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31 Jan, 2010
`First impressions of the Nokia N97
It is an excellent phone and all round computing device. Although it feels a bit fragile. But I suppose thats like any of these high-end phones. I think though, that when I go roughing it, I will need to get another more basic phone.
I am sure it must have a little hard-disk inside too because it makes faint mechanical noises when I press buttons and use some functions. I also read in other reviews about problems with touch-screen responsiveness and general issues with the flipping of the screen from vertical to horizontal. I found none of these problems. But I am a bit more heavy fingered with it than most maybe.
But what I found nice about is that when it came to number/text input, you could just opt for the keyboard or touchscreen without any glitches or issues. In fact, I am well impressed with how the keyboard and touchscreen compliment each other for input. Neat.
The camera is good, but the video phone (a separate lens) is not something I understand yet. I'll get there though.
What I am still trying to figure out is how to get online cheaply. What I do like is that you can control this at the highest menu level quite easily. So despite many web apps wanting to take bandwidth, you can control their access globally, and individually.
But what I don't like is the lack of explanation of how configuration of the web "access points" should be done. Which can be 3G, MMS, WiFi or Bluetooth. I am fairly technical, and I like to be able to manipulate my phone. And not have it manipulate me. So this aspect of it I find frustrating. Or rather, that detailed in-phone help explanations of what options represent is severely dumbed down. I maybe need to research the Nokia website more. But maybe thats just me. The operator O2 seemed to know what it was doing because it offered to configure my phone nearly as soon as I switched it on with the O2 SIM.
This phone was also obviously subscribed to Vodaphone at some point. Because their iconic red tick comes up at startup and has a MyWeb entry on the bottom right. I am with O2 and I don't like mixed ownership like this, with traces of previous operators. So I must learn this too, as to how to remove these artifacts.
The GPS "Maps" feature I find a bit weak. It always wants web-access to give me my position?! I am used to a TomTom and that locks on easily to GPS without any web link and presents a map quickly. This ATTEMPTS to do the same, but I think it is a lot worse at it. I don't know about any compass feature yet either. That seems a bit dead actually. I doubt I will use this aspect of the phone much anyway. But it might be better in the windscreen of my car if I get a holder.
So my next stage with this new phone is to get a little WiFi network setup in my house, so I can at least browse cheaply here whenever I want. And then sort out a good 3G internet connection. None is being offered to me by O2 in this area, so I may have to change operator to do that.
A great phone! It is surely better than anything I previously had. It is not an iPhone but it is very usable and slick. Enjoy the keyboard but to unlock the true power I must get the weblink working.
06 Nov, 2018
Ideal hand drill accessory
Surprising light. Looks more robust than it is. But this is not a bad thing. It is still tough and accurate. I've used it for horizontal drilling at height. And with a grip clamp to help me, I was able to drill some accurate horizontal holes through 100mm x 100mm timber. Excellent tool.
09 Mar, 2021
Great item
Well packaged and good quality.