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Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 10:34 AM
I'm due a new handset. I'm staying with Orange and they have both the i-phone and the N97 mini on offer.
I mostly use my phone for business: calling, texting and up until now have used the WAP service for checking emails but have not been able to open attachments.
I like the idea of GPS for when I get lost on the bike (but that only happens when Mr LPH is leading the way! :D) and although having a camera and MP3 player is good, I always carry a compact camera in my bag and listen to the radio on my current handset more than music.
So which do you think I should go for?
BernardBikerchick
11-01-10, 10:41 AM
I'm due a new handset. I'm staying with Orange and they have both the i-phone and the N97 mini on offer.
I mostly use my phone for business: calling, texting and up until now have used the WAP service for checking emails but have not been able to open attachments.
I like the idea of GPS for when I get lost on the bike (but that only happens when Mr LPH is leading the way! :D) and although having a camera and MP3 player is good, I always carry a compact camera in my bag and listen to the radio on my current handset more than music.
So which do you think I should go for?
nooooooooooo dont' do it don't go to the touch freaky technology side stay with good old fashioned button pressing nokia !!!!!!
I like the idea of GPS for when I get lost on the bike
Then buy a proper GPS!
I have the Nokia N82 and used the GPS on that for my old bike. It wasn't great. You can turn the phone side-on and the display shifts 90 degrees - which is handy when looking at a landscape photo....but every time I turned a corner on the bike the GPS attempted to show me my position side-on. And it would take around 10-30 seconds to get a grip and turn the display back.
The maps aren't great outside of western europe, either.
...and there's a subscription for getting directions.
Also, to mount it on a bike you'd need a special, waterproof case, which can be found online for £20-30 - but you won't always be able to see the screen clearly thru' the clear-plastic front.
The GPS is only really useful as a pedestrian to navigate thru' cities - or for a car owner to attempt to locate where they have parked their car!
Of course, that's just my opinion that you are free to ignore.........at your peril ;o)
Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 10:52 AM
I don't actually need full sat nav, just when we've taken a wrong turn, are both looking at the map surrounded by fields and saying "right, where the hell are we?" I'm old fashioned in that I like to use maps when walking and driving.
I say go Android. But I've not got one yet, and I'm a geek, so feel free to ignore me.
Jambo
Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 11:01 AM
Android - that's an operating system right? Not an assstant who answers the phone for me.
plowsie
11-01-10, 11:01 AM
iPhone all the way.
Kalessin
11-01-10, 11:18 AM
I used to upgrade my phone every 12 months. I've tried Nokia, Motorola, Sony and Samsung phones and I though Nokia were by far the best. However, phones quickly become old and battered, and by the time I was about 6-8 months into my contract, I'd start looking for my next new phone.
Then I got an iPhone.
This is the best phone I have ever used. My 18 month contract runs out (in three days) but I will not be upgrading. I love this phone.
It is intuitive and simple, has all the functionality that I (geek) require, synchronises contacts and calendar data perfectly with my home computer and, unlike most other phones (maybe all other phones), it has a glass screen. This means, even 18 months on, there are no scratches spoiling the display.
It doesn't have true, turn-by-turn GPS unless you buy the TomTom application (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tomtom-u-k-ireland/id326067542?mt=8) (starts at £50), but it does have Google Maps built in and it'll pinpoint your location or give you directions.
wyrdness
11-01-10, 11:29 AM
I'd agree with pretty much everything that Kalessin said. Except that you can buy Co-Pilot for the iPhone for £25 which gives you full turn-by-turn GPS and seems to be more highly rated than TomTom.
STRAMASHER
11-01-10, 11:31 AM
Another vote for i-phone. (I had a N96 8GB up until 7 month ago)
You will not look back.:thumleft:
N97 is nice, and it has that lovely touch of a keyboard you can type on.
I've got the 5800 which runs the same software and I'm very happy, and all the people that I know who have the N97 seem very happy with it too. If the mini had been out when I got my 5800, I'd have got that.
The i-phone just seems over kill, with a awful contract due to the huge phone cost most of the plans are very limited, but then it seems very 'sheep' to me. Also I don't like the size of the thing, it doesn't feel like a phone, more like a pda, which is not what I wanted first. I wanted phone first pda second, so even for a little geek like myself the Nokia does everything that I want.
plowsie
11-01-10, 12:05 PM
My 18 month contract runs out (in three days) but I will not be upgrading. I love this phone.
