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I'm fine with my Blackberry Peal for now, I'll wait for the iPhone, I've held out this long already.]]>May 2nd 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
LOL!!!]]>May 2nd 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
As for this...I'm not impressed at all. ]]>May 2nd 2008 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/

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seriously F*** YOU ROGERS!]]>May 2nd 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Any suggestions as to what phone I should purchase if I were to theoretically purchase a phone today? I won't be changing carriers or phones until November, but since 6 months is a blip in the mind of technology, we can't know what phones will exist then. So, today, what phone should I buy?

What I want in a phone:

camera
bar style phone
touchscreen?
SD slot?
gps
email
qwerty keyboard (single letter keys)
LOUD call volume (I want to have to turn the volume down, not wish it would go higher; my biggest beef with this Motorola L2)
bluetooth (gotta have it for the earpiece)
I don't care whether it's Windows Mobile or linux, just as long as it's not an iPhone. Although, a buddy told me that Windows Mobile 6 is boombastic.

My email: eschatological.humor@gmail.com (best to just copy/paste it, lol)]]>May 2nd 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
You can download third party apps and use them at 5cents / kb. You can say goodbye to google maps.]]>May 2nd 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/Uh, Engadget, standlone reply pages don't work now.

Tom, sadly, you are probably right. I have been with fido for a long time, when they had $50/month unlimited GPRS and were not owned by Rogers. Now they are Roger's plaything and my huge credit is worthless since they have nothing I want. They keep offering me free phones, their highest end models, but nothing is of interest. The upside is they'll never get me on a multi year plan.]]>May 2nd 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
After probably 20 phones in the last 2 years I don't see myself changing any time soon (SE's X1 looks good, but I'll likely wait to see how it really functions before diving & the N96 just looks too big w/ no real payoff).

Functionally it's the best phone I've ever owned & I have no aching desire to "upgrade"- which I've always had knowing something was "better". ]]>May 2nd 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Where's the flash video support in your iPhone's browser?

BTW, the battery on my N95 8GB is superb!]]>May 2nd 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/iPhone
Dimensions 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight 135 g

N95
Dimensions 99 x 53 x 21 mm
Weight 120 g

"huge and heavy"

Never let the facts get in the way of a good rant.]]>May 2nd 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
@Scott
How many wpm are you getting on your iPhone? Faster than T9?]]>May 2nd 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Seriously, this is ATTrocious (see what I did there?) a 3 year contract! WTF are these guys smoking... $399 aswell... Damn... These guys must have a neverending supply of blue magic or something!

I sure do love my FREE N95 8GB on a 12-month contract!]]>May 2nd 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Good specs even for an old(relatively) phone. 5MP Camera, Wifi (B,G), Bluetooth(All of them), GPS, AGPS, 3G, 2.8 LCD, Front Cam(Video Call), Stereo Speakers, etc. Lacking qwerty and touchscreen.
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[for those who dont know: there is no Unlimited Data plan with Rogers, only Unlimited Browsing, and any extra data charges are 5 Cents per KB]]]>May 2nd 2008 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Still, I love my N95 8GB. It's not perfect but it's my favourite phone on the market at the moment. Sure, it's not quite as sexy as the iPhone but it makes up for it with HSDPA, 5MP AF camera, GPS, proper Bluetooth, MMS, USB mass storage, etc, etc, etc.

I love using Google Maps with the N95's GPS. I can a lock-on in about 5 seconds and its accurate enough to tell me which side of the street I'm on. :)]]>May 2nd 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
Seriously 3 year agreement?

I'll stick with paying full retail; also better resell value.]]>May 2nd 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
The phone performs beautifully. Torrents, LimeWire, Streaming OGG, FTP and the obvious HTTP browsing all work beautifully on device.

I have customized the firmware and opened her up to unsigned software. My phone can sign unsigned software instantly, with the SignSIS app and a modified operating and certificate manager.

Speeds are great, around 225+ KBps.

This is the phone iPhony users dream of. Call me (oh wait, I can'
t hear you. You're breaking up.)


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"3rd party applications are applications like Yahoo! Go or Google Maps. These are non-Rogers applications which may be downloaded to the device and incur data charges at a rate of 5¢/KB."

$50/MB? That's a ripoff!]]>May 2nd 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/software/Nokia_N95/ for a sampling of the kinds of applications that are available.

Moreover, the phone has WiFi, so you're not limited to Rogers' data connection when you need to upload your pics to Flickr or grab a podcast, just wait until you hit a hotspot.]]>May 2nd 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/
The whole point of 3G is to avoid WIFI. What if you can't get a WIFI connection? Who wants to keep switching back and forth if you can get one. This is the shittiest plan that I've ever seen $50/MB. I hate rogers.]]>May 3rd 2008 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/02/8gb-nokia-n95-lands-on-rogers-sticks-tongue-out-at-atandt/May 2nd 2008 11:42PM