*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia N97

1. This is actually the first demo where I've seen it in the browser unless they were trying to bring it up. I guess he didn't have it in Full Screen mode.
 
not to crap on the tmobile 3g hope, but this phone began development at least 1 year ago, when tmobile 3G wasnt even a thought yet because it didnt exist yet. there's just no way the n97 is gonna have tmobile 3g frequencies. maybe its possible that they will come out with a variant for tmobile 3g, but i can guarantee that this phone was already about finished a few months ago when tmobile 3g first went live, so its very unlikely that AWS bands made it into any type of project plan for the n97.

and honestly, now that ATT data is cheaper than tmobile 3g data, and att has 850 band and a bigger network, i think att is now the better deal and better choice as a carrier anyway, so i'd make the switch if out of contract. though i guess the voice plans might still be cheaper.
 
Agree totally that for the $300-350 it is excellent. I can't complain. I even got used to it for the most part. I just stopped browsing on my phone and instead waited until I got home to use a laptop. But paying $800 for the same thing with a pull out keyboard and some chrome is a bit much don't you think? You're getting into territory that is occupied by better products.
 
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This is my first time preordering anything with them but I've purchased phones from them in the past. Never had a problem
 
You can't just post something like that without a link and besides "the review"? There have been dozens now and I am ashamed to say I've watched all of them. :lol: :reallysad :embaresse The general consensus is that it works very well, just not as fast as other options.
 
I don't get it...why is it OK that a handset that runs anywhere from $800.00-$1000.00 upon release, to have gaps, light leaks, wobbly or loose sliders, or just a general overall poor build quality acceptable?

Don't get me wrong, I love Nokia, but their reluctance to address poor build quality, (especially on the N series), is a slap in the face, & many of these build anomalies could be avoided if Nokia would simply use some type of metal or anodized aluminum in the assembly of it's handsets. It's isn't Chinese arithmetic, metal is stronger & can take more abuse than plastic. Not to mention it is more appealing to the eye & hand.

The X1 was a ground breaking device in the sense that it was a high end mobile that was made predominantly from metal. If you have ever held one, you'll know what I mean, & I am not an SE fan by any means. The same can be said for Motorola, they know how to build a sturdy mobile.

It was appalling that after the release of the N95, there were hordes of threads & Internet videos on how one could make the slider more sturdy by actually taking a brand new mobile apart, & applying some kind of adhesive to the slider mechanism for a sturdier slider....& thousands of people thought that it was just a part of owning an N series.

I just want Nokia to take their beautiful software & package it in a device that is just as appealing on the outside as it is on the inside. With Nokia owning +/-40% of the mobile market, they can do something about it's abysmal build quality, & still make some coin.
 
LOL! From a marketing perspective you'd be VERY correct. Well more so when thinking of RIM. Blackberry's are not branded RIM. This is GOOD for RIM if those BB's dive remarkably in sales and corporations move from them.



Odd how the model line name of a device is better known than the company that makes it, funny no?
 
Ah yeah, Canadian $769 I take it. $120 for 24GB and a keyboard and 850 is still worth it. Subjective to me, admittedly. If it was just the 24GB and keyboard? Hmm, let's see 16GB microSD about $70 or so... built in keyboard for $50? I've definitely done worse on accessories. :embaresse

Extra MBP charger so I didn't have to plug and unplug and wrap that sucker up every day was $80. :befuddled

How badly did the other Omnias depreciate? What's your estimate for what the actual price will be by release?
 
It's not for you to understand why I want the phone because I've explained myself already. You won't be using it, I will. You won't be paying for it, I will. If you don't want it, more power to you but don't attack me because I'm able to pay whatever amount for the phone just to have it.
 
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