The launch of Nakama had me looking at my phone again. I’m using a Motorola V551, and it works OK, but there are a bunch of things (that have nothing to do with call quality) that I’d like it to do - better camera, memory card, bigger screen, WiFi, keyboard, etc. I don’t much care for what I could see on the Rogers store, but thankfully they’re GSM so I can just get an unlocked phone
off of eBay or from a reseller here in Toronto (aside: what does it say about your offering when your biggest competitive advantage is that your customers don’t have to use your products?)
I’ve heard good things about Nokia, but I’ve never used one. I knew the E61 looked neat when I walked past it at a kiosk, and it would be perfect if it had a camera. The N series looks pretty decent, though there’s no keyboard.
Then I saw the N95, which I guess just came out. 5 megapixel camera, HSPDA (which may be offered by Rogers soon), GPS, 802.11g, and a bunch more. Short of the keyboard, it’s everything I ever wanted in a phone. Sure, I predict a battery life of around 20 minutes and a list of around $1000, but hey, if a not-qute-yet available product
can get me to hold off spending money on something available now for a few weeks or months, that’s not bad.
After all, it’s not like I ever leave the house anyway.
David Crow | 29-Sep-06 at 4:38 pm | Permalink
Rumor has it that HSDPA will be available post November 2006, so probably generally available after Christmas, sometime in early 2007. Which would be fantastic because EDGE data services just isn’t enough.
The best part of Nakama is that it works just fine with your Motorola v551. It does some slicker things with newer phones, but all of the functionality is available to a basic phones, all they need to have is a browser.
Jason | 29-Sep-06 at 4:48 pm | Permalink
Oh, I had no problem whatsoever with using Nakama with the 551 (and again, great job, by the way). I just wish my pictures didn’t look as crappy. Why don’t cell phone makers supply lens caps/covers for the things?