Nokia E72

DanGlee

Hi,

I am looking to get a Nokia E72 since my HTC Touch Diamond screen stopped working. I read a million reviews about the E71 and even though I'm not a business user, I use e-mail and web all the time, so this is a perfect phone for me.

What I was wondering though is, the phone comes with 10.2Mbps HSDPA... my question is, what are my realistic chances of getting this in Ireland? I'm on Vodafone at the mo?

I could log onto each and every website of the providers and find out, but they might tell fibs, so any users out there with similar specs phones (prob blackberrys) with any info would be much appreciated.

Any thoughts on the phone too? Would you buy it? €350(ish!)??? Not cheap, but good price for the spec you get!

long_b

DanGlee wrote: »

Hi,

I am looking to get a Nokia E72 since my HTC Touch Diamond screen stopped working. I read a million reviews about the E71 and even though I'm not a business user, I use e-mail and web all the time, so this is a perfect phone for me.

What I was wondering though is, the phone comes with 10.2Mbps HSDPA... my question is, what are my realistic chances of getting this in Ireland? I'm on Vodafone at the mo?

I could log onto each and every website of the providers and find out, but they might tell fibs, so any users out there with similar specs phones (prob blackberrys) with any info would be much appreciated.

Any thoughts on the phone too? Would you buy it? €350(ish!)??? Not cheap, but good price for the spec you get!

There's a thread on this phone already.

You only get the max download speed if you're the only customer on the cell and you're standing right underneath the tower. In other words you won't see even the colour of it.

On the train today using a 3.6 Mb capable handset I was pulling a max of about 150 KB/sec

flodis79

DanGlee wrote: »

Hi,

I am looking to get a Nokia E72 since my HTC Touch Diamond screen stopped working. I read a million reviews about the E71 and even though I'm not a business user, I use e-mail and web all the time, so this is a perfect phone for me.

What I was wondering though is, the phone comes with 10.2Mbps HSDPA... my question is, what are my realistic chances of getting this in Ireland? I'm on Vodafone at the mo?

I could log onto each and every website of the providers and find out, but they might tell fibs, so any users out there with similar specs phones (prob blackberrys) with any info would be much appreciated.

Any thoughts on the phone too? Would you buy it? €350(ish!)??? Not cheap, but good price for the spec you get!

You are not going to get 10.2mbps on that phone I believe. On e63 i only get 2-4mbps over wifi with my 10mbps upc cable modem, and on e71 the highest i got was 3mbps on umts. But they might have changed it.

mout

Just had official confirmation from Vodafone Irl that they will not be offering the E72.
Seems bizarre as this phone will surely be a big seller.
The first network to offer it will get my business anyway.

MrsMcSteamy

Oh my god, are you serious Mout ?? I have been holding out buying a new phone because i have been waiting for the E72. Looks like i wil be buying sim free or changing network.

justsomebloke

boooo to this news

Davy

Its sim free online for €350-400 since last week, screw the networks

ashleey

Seems strange. Vodafone uk are doing it. Maybe they are waiting until they have offloaded all their e63 and e52? iPhone for me now

long_b

mout wrote: »

Just had official confirmation from Vodafone Irl that they will not be offering the E72.
.

Source if you don't mind me asking ?

DanGlee

That sucks.

Am going to UK tomorrow, might see if they available SIM free over there in shops, otherwise its eBay.

Can't anybody confirm (for the sake of buying from ebay/online) that Nokia "do" have a 24 month warranty? I ready it somewhere, but was a little vague!

Thanks.

Davy

DanGlee wrote: »

That sucks.

Am going to UK tomorrow, might see if they available SIM free over there in shops, otherwise its eBay.

Can't anybody confirm (for the sake of buying from ebay/online) that Nokia "do" have a 24 month warranty? I ready it somewhere, but was a little vague!

Thanks.

24 month is correct. You can buy now in online stores, €35-400 as i said earlier, you dont need to go the ebay route

DanGlee

You can buy online now, dont need to go the ebay route

I have been looking around online (there a thread I stared in Rip off Ireland about it)

But basically, the UK sites selling it, ether:

A: Don't ship to Ireland
or
B: Change the price from £300 to €409 when you put your Irish address in.

