Nokia N95 NextG model - where's a good place to buy one?

My wife is interested in the Nokia N95 8 gig model. Telstra has them on a
$100 plan or over a grand if purchased outright.

I've had a look on Ebay. No great bargains there. Any of you folks know of
a good source for these things?

Thanks


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Snapper <[email protected]> wrote:

> My wife is interested in the Nokia N95 8 gig model. Telstra
> has them on a $100 plan or over a grand if purchased outright.

> I've had a look on Ebay. No great bargains there.

Better than Telstra tho, even if you restrict it to those with decent feedback numbers.

> Any of you folks know of a good source for these things?

I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints and better value than anyone else I could find.

Corse I did require a local warranty, not interested in farting around
with a warranty from china etc on something that expensive.

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 08:50:34 +1100 "Rod Speed" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints and better
> value than anyone else I could find.

Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?

John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote

>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>> and better value than anyone else I could find.

> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?

No, I dont currently.

Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.

Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:27:56 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

> John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.
>
>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
>
> No, I dont currently.
>
> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
>
> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.

Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?

Horry <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote

>>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.

>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?

>> No, I dont currently.

>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.

>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.

> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?

Nope, not yet.

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 20:14:49 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

> Horry <[email protected]> wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>> John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.
>
>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
>
>>> No, I dont currently.
>
>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
>
>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.
>
>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?
>
> Nope, not yet.

Do you intend to? If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.

Horry <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Horry <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote

>>>>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>>>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.

>>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?

>>>> No, I dont currently.

>>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.

>>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.

>>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?

>> Nope, not yet.

> Do you intend to?

Probably, if only to give it a whirl. Doesnt have any real
value for me, I get the few mobile calls I make for free.

> If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.

OK, I'll give you a shout when I do try it.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:57:24 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

> Horry <[email protected]> wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>> Horry <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> John Phillips <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>>>>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>>>>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.
>
>>>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
>
>>>>> No, I dont currently.
>
>>>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
>
>>>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.
>
>>>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?
>
>>> Nope, not yet.
>
>> Do you intend to?
>
> Probably, if only to give it a whirl. Doesnt have any real
> value for me, I get the few mobile calls I make for free.
>
>> If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.
>
> OK, I'll give you a shout when I do try it.

Thanks. I've got a 6120, which doesn't come with an inbuilt VOIP client.

I've been using Fring (www.fring.com), but the delay is at times quite
noticeable. I believe the server is in Europe.

AFAIK, the only Nokia handsets which have "inbuilt VOIP" are the N95 and
E51. Unfortunately, the E51 (which would have been perfect) isn't
available on contract with 3.

So I'm particularly interested if you notice any delay when using the N95's
VOIP client.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:34:32 +1030 Horry <[email protected]>
wrote:

> AFAIK, the only Nokia handsets which have "inbuilt VOIP" are the N95
> and E51. Unfortunately, the E51 (which would have been perfect) isn't
> available on contract with 3.

There are quite a few Nokias with "Internet over Wireless LAN". Would
these do the job, or does it have to be inbuilt?

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:21:17 +1100, John Phillips wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:34:32 +1030 Horry <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> AFAIK, the only Nokia handsets which have "inbuilt VOIP" are the N95
>> and E51. Unfortunately, the E51 (which would have been perfect) isn't
>> available on contract with 3.
>
> There are quite a few Nokias with "Internet over Wireless LAN". Would
> these do the job, or does it have to be inbuilt?

I'd prefer it to be inbuilt, but wireless LAN support would be better than
nothing. I don't use ADSL at home (I just use wireless broadband), so it
would be a bit of mucking about setting up a router connected to a Huawei
E220 USB modem (or a Merlin XU870 ExpressCard modem). Obviously, using a
wireless LAN wouldn't be as "mobile".

(I forgot to add that the E65 also has inbuilt VOIP, but it doesn't support
HSDPA -- which is one of my requirements.)

Horry wrote...

> >>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
> >
> >>> No, I dont currently.
> >
> >>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
> >>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
> >
> >>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.
> >
> >> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?
> >
> > Nope, not yet.
>
> Do you intend to? If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.

