Hi Barbara. Thanks very much for your feedback. I guess like everything
else once you got used to it the quirty would be ok but if the phone is
compact like you say it is then the keypad will be very compressed. I
don't
even like using a laptop keyboard because of it's cramped nature but I
suppose in the case of the phone you would only use one finger so that
might
help. the things I'm looking for are: good build, reliability, stability
(especially with Talks), good battery life, a good music player with lots
of
capacity. I had thought of getting a new mp3 player but I've got kinda
spoiled with the music player on my 95. The ability to have talks help me
navigate through the track list is a great benefit. If I got an mp3
player
I wouldn't have any means of doing that unless the player could handle
Rockbox but that's going down a rout that means extra costs and
inconvenience. Therefore a phone that does both is a great advantage. Do
you know if the E71 has a direct USB port? Finally, although the E71
takes
an 8gig SD card, will it take a larger cardif required? Walter.
-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 17 May 2009 12:47
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Help and advice needed please
Hi Walter
I've only ever tested an E71 and never held an N96. However, I've heard
bad
reports about the sound quality of TALKS on the N96, whereas I recall it
sounded fine on the E71. I personally don't like qwerty keypads on phones,
but that's a personal thing for me. The E71 felt nice and slim and having
a
stainless steel casing, didn't feel cheap and plasticy at all. The back
had
a kind of brushed steel finish, it did feel like quality and I did like
its
build. If you aren't put off too much by the qwerty keypad, I'd go for the
E71, but that's just me!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Ramage" <wpr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:39 PM
Subject: [talks-uk] Help and advice needed please
Hi all. I have learned that I am now eligible for an upgrade with
Voedafone. The 2 phones I can have are the E71 or the N96 with a
contribution of £135 for the 96. My question is, which of the two phones
is
the better? The 96 has 16gig capacity whereas the 71 only has 8. On the
other hand the 71 has a quirty keypad which to me seems a bit fiddly but
the
96 being the brother to the n95 I worry it has the same propensity to be
unstable and for ever crashing and the battery life of the 95 is crap.
The
n95 I have at the moment is the original one, the silver one that doesn't
have a hard drive. I would really appreciate any input you can give and
your opinions on either of these phones. It seems to be harder getting a
phone now since so many are touch screens. Walter.
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