Can I give you £100 and have your free upgrade? :lol:
Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 12:08 PM
Only if you'll agree to pay my phone bill each month which goes from £90 - £180
I mostly use my phone for business: calling, texting and up until now have used the WAP service for checking emails but have not been able to open attachments.
Both phones will do this easy, the i-phone lets you check e-mails and the nokia now has a 'blackberry' like app that lets you sync with you e-mails.
Both can text though it depends on how you feel about touch screens and keypads, with the Nokia having a full keyboard I have used similar and typed out some very complicated messages with it, so it helps alot. Touch screen can be a little odd to get used to, but I have seen the i-phone keyboard works, but like all mistakes will happen. So if I was you I'd get a demo of both in the store, but I will say I found the full keyboard using your thumbs very easy.
I like the idea of GPS for when I get lost on the bike (but that only happens when Mr LPH is leading the way! :D) and although having a camera and MP3 player is good, I always carry a compact camera in my bag and listen to the radio on my current handset more than music.
Both will do this easy, with both having software to install on the PC that will enable you to pull this information to. Remember just cus you see it on the relevent Apple/Nokia store does not mean you have to download it from them.
I'll try to answer in red.
beabert
11-01-10, 12:24 PM
Or beat both and go android, and do alot more without the hassle of jailbreaking.
I also recommend copilot, its avaliable for android too.
I'd agree with pretty much everything that Kalessin said. Except that you can buy Co-Pilot for the iPhone for £25 which gives you full turn-by-turn GPS and seems to be more highly rated than TomTom.
I've been using Copilot on windows mobile for 2 years now and it is every bit as good as Tom Tom (used that previously) I don't understand anyone that buys Tom Tom when it's so much more expensive.
i have a iphone ....mate has the n97. he regrest getting it. Says the touch screen is no wehere near the same capability of the iphone. cant even scroll roll on it. plus for 59pyou can now add video camera to iphone!
I'm a dedicated Nokia user, and I recommend iPhone. It's just the simplest get-the-job-done phone that exists, and it does everything. Nokias might be higher spec, but they're just that bit harder to use.
Then I got an iPhone.
This is the best phone I have ever used. My 18 month contract runs out (in three days) but I will not be upgrading. I love this phone.
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maybe not upgrade, but i'd be getting on the phone to o2 and asking them to put you onto the simplicity rollin monthly contract! my contract is now down to £25ish a month for 600mins plus unlimited txt bolt on. now the iphone isnt expensive at all!
oh and if your in an 18/24 month contract, once your half way through the contract you can ask to drop one tariff. i wasnt using all my minutes and had the ulimited text bolt on, so managed to save another £10 a month for the last half of my contract!
Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 12:46 PM
I already have 900 minutes and unlimited texts! But my job means I use the phone a lot, and often call international mobiles.
Captain Nemo
11-01-10, 01:13 PM
i got an iphone before xmas. and despite being sceptical before, i couldnt do without it now, its that good, , , maybe be its bling but its a great bit of kit............
Kalessin
11-01-10, 01:21 PM
Can I give you £100 and have your free upgrade? :lol:
"Free" upgrade? What stunning phone were you hoping I could get for free?
I had considered upgrading to a 32Gb iPhone 3GS which would cost me £175 on a 24 month contract. Envirophone will give me £180 for my old iPhone (more than eBay) so I'd be ever-so-slightly quids in. But it's a long contract for not much of an upgrade, and rumour has it that a new iPhone will be announced in the summer.
I'll try to answer in red.
No, don't! When you put your replies inline with someone else's quote, they get lost, as the next person can't quote a quote... Now I have to try and remember what you write about keyboards and stuff... Anyway, the iPhone keyboard works in portrait and landscape mode, so you can get nice big keys if you need 'em.
plus for 59pyou can now add video camera to iphone!
iPhone 3GS has video built in.
maybe not upgrade, but i'd be getting on the phone to o2 and asking them to put you onto the simplicity rollin monthly contract! my contract is now down to £25ish a month for 600mins plus unlimited txt bolt on. now the iphone isnt expensive at all!
