Return to Nokia Device & Cellular Service Update

This is a video summarizing my return to a previous Nokia device and a new situation with my wireless carrier.

Listings for N97 v20 firmware updates:
http://www.n97fanatics.com/a-comprehensive-list-of-nokia-n97-firmware-2-0-cha...

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/10592_The_Nokia_N97_gets_v20_and_a_n...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Nokia
• N97
• firmware
• update
• AT&T
• TMobile
• switch
• cellular
• carrier
• wireless
• month
• bill
• expense
• cost
• voice
• plan
• unlimited
• smartphone

[nishant699]

Hey Trent

i watch all of your podcasts,good wishes for your upcoming career but why would u go to n97 when there is a device thats much more fast ,with bigger and gorgeous amoled screen and much more better capacitive touch ,here you get a load of combination with HD quality vid recrd and 8 mg pix what more you ask for,i feel n97 z keyboard is useless with poor feedback

i personaly bought n97 and returned it after just 1 day,now using Samsung omnia HD since a month ,ITS AWESOME

[absolon3]

Simply put, the N97 has a hardware qwerty and reliable video recording capabilities. The Symbian 5th edition OS is very clunky to begin with, and having a tactile keypad makes navigation that much easier. The Omnia HD is not an option without a tactile qwerty, and I've actually played with one in person for a short period of time. Text entry alone on Symbian 5th edition without a tactile qwerty is bad enough, and no phone camera will ever surpass a dedicated HD camera.

[absolon3]

Once I learned to tolerate the N97 feedback, it was suitable to work with...until the RAM problems discouraged my wanting to keep it. I would be open to a touch-only device if the OS provided an acceptable typing experience, and unfortunately the version running on Omnia HD doesn't.

[proteanview]

You don't need an expensive PDA plan or a pay-as-you-go data plan with T-Mobile. Unless you use a BlackBerry or Palm, you don't need a PDA plan. With my last 3 Nokia smartphones, I've had 1,000 minutes, unlimited nights/weekends & unlimited data for under $50. T-Mobile is good stuff.

Can't you nab an N900 for close to the same price as an N97 now?

[absolon3]

Just personal preference to have a data plan from past experience with AT&T. I use constant email updates and surf the web, so every smartphone of mine is used like a practical BlackBerry.

[TheAltershadow]

Ha! Your new phone will be the Nokia N900 :)

[tissot233]

If you haven't been sleeping under the rock, Nokias smartphone future is on Maemo 5 and Maemo 6.

The new Symbian Foundation OS is taking Nokias mid end phone line. In 2012 there will be only Maemo phones in N series.

[nishant699]

u probably cant afford such expensive phones or u are a nokia agent tatz y satisfying ur self by sayin such awesome creations as big phones u dumb guy,those are wot people want,get ur a ss outa here have some knowledge then come back to me but b4 tat decide first wot u wana argue on u "KIDO",u dun know wot u say,want small phones ??then go get them have nokia 2100 and go watch its video n comment there wot r u doin here?

i wonder a person usin tat cheap 5800 has so much talkings in him/her

[holyclap]

Trent, this is exactly what I'm currently thinking about! I was going to go with ATT because my unlocked Nokia would get 3G, and with T-mobile it wouldn't, but T-mob's "Even More Plus" is too good to pass up!

But no 3G...

[tissot233]

At least in here Germany all the N900 have been sold out for a week now, but should get mine next week hopefully!!

[chimp2monkey]

what video camera do you use? it has extremely nice quality.

[castra73]

To be honest since I got iphone 3g (after many years of using nokia E series phones) I was not paying attention to nokia's system developing.But from what I saw on youtube and friends that are still using nokia situation was not improved to justify price that nokia has on N-devices. I have to say that I like N900 thats coming out right now but lets be honest with out major involvement from nokia side in to OVI store apps developing iphone will still come out as a winner in many years to come.

[Plau85]

No shit Sherlock, I'm talking about my upcoming phone which has to have qwerty and I am same time agreeing with Trente, we prefer physical qwertys! All are not like you and want phones without qwerty and huge phones. I have had now long time 5800 cause there wasn't perfect qwerty phone on the market when I bought this and 5800 was the perfect nonqwerty phone back then FOR ME.

[castra73]

Nokia has its strong sides but IMHO symbian software is outdated and nokia needs to come up with something exciting if they wanna keep their business customers.