I've had mine for two weeks or so, and it has worked flawlessly. It is on T-Mobile and so comes without overt restrictions on VOIP or Wireless access etc.
Nokia clearly expect the user to focus on non-call features (The chapter on 'Make calls' appears on page 93 of the user manual supplied... out of 135 in total). To begin with having the manual nearby is pretty essential, as while most apps sort of work straight out of the box, getting them set up right makes them much more useful.
Everything we've tried here has worked very well - including connecting to our WPA2 protected wireless network. Once you have paid for the upgrade, the GPS navigation works pretty well. It takes a while for the phone to pick up the GPS signal, but once it has got a fix it works pretty reliably. Others have said it is quicker to get a fix than Garmin dedicated GPS navigation gadgets - so not too shabby.
Worth noting that support for device is still emerging - since we got ours Nokia has released an iSync driver that makes connecting to our Macs much easier, and Fring has released a version of its VOIP and Skype chat app that works with the N95. Suspect others will follow soon. With a bit of messing you can get the supplied real-player app to connect to the BBC's 'Listen Again' service, so I was listening to cricket commentary over internet during world cup (not that it was worth listening too... ;( ).
Only real issue we've found is that the firmware update utility only runs on Windows - and the battery life is *short* if you start using multimedia or GPS apps. But Nokia do sell a very cute USB charger for the phone (a CA-100) that (with a suitable car-charger and supplied mains charger) means that usually you can keep the phone charged up when not using it. Alternative is probably a second battery in your pocket...
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N95 - A gem - it works really well!
I've had mine for two weeks or so, and it has worked flawlessly. It is on T-Mobile and so comes without overt restrictions on VOIP or Wireless access etc.
Nokia clearly expect the user to focus on non-call features (The chapter on 'Make calls' appears on page 93 of the user manual supplied... out of 135 in total). To begin with having the manual nearby is pretty essential, as while most apps sort of work straight out of the box, getting them set up right makes them much more useful.
Everything we've tried here has worked very well - including connecting to our WPA2 protected wireless network. Once you have paid for the upgrade, the GPS navigation works pretty well. It takes a while for the phone to pick up the GPS signal, but once it has got a fix it works pretty reliably. Others have said it is quicker to get a fix than Garmin dedicated GPS navigation gadgets - so not too shabby.
Worth noting that support for device is still emerging - since we got ours Nokia has released an iSync driver that makes connecting to our Macs much easier, and Fring has released a version of its VOIP and Skype chat app that works with the N95. Suspect others will follow soon. With a bit of messing you can get the supplied real-player app to connect to the BBC's 'Listen Again' service, so I was listening to cricket commentary over internet during world cup (not that it was worth listening too... ;( ).
Only real issue we've found is that the firmware update utility only runs on Windows - and the battery life is *short* if you start using multimedia or GPS apps. But Nokia do sell a very cute USB charger for the phone (a CA-100) that (with a suitable car-charger and supplied mains charger) means that usually you can keep the phone charged up when not using it. Alternative is probably a second battery in your pocket...