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Re: Nokia doesn't get it - The Truth about N97 [video]

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Post by samstokes » Sat, Jul 31, 2010, 8:26 AM UTC

confuzatron wrote: post #80

samstokes wrote: post #77

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I have an E71. It's the best phone I've ever owned. The hardware is superb, and the OS is pretty solid, but Nokia's apps department has repeatedly shown that it can't code its way out of a wet paper bag, so the preinstalled apps are indeed pretty crappy. I use a third-party mail client (ProfiMail) and browser (Opera Mobile 10). The majority of my interaction with the E71 is via third-party apps, and I'm fine with tha…

Hardware wise, I suppose I can't fault the build quality. But the form factor and controls - a tiny screen and a NSEW joystick were very limiting. The keyboard was tiny but worked pretty well. But it was definitely the software that ruined it for me. Opera mobile wasn't terrible but it was really hobbled by the navigation hardware.

The screen and joystick are certainly inferior to a touch screen for web browsing. However, I love the keyboard, and can't see how you could have a keyboard that good with a large touch screen. (QWERTY sliders are all right, but you can't use them one-handed, and the form factor just seems less natural.)

So I would agree that if web browsing is more important to you than typing, the E71 is not an ideal device. I do a lot of both, and find it's a great balance.

Re: Nokia doesn't get it - The Truth about N97 [video]

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Post by maushu » Tue, Aug 03, 2010, 5:21 PM UTC

poiuyhgrftghjk wrote: post #67

maushu wrote: post #54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_1100 This is my phone and I had it for years. Yeah, it doesn't receive email or allows me to browse the internet but it already crashed into the ground and got wet more times that I can count and it still works. The battery still lasts 2 weeks.

Mine eventually died of sea-water immersion - the only thing apart from a stake through the heart that can kill it. And even then it's only the speaker that failed. Can I buy a replacement - no it's only available in Africa! So I had to buy a Motorola - great sales strategy Nokia.

Hmm, I bought mine in Portugal (Europe), it was a few years ago though. Last I've heard the price was around $7 too.

Re: Nokia doesn't get it - The Truth about N97 [video]

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Post by kentnl » Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 9:33 AM UTC

maushu wrote: post #54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_1100 This is my phone and I had it for years. Yeah, it doesn't receive email or allows me to browse the internet but it already crashed into the ground and got wet more times that I can count and it still works. The battery still lasts 2 weeks.

ALL Hail the indestructible clone phone.

http://www.envirofone.com/Nokia/3315/details.aspx

I owned 2 of these, but sadly, both died the same way.. weird software error "CONTACT SERVICE" and failed to respond to any input. Which is sad, because one of those 2 survived a baptism in uric acid!