My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be the
battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an FM
radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be the
battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an FM
radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be the
battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an FM
radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

--
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Martin Brown

In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Looked at some reviews and they seems a bit lukewarm about the camera. I
probably use that more than the phone. Needing headphones for the radio is
fine.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:28:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Looked at some reviews and they seems a bit lukewarm about the camera. I
probably use that more than the phone. Needing headphones for the radio is
fine.

That's the trouble with questions like this. You never really know
what the expectations are. For my use the camera is perfectly fine.
I.e. the odd snapshot or record if I don't have a proper camera with
me. It's got a fixed, fairly wide focal length lens, lots of pixels
and some compression artifacts but it seems to take reasonbly well
exposed not terribly over sharpened or over saturated pictures.

Some ofhe Nokia Lumia phones get rave reviews of their cameras, and
seem reasonably priced.

"Bill Taylor" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:28:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Looked at some reviews and they seems a bit lukewarm about the camera. I
probably use that more than the phone. Needing headphones for the radio is
fine.

That's the trouble with questions like this. You never really know
what the expectations are. For my use the camera is perfectly fine.
I.e. the odd snapshot or record if I don't have a proper camera with
me. It's got a fixed, fairly wide focal length lens, lots of pixels
and some compression artifacts but it seems to take reasonbly well
exposed not terribly over sharpened or over saturated pictures.

Some ofhe Nokia Lumia phones get rave reviews of their cameras, and
seem reasonably priced.

But are stuck with Windows Phone which means there are
**** all apps for them compared with android phones.

In message , Bill Taylor
writes
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:28:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Looked at some reviews and they seems a bit lukewarm about the camera. I
probably use that more than the phone. Needing headphones for the radio is
fine.

That's the trouble with questions like this. You never really know
what the expectations are. For my use the camera is perfectly fine.
I.e. the odd snapshot or record if I don't have a proper camera with
me. It's got a fixed, fairly wide focal length lens, lots of pixels
and some compression artifacts but it seems to take reasonbly well
exposed not terribly over sharpened or over saturated pictures.

Some ofhe Nokia Lumia phones get rave reviews of their cameras, and
seem reasonably priced.

I've got a Moto G 4G - camera the same as the G I assume, I'd agree that
the camera is a bit so so, certainly compared to quite a lot of other
smartphone cameras (though maybe not at it's price level? - it's one of
the things it's easy to trim on the budget). But as you say, it depends
on expectations. I've no idea what photos from the camera on the N95 are
like.

I can send you some sample pics if you want dave.

Didn't know it had an FM radio though, not something I ever really use.
--
Chris French

In article ,
"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:
In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 09/10/2014 12:28, Bill Taylor wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Moto G? Camera's OK and the radio works. Was £90 seems to be a bit
more now.

+1 (despite not really liking smartphones)

Moto G battery life on standby with a few calls is well over a week -
though considerably less if you enable it as a wifi hotspot or run
animated games. Screen is clear and sound is pretty good.

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Looked at some reviews and they seems a bit lukewarm about the camera. I
probably use that more than the phone. Needing headphones for the radio is
fine.

On the Nokias, you need the headphones plugged in as they are
also the FM aerial, but you don't have to listen through them.

--
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On 09/10/2014 13:36, Martin Brown wrote:
Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Which is why I use digital (iPlayer) and don't need any form of headphones.

--
Rod

polygonum wrote
Martin Brown wrote

Needs headphones plugged in to be an FM radio.

Which is why I use digital (iPlayer) and don't need any form of
headphones.

Yeah, me too, and you can listen to it whenever
you like instead of when they broadcast it too.

On 09/10/2014 11:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be the
battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an FM
radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


Carphone Warehouse sold me an unlocked Samsung PAYG phone at a very
reasonable price when I produced an old PAYG Sim. I avoided the £10
charge for a new PAYG SIM.


--
Michael Chare

In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

....

Looks like you can still get new ones via Amazon. Priced 150 to 200
quid.

Or:

http://www.refurb-phone.com

will sell you a grade A refurbished N95 for 90 quid.

And look on the bright side, you've already got a spare battery :-)

I've never dealt with www.refurb-phone.com.

