Mmmmmmm me want

[jj]

Nokia N97

[adolescent]

Very nice looking phone.  I'm still hoping a US carrier will pick it (or any newer Nokia smart phone) up.  We never even got the N95 at a subsidized price.

[jj]

We are lucky in the UK all phones are subsidised by the network operaters.  Some of the more expensive ones like the N95 initally had to have high tarrifs, but that doesnt last long.

The only phone i know that doesnt is the Iphone, but its not a phone I would want anyway.

[Painkiller]

I know I want that too, but that phone has one major turn away for me. It has a {bleep}y S60 OS I was hoping for maemo linux.

[bloodline]

JJ wrote:
We are lucky in the UK all phones are subsidised by the network operaters.  Some of the more expensive ones like the N95 initally had to have high tarrifs, but that doesnt last long.

The only phone i know that doesnt is the Iphone, but its not a phone I would want anyway.

The iPhone is subsidized now :-)

The only thing nice about the N97 is the video recording and 32gig flashmem, I can't think of any other feature I like from the N97...

 

[adolescent]

Yeah, N95 here is only available as an unlocked phone.  Was about $800 a few years back, but the N95-8GB is now ~$450.  (Too much for 2-3 year old tech unfortunately, even though you don't need a contract.)

We do get good subsidized deals on iPhone, Windows Mobile and Blackberry handsets, but AFAIK there's only a single S60 phone available from a US carrier.  Sad. :cry:

[Speelgoedmannetje]

bah! humbug! blasted commercialism hrmpf!

[jj]

@ bloodline

I kinda like the idea of the slide out keyboard.  The decent camera, and as you said the video.

As much as you are an IPhone fan, you might have guessed from this and previous conversations we have had, i am a Nokia fan.

In my opnion there is nothing an Iphone can do or has that I want or need.  That might chance when they catch up to the rest of the smartphone market.

Not sure if that will happen though, the Iphones market share is laughable compared to most.

If nokia thought a handset would only sell as many as the Iphone has I doubt they would bother to make it.

[adolescent]

bloodline wrote:

The iPhone is subsidized now :-)

Lucky you.  For the US they are still the same price (since the 3G was released*), still the same data rates ($10 more than the original iPhone), and still the 2 year prison sentence.  In short, Apple's price fixing sucks.

* Oh wait, Walmart will be carrying a 4GB iPhone for $99.  :crazy:

[jj]

Price fixing ahoy, its the apple way.  I hate the way they decided would only use one phone operater also.  Though again hopefully this will change.

This was another major reason not t o get one.  Beeen with my operator for years and after using all the other networks I dont want to change.

@ boodline, so you can get the iphone free now ?

[Jope]

So you guys would rather continuously pay through the nose in the way of phone bills, instead of just once when you buy the phone?

I prefer cheap calls and free competition between phone salesmen. It's not like any phone gets sold at RRP for more than a few months around here. They're all quite quickly discounted to close to the wholesale price.

Also: no operator crippled phones. If the feature is listed on the vendor's site, it will be available in the menus.

[adolescent]

@JJ

RE: Provider... Me too.  Unfortunately, AT&T coverage in my area is bad.  For example, enter 90277 as the zip code on http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/.  Now south about an inch.  Guess where I live?   :lol:  (I do work to the north, but I need coverage at home.)

[bloodline]

JJ wrote:
@ bloodline

I kinda like the idea of the slide out keyboard.  The decent camera, and as you said the video.

Well I can't argue with that, if you want a physical keyboard then the iPhone simply won't do, full stop.

As much as you are an IPhone fan, you might have guessed from this and previous conversations we have had, i am a Nokia fan.

All my previous phones were nokia, I even still have my 7110 :-)

But I'm now taken with the iPhone, it's great... Only now a year after the iPhone have nokia brought out a device that is comparable ;-)

In my opnion there is nothing an Iphone can do or has that I want or need.  That might chance when they catch up to the rest of the smartphone market.

I think featurewise all smartphones offer much the same, the iPhone just has a really nice interface and a great App store :-)

Not sure if that will happen though, the Iphones market share is laughable compared to most.

If nokia thought a handset would only sell as many as the Iphone has I doubt they would bother to make it.

Well, keep an eye on the Market, nokia's bread and butter is the lowcost high volume Market... That is the one the analysts are predicting to down turn... The smartphone Market looks to grow... Thus nokia producing the N97 to match the iPhone feature set.

[bloodline]

JJ wrote:

@ boodline, so you can get the iphone free now ?

Yeah, you have been able to since the release of the 3G in the summer :-)

[darksun9210]

i want an updated communicator. but i guess that market it now serviced by netbooks with 3G dongles...