Nokia N95 8GB

[editor]

The lack of a qwerty k/board is a bit of a downer too.

I just can't get on without a proper QWERTY keyboard now. The N95's drove me mad.

I have no trouble at all using the Treo's keypad (in fact, I've written long articles on it), but all that predictive text bollocks just makes it too much of a chore.

 

[ChrisFilter]

I'm on the verge of getting the N95 with 3, looks pretty damn good. Poor battery life sucks but ive read that there are ways of improving it. The lack of a qwerty k/board is a bit of a downer too.

Make sure it's the 8GB! They still sell the original.

 

[ChrisFilter]

I just can't get on without a proper QWERTY keyboard now. The N95's drove me mad.

I have no trouble at all using the Treo's keypad (in fact, I've written long articles on it), but all that predictive text bollocks just makes it too much of a chore.

I think it's what you're used to.. predictice text is fine for my needs 'cos I never write moe than a couple of sentences on my phone.

 

[muckypup]

Make sure it's the 8GB! They still sell the original.

I will do!

 

[souljacker]

You can't upgrade the firmware... you can upgrade to N95-2 firmware as released in the US, but not the 8GB firmware.

Yes you can! http://n95blog.com/nokia-n95-8gb-hits-v15-firmware/

 

[Kanda]

O2: The N95 they sell is the old one

No, they sell both. But they bundle an 8GB card with the old one to get rid of them no doubt.

 

[Rikbikboo]

install windows xp on it

 

[ChrisFilter]

Yes you can! http://n95blog.com/nokia-n95-8gb-hits-v15-firmware/

In that case, Mr Jacker, I owe you an apology. I read elsewhere they were incompatible.

 

[ChrisFilter]

No, they sell both. But they bundle an 8GB card with the old one to get rid of them no doubt.

Seems I'm getting things wrong all over the shop..

 

[ChrisFilter]

Yes you can! http://n95blog.com/nokia-n95-8gb-hits-v15-firmware/

Actually, no you can't. That's an update for the 8GB, not the original. They are incompatible according to everything else I've read.

Ha

 

[souljacker]

Actually, no you can't. That's an update for the 8GB, not the original. They are incompatible according to everything else I've read.

Ha

Don't you Ha me sunshine

I thought you meant the 8gb, which that is the firmware upgrade for.

The original can be upgraded too. Its currently in V.20. I did it yesterday.

 

[ChrisFilter]

Ah, no, I meant you couldn't put the 8GB firmware on the original N95...

 

[souljacker]

Well, obviously. That would just be silly.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Had a look at one today, very impressive. It was playing Spiderman 3, very nice!

 

[ChrisFilter]

Would still highly recommend it. Superb phone.

It actually gets supplied with AV leads so you can play Spiderman 3 in HD on your telly.. pretty bling, but kinda pointless.

 

[editor]

It actually gets supplied with AV leads so you can play Spiderman 3 in HD on your telly..

Err... great.

 

[ChrisFilter]

Err... great.

Cheeky.

"pretty bling, but kinda pointless"

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Would still highly recommend it. Superb phone.

It actually gets supplied with AV leads so you can play Spiderman 3 in HD on your telly.. pretty bling, but kinda pointless.

That's pretty neat. One reason I want a big iPod is to have DVDs ripped to it for use like that (the amount of times I've been at someone's and we wished I had a DVD of mine laying at home...). I liked the phone and a mate was very impressed (he was considering an iPhone until I told a 3G one would be coming later this year ) too.

 

[souljacker]

Would still highly recommend it. Superb phone.

It actually gets supplied with AV leads so you can play Spiderman 3 in HD on your telly.. pretty bling, but kinda pointless.

I've used this a couple of times to show picture slide shows to people.

Not sure its HD though is it?

 

[ChrisFilter]

Dunno to be honest, it looked it. Maybe not though, the cable would have had to have been HDMI wouldn't it?

 

[Crispy]

or component. if it was yellow plug or s-video or scart, it wasn't hd.

 

[editor]

So long as you've got decent software on your handset, I think it's well useful being able to output your phone to a TV/projector. I could think of a few talks I've given where the stuff on my phone would have been enough, so I could have kept the lappie at home.

(There used to be an add on for Palm/Pocket PC phones for this but it was pricey)

 

[ChrisFilter]

or component. if it was yellow plug or s-video or scart, it wasn't hd.

Ah, it's yellow, red, white plug. Composite.

 

[Teepee]

Would still highly recommend it. Superb phone.

It actually gets supplied with AV leads so you can play Spiderman 3 in HD on your telly.. pretty bling, but kinda pointless.

So if I got an N95, I could download a few movies, put them on the drive, then take the phone to a mate's house or my tv downstairs with the cables and watch them there?

If that's true that's really really cool. I have a metric shitload of films and only a laptop to watch them on

 

[ChrisFilter]

So if I got an N95, I could download a few movies, put them on the drive, then take the phone to a mate's house or my tv downstairs with the cables and watch them there?

If that's true that's really really cool. I have a metric shitload of films and only a laptop to watch them on

Yep, you could indeed do that. However you'll need the right player installed on the phone. Doesn't support .mpg, .wmv or (divx / xvid) .avi out of the box.

 

[editor]

So if I got an N95, I could download a few movies, put them on the drive, then take the phone to a mate's house or my tv downstairs with the cables and watch them there?

If that's true that's really really cool. I have a metric shitload of films and only a laptop to watch them on

Don't forget your charger - the N95 has a notoriously bad battery life!

 

[ChrisFilter]

Don't forget your charger - the N95 has a notoriously bad battery life!

Indeed, that could well drain it. Although a plus to it being Nokia is that pretty much everyone has a charger - even the new type.

Battery lasts me two days, but that's with Exhcange mailbox syncing over HDSPA every 15 mins.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Yeah, I got it free with my contract, no way I'm paying £500

No you didn't your just paying for it in installments.

For example on Orange £25 and no phone gets you 800 mins, 100 txts and unlimited calls to landlines.

A similar package with and N95 (not the 8gb) costs £90 and you pay £35 over 18 months, so phone costs £250. Still cheaper if you want the phone, but not free by any means.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Don't forget your charger - the N95 has a notoriously bad battery life!

I dont get this it takes a 950mha battery, yet I've got 3500 mha aa's rechargables that I use in my headtorch, which cost less then a £10 for 4. Why dont smartphones come with better batteries? I'd rather put up with a little extra bulk and had a phone that took a single aa and I'd be able to carry a couple of spares.

At least my E61 comes with a 1500mha battery giving lots more life then the 750 in my N80, not quite twice as much, but the screen is a lot bigger.

 

[ChrisFilter]

No you didn't your just paying for it in installments.

For example on Orange £25 and no phone gets you 800 mins, 100 txts and unlimited calls to landlines.

A similar package with and N95 (not the 8gb) costs £90 and you pay £35 over 18 months, so phone costs £250. Still cheaper if you want the phone, but not free by any means.

True.. I'm paying £30 a month for 300 minutes/texts. I use about 275 a month, so works perfectly.