"Stabby" <stabby@email.invalid> wrote in message
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> Steve O wrote:
>> In the shop, it came down to two choices - the slimmest Motorola
>> available, or the Nokia N73.
>> The assistant assured me that the Nokia was the better phone, so I went
>> for it.
>> It probably is the better phone, especially when teamed up with a nice 2
>> gig SD card.
>> But why does it have to be so bloody big!!!?
>> It's like walking around with a housebrick in my pocket, and it's
>> starting to annoy me.
>> There's no point saying to people, "It's a smartphone!- It's like a mini
>> computer!" because all they can see is this bloody great big thing which
>> looks like a throwback to the early (2nd? ) generation phones, despite
>> the bigger screen.
>> The camera isn't as good as I thought it would be either - it's produced
>> quite a few dodgy photos and it's pointless trying to use it in low
>> light.
>> So come on - I'm stuck with the thing now ( at least until it's time for
>> an upgrade) so what can you say to convince me that I shouldn't have
>> stayed with the slimline Motorola?
>> Or am I missing out on some possible uses or advantages which may have
>> previously escaped my attention?
>>
>>
>>
> Mine is ok, though there are a couple of annoying aspects. I can't just
> type in a number and phone it (I have to press a numeric key, then
> end-call button, then dial the number for some bizarre reason.) There was
> no way to switch off the flashing blue "energy saving" light, so I painted
> over it ;-)

That annoyed me too - so I switched it off.
Wish I could remember how I did it so I could let you know.

>Phone logs were buried about 4 levels deep when I finally found them, but
>it's simple to move them to the top-level menu I guess. It's too easy to
>open the camera by mistake when taking the phone out of your pocket, and it
>crashes/resets too often.
>
> Apart from that... ;-)
>
> In retrospect, if I wasn't signed up for a year now, I probably would have
> gone for a Sony Ericcson instead...

I'm thinking of selling on ebay, buying a more suitable phone and having a
nice meal out with what's left over.
It's a good phone, but far too much phone for what I need - I think I was
oversold at the Carphone Warehouse.