I use most of my minutes, some texts and up to 400Mb of data in a month. I haven't found another plan that'll give me all that. Also, I think you have to be on an iPhone tariff to get iPhone-specific features like the Visual Voicemail, but I'll double check that.
STRAMASHER
11-01-10, 02:08 PM
i got an iphone before xmas. and despite being sceptical before, i couldnt do without it now, its that good, , , maybe be its bling but its a great bit of kit............
Was my sentiments too. "Girls phone blah, blah....ponces etc"
Till she got her 3g in the shop and I had a play around with it.
"Make it two please."
The interface makes everything else feel like a plastic clunky brick with a teeny screen.
Andy The Ponce
Nokia N97 mini
Thats all im going to say :D
Was my sentiments too. "Girls phone blah, blah....ponces etc"
Till she got her 3g in the shop and I had a play around with it.
"Make it two please."
The interface makes everything else feel like a plastic clunky brick with a teeny screen.
Andy The Ponce
yip, i didnt want to buy into the hype surrounding it. but it just works, straight out of the box it was doing things that i wanted it too. i didnt need to mess about with settings and stuff like that. i was so tempted to get rid of it with my contract being up, but then thought i would just get annoyed with another phone.
hindle8907
11-01-10, 04:12 PM
I phone and dont buy any apps lol especially ones that cost 25 quid, you can get them all free just look up blackra1n on google if you get an iphone.
fizzwheel
11-01-10, 04:36 PM
I've always had Nokia's. A few people at work have the latest Nokia's and seem to have no end of faffing about to get them to do what my Iphone does straight out of the box.
Now I've got my iphone I woudlnt go back to a Nokia again. I swore I'd never have an Iphone, but then Liz got one a while ago and I was totally blown away by it. So so easy to setup and use.
Kalessin
11-01-10, 04:36 PM
Remember just cus you see it on the relevent Apple/Nokia store does not mean you have to download it from them.
Er, yes it does, in the case of the iPhone. Only iTunes App Store apps, unless you jailbreak.
Iphone all the way, best thing i bought last year, and the gps does come in handy when you park in a massive car park and forget where you left car/bike.
in all honesty though everyone i now who has bought another smart phone i.e. HTC have always sold and bought an Iphone. good thing about it is, when my contract up for renewal i cant really see there being anything better out except maybe an updated Iphone.
barwel1992
11-01-10, 05:10 PM
n97 is slow as hell ... and thats from a iphone hater
madnlooney
11-01-10, 05:18 PM
id say N900
Littlepeahead
11-01-10, 05:33 PM
Now you're just trying to confuse me! What's the difference between that and the N97 mini?
hindle8907
11-01-10, 05:58 PM
l i cant really see there being anything better out except maybe an updated Iphone.
I agree.
hindle8907
11-01-10, 06:15 PM
id say N900
yeah untill next week then the N434394934939 is out.. they bring a new one out every week ffs ! lol
I just got an Iphone for christmas.
Never really saw the fascination myself, but now I have one I have to agree they are very very good.
The stuff you can do on them is endless.
I just love being able to check my e-mail in 2 seconds anywhere anytime, or the org, or my online banking or anything.
Very handy piece of kit it has to be said.
Treacle
11-01-10, 06:31 PM
Nokia N97 mini
Thats all im going to say :D
This man knows nothing and is clearly talking out of his harris. ;-)
iPhone is the way forward. just ask Dave(Soulkiss).
Milky Bar Kid
11-01-10, 06:54 PM
I currently have the N96 16Gb and tbh, I would not touch another Nokia smartphone. It is dire. I'm onto my third handset now because they need to keep replacing them.
speedplay
11-01-10, 06:57 PM
I currently have the N96 16Gb and tbh, I would not touch another Nokia smartphone. It is dire. I'm onto my third handset now because they need to keep replacing them.
The N96 is a pile of crap.
I binned mine in their shop and demanded another handset.
Other Nokias have been ok though.
I was having a look at the N97 the other night as a friend has one.
Seems to be a well thought out handset.
Milky Bar Kid
11-01-10, 06:59 PM
Is it not still symbian rubbish though? My pal had a 97 and he got rid of it within 3 weeks. Did nothing but freeze!
speedplay
11-01-10, 07:10 PM
Is it not still symbian rubbish though? My pal had a 97 and he got rid of it within 3 weeks. Did nothing but freeze!
