Snapper <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote
> Fred wrote
>
>> BTW I have been looking at getting a Nokia N95 but am a little
>> unsure about the different models and pricing available.
>> As an example this site lists various models at different prices
>> http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/cat...+N95+&x=9&y=10
>> I am wondering if the 8GB version is worth the extra money.
>> Any thoughts?

> For us the 8gb is not on the shopping list.
> It's not a NextG phone. The plain N95 is, however.
>
> Thing is, one of its features is that of a GPS. From the reviews that
> I've read (and I posted the links here the other day), they're saying
> that it's a (read: expensive) subscription service to download the maps.

No they dont say anything of the sort, and thats not true anyway.

> You can buy a navigator for around $200 these days,
> so why would you bother with the N95 if you're buying
> it for this feature (as well as the phone bit)?

To have everything in the one device, for when you are out of the car.

> The 8 gig storage would be handy I s'pose given that it has
> a 4mp camera. But how good the camera is I don't know.

Excellent. Its actually got two cameras, not just one.

> Still, I s'pose a flash memory card can be installed for photo/video/
> music/sound file storage if we go for the non-8gb (NextG) version.