Did get a new Nokia 3110 from an Amazon re-seller for a friend who
managed to drive over his existing one. This was a few months ago.
So far the replacement Nokia has avoided car tyres...
--
Dennis Davis

In article ,
Dennis Davis wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

...

Looks like you can still get new ones via Amazon. Priced 150 to 200
quid.

Or:

http://www.refurb-phone.com


Although the N95 was very good in its day, I'd like something that
improves on its weaker points. For example, it won't work on BT Fone - no
software. And a touch screen keypad would be easier to use than its small
keys.

Perhaps I should start from the other end since it may seem I want
something cheap.

What phone has as good a stills camera as the N95?

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 09/10/2014 18:19, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
What phone has as good a stills camera as the N95?

Nokia 1520

--
Rod

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Dennis Davis wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

...

Looks like you can still get new ones via Amazon. Priced 150 to 200
quid.

Or:

http://www.refurb-phone.com


Although the N95 was very good in its day, I'd like something that
improves on its weaker points. For example, it won't work on BT Fone - no
software. And a touch screen keypad would be easier to use than its small
keys.

Perhaps I should start from the other end since it may seem I want
something cheap.

What phone has as good a stills camera as the N95?

Any of the high end samsungs.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


Perhaps I should start from the other end since it may seem I want
something cheap.

What phone has as good a stills camera as the N95?


my daughter has a Nokia Lumia 1020 fantastic camera but windows os
you did not make any preference to the operating system ;(

-

Dave Plowman (News) wrote

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost.
Doesn't appear to be the battery - which is original.

What's the symptoms ?

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Most who don’t like Apple products hardly ever have too
much bad to say about the high end Samsung Galaxys S*s.
Get one with plenty of memory, I got a 16G phone when
I replaced the N95 8GB a couple of years ago now, assuming
that since I never ran out of space on the N95, double that,
which was the minimum I could buy would be fine.

In fact I use it rather differently with the podcasts from our
national radio broadcaster that I listen to when walking for
exercise because the replacement downloads the podcasts
for the programs that I am interested in automatically
rather than manually as I did with the N95, so there is a
hell of a lot more on the phone that I get to choose from.

Even tho you don’t like Apple products, its worth considering
the 6 plus because it has a much better camera than the N95.
Very large phone tho, too big for a phone IMO.

On 09/10/2014 21:29, Rod Speed wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost.
Doesn't appear to be the battery - which is original.

What's the symptoms ?

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Most who don’t like Apple products hardly ever have too
much bad to say about the high end Samsung Galaxys S*s.
Get one with plenty of memory, I got a 16G phone when
I replaced the N95 8GB a couple of years ago now, assuming
that since I never ran out of space on the N95, double that,
which was the minimum I could buy would be fine.

In fact I use it rather differently with the podcasts from our
national radio broadcaster that I listen to when walking for
exercise because the replacement downloads the podcasts
for the programs that I am interested in automatically
rather than manually as I did with the N95, so there is a
hell of a lot more on the phone that I get to choose from.

Even tho you don’t like Apple products, its worth considering
the 6 plus because it has a much better camera than the N95.
Very large phone tho, too big for a phone IMO.

I've got a standard 6, and, has to be said, a wonderful piece of
hardware engineering and software design.

But it's a ridiculous bauble, really. Far too much money, and if I
hadn't invested in apps (especially the maps, which work) I'd go for a
Moto G.

I'm not entirely clear whether the OP wants or needs a smartphone, and
whether battery life is an issue, but my guess is that the Moto G could
work. 4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

--
Cheers, Rob

RJH wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost.
Doesn't appear to be the battery - which is original.

What's the symptoms ?

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

Most who don’t like Apple products hardly ever have too
much bad to say about the high end Samsung Galaxys S*s.
Get one with plenty of memory, I got a 16G phone when
I replaced the N95 8GB a couple of years ago now, assuming
that since I never ran out of space on the N95, double that,
which was the minimum I could buy would be fine.

In fact I use it rather differently with the podcasts from our
national radio broadcaster that I listen to when walking for
exercise because the replacement downloads the podcasts
for the programs that I am interested in automatically
rather than manually as I did with the N95, so there is a
hell of a lot more on the phone that I get to choose from.

Even tho you don’t like Apple products, its worth considering
the 6 plus because it has a much better camera than the N95.
Very large phone tho, too big for a phone IMO.

