"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 ;-) 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...

This "cannot type a number and call" must either be an operator specific
feature (operator specific SW on the phone) or a bug, on my S60 phone I can
dial normally from idle menu. Perhaps a SW update, when available, will
help.

The phone logs, if you mean last dialled, received & missed calls are closer
than they appear. Just press the green dial key and you are on the last
dialled numbers, navigate sideways and you reach the other logs. On any
phone it takes some time to get used to the features that make it easy to
use, specifically if coming from a different brand.

The camera should be a top quality cell phone camera. You cannot expect
similar quality from any of those at poor light conditions but at good light
(outside) you should get good quality, fully sufficient for photo prints.

If your phone crashes every now and then, you really do need a SW update.
Don't know your operator but US operators often lag in SW updates, unbranded
phones are often far better.