My N95 was great and so was my N95 8GB till I lost it and it was replaced with the N96:(
Milky Bar Kid
11-01-10, 07:14 PM
Yeh, I decided I would get the 96 after seeing how good the 95 was....huge mistake!
speedplay
11-01-10, 07:16 PM
Yeh, I decided I would get the 96 after seeing how good the 95 was....huge mistake!
I was gutted about the N95 8GB I lost :(
Now I'm in the same position as the OP with not knowing what to get as an upgrade :( (please dont all say iphone as I dont like them)
Milky Bar Kid
11-01-10, 07:17 PM
Nexus. Seems to be about the only thing to beat the iPhone atm. Seems a good bit of kit
This man knows nothing and is clearly talking out of his harris. ;-)
iPhone is the way forward. just ask Dave(Soulkiss).
:o
I'm never speaking to you again =;
I will dont worry :D
Tbh i dont like the iPhone yet i have an iPod touch :confused: I just upgraded to a Nokia N86 8gb as i really missed my old N95 8gb, the N86 does all of what i want, i can dowload my emails to it, i downloaded a MSN messanger app from the nokia store for free, i can go on facebook (yea im that sad...) it rings, its texts, sound qaulity is great and it has a 8 mp camera which is fantastic
Mike2165
11-01-10, 08:10 PM
iPhone I love mine it's brilliant
I got an I-Phone such a fun toy its a real gadget but battery last a day or so but I love it has to be the I -phone
Had plenty of handsets in my time, but have always stuck with Ericsson, Sony or Nokia.
The current handset I have is Sony Ericsson X1 (manufactured by HTC). It does everything I need it to -
MP3 and Video playback, full slide-out qwerty keyboard, threaded or standard messaging, gps, via either IGO8 or TomTom Navigator 7 turn-by-turn directions (i.e. full space-navigator). As it is Windows Mobile powered, it also runs Memory Map 5, which means you can do GPS on OS maps - good if you're into walking/hiking/green laning etc.
It syncs email via imap, will retrieve via pop, and active sync with MS Exchange. Exchange emails arrive as they would with a blackberry (i.e. push mail, you get it shortly after it hits the server, not on a scheduled check)
The interface is not quite as silky smooth as the iPhone, but I'd guess the Sony Ericsson X2 would be smoother. Card expandability is limited to 16gb (supposedly, although when sandisk release their 32gb Micro SDHC, I'm sure it'll take it). Certainly worth a look.
hindle8907
11-01-10, 09:04 PM
yeah but u gota love the iphones motion sensor, labyrinth is really kool
and the Carling Pint is just the ultimate show off app.
Is it just me or does this thread remind anyone of operating systems? And the whole MS vs Apple thing?
Firstly, there's the upgrade argument i.e.
"I'm on Win 3.1.1 and it does everything I need...but I've heard that Win95 is the nuts."
"Yes, it is. but there's Window NT, too...."
"Noo....you need an Apple. MS is just a huge faceless corporation trying to get it's evil claws into everything"
Just me?
I've had my current phone for over 2 years. It rings (occasionally) and people are on the other end wanting to speak to me. It texts. It photogrpahs. And it will get me lost in foreign countries. Do I really need to upgrade....!
Is it just me or does this thread remind anyone of operating systems? And the whole MS vs Apple thing?
Firstly, there's the upgrade argument i.e.
"I'm on Win 3.1.1 and it does everything I need...but I've heard that Win95 is the nuts."
"Yes, it is. but there's Window NT, too...."
"Noo....you need an Apple. MS is just a huge faceless corporation trying to get it's evil claws into everything"
Just me?
I've had my current phone for over 2 years. It rings (occasionally) and people are on the other end wanting to speak to me. It texts. It photogrpahs. And it will get me lost in foreign countries. Do I really need to upgrade....!
Anybody that knows me will know just how much I hate the generalisation that goes on with the Apple vs Microsoft vs Google debate.
I rarely recommend a company and I certainly wouldnt tell you that a product is great simply because its made by Apple or Nokia etc. In this case though, like them or hate them, Apple have the best product by far in this category. The iPhone is a brilliant piece of technology, it has its flaws like all the others but its seriously leagues ahead of anything else out there at the moment. Google looks to be the most serious threat to that with Android but that will take time.
