Hi, i have just received my upgrade of the above phone, and basically do not have a clue of what it can do? What do you use for? Also if i want to go onto the internet are there any free programmes that allow me to do this, or do i have to buy an add on, btw im with 3G
Not sure whether to keep this phone or sell it, so all information appreciated
I'm sorry to say that reading the manual for the N95 8GB is the best way to start, Or reading the PDF's mentioned by N/A. There really isn't a shortcut that I can think of.
This is the most powerful phone I've ever owned but it does require setting up properly and a little research on this forum will yield all sorts of possibilities, such as connecting to the web for free via WiFi not to mention the built in GPS and the ability to download other programmes to expand the phones capabilities.
Good luck!
N/A wrote:Take a look at the various guides here:http://europe.nokia.com/A4491300
and here:
Thanks for that, i already have the guides that came with the phone, wanted individual input really on what people do with theirs, and the previous question about the internet
i'll help you along here. the n95 8GB is one of the more powerful smartphones on the market. its all about applications. there are tons of applications that you install on your phone, and they incorporate into the phone as if it came like that from nokia. an example is a free app from nokia called conversations. go to nokia beta labs site and download conversations onto your phone, and you will have a much much better text messaging experience. it will thread your texts in groups by contact, and put them in your phone book so you can do all your texting from your phone book. and the messages will be in order of timeline when they were sent. just like an instant message conversation.
google maps is another free app that you must have on your phone. it supports the internal GPS chip too.
at nokia beta labs site, there is an app called share online 3, which sends your pics from the phone right to a website like flickr or ovi. and if you install location tagger, free from the same beta labs site, your phone will embedd the GPS coordinates into the photo you just took, and when share online uploads it, it places it right on the map. mine goes to my own custom google map. so my family/friends can see all my photos all over the city exactly where i took them, they pop up just like google maps shows.
here's an example of my google map.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114864301991764774779.0004472bb38ea4b07a3b3&z=10
your phone has a 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus, and 30 frames per second VGA video recording. thats pretty damn good for normal use. you have GPS. you should install garmin maps on the phone, and your phone will function just liek a stand alone garmin GPS unit.
basically you have a learning curve to get familiar with this phone. it can do so much. another app is emTube to watch full youtube videos. just search this forum for apps and read as much as you can. i could go on but there's just too much. also read the news on this site and other symbian related sites to keep up with what's new.
When it comes to the internet, the N95 has a built in web browser that will allow you to browse the web in a similar way to Internet Explorer. All you have to do is click on the world icon on the front screen or press the menu button and it hightlights the web browser straight away for you.
The only cost is what Three will charge you for data usage (if its not included in your contract), if your at home and have a wireless broadband router, you can connect your phone to that to get internet access.
If you want to know what people do with their phones, here's (most) of what I do:
1) Browse the web and keep track of the news with RSS feeds. You can use the built in Nokia web browser for this, but I prefer to use the free Opera Mini to browse the web, which is generally faster, uses less data than the Nokia browser and renders pages in a way that's easier to read on a phone screen.
2) Use as my address book, calendar, to-do list etc. synchronising with Outlook. I use Papyrus as my calendar application, as I don't really like the one built in to the N95.
3) Play games. There are loads out there, including Java and native Symbian (which are generally faster). Take a look at N-Gage for a few examples.
4) Go geocaching (a bit like orienteering / treasure hunting, but with GPS). You can download a free application to make this easier and more convenient called Geocache Navigator.
5) Check my mail, using a combination of the built in email client and the Gmail free client available for download from your phone at http://m.google.com.
6) Find out where things I'm looking for are and how to get there, using the downloadable Google Maps client also from http://m.google.com and Garmin Mobile XT (various other satnav solutions are also available).
7) Watch YouTube videos. You can view them in the Nokia web browser, but it's not a great experience. Try a dedicated client such as Mobitubia or the recently working again (apparently, I haven't checked) emTube.
8) Listen to audio books with Nokia Audiobooks.
9) Use it as a webcam with Mobiola Web Camera. There is also a free alternative available, I think.
10) Make money every 6 months with M:Panel - I think that registration for this is now closed though, at least I can't find a link to sign up, sorry!
11) Take geo-tagged photos, so I can see where the pictures were taken.
12) I sometimes track routes / times / speeds and various other statistics when I get some exercise (geocaching, jogging, skiing, street luge, etc.) with Nokia Sports Tracker.
13) Make the odd phone call / text / MMS too 😊
That's pretty much all I use it for. I know other people listen to podcasts, music, read MS Office documents and various other things, but the above covers about 99% of my usage.