I really want to get myself a decent new phone. Tried the IPhone but the on-screen keyboard really doesn't seem to cut the mustard. The N97 seems good but not convinced about the symbian OS. The HTC Hero seems ok and the automatic correction on the onscreen keyboard is nice but again I don't think you can beat a real keyboard. Now wondering about...
Aug 5, 2009
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I have a Hero. You are right. Nothing beats a real keyboard. Auto correction can be annoying, specially when you type in multiple languages like I do. Typing standing in a train is quite an effort.
- Daan
I'm just interested in what Dan is wondering about. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
The N97 is definitely going to be my next phone, touchscreen and keyboard are just what I'm after on a Nokia phone. I don't have much of a problem with the OS, I've been using Nokia phones for years. So if it works and doesn't have big issues then it should be good.
- Kol Tregaskes
Haha, didn't realise the posts from IM get cropped!
- Dan Smith
Now wondering about the Nokia E series. There just doesn't seem to be a perfect phone out there at the mo. I'm really after something that will be good for email and using for social network sites, blogging on the go. It'd be good if I can use it for google maps and iplayer too. It's a shame the iphone doesn't have a keyboard, some of the apps available for it seem great.
- Dan Smith
Then get cropped on the site as there is a limit to how much can be entered into the title. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
At least it chose a good position to crop it! :)
- Dan Smith
Yeah, very good position. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I'm hoping the Nokia N97 will finally be a phone I could use the Internet one. Having the keyboard is the big bonus, has anyone any experience with the friend? I had a brief chat with a friend who got it a week or two ago and he loves it. He's a big mobile phone nerd too so knows his stuff. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I'm tempted by the N97. The guy next to me at work has it. It's good but I like the idea of the apps on the iphone and with Android. I've never been that impressed with Symbian apps.
- Dan Smith
I'll wait for WinMo 7 -phones if my E90 holds together that long.
- Jemm
Dan, what other apps (apart from the standard) are you after?
- Kol Tregaskes
Did you see the app that was written for the iphone that tells you which part of the tube to sit on to save time when you exit the station? Now that was a cool app.... it's not so much one particular app I am after Kol, just the fact that people are writing some cool stuff for those devices which it'd be nice to be able to get.
- Dan Smith
A guy at work is suggesting I should just get a blackberry!
- Dan Smith
OK, sounds cool, though if you're nerdy enough, like me, you know where to sit on the tube, hehe. I've not added any extras to my phones for a while, though I use it less and less but I presume the iPhone has better app support?
- Kol Tregaskes
The same friend I mentioned above had a Blackberry before the Nokia, said was got a very good phone but preferred the N97. I can't remember what Blackberry he had though - but it was new.
- Kol Tregaskes
Did you see the gadgetshow the other day Kol? They tested the iphone vs the palm pre vs the n97. Interestingly the N97 came out last. They seem to focus on user experience though. For me the ability to type quickly and accurately is a big factor.
- Dan Smith
Oh really, was it a specific test on certain features or general? What was the N97's faults. Agree about the typing, is the N97 not good for that? It looks like a pretty decent keyboard.
- Kol Tregaskes
I've been told to not be put off Blackberry's. They might have a rep but they are supposed to be pretty decent phones now.
- Kol Tregaskes