In the meantime though, for the next couple of years at least, with an iPhone you will have likely the best smartphone on the market.
Kalessin
12-01-10, 01:19 PM
Nexus. Seems to be about the only thing to beat the iPhone atm. Seems a good bit of kit
Not according to a lot of owners (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8451473.stm). And the support is lacking, too.
[...] not knowing what to get as an upgrade :( (please dont all say iphone as I dont like them)
What don't you like about them?
If I was upgrading to a non-iPhone, I'd be very tempted by the HTC Hero (http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/a-closer-look.html).
speedplay
12-01-10, 01:22 PM
What don't you like about them?
Only 3 things really.
1. Size
2. Its touchscreen
3. Its apple.
Kalessin
12-01-10, 01:28 PM
Only 3 things really.
1. Size
2. Its touchscreen
3. Its apple.
Fair enough.
It is bigger than a lot of phones, but most people get used to it. I found the touchscreen to be far more versatile than a built-in keyboard. But if you have some kind of aversion to Apple hardware, then the iPhone probably isn't for you ;)
Littlepeahead
12-01-10, 01:33 PM
The N97 has a touchscreen and a keyboard. I text really fast on my 6500 slide, but can't seem to do the same on a touch screen. Might the keyboard on the N97 make it easier if I am typing long emails?
speedplay
12-01-10, 01:37 PM
But if you have some kind of aversion to Apple hardware, then the iPhone probably isn't for you ;)
I think I have tripped over Jenns macbook when she leaves it on the floor too many times! ;)
Littlepeahead
12-01-10, 01:55 PM
What would really sell a phone to me would be features like:
Will survive being dropped down the toilet/in the bath/off a balcony
Will automatically block calls from journalists asking difficult questions
Will make me look fabulous in all photos taken on the camera
Will always remain on top of all the other junk in my huge handbag rather than sneaking to the bottom under the half eaten sweets
Kalessin
12-01-10, 01:55 PM
TI text really fast on my 6500 slide, but can't seem to do the same on a touch screen.
Most people start with one-fingered iPhone typing, and progress to two-thumbed typing, which is very quick.
I think I have tripped over Jenns macbook when she leaves it on the floor too many times! ;)
What is it with women and laptops? My wife (also a Jen) has two, one work and one personal, and they are scattered around the lounge right now.
speedplay
12-01-10, 01:57 PM
What is it with women and laptops? My wife (also a Jen) has two, one work and one personal, and they are scattered around the lounge right now.
Sounds almost like the same person.
Mine also has 2, and also has 2 mobile that she can never find because they are on silent somewhere..:rolleyes:
SoulKiss
12-01-10, 02:04 PM
3rd Option - as previously suggested by Jambo
http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/wishlist/wishlistForm.jsp?templateType=phoneAndPlan&itemType=handset-sku&itemId=sku620003
HTC Hero - its what I've been using for the last 2 months as has Vixis.
I will agree that perhaps the iPhone has a better UI, but it doesn't multitask like the Hero does, and the Google Marketplace has a wider range of apps, most of which are free.
Setup is VERY simple and if you already use Google for mail, it will automatically import your contacts etc.
Oh and Treacle - as said above, the iPhone is a cracking piece of kit, as long as you dont mind being Steve Jobs Bitch
beabert
12-01-10, 02:29 PM
but it doesn't multitask like the Hero does
Thats the main reason i like my android phone, has several things going on all at once, i want more of a laptop replacement experience from a phone.
Saying all that, although i like android, alot of the applications i want are still windows only.
grh1904
12-01-10, 04:01 PM
I got talked into a N97 2 weeks ago while in Phones4U - BIG mistake.
I've got technical problems with it & can I get Phones4U or vodafone to accept ownership of the problem - can I b*ggery.
It's not very good & I now believe that I was talked into it because it's just so pants that no one wants it & they had piles upon piles of then in the storerooms.
