokia addressed some of the issues with future releases and on the N95 8GB. I hope they are more responsive to customers complaints/suggestions/needs and have further addressed the issues in the N96. There is no perfect phone but some come closer than others!
@ themarques - there is no legislation against VOIP as far as I know and quite a number of organisations and individuals with broadband use it. I haven't tried it over GPRS because the speeds a bit on the slow side. Will give it a try though, definitely. I will send you a PM regarding who to contact to get your GPRS account activated.
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themarques
Joined: Jan 26, 2003
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From: London, Tokyo,
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@Geezay I look forward to hearing back from you many Thanks
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aaarkhipov
Joined: Aug 19, 2007
Posts: 19
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If you are not going to use 3G on these phones (and Nokia VoIP client will not work without 3G coverage at all) then I'd stay with SE. The reasons are:
- it is not the first Nokia I see with terrible battery life, so, I presume, that's Nokia's "feature"
- P1's keyboard is a definitive advantage for SMS'ing and e-mailing (just like on a laptop!)
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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I was a SE user till late last year when i got an N80, then got a N81 (FP-1) which ive now had for 4months,and still enjoying it, TONS of apps,and i also use my N81 for everything, Internet, Music, Videos, Movies sometimes, TV shows, SMS, MXit chatting to friends etc. . . Im up for an upgrade in July and i was thinking of getting W960 but then a fellow member of Esato reminded of the N78 with its Symbian s60 FP-2, AND Built-in FM Transmitter SO im staying with NOKIA, im going after that N78, it already has everything i want: a good enough Camera, GPS, HSDPA, WiFi, Symbian s60 FP-2, a 369mhz CPU like my current N81 which is lightening fast, a nice screen, a great 1200mAh battery,nice design and 3.5mm headphones jack.
The current Nokia FP-2 phones are:
N96
N78
6210-Navigator and
6220c.
Geezay
If you want a great battery life in your FP-2 phone i suggest going for the N78, i can just see every N78 owner praising this for great battery life in the near future.
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Geezay
Joined: Jul 29, 2003
Posts: 323
From: Harare, Zimbabwe
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@ GUCCI.011, thanks for the advice. I had not in all honesty even considered the N78.I will definitely check out it's reviews.
Any idea when S60 Touch will be first implemented in a device?
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Posted: 2008-03-27 00:29
So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD 
