N96 May Release date?

[ben_n95]

I'm exactly the same IJM. :(

[Moz]

It's all fun and games. We suffer though Ben as often brand new releases are "buggy" and need a firmware update or three ( a la N95 ) But still, the price we pay for being Nokia geeks.

[ben_n95]

Thats true, I got my N95 the week after it came out, and I was miffed at how slow it was, but then the firmware updates started rolling in...slowly.

[Moz]

Yeah I can't believe how much difference the v21 made to my battery life. Others have not made that much fuss but for me, it took mine from 1 days use to 3 days use.

[ben_n95]

Ditto :)

But still, Nokia could of used a bigger battery in the N96, to at least "attempt" to help the situation.

[Moz]

I watched a video posted in a thread at some point, when asked why the same battery was used he stated

" A bigger battery would mean a bigger phone and we didn't want that with the N96, the battery is the same but on this version is has better optimization and memory handling. "

Something along those lines.

[ben_n95]

We'll see when its properly tested then eh? :)

[Moz]

Yeah that's just it.

I probably won't spend much time chucking programs etc on it, as it'll probably have to go back to o2 for being faulty. Ha. I am a tad excited at the thought of it thought. It's a while off yet...

[Micky]

Listen to you two lol. You sound a little excited :P

[gavinguinness]

Originally Posted by Churraheefilms.se

For free ? Thats one good deal...:)

In the UK, "FREE" basically translates to: Get the phone up front, then pay for it over a fixed contract length, usually 18 months, in with your text/minute bundle.

eg. £35 per month, 18 months = £420.

Some people, manage to screw the networks down to a sweet deal like £20 a month for 12 months, then they are quids in. But a lot of people get screwed on contracts.

Nevertheless, in the UK you always hear people refer to FREE phones, but they generally aint. Usually quite the opposite.