All Irish sites are €400+. So unless I can find a UK site that ships to Ireland (I'm sure there some...) I will have to find an eBayer thats ships, which there generally are more of than official online shops that ships to Ireland and still charge around £300, which converts to around €350, which should be the official selling price anyway, not €409+ shipping!

Phew...

Davy

DanGlee wrote: »

I have been looking around online (there a thread I stared in Rip off Ireland about it)

But basically, the UK sites selling it, ether:

A: Don't ship to Ireland
or
B: Change the price from £300 to €409 when you put your Irish address in.

All Irish sites are €400+. So unless I can find a UK site that ships to Ireland (I'm sure there some...) I will have to find an eBayer thats ships, which there generally are more of than official online shops that ships to Ireland and still charge around £300, which converts to around €350, which should be the official selling price anyway, not €409+ shipping!

Phew...

Well the official sim free price with nokia in the Uk is £359 sterling, which is €398 so thats the reason irish sites are over the €400. Their is uk sites that post here, expansys is just one of the top of my head.

DanGlee

Oh, I thought it was around the £300 mark, as most on ebay are around that price? I wonder if a shop sold them, you could haggle with them saying you can get it online for £300 and they might knock a bit off?
Suppose no harm in asking!

Yeah expansys ship, but always found them pricy!

Oafley Jones

Lots of unhappy customers on Mobile-review.com reporting build quality issues, software problems as well as poor call quality. One poster is already on his third unit. All the problems seem to mirror those found on the E52. Shame if true because the e71 was arguably one of the company's best ever phones.

cpu-dude

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Lots of unhappy customers on Mobile-review.com reporting build quality issues, software problems as well as poor call quality. One poster is already on his third unit. All the problems seem to mirror those found on the E52. Shame if true because the e71 was arguably one of the company's best ever phones.

It's only out, no phone starts off perfect. Bug fixes, software updates and hardware revisions to come shortly, happens with the best of them including the E71.

PS: All phones should have torches

flodis79

hardware revision unfortunately leads to you changing the unit with all the hassles that brings.

Davy

cpu-dude wrote: »

It's only out, no phone starts off perfect. Bug fixes, software updates and hardware revisions to come shortly, happens with the best of them including the E71.

PS: All phones should have torches

Very true unfortunately. The early buyers are also testers :rolleyes:

I remember the same about the n95 when it first launched, and then it became probably the most popular model

Gekko

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Lots of unhappy customers on Mobile-review.com reporting build quality issues, software problems as well as poor call quality. One poster is already on his third unit. All the problems seem to mirror those found on the E52. Shame if true because the e71 was arguably one of the company's best ever phones.

Looks like I might hold onto my beloved E71 a little bit longer in that case :eek:

hedgeh0g

cpu-dude wrote: »

It's only out, no phone starts off perfect. Bug fixes, software updates and hardware revisions to come shortly, happens with the best of them including the E71.

PS: All phones should have torches

And a lighter :-)

Breezer

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Lots of unhappy customers on Mobile-review.com reporting build quality issues, software problems as well as poor call quality. One poster is already on his third unit. All the problems seem to mirror those found on the E52. Shame if true because the e71 was arguably one of the company's best ever phones.

Glowing review on GSMArena.com.

Oafley Jones

Breezer wrote: »

Glowing review on GSMArena.com.

Mobile-review's own review was extremely impressive.

DanGlee

I think I'll still buy it. I'm not going to be put of by one of two bad reviews. And you never know how heavy handed some users area of these devices? If you look after it, it will last!

I think I'll put the order in this week!

jamesd

Would the e75 be another option against the e72 ?

jimmynokia

the e72 is a great phone it succeeds the e71

its also available sim free which is best option

BostonB

I have a E71 and I think its brutal. Ok its got great battery life, keyboard and the size of the phone is great. Keyboard is good. But the camera is woeful. The software is like a 1st year student wrote it. It does so many dumb different things. like if you have a missed called, and you ring them back from say you recent called list, it doesn't clear the missed call. Lots of things like that. For me the only saving grace is the calendar is usuable. Though again it does lots of annoying things.

Davy

The E72 camera is much improved from the E71 model, while still having the other good stuff like long battery life etc

BostonB

It has a rds radio something the E71 doesn't. It has visual radio or some rubbish.

Yakult

Gonna be getting this phone fairly soon. Cant wait tbh