The beta of Ovi Contacts (the service formerly known as Contacts on Ovi, which was formerly known as Nokia Chat...!) has been updated for S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 phones (e.g. the Nokia N96 and N85). For existing users, there are no major feature additions, but a number of bugs have been fixed and the application and service is more stable, which should broaden its appeal. Read on for a quick look at Ovi Contacts.
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From the official Nokia 5800 XM FAQ:
Q: What am I, chopped liver?
A: YES.
But you have to ask the question YET AGAIN:
Why on a 400 euro phone can the user not be transported directly to where the contact is using a Star-Trek like transporter system?
Interesting, but does the world need yet another "social networking" system. Better soemthing like a Fring client that allows you to be on GoogleChat, Facebook, Twitter etc.
This seems more like a trojan horse to hook you into buying only Nokia phones - or lose your access - but the value added is questionable.
Well, what the world needs is a way to integrate your existing Contacts, Facebook contacts, chat buddies etc in a context-sensitive way. This is Nokia's fledgling attempt - if they can build in some chat and status gateways then who knows?
Palm's Web OS looks like the neatest solution to all this so far, but of course that device and OS is many months away still.....
In the meantime, how far will Latitude go? Will Apple step up to the plate? etc etc
slitchfield wrote:Well, what the world needs is a way to integrate your existing Contacts, Facebook contacts, chat buddies etc in a context-sensitive way.
Putting this all on "Ovi" is not going to be user friendly the day you dont like a Nokia phone anymmore. In contrast I can tag my photos as I like and I am not stuck anyhwere.
skagen wrote:Putting this all on "Ovi" is not going to be user friendly the day you dont like a Nokia phone anymmore. In contrast I can tag my photos as I like and I am not stuck anyhwere.
You're not stuck with Ovi either. You don't need a Nokia phone to post photos on Ovi, and you always have a copy of your photos (don't you?). Same with your contacts - Ovi provides a synchronization service, which means you have to have something to sync, which means you always have a copy of your contacts, no?
If you no longer have a Nokia phone, you won't have the ability to sync to Ovi Contacts any longer, but it's a service you don't pay for directly (you "pay" by having a Nokia phone). However, Ovi gallery (Share) will still work fine (another service you don't have to pay a cent for, and unlike other free services, there aren't even any advertisements). Files on Ovi will also still work, as will Maps (you just can't sync to your phone). Ovi mail will still also work without a Nokia phone.
MobileMe is not going to be user friendly the day you don't like paying Apple anymore. You'd think for a service that costs 77 EUR ...
Using any "cloud" service, indeed using any service, always entails some risk or risks associated with the service no longer being available.
I agree that nobody locks you inside the OVI. You can access all your contacts, photos, and mail account - even if your phone isn't Nokia at the moment.
What we all would like is a way to get Ovi Sync account setup for non-Nokia phone, and then it would be as open as any other web service.
Hope that Nokia makes it happen, and officially supports this "open service" model. I trust them, that they easily find a way to monetize it.