Mobile Experts

[glos_robin]

Have you had a mooch at the Apps. store yet? There's a handy little free one called AroundMe that finds your location and lists local petrol stations, restaurants, hotels, cafes, pubs etc..

Probably quite handy if you're pissed and lost as it will direct you to the nearest pub. I love my iPhone.

Yeah put that on along with all the obvious ones so far like the facebook, myspace, ebay ones etc and the trains one which is especially useful as it tells you the train times, whether their on time, the expected arrival time and even the platform number.

[LucienSanchez]

Tap Tap Revenge passes the time... as does iBowl.

[Simon Pieman]

Does it tell you if you'll have to stand all the way home?

[Tails]

I have a Sony Ericsson and won't get one again. It has a habit of turning itself off and the operating system is frustratingly sluggish.

I've got one at the moment and it's crap. The handset itself is falling apart, it switches itself off all the time and it randomly drops calls. Kinda put me off to be honest.

[janaage]

Dazzza said "Don;t touch the N96 - it's crap"

Why is that the case with a lot of Nokia first versions (especially of the n-series).  The n95 had mixed reviews until the 8gb version came out then it won pretty much universal praise.  I wonder if the n96 8gb (if released) will follow a similar story.

FWIW I wouldn't buy a new n series phone until the updated version came out, if that makes sense.

[Samdy Gray]

I wonder if the n96 8gb (if released) will follow a similar story.

It comes with 16GB memory.

[Dazzza]

The new 5800 has a similar spec, looks a lot better and is far more reliable than the N96.  Plus you can upgrade the memory with a 16GB SD card so there’s no comparison.

Nokia really are a bunch of charlatans at times with their phones.  They produce good average spec handsets, the best  in recent years being the 6300 but the symbian and higher spec models are a pile of poo.  They’re under incredible pressure to get them out and become “first to market” with that spec of handset e.g. first device with 8MP camera or first device with 16GB internal memory etc…

If they’re a couple of months delayed other operators have beaten them to the crunch and I’d imagine they lose a chunk of sales and kudos as a result.

The operators rush them through without testing properly as they can’t afford to be the last one to offer the device.

If you apply the logic of remaining 6 months behind the latest top spec devices when you get a phone you usually can’t go to far wrong.

[otanswell]

i have an n96, brilliant phone, had no problems what so ever..already there is updated software available for it..

[janaage]

I think they can be a little hit and miss tho Otans. 

Like Dazzza says I've always wondered about their testing procedures.