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N95 D-pad ... usable, at last !

0 replies · 2,120 views · Started 05 May 2007

For those who find the 95 D-pad a less than agreeable experience - don't give up in despair, for help is at hand

Nokia's characteristically cursory attention to D-pad ergonomics/usability has in the 95, resulted in an abortion of 'design' that is : -

a) - too small for all but the slenderest thumbs and
b) - a select button spring that is way too stiff - most particularly, given a).

Despair ye not !

Judicious sanding of the D-pad button-contacts (convex side) results in a reduction of spring pressure that makes the pad almost agreeable to use.
Yes folks, I $h*t you not - it transforms the phone.

Surfing in Opera (8.65 of course), is transformed from an ordeal of frustration (trying to engage the Select button rather than hitting Up, Down, Left or Right (take your pick)) into the kind of experience Opera intended it to be.
You can happily click on links using the Select button, free from the frustration and anticipation of not doing so - just like you always wanted.
YAY ! :rock:

It goes without saying of course, that one should remove said contacts before sanding.

Enjoy.