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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
09/02/09

In reply to Nokia World Kicks Off: X6 and X3 Music Phones Debut
The X6 is what they should have released instead of the 5800XM....
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StanfordMusca
09/02/09

In reply to Nokia World Kicks Off: X6 and X3 Music Phones Debut
it's 32Gb , not 32 Mb of memory...
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Danny Allen
09/02/09

@StanfordMusca: Yes GB, thank you one and all :)
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
08/10/09

In reply to Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Spotted Out and About, Unboxed
I would have liked the 5800XM to be a bit bigger. The only two things I like about this phone is the case design (Nokia, you should have used this on the 5800XM first) and the expanded homesecreen functionality. It allows for both app and contacts shortcuts, whereas on the 5800XM you could only have one or the other.
Rumor has it an upcoming firmware update will bring this feature to the 5800XM too so we'll just have to see what happens.
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switchblade saints
07/19/09

In reply to Nokia Trademarks "XSeries" Smartphone Line
so what, Is the cseries chopped liver now?
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yrwola
07/19/09

@switchblade saints:
Hey, I think you figured out what the "C" stands for!
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switchblade saints
07/19/09

@yrwola: brilliant haha!
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ThisIsSharksTerritory
06/15/09

In reply to Nokia E72 And 5530 XpressMusic Are Now Official
FML.

(just got the E71x a few weeks ago)
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
06/15/09

@ThisIsSharksTerritory: Nokia does this all the time. They release a phone then a while later release an updated phone. But if the E71x works for you why upgrade?
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madog
03/16/09

In reply to Nightmare Launch Apparently Over As Nokia 5800 NAM Is Back In Stores
At first glance I thought the song was named, " tired of being Sony", and had some deeper being. Either way it's a fitting title for Nokia.
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imTheKing
03/01/09

In reply to 'Millions' of Flawed Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Causing Issues, Nokia Now Selling Euro Version
the best part of this nokia nonsense is that my company just had a meeting on Friday with them about why we wont support Flash Lite based advertising for Nokia handsets because frankly, there arent any worth buying in the US. The guy replied, "The 5800 XpressMusic will change that". Oh boy did that change it alright. hahaha
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/01/09

@imTheKing: Well there are a few worth buying. The N95 is good.
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imTheKing
03/01/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: it's good but its still a long ways off. Interface is way too botched.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/02/09

@imTheKing: Well you could always run Windows on it...
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/01/09

In reply to 'Millions' of Flawed Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Causing Issues, Nokia Now Selling Euro Version
UPDATE: I spoke with Victor over at the NYC store. He says they're working on the issue and hopes to have the phone back on the shelves for sale by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/01/09

In reply to 'Millions' of Flawed Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Causing Issues, Nokia Now Selling Euro Version
The speaker issue was affecting the European handsets. AFAIK the few NAM models released didn't have this issue since Nokia was already aware of it months ago (and apparently able to fix it in less than ten minutes at any Nokia store) before they even filed with the FCC for the NAM version of the phone.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/01/09

In reply to 'Millions' of Flawed Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Causing Issues, Nokia Now Selling Euro Version
I called the store on Thursday to see if the phone was in stock. The employee that answered told me they had the phone but could not sell it at the moment because they were having some unspecified inventory issue with their computer system. I wasn't sure if he was bullsh*tting me or not so I figured I'd give them a couple of days and call back. Now I'm glad I waited...
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Aaron Martin-Colby
02/10/09

In reply to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic To Come Stateside On Feb. 26 For $399?
I think the price is too high. Considering Nokia's original target was under $300, this is a big let-down.

If they had plans on competing with the iPhone with an unlocked model in the US, I fear they've failed.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/10/09

@Aaron Martin-Colby: Nokia's original target was under 300 euros, not dollars. At 279 euros they're well within that price.

This was never intended to be an iphone killer. It was a way for Nokia to deliver a mid-range handset with a touchscreen. If anything, the N97 will be the competition.

And considering that they've already sold over a million units before the NAM version is even available doesn't sound like a failure at all..
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
02/10/09

In reply to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic To Come Stateside On Feb. 26 For $399?
As much as I like S60, the interface and phones coming out are getting tired. I hate to admit it but I want either an iPhone or a Blackberry. Seems all the best apps are coming out for either platform, even though I think S60 has better hardware to run on.
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tande04
02/10/09

@Life Is Eat And Die: Nokia is supposed to launch their app store for S60 at MWC so there may be some change there.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
02/10/09

@tande04: Did they say anything about what countries? There are several cool apps on my N82 including a music store that are for the European market only.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/10/09

In reply to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic To Come Stateside On Feb. 26 For $399?
The European version of this phone has also been available here in the States since late last year. The Nokia flagship stores in NYC and Chi-town have them for $350, a much better price than the gouging that's been happening over at Amazon.

I was expecting the NAM version to be slightly higher in price. All-in-all it's not bad for a mid-range, unlocked touchscreen phone that doesn't require you having a 30 monthly data plan attached to it like a chain around the junkyard dogs neck...
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tande04
02/10/09

In reply to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic To Come Stateside On Feb. 26 For $399?
What are the US prospects for the N97 when you get down to it?

With as long as its taken for any mention of the 'Tube' in the states I can't imagine that the N97 is going to roll out in the US first on a major carrier.

I don't understand Nokia "screw the US" approach. I guess I do actually, we're little more then an emerging market in their eyes and they sell more then enough without the major releases here to keep them happy. :(
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Hello Mister Walrus
02/10/09

@tande04: It's not that Nokia does not want to sell more of it's products here. The US doesn't get these phones due to telecommunications company regulations. In Europe or Asia, there is no BS like tying handsets to carriers. I'm pretty sure that you would never have to sign a 2-year contract either.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/10/09

@tande04: Unfortunately Nokia has a better market overseas which is why we keep getting the short end of the stick. The N97 is slated for a March release in the UK. There's been no word yet on when a NAM version will be available. With any luck perhaps we'll see the North American version by end of 3rd or early 4th quarter.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/21/08

In reply to Unlocked Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Pops Up *Briefly* at Amazon for $590
I was just at the Nokia Flagship store in NYC earlier today. They have it for $350, red and blue models available. I almost bought it but since the NAM version is due to be released soon I figured I'd wait for it. No one could tell me if there was going to be a difference in price between the two models though so that may be a factor if they decide to add a premium for US 3G. Amazon's current listing is down to $549.95.
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