N75 Live-In Review Update
Its been the better part of a few good days with the N75 and I am somewhat comfortable with it. IT does a few things different than the N95 that I looked at last year, but all in all isn't a bad device.
One of the problems that I ran into with it was using the Mail4Exchange software with it. For some reason, it would not recognize the hostname of my mail server and so I ended up going with DataViz's RoadSync. Currently using its 30 day trial, its ok, but a bit more than I need. Battery life has taken a considerable hit with it on "push" mode for most of the day though. I'll need to figure out something there, as that is one mail account that needs to be active all the time.
I am finding though that other parts of the device are solid, and even praiseworthy. The keypad is probably the best that I've ever had on any mobile phone. The buttons are big and give great feedback. I type pretty fast with T9, and have not had a problem with getting out messages or typing web page names.
The music player has been a solid accompanyment as well. Music comes thru nice and clear (except at the highest volume range). And being able to use it without opening the flip has been something pretty neat too. I only wish that the side buttons were as finger friendly as the internal ones were.
I have been using it teathered to my desktop for internet and that too has been quite favorable. Besides getting about 3hrs of a connection before a low battery warning, connecting has been seemless with the Nokia PC Suite software. And yes, 3G speeds are here and accounted for.
So far what needs to get better, change, improve:
- Battery life could be better. But I am a heavy user, so this is something that can be given a pass on.
- Definitely a phone first. I see where many people like Nokia's user interface. I don't. Its not very good, and its easy to get lost in looking for a setting for the phone or a program. Also, simple things like replying to SMS messages or refreshing a web page takes too many clicks.
- The idea fo controlling the phone without opening the flip is great, but could use some refining in aspects such as viewing text messages, not just being notified of them.
Overall, its ok. Outside of sending a mass-run of Christmas text messages with the Treo 680, I have been on the N75 a lot. Its cool, and I could see a lot of people using one (or an updated one, or the N76) and being happy with it. In terms of mobile computing though, it needs a device like the N810 in order to be totally mobile-useful. That is not to knock it, its a nice day to day device. More phone than communicator, and for a lot of people, that will be just fine.
One of the problems that I ran into with it was using the Mail4Exchange software with it. For some reason, it would not recognize the hostname of my mail server and so I ended up going with DataViz's RoadSync. Currently using its 30 day trial, its ok, but a bit more than I need. Battery life has taken a considerable hit with it on "push" mode for most of the day though. I'll need to figure out something there, as that is one mail account that needs to be active all the time.
I am finding though that other parts of the device are solid, and even praiseworthy. The keypad is probably the best that I've ever had on any mobile phone. The buttons are big and give great feedback. I type pretty fast with T9, and have not had a problem with getting out messages or typing web page names.
The music player has been a solid accompanyment as well. Music comes thru nice and clear (except at the highest volume range). And being able to use it without opening the flip has been something pretty neat too. I only wish that the side buttons were as finger friendly as the internal ones were.
I have been using it teathered to my desktop for internet and that too has been quite favorable. Besides getting about 3hrs of a connection before a low battery warning, connecting has been seemless with the Nokia PC Suite software. And yes, 3G speeds are here and accounted for.
So far what needs to get better, change, improve:
- Battery life could be better. But I am a heavy user, so this is something that can be given a pass on.
- Definitely a phone first. I see where many people like Nokia's user interface. I don't. Its not very good, and its easy to get lost in looking for a setting for the phone or a program. Also, simple things like replying to SMS messages or refreshing a web page takes too many clicks.
- The idea fo controlling the phone without opening the flip is great, but could use some refining in aspects such as viewing text messages, not just being notified of them.
Overall, its ok. Outside of sending a mass-run of Christmas text messages with the Treo 680, I have been on the N75 a lot. Its cool, and I could see a lot of people using one (or an updated one, or the N76) and being happy with it. In terms of mobile computing though, it needs a device like the N810 in order to be totally mobile-useful. That is not to knock it, its a nice day to day device. More phone than communicator, and for a lot of people, that will be just fine.
Labels: internet tablet, mobile, N75, Nokia
posted by Antoine @ 12/27/2007 10:00:00 AM
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