Littlepeahead
12-01-10, 04:23 PM
Oh and Treacle - as said above, the iPhone is a cracking piece of kit, as long as you dont mind being Steve Jobs Bitch I recall not being sure where the British Museum was. Treacle had his flash iphone and said he'd use GPS, I had a small photocopy of the map. The iphone failed to register our location. The map got us there in no time. I'm still going to take some convincing :D
barwel1992
12-01-10, 04:33 PM
3rd Option - as previously suggested by Jambo
http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/wishlist/wishlistForm.jsp?templateType=phoneAndPlan&itemType=handset-sku&itemId=sku620003
HTC Hero - its what I've been using for the last 2 months as has Vixis.
I will agree that perhaps the iPhone has a better UI, but it doesn't multitask like the Hero does, and the Google Marketplace has a wider range of apps, most of which are free.
Setup is VERY simple and if you already use Google for mail, it will automatically import your contacts etc.
Oh and Treacle - as said above, the iPhone is a cracking piece of kit, as long as you dont mind being Steve Jobs Bitch
the touch screen on that phone is awful, the only good touch screen phones are the ones that are presure activated, well they are the only ones that work for me
What would really sell a phone to me would be features like:
Will survive being dropped down the toilet/in the bath/off a balcony
Will automatically block calls from journalists asking difficult questions
Will make me look fabulous in all photos taken on the camera
Will always remain on top of all the other junk in my huge handbag rather than sneaking to the bottom under the half eaten sweets
In that case you want the HTC Wizard. Although it doesn't say it does all that in the specs here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wizard), but if it's a wizard, it must be able to do all that and more. ;)
It's fairly clear though, that the i-phone so more popular than the N97.
beabert
12-01-10, 05:47 PM
he touch screen on that phone is awful, the only good touch screen phones are the ones that are presure activated, well they are the only ones that work for meIts the same as the iphone isn't it, the G1 is at least, both touch capacitance, which is neeed for multitouch.
Kalessin
12-01-10, 06:27 PM
Sounds almost like the same person.
Mine also has 2, and also has 2 mobile that she can never find because they are on silent somewhere..:rolleyes:
Check. One crappy work phone and one Nokia 5800.
Incidentally, how desparate are the music industry to break iTunes' control, that they give away "unlimited" songs for two years on the Nokia Comes With Music phones?
3rd Option - as previously suggested by Kalessin
Corrected that for ya ;)
Not read the other posts, i'd be here forever... But my iphone 3g is the best phone ive ever had and the annoying adverts which state 'there's an app for that' are unfortunately true, its an awsome phone.
Id never go back to nokia, they are in my mind, so behind now. iPhones just lack the whole camera experience. Personally I dont use it so it is therefore not a problem.
A new iPhone with a 5mp camera is rumored to be coming out, but not sure when that is.
Perhaps the new Nexus One? Supposed be be amazing!
After reading though a few posts about software with the Nokia's, mine never seems to break, but if it was to break, they are very easy to re-install software + if you fancy 'jailbreaking' them then the iphone's capabilities are endless! I jailbroke mine initially because im on Vodafone but there are so many more apps available and also customising your phone
SoulKiss
12-01-10, 08:29 PM
Mis-corrected that for ya ;)
I think you will find that I was replying to this, hence the ref to Treacle...
iPhone is the way forward. just ask Dave(Soulkiss).
Littlepeahead
13-01-10, 05:26 PM
So how long does the battery last in an iphone? At present during a busy Test match day I will go through 2 fully charged nokia batteries and sometimes need a third.
depends what ur doing on the iPhone,I would say a heavy day of listening to music and surfing the net/playing with apps the battery will last a day. I generally charge mine everyday anyway.but u can get some decent back up/plug in battery pack/charger things.
it all depends in what ur doing with it.but the way I use mine as mobile/iPod/netbook type thing I would need to charge one of them each night anyway so if I have 1 device but need to charge it everyday I'm no worse off!
oh and the iPhone charges up pretty quick,something like 2/3hrs sees it go to 80% ish charge!
With 3G & wifi off it'll last 2-3 days (72hr ish) standard use on 1 charge.
Bluefish
13-01-10, 06:00 PM
Go on go for it, you know you want it, need it, iphone, iphone, lol.
had mine a year now no problems.
Kalessin
13-01-10, 06:46 PM
So how long does the battery last in an iphone? At present during a busy Test match day I will go through 2 fully charged nokia batteries and sometimes need a third.
