Monday, July 6, 2009
Nokia 5800 - All is forgiven
Well, I have been using an iPhone for the last month, and I have to say that although the user interface is better than the Nokia 5800, there are fundamental things that are wrong that stop it being my main mobile.
First, the crippled bluetooth. If you own a Mac, and have any other phone with bluetooth than an iPhone., you must try BluePhoneElite. It connects to your mobile and allows complete control over calls and text messaging (SMS). When someone calls, BPE puts up a message telling me who the caller is, and an answer button. You can even use the microphone and speakers built-in to your Mac as a hands-free kit. Texting now works like iChat, and has a threaded list of texts. A real killer app once you've started using it. Of course, because of the iPhones lack of bluetooth profiles, BPE doesn't support it.
Video over 3G. I can watch BBC1, BBC2 and BBC News (and other TV channels) on my Nokia 5800 through the 3G network. Last weekend I was watching the tennis at Wimbledon whilst my girlfriend was shopping. It is a very useful feature. Unfortunately, Apple bowed to AT&T and only allows such apps to work through WIFI. Why does the rest of the world have to suffer because of AT&T?
Hopefully, Apple will make bluetooth and network access work as expected when their exclusive deal with AT&T comes to an end. Until then Nokia 2:Apple 0.
Labels: 5800, Apple, BBC TV, BluePhoneElite, Bluetooth, iPhone, Nokia
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