Ian Morris
Ian Morris loves televisions so much he's been banned from wedding chapels in Las Vegas for trying to marry them. When he's not romancing technology, he can be found watching American TV. Ian likes roast potatoes, but he doesn't like digital rights management.
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Wednesday 6 February 2008, 10:34am
I'm a traitor
It's true, I am. I used to be exclusive to Sony Ericsson, but I've recently had an affair and now I'm going steady with Nokia. My switch is even more perplexing to those who know me, because I've spent the last five years cussing Nokia's user interface as ugly and hard-to-use. Why this sudden change of heart?
The answer is simple. I like to upgrade my phone every year, so when I came to look for a new phone I obviously wanted a new Sony Ericsson. The problem was, there wasn't a new Sony Ericsson, and there hasn't been for some time. Okay, that's not quite true, it has been releasing new phones, but the design is getting stale and, in my opinion, its features just aren't moving on at the right pace.
Nokia on the other hand, has the N95 -- and now, so do I. Which is a truly staggering piece of technology. It has everything you could possibly need, and some things you'll never use in a billion years. I always liked the fact that Sony Ericsson phones could run Java apps, but the N95 can do so much more, it's almost ridiculous. Currently, my N95 is a ball and paddle game, a pedometer, a GPS system, an iPod killer, a TV substitute and most importantly of all, a lightsaber.
The fact is, this phone has the capability to replace most of the other devices I own. If it weren't for Vodafone's terrible data plan I'd be using it to listen to Internet radio stations and streaming video from my home computer. I love it. Sorry Sony Ericsson, if you want my custom again, you're going to have to try a little harder.
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You'll be buying a Mac next.
Posted by Rich Trenholm on Thu 7 February, 2008 12:37 PM
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And a Blu-ray player.
Posted by Nick Hide on Thu 7 February, 2008 12:57 PM
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I promise I'll resist Macs with every breath. The Blu-ray thing, I'm not so sure about.
Posted by Ian Morris on Fri 8 February, 2008 10:49 AM
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Mate, you sold it for me. So much in so I just picked up the phone.. looking forward to playing with all the features!.. Pedometer looks interesting ;-)
Posted by Will Sparrowhawk on Wed 5 March, 2008 5:54 PM
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Will, you've made the right choice!
Posted by Ian Morris on Mon 10 March, 2008 4:43 PM
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Hi, I am thinking of getting the N95.... then heard the N96 will be out i august.... but the thing is I need a phone NOW! Will this be an outdated phone before I even pick it up?? Have the bugs been fixed or will simbian crash on me??
Posted by Anonymous on Tue 11 March, 2008 3:45 PM
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Amusing to read this blog today. Yesterday I did exactly the same thing. I've been a loyal (Sony) Ericsson user for years, but when it came to this year's upgrade none of their phones seemed worthwhile, new or exciting. My M600 somehow seemed like the peak. Next year I might get an X1... or I might just stick to Nokia after using the N95.
Posted by Skuli on Thu 3 April, 2008 10:09 AM
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I've also been a SE fan through 4 of my O2 contract years and each year I choose a SE but this time I went for a Nokia N95. It is a great phone but I find the 2 main problems are slow menus and slow GPS connection sometimes having to wait upto 5 minutes for a signal. Apart from that I love it.
Posted by smitholi on Tue 10 June, 2008 1:03 PM
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N95 8GB is fine, except the SatNav is awful. I've been using Navbicore on my N73 and that is far better, quicker, easier to use, and no annual cost. What a retrograde step, especially as my retailer didn't tell me about the costs of 'drive to' on the N95.
Posted by Geoff Uttley on Mon 21 July, 2008 5:05 PM
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