Nokia N73 or Iphone

[lotush2002]

I have a choice at getting either a Nokia N73 or an unlocked 4gb Iphone. Which one should I get?

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[vital]

n95

 

[lotush2002]

haha, yeah if only i had the cash

 

[Terabyte]

Did APPLE update/get rid of the firmware that bricked unlocked iphones? Or did someone find a way to get around the firmware? If not, get the Nokia N73 if you aren't using AT&T.

 

[lotush2002]

im using at&t, but i have yet to find a clear answer on whether there is a fix for the bricking.

 

[RGN]

The iPhone is the best I've ever used. Go play with one. I moved from a Cingluar 8525 to the 4GB iPhone right after the price drop.

 

[lotush2002]

oh, and does anyone know if the iphone will still get bricked if I use it with at&t?

 

[Aimster]

I had a similar thread. N95 versus Iphone.

I went to the AT&T store yesterday and they said I had to change my entire plan since I am an old-school AT&T customer. I said hell no.
Plus when I actually saw the iPhone I was not impressed. Got bored of it fast.

The girls seem to think it is cool, however.

 

[FoBoT]

which one is cheapest

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: lotush2002
oh, and does anyone know if the iphone will still get bricked if I use it with at&t?

Why would it get bricked if you use it with AT&T?

 

[lotush2002]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: lotush2002
oh, and does anyone know if the iphone will still get bricked if I use it with at&t?

Why would it get bricked if you use it with AT&T?

Because its unlocked, and updating the firmware, from what it read all over the internet, bricks it.

 

[lotush2002]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
which one is cheapest

Its actually a trade for my nokia n80. Its a nice phone, but I want something slimmer.

 

[DeviousTrap]

So, don't unlock it?

 

[lotush2002]

nah, its already unlocked...

 

[daveymark]

iphone already has tons of third party apps, huge developer community...i heart the 8gb iphone i got for $290

 

[Shadowknight]

Ignoring any other pros and minuses of each phone, you still cannot replace the battery on the iPhone yourself, whereas with 99% of every other cell phone model, you can swap it out as necessary, buy and extended battery, etc.

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Ignoring any other pros and minuses of each phone, you still cannot replace the battery on the iPhone yourself, whereas with 99% of every other cell phone model, you can swap it out as necessary, buy and extended battery, etc.

while it not intended to be replaced by the end user, it apparently can still be done. it is also covered by the warranty for one year and an additional years' warranty can be purchased as well for the whole phone which includes the battery. if you're the type of person who will buy an iphone, you probably won't have it longer than 2 years.

 

[Aimster]

Lotus let me know what you get.

we have the same taste in phones

check out gsmarena.com

 

[lotush2002]

I actually ended up going for the iphone. Daveymarks comment about the third party apps inked it for me. I'm gonna try and see if I can live without a video recorder on my phone,lol . I figured I can always sell it if I dont like it for whatever reason. Thanks all.

 

[pm]

Yeah the 3rd party apps scene on the iPhone is actually not too bad - especially considering Apple actively makes 3rd party apps more difficult.

When you are ready to take the plunge: http://jailbreakme.com

 

[lotush2002]

actually my phone has the 1.0.2 firmware, so I think i'll have to use ibrikr, correct?

 

[pm]

Good point. Yes, with 1.0.2, use iBrickr, or Apptap (http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/ ). I personally preferred Apptap, but either works.

 

[kevinf2090]

definitely the n73. it can way more then the iphone can do natively. i has a symbian smart phone os and plus the camera is way better then the iphone's. plus many developers make 3rd party apps for symbian s60 devices

 

[KPACOTKA]

I do not like iPhone for one small reason, it has no voice dial.

 

[pm]

I have a huge list of things that I don't like about the iPhone - the lack of voice dialing is just one of many for me.
1. The iPhone is tied to AT&T, AT&T's plans are not cheap, and 3rd party apps aren't supported (although they exist anyway).
2. You can only synch one type of data to one computer at a time. My iPod nano could sync on any authenticated computer, but an iPhone is tied to just one computer. This is a particular pain for me due to the way that I do calendaring.
3. Bluetooth support doesn't allow you to synchronize over bluetooth. Why do I have to carry that white cable around with me to sync when I have bluetooth? Not that this is a huge problem due to the even bigger problem in #2.
4. Bluetooth support doesn't include support for stereo headsets (A2DP). An iPod with bluetooth and you can't listen to stereo music on it wirelessly? That just seems bizarre to me.
5. The browser doesn't support Flash or Java - which means that a whole lot of websites are unviewable.
6. There's awesome Google Maps mapping software on the phone... but no GPS (except the unofficial software one, but that's made difficult to access due to #1)
7. There's amazing web browsing on the touch screen and the fairly large screen, but no 3G... leaving us to browse... slowly... over... EDGE.
8. The headphone jack is recessed - which means that the vast majority of headphones on the market won't work with it... unless you trim off about 2.5mm of plastic from the headphones... which is just annoying. Again, it's a internet-browsing iPod with cell phone attachment... why make it hard to listen to music on it?
9. There's no voice dialing, and the "favorites" contact list is two clicks deep - which is a pain while driving. The new 1.1.1 double-home button helps make this a bit easier, but it's still painful trying to call friends while driving.
10. Bluetooth support doesn't work with a lot of in-car bluetooth systems. If it does work, it is flaky, but on many car models it doesn't work at all. But that's ok - I'd get in an accident just trying to find people to call in my "favorite" contact list anyway... who cares that it doesn't work with my car speaker system.

BUT... with all my minor whining, I love the iPhone. It's a portable entertainment center, it syncs well enough with Outlook for me (calendar and contacts - with caveats #2 and #3). The wifi is very useful, Google Maps with a touch screen is wonderful, surfing the internet with it is very useable, you get used to typing on it, movie playback is great, iPod functions wonderfully. I'm very pleased with it.. but I'm already looking forward to iPhone 2.0 - hopefully with some (or most) of my list fixed.