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Old 01-07-2008, 08:30
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I think the phones to choose from this year come down to the following 4:

Apple iPhone 3G

Blackberry Bold

Nokia N96

and HTC Touch Diamond (I discounted the Omnia as it's also a WM device and there doesn't appear to be as much interest in it.

Of the 4 I would definately go for the Blackberry.
Which would you choose?
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Old 01-07-2008, 09:00
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I would choose the E71
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Old 01-07-2008, 09:39
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I would choose the E71
Hmmmm. Nah, it's a Bold wannabe!
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Old 01-07-2008, 11:17
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Gonna get an iPhone 3G on PAYG
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Old 01-07-2008, 13:05
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I'm going for the N96. "Old" phones like the Viewty were also very popular at the start of the year so it is a bit of a narrow choice you've got there for 2008.
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Old 01-07-2008, 13:47
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Hmmmm. Nah, it's a Bold wannabe!
Any news on when it will be available yet?
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Old 01-07-2008, 14:05
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I would go with N96. The N96 is a multimedia computer truly optimized for video and TV. With a large 2.8 inch screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and support for high quality videos in a wide range of formats.
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Old 01-07-2008, 14:21
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I would go with N96. The N96 is a multimedia computer truly optimized for video and TV. With a large 2.8 inch screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and support for high quality videos in a wide range of formats.
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The let down for me is the fact the TV feature doesn't work in the UK.
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Old 01-07-2008, 15:49
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The N96 looks good, but the thing that I missed the most when I moved to the N95 from an HTC was the touch screen.

Thats why I will be unlikely to go with the N96. The HTC Touch Diamond looks good to me.

Web browsing without a touch interface is painfully slow.
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Old 01-07-2008, 16:22
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Any news on when it will be available yet?
Well it's out on Rogers on the 25th of July, so the wait must nearly be over.
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Old 01-07-2008, 17:57
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I would go with the E71, much more open than the Bold. Don't forget the S60 v5 phones due towards the end of the year (in the UK?).
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Old 03-07-2008, 19:53
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my contract is up....been with orange 15 years
time to move and get a beter deal i think...
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Old 03-07-2008, 20:32
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my contract is up....been with orange 15 years
time to move and get a beter deal i think...
Orange weren't even founded 15 years ago were they?
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Old 03-07-2008, 20:56
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Old 03-07-2008, 21:21
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Ahh so if you happened to join them the year they started it would be 14 years ago.

My first phone was with Orange too, Nokia 3110 I think? was a big black brick looking thing about 10 years ago I would guess.
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Old 04-07-2008, 09:55
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The let down for me is the fact the TV feature doesn't work in the UK.
I agree.

I have an N95 and although I'm reasonably happy with it (bar the battery life and the occasional crash) I think it's time to go touchy come upgrade time.
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Old 04-07-2008, 11:10
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But the Touch uses Windows Mobile - are people happy about that?
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:26
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But the Touch uses Windows Mobile - are people happy about that?
The biggest flaw about the touch is WM imo.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:29
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I don't get it - why is the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field not working on all of you? I've got my eye on an iPhone - surely the humungous selection* of apps will just totally thrash every competitor to shreds?

*predicted
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