Just wondering why he bought this model if it is not going to be used for
all of its features.

What does the N95 do that's exceptional aside from VOIP and Outlook sync?

Snapper <[email protected]> wrote
> Horry wrote

>>>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?

>>>>> No, I dont currently.

>>>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.

>>>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.

>>>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?

>>> Nope, not yet.

>> Do you intend to? If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.

> Just wondering why he bought this model if it is not going to be used for all of its features.

I'll be using the other features, ****wit.

> What does the N95 do that's exceptional aside from VOIP and Outlook sync?

Its got a much better camera than most, and I plan to use that
quite a bit, instead of farting around entering data manually,
like when shopping around and checking what is available
from where before I buy by taking a photo of the price tag etc.

It'll also be handy for taking a photo of a part I need to buy etc when it
isnt practical to take that part out with me when buying it in person etc.

The wifi is handy when I want the convenience of something
much more portable than a laptop, which I also have.

The GPS is handy when I dont want to cart the much bigger tomtom around outside the car.

I occasionally need net access when out of the house
and dont want to carry a laptop around to get that.

I use the mobile phone for everything when out of the house, dont use paper lists at all anymore.

I also use the mobile for accessing the home system when I'm out
of the house and want to check something on the home database
that I couldnt anticipate I would need when I left the house etc.

I also wanted something that would do everything I am likely to
want to do on a single device when out of the house, for years.

The main thing it doesnt have is a touch screen.

The iphone was also considered, but its quite limited in quite a few areas,
no user changeable battery, very restricted on what apps it can run, no
integrated GSP, not true 3G, no local warranty support currently, tho its
also got some interesting design ideas. I might get one of them too once
particularly the lack of real 3G is fixed.

I kept putting the N95 off because of its price, it costs more than a low
end laptop, which is pretty stupid in some ways, but I'm rolling in it, so
thats just a theoretical quirk and I eventually decided that I didnt care.

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:11:58 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

> Snapper <[email protected]> wrote
>> Horry wrote
>
>>>>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
>
>>>>>> No, I dont currently.
>
>>>>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>>>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
>
>>>>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a couple of weeks.
>
>>>>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?
>
>>>> Nope, not yet.
>
>>> Do you intend to? If you do, I'd be interested in what you think of it.
>
>> Just wondering why he bought this model if it is not going to be used for all of its features.
>
> I'll be using the other features, ****wit.
>
>> What does the N95 do that's exceptional aside from VOIP and Outlook sync?
>
> Its got a much better camera than most, and I plan to use that
> quite a bit, instead of farting around entering data manually,
> like when shopping around and checking what is available
> from where before I buy by taking a photo of the price tag etc.
>
> It'll also be handy for taking a photo of a part I need to buy etc when it
> isnt practical to take that part out with me when buying it in person etc.
>
> The wifi is handy when I want the convenience of something
> much more portable than a laptop, which I also have.
>
> The GPS is handy when I dont want to cart the much bigger tomtom around outside the car.
>
> I occasionally need net access when out of the house
> and dont want to carry a laptop around to get that.
>
> I use the mobile phone for everything when out of the house, dont use paper lists at all anymore.
>
> I also use the mobile for accessing the home system when I'm out
> of the house and want to check something on the home database
> that I couldnt anticipate I would need when I left the house etc.
>
> I also wanted something that would do everything I am likely to
> want to do on a single device when out of the house, for years.
>
> The main thing it doesnt have is a touch screen.
>
> The iphone was also considered, but its quite limited in quite a few areas,
> no user changeable battery, very restricted on what apps it can run, no
> integrated GSP, not true 3G, no local warranty support currently, tho its
> also got some interesting design ideas. I might get one of them too once
> particularly the lack of real 3G is fixed.
>
> I kept putting the N95 off because of its price, it costs more than a low
> end laptop, which is pretty stupid in some ways, but I'm rolling in it, so
> thats just a theoretical quirk and I eventually decided that I didnt care.

Replied, so Snapper can see.

Horry wrote...


> Replied, so Snapper can see.

Thanks. He certainly is an offensively rude prick, isn't he?

Thing is I asked a simple question and he goes overboard trying to justify
to us how he spends his dough.