Thinking of getting an N95

drdre

ZygOte wrote:

im afraid i dont know, i asked in work about getting one as my current phone is near death. we get all our company phones from them, i was just told it was five hundred and something euro.

No im not denying it, im just saying it might be available for around 500 but must be on the highest business tariff.

dave oc

A mate of mine who works in three told me that the N95 failed three's testing. Might be a while before it comes to 3, not sure bout O2 though...

drdre

Dave6195 wrote:

A mate of mine who works in three told me that the N95 failed three's testing. Might be a while before it comes to 3, not sure bout O2 though...

why would it fail testing here and not in uk? They should just start selling them.Its a first mover advantage

JohnnieM

Its More to do with being compatable with their network..(failing tests dosent mean the phone is bad or anything )Took nearly two years for the Nokia 9210i to be "O2 Approved" and then they brought out the 9500

JNive

they told me it was in the testing phase over 1 month ago. they bloody take ages in ireland to test phones.we should look at uk with way more users and they get latest phones in the same week its out

There are different stages of testing involved, and up until a month ago, there was quite a backlog due to the increase in the number of phones being released this year.

Anyways, the stage of testing it is at now ( assuming no other issues ) can mean release to public anywhere in a timeframe of 2 weeks from now up to 2 months if more customisation ends up being done, plus there are the occasions where something a phone might come out on say pay monthly first followed by prepay after it.

GUIGuy

What I'd love to know is what is so different about "Irish" GSM or UMTS that requires testing other than has been done in the UK, Germany, Finland or by the phone manufacturers themselves.

I suspect that when they say "testing" they in fact mean that they wrote their own customised firmware (to block features) and they need to test that. I know people with N95s and it works just fine. I even heard that the N73 failed at one stage... and I use that every day without the slightest problem.

JNive

it isnt the GSM that needs to be tested. Its the functioning of the phones software with the software/servers on O2 systems ( USSD codes like *100# etc ), the configuration & settings, branding and customisations of the phones, and interroperability with the other handset manufacturers than O2 .

Any you would be surprised at what goes wrong with some phones when communicating with other brands lol.

Mr. Skeffington

A good place to buy phones is:

http://www.mphone.co.uk/acatalog/n95_sim_free.html

Used these guys a few times before and they get my approval, N95 is €675 from them sim free. UK based

jrey1981

I make mphone's price €690.

I'll have N95s in next week. PM me for a price. It'll be cheaper and you can collect in Dublin.

drdre

why go with other sites for expensive prices when jrey has already said his price is close to 625 and he is a reputable person.

If you are looking for a phone id rather get one form him than the uk.

Mr. Skeffington

Didnt realise jrey was doing them, sure would go to him for one instead of the UK if I was getting one, dont have the money right now.

JohnK

I'd like to support Irish business but for me London would be easier than Dublin since I'm actually in London right now. I'm going to take a look at the shop prices today/tomorrow and see what they're like. If its not too far off the online or jrey price I'll probably get it here. Otherwise I might just have to be sending jrey a PM

yossarin

I got mine last month (on business orange in UK).

It runs well but the battery life is a nightmare !
it lasts a day and a half with GPS/WIFI/etc turned off.

JohnK

yossarin, the battery life is one of the things thats troubling me alright. Anyone I've talked to thinks I'm mad going for a phone that would be lucky to last 2 days on one charge. Cheapest shop price I've seen today is £500 (yes thats STG) with the most expensive being £550. Seems to only be CarPhone Wharehouse and Phones4U who are doing the SimFree. All the 02 & Vodafone shops I've seen will only sell one on contract. Havent seen a 3G or an Orange shop yet.

drdre

yossarin wrote:

I got mine last month (on business orange in UK).

It runs well but the battery life is a nightmare !
it lasts a day and a half with GPS/WIFI/etc turned off.

Just get a car or desktop charger and you will be fine

yossarin

drdre wrote:

Just get a car or desktop charger and you will be fine

I appreciate the sentiment but "just keep it plugged in all the time" is not really helpful advice.

I have chargers in both my flat and office. the battery is still a problem. i often go away for two days at a time and having to remember my charger is annoying.

JohnK - if you are close to chargers at all times, then its a great phone. otherwise, i'd have a loko at the e65 - that was my second choice when i was upgrading.

drdre

yossarin wrote:

I appreciate the sentiment but "just keep it plugged in all the time" is not really helpful advice.

I have chargers in both my flat and office. the battery is still a problem.

Yeah.I have the n95 and dont have that much of a problem yet as im studing for exams and im not using it much.I just have a charger beside me so i plug it in whenever i want to and i have a car charger.

culabula

Have a look at powermonkey.co.uk
I'm thinking of getting one as a charge will barely last me a train ride. I have USB charger plugged into the MacBook which is a reasonable short-term solution.

drdre

culabula wrote:

Have a look at powermonkey.co.uk
I'm thinking of getting one as a charge will barely last me a train ride. I have USB charger plugged into the MacBook which is a reasonable short-term solution.

It sounds good but is abit expensive.Its better just getting a new battery and keep it charged.
Heres a link to powermonkey
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWER-MONKEY-POWERMONKEY-CHARGER-4-IPOD-MP3-PSP-MOBILE_W0QQitemZ260117416739QQihZ016QQcategoryZ48618QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

culabula

drdre wrote:

.Its better just getting a new battery and keep it charged.
Heres a link to powermonkey
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWER-MONKEY-POWERMONKEY-CHARGER-4-IPOD-MP3-PSP-MOBILE_W0QQitemZ260117416739QQihZ016QQcategoryZ48618QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not really, since the power monkey will charge all my other peripherals too. That's quite cheap actually on that eBay site -it's usually around 35GBP.

drdre

culabula wrote:

Not really, since the power monkey will charge all my other peripherals too. That's quite cheap actually on that eBay site -it's usually around 3GBP.

Does it come with every adapter or do you have to buy them eg for nokia n95 for ipods and for normal nokias

culabula

drdre wrote:

Does it come with every adapter or do you have to buy them eg for nokia n95 for ipods and for normal nokias

Sorry, meant around 35GBP. Yes, it comes with a whole range of adaptors and holds enough power for 96 hours.

drdre

culabula wrote:

Sorry, meant around 35GBP. Yes, it comes with a whole range of adaptors and holds enough power for 96 hours.

Thats really good then and is it charged through a battery or through a 3 pin plug

dohouch

Just a link to Channel5 "Gadgett Show video on N95
Gadget Show N95
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=900

drdre

dohouch wrote:

Just a link to Channel5 "Gadgett Show video on N95
Gadget Show N95
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=900

Thats a good video but i already have a N95

dohouch

Does my signature look big in this?

JohnK

Unfortunately, I think I’m now going to have to pass on this phone . The more I read about the battery life the more unacceptable it is which is a real shame as I’m loving the features of it.

Realistically if I’m travelling then I can see myself using the audio/video playback and WiFi a lot and since I could end up spending the best part of ½ a day if not more between trains and airports I need to know that my phone will actually work when I get to my destination as often times I wouldn’t be in a position to charge it when I arrive. Maybe if Nokia bring out a better battery I’ll take another look at this but until then it just wont do

jrey1981

Sounds like they should supply 2 batteries with it like they did with another high end model - the 8800 or 8800 Sirocco I think it was.

You could always buy a spare battery

jrey1981

N95s are here guys. If you're in Dublin you can pick one up today!

rubberduckey

Hi jrey1981, what price are you selling for??