Nokia N95 finally launched on 3UK
After rumours, hints and the odd shocked-and-saddened-from-Surrey style rants from yours truly, finally, the Nokia N95 arrives on 3UK.
I found the link burried deep within the 3UK site — I thought, for some reason, that they’d be trumpeting the handset’s arrival from the frontpage — but after a few clicks, I found it.
Many others have already found the link and with a ordered their handsets, the excitement pouring off them. The N95 launch on 3UK is the tech world equivalent of the last Harry Potter book hitting the stores.
T-Mobile certainly got there first and scooped up quite a few willing potential 3UK customers who just couldn’t wait the extra few months — the handset was such a draw. T-Mobile’s open access policy (“Here is your pipe to the internet, enjoy”) is exactly what you want when you’re brandishing one of the most modern handsets. However, add in X-Series and the various prepackaged X-Series applications, together with an unmetered, unrestricted internet connection — and you’re moving into 7th Heaven.
I haven’t set eyes on an Nokia N95 on 3UK with X-Series as yet, but I’m pretty confident in asserting that it could possibly be the best joint implementation of handset and network, ever.
I talked to various people at 3UK about the N95 delay. Time and time again they gave me an answer that I didn’t like, but accepted. I paraphrase:
Because we value the mobile Internet experience very highly we wanted to make sure that we had the most stable handset possible – we believe this new version of the N95 provides this.
That’s right, it’s not just some bog standard N95 you’re getting with 3UK. No. Here are the key points:
The new N95 version PR1.2 offers greater stability and improved user experience
This latest version of the N95 can access 3’s ever growing high speed HSDPA mobile internet network
The latest version of the N95 has an improved battery life and a fix to enable faster GPS performance
3 is launching the updated version of the Nokia N95 with full X-Series support
A little bit more from 3UK on the Nokia N95:
The N95 is an influential handset with a variety of rich media and location-based features which will allow X-Series users to make the most of their unlimited data tariff. As well as this it is an excellent device for using exclusive X-Series applications such as Skype and Slingbox
This ensures the N95 now works perfectly as a mobile Internet device, allowing users to surf the web, use mobile applications and view and interact with mobile media in the best way possible.
It will cost £49.99 on a £28 monthly X-Series tariff
It will be free on our £45 or above tarriffs
Have you got yourself one from 3UK?
How is it performing?