Yes, I'd imagine you'd do a lot of surfing to relieve the boredom of a Test match. ;)
I charge my iPhone up overnight, every night. Sometimes it still has over 70% charge left, other times it can be only 20%, but I have never had it run out during a day when it was charged the night before. Sometimes I skip the overnight charging to allow the battery to run flat.
Littlepeahead
14-01-10, 09:54 AM
Test matches are not boring, you clearly haven't been watching lately. Then again I may have to use the mobile to call the Samaritans in a minute if England continue getting stuuffed in the way they have been for the last 90 minutes.
Test matches are not boring, you clearly haven't been watching lately. Then again I may have to use the mobile to call the Samaritans in a minute if England continue getting stuuffed in the way they have been for the last 90 minutes.
Apparently Engalnd are winning: 85-4!!!!! In your face South Africa!
I predicted 3-nil.
thinone
14-01-10, 11:05 AM
I'm due a new handset. I'm staying with Orange and they have both the i-phone and the N97 mini on offer.
I mostly use my phone for business: calling, texting and up until now have used the WAP service for checking emails but have not been able to open attachments.
I like the idea of GPS for when I get lost on the bike (but that only happens when Mr LPH is leading the way! :D) and although having a camera and MP3 player is good, I always carry a compact camera in my bag and listen to the radio on my current handset more than music.
So which do you think I should go for?
iphone -- gotme out of "f**k me where am I scenario" on so many oaccasions - usually in the Austrian Alps!
Er, yes it does, in the case of the iPhone. Only iTunes App Store apps, unless you jailbreak.
I was talking about MP3's and videos, but ass you say apps is only the apple store. The Nokia you can load you app from everywhere, ovi store, or download off a forum, or the 'supplier' direct.
The N97 has a touchscreen and a keyboard. I text really fast on my 6500 slide, but can't seem to do the same on a touch screen. Might the keyboard on the N97 make it easier if I am typing long emails?
I have a full touch screen and I can text rather fast now, it was hard at first, before that I had a mini keyboard phone which you text with your thumbs. I can use both types but I find the mini sized thumb keyboard much more responsive, even more so if your trying to type out nice laid out e-mails.
So how long does the battery last in an iphone? At present during a busy Test match day I will go through 2 fully charged nokia batteries and sometimes need a third.
Like all things it depends on what your doing on the phone, the I-phone your have to sort either a extra power pack or a charge point as you can't swap the battery. The Nokia's you can get more batteries, or sort a 'power pack' booster of some sort. Also your current charge kits will work with the this phone so no buying loads of new stuff.
The battery on the N97 mini is a bit more powerfull so it should give a bit more time then your current phone, as the 6500 is quoted as 6 hours talk time and the N97 mini 7 hours.
iphone -- gotme out of "f**k me where am I scenario" on so many oaccasions - usually in the Austrian Alps!
i have used the gps loads of times for work, its good but only if you have a signal, it isnt as good as a normal sat nav.
i have used the gps loads of times for work, its good but only if you have a signal, it isnt as good as a normal sat nav.
The N97 mini also has gps and as far as im aware it can also support google maps (My N86 does and ive tested it) and it also has nokia maps installed but they make you pay for a licence for that
thinone
14-01-10, 02:25 PM
i have used the gps loads of times for work, its good but only if you have a signal, it isnt as good as a normal sat nav.
I carry my phone everywhere with me - sat nav however not
it looks and feel very nice, it also work very well as a phone, internet, Sat Nav, movie player, music player, weather etc etc...
http://www.itbusiness.ca/IT/client/en/Slideshow/smartphone_smorgasbord_a_holiday_guide/images/05-Apple-iPhone-3GS.jpg
Son of a beesting
14-01-10, 02:38 PM
Nexus One. That is the phone I want
N97, realy realy bad phone, slow, slow, slow, buggy, suffers scratching of the camera lens
N97 mini, ment to be better, screen is worse than N97 in sunlight and battery is not as good but aparently its better than the N97 but still not good
Blackberry 9700, realy good, im surprised, depends if email is your thing
I had a N97 and i had to send it back because of all its problems.
thedonal
14-01-10, 09:46 PM
I just got an iPhone. But it appears to be b*ggered so it's going to have to go back to the Orange shop tomorrow. Pulled it out of the box- it was powered up with the apple logo showing. Nothing has changed this- plugging into the mac and running iTunes didn't help. The on/off button isn't responding.
