Diaries of a Nokia Fan Boy

First off I have to appologize for not writing anything in such a long time. I have been extremely busy with work and school and have had very little time for myself.

I did, however, find the time to stay on top of what’s going on in the mobile space, and have found some intriguing news which puts my in a position that I have to make some decisions.
There are basically a number of phones which I would like to try out:

• HTC Magic (Dream is too heavy)
• Samsung Omnia HD (a.k.a. i8910)
• Nokia N97 (or other N/E-series Nokia touchscreen)

This puts me in a bit of a jam because I don’t really know what to get. I wanted to try out these phones because I wanted to see what Android is like, to see what other manufacturers have made of Symbian, and of course to see Nokia’s take on touchscreen devices.

Now the Magic is easy – Rogers recently released it on their network and my upgrade cost is $150, which I could possibly lower by some $50 after talking with retentions.

The i8910 and N97 are a little more difficult, mainly because I’m not made of money
I could wait to see what Rogers comes out with in a couple months, or I could look on craigslist/eBay and pick something up there, and of course i could just find an online retailer and grab it from them. Of course both of these phones are Very expensive, so I will not be able to afford both. And the fact that Nokia is supposed to release 4 more touch screen devices this year doesn’t make things any easier.
Granted, to make them more affordable I could sell the Magic after playing with it, however I’m not one to sell a phone, no matter how bad it is (in fact I still have my very first phone that has a broken screen). So that’s not really an option.

The most likely course of action is going to be to wait two weeks until I have a bit more time on my hands, then pick up the Magic from Rogers (given nothing else changes), and come fall or winter pick up either the i8910 or N97 once they fall in price, or maybe Nokia will have released some new totally better phone by then

-Nokia Fan Boy
Posted from my Nokia N95 / SU-8W combo

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