I Lied…
Remember what I said about passing on the N95 8GB? I lied.
I had every intention of passing but the need for a new handset gave me the need to go back on my word. If I was a bit more excited about some of the handsets coming out in the near future I likely would have waited, but we’re looking at [least] until year-end before Nokia dishes some new goodies that will find their way to my pockets. To clarify that, I am pretty interested in the N96. It’s still unclear if AT&T-compatible UMTS will be present however, and I’m not at all comfortable with the battery size.
I should get it soon and while I’m not looking forward to getting all my apps moved over or the snail-like USB 1.1 transfer speeds, there’s no question that the N95 8GB NAM is a looker. No more waiting for that firmware update either. Anyone in the US shopping around for an N95 8GB of their own, shoot me an email. I have a Dell code that drops the price to $570 shipped - best price I’ve come across by far.
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@Jonny You're telling me! I'm light on videos (Sling keep me occupied in that dept) but I am NOT looking forward to syncing 4+ GB of music with iTunes, that's for sure!
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But, I think this, Nokia who didn´t gave us the N95-3 FW will earn your $570 as a price...And you make this public, I don´t know, but if I was a Nokia executive reading this my thought would be "who cares about bad support, they will buy our gadgets anyway..." Sadly, may be they are right. Sorry about this, I enjoy your site, but publishing this make a point for them.
Personally, I must admit that I am very tempted to get the -4, but I make a deal with myself, despite I love Nokia devices and owned so many for the last years, if I don´t see a FW update for my -3, my next phone will be a S60 Samsung, the Xperia or any other company devive.
Sorry if I offend you in any way.
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A deal with AT&T to distribute the N95-3 (although I wish it was the -4) would be a HUGE deal for Nokia and as such, they must be very careful as they tread. Even if I'm wrong and the delays are not related to AT&T, we must take into account that Nokia is the most user-centric manufacturer in the industry. I think it's safe for us to assume that there are good reasons for the delayed release of the fw update.
Nokia is very in tune with the blogosphere. They've read the -3 fw complaints over and over again. For them to not respond in one way or another means that they can't respond in my eyes - for one reason or another. We know the new fw is available internally and hopefully whatever dealings are causing the gears to grind are tended to soon.
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