Damn!
I just got an iPhone. But it appears to be b*ggered so it's going to have to go back to the Orange shop tomorrow. Pulled it out of the box- it was powered up with the apple logo showing. Nothing has changed this- plugging into the mac and running iTunes didn't help. The on/off button isn't responding.
Damn!
starting up first time takes a good few minutes, just have to let it do it's thing before plugging it in, on/off?
Kalessin
14-01-10, 10:59 PM
The on/off button isn't responding.
Try a reset: press and hold the Home button and the Power button at the same time. About 5-10 seconds should do it.
starting up first time takes a good few minutes, just have to let it do it's thing before plugging it in, on/off?
It will take a short while to start an iphone everytime you start it up. Just let it do its thing. Dont bother with taking it back, you'll not see your phone for ages if you do!
Make sure its charged, plug it in to itunes and run an update on it. (thats all Apple will do when they recieve your phone back to their repair shop)
The Basket
16-01-10, 10:18 AM
I was going to buy the N97 but was put off by all the bad press so didnt. If it worked as advertised it sounds like a sweet phone.
I have the HTC hero or G2 as Tmobile call it and it is super duper.
It would be the best thing since sliced bread if it wasnt for the iPhone.
The iPhone may be better than the Hero but not a lot and the price difference means the Hero will match the iPhone for a lot less money.
And I ain't a cool kid so i don't meet the iPhone's target audience!
Littlepeahead
19-02-10, 11:07 AM
Orange have discontinued the N97 mini as according to the woman who deals with upgrades they had so many handsets sent back with various faults that it wasn't worth them stocking it. Hmmm, glad I waited.
So now it looks like I'll be getting a work Blackberry and may get a Nokia x-series just for myself if I feel I need it - or work can stick my personal line onto my Blackberry too so I can switch between business and personal without needing 2 handsets.
Milky Bar Kid
19-02-10, 11:08 AM
I just got a blackberry bold 9700 - million times better than my Nokia N96. Really happy with it.
No-one has asked the most important question so far.
How much of a smug iTw4t do you want to appear when you're swishing your finger across a screen? There's also the question of whether ou can get an app to help you tediously explain to everyone within 2 miles how great your iphone is, when it is obviously lacking so many features as standard that you have to pay for apps to upgrade it.
Ever noticed how people say "Sorry, just got to take this call" when they have a normal Nokia or SE phone, but they say "Sorry, someone's calling on my iPhone" if they have one of Steve 'Mr Black Polo-Neck' Jobs phones. It's like they are so smug about owning one that they have to tell the world.
iPhone users... grow up. It's only a phone, and a pretty crap one at that.
I just got a blackberry bold 9700 - million times better than my Nokia N96. Really happy with it.
That makes it about half as good as a Sony Ericcson K800i then.
wyrdness
19-02-10, 12:01 PM
No-one has asked the most important question so far.
How much of a smug iTw4t do you want to appear when you're swishing your finger across a screen? There's also the question of whether ou can get an app to help you tediously explain to everyone within 2 miles how great your iphone is, when it is obviously lacking so many features as standard that you have to pay for apps to upgrade it.
Ever noticed how people say "Sorry, just got to take this call" when they have a normal Nokia or SE phone, but they say "Sorry, someone's calling on my iPhone" if they have one of Steve 'Mr Black Polo-Neck' Jobs phones. It's like they are so smug about owning one that they have to tell the world.
iPhone users... grow up. It's only a phone, and a pretty crap one at that.
From that childish rant, I can only conclude that it's not the iPhone users who need to grow up.
suzsv650
19-02-10, 12:13 PM
Ever noticed how people say "Sorry, just got to take this call" when they have a normal Nokia or SE phone, but they say "Sorry, someone's calling on my iPhone" if they have one of Steve 'Mr Black Polo-Neck' Jobs phones. It's like they are so smug about owning one that they have to tell the world.
iPhone users... grow up. It's only a phone, and a pretty crap one at that.
Never done that, Its a awesome phone, i thought they were rubbish before i got one....
suzsv650
19-02-10, 12:13 PM
From that childish rant, I can only conclude that it's not the iPhone users who need to grow up.
LOLz
From that childish rant, I can only conclude that it's not the iPhone users who need to grow up.
Poor response, 3/10
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