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A couple of N95 Questions |
jcwhite_uk
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I have a couple of questions with regards to the N95 as I am seriously considering getting one soon.
1). Has anyone managed to find a solution to get Tomtom running with the internal GPS?
2). Whats the branding on the O2 versions like?
3). Is there any disadvantages of getting it to replace my faithful (its never crashed in 6 months of ownership) P990i?
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BobaFett
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dogmann managed the tomtom with the internal gps, pm him for the solution 
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jcwhite_uk
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Cheers. Might give him a try if I get it.
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BobaFett
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as i see the last fw is really stable, also incl the n-gage demo waht came with n95 8gb and some other extras
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jcwhite_uk
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Still looking for answers to questions 2 and 3 if anyone can help.
Cheers guys
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nicv27
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My o2 n95 has no branding on the casing and only start up and shutdown screens.
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jcwhite_uk
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Cheers. Sounds ok then.
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SIGHUP
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Not sure about the P, but the N95 might use a little more battery.
Which model are you getting?
N95-1 Original
N95-2 8GB
N95-3 US version |
Sammy_boy
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I had both the N95 and the P990i for a short while together. I preferred the N95, it's web browser was better, I felt it's wifi implementation was better, plue the inbuilt GPS support (though mine still seems a bit reluctant to find a GPS signal, even with the latest firmware installed!). There's no touchscreen but that's not really much of a problem to me, and the camera's pretty damn good too (though arguably not as good as the K850i, still fine by my standards!)
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Dogmann
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Hi all,
Sorry Boba i didn't get it to work with the internal GPS and even if it did i wouldn't use it, as IMO the internal GPS on any device is inferior to using and external GPS receiver and will still be for quite some time.
As i find the size of an external GPS to be small enough to not be a problem and the power and accuracy to be much better as well as the battery life being good, which means less drain on your devices battery as well.
As to number 2 no idea but i would debrand it any way as it is really easy to do and means you get the latest firmware when it's realeased.
As to number 3 i have never had a crash or freeze on any of the N95's i have used but the speed increase may be a bit of a shock to your system but I'm sure you will get used to it. Otherwise the advantages are to numerous to go into here.
Marc
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jcwhite_uk
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Cheers guys. I think i will get one. I will probably get a normal N95 and a 8gb card from o2. I do have an external gps receiver so will probably use that for tomtom.
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Dogmann
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@jcwhite_uk
Good decision using an external GPS IMO and i can highly recommend First2save as a reliable E-Bay seller just got a 8gb SanDisk Micro SDHC with the card reader for £43.90 delivered and arrived the next day.
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jcwhite_uk
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I am due an upgrade with O2 in 2 weeks. On their website they are selling the N95 complete with 8GB card so I am going to try for that.
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SIGHUP
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I can honestly say that i have had 4 crashes. One browser related. Two music player related and one bluetooth car connecting. But i imagine the phone was under extreme stress under there conditions. I also do not have the latest firmware so that doesnt help.
Other than that the phone sounds, looks and functions like a champ. N95-2 8 gb by the way. |
BobaFett
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sorry, my fault then i misread the sig of marc
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