I've got a standard 6, and, has to be said, a wonderful piece of hardware
engineering and software design.

Dunno, an absolutely classic example of form over function
in some areas, particularly being so thin when it makes a lot
more sense to be as thick as it needs to be so the battery
lasts for a week of normal use between charges. It actually
only does a day between charges and doesn’t even manage
that if you have everything on, GPS, wifi, bluetooth and make
some reasonable length phone calls.

But it's a ridiculous bauble, really. Far too much money,

Yeah, the high end smartphones are considerably overpriced.

and if I hadn't invested in apps (especially the maps, which work)

I use the free ones, mostly google maps.

I'd go for a Moto G.

I'd go for a Nexus 5 if I wasn’t prepared to pay for a high end smartphone.

I'm not entirely clear whether the OP wants or needs a smartphone,

It appears to be mostly for the camera although he may
well do other stuff that he hasn’t mentioned as well.

I personally use mine for everything when out and about
and will be getting a 6 once Apple Pay is available where
I buy most stuff. I have wanted to **** the cards off for a
long time now. Much more convenient to just wave the
phone at the terminal in the selfcheckout than fart around
with cards. Its going to be interesting to see how quickly
they get the loyalty cards into the phone too.

and whether battery life is an issue, but my guess is that the Moto G
could work. 4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

I just have mine update the podcasts using
my home wifi before I head out of the house.

I don’t listen to anything live, not even TV anymore, I watch it
recorded instead but don’t watch the TV on the phone, just
the radio podcasts when walking for exercise or when going
some distance in the car.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:59:00 +0100, RJH wrote:

4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

*If* you have reliable 4G coverage, Dave might have but if he is
anywhere near a place where people congregate the words "reliable"
and "fast" won't apply whilst the people are present.

Surprised Dave doesn't want DAB rather than FM. B-)

--
Cheers
Dave.

In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

*If* you have reliable 4G coverage, Dave might have but if he is
anywhere near a place where people congregate the words "reliable"
and "fast" won't apply whilst the people are present.

I'm not clear if using 4G is free? I'm on PAYG, as I simply don't use my
mobile much as a phone.

Surprised Dave doesn't want DAB rather than FM. B-)

Battery consumption, obviously.

--
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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

*If* you have reliable 4G coverage, Dave might have but if he is
anywhere near a place where people congregate the words "reliable"
and "fast" won't apply whilst the people are present.

I'm not clear if using 4G is free? I'm on PAYG, as I simply don't use my
mobile much as a phone.

No, it's charged in the same way as3G mobile access is


--
Chris French

In article ,
RJH wrote:
I'm not entirely clear whether the OP wants or needs a smartphone, and
whether battery life is an issue, but my guess is that the Moto G could
work. 4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

I suppose the N95 is a smart phone of a sort, and I do use some of those
facilities occasionally - but I'm not the typical modern phone user.

But I thought I emphasised that I do want decent camera performance - and
the Moto G appears to be distinctly average in this respect.

I'm not really worried about how I get a live radio feed. But obviously FM
is free. I don't want to pay for it on PAYG.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 10/10/2014 10:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
RJH wrote:
I'm not entirely clear whether the OP wants or needs a smartphone, and
whether battery life is an issue, but my guess is that the Moto G could
work. 4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

I suppose the N95 is a smart phone of a sort, and I do use some of those
facilities occasionally - but I'm not the typical modern phone user.


I'm not sure what typical means. I do a couple of texts and calls a day,
couple of pics, bit of maps, and lots of faffing about - mainly news apps.

The maps I have are the proper OS maps when I'm out and about, preloaded
on the phone. I have about £100 worth. But obviously that's not for
everyone.

But I thought I emphasised that I do want decent camera performance - and
the Moto G appears to be distinctly average in this respect.


Indeed. My guess is that the Moto G's camera would be a step up from the
Nokia. I like what I read about the rest of the phone - fast processor,
half decent battery, and crucially a good screen. Like an iphone at 1/4
of the price.

I'm not really worried about how I get a live radio feed. But obviously FM
is free. I don't want to pay for it on PAYG.


Can't say I blame you. Low use PAYG can be had very cheap - I think
Vodaphone?

I pay £10 or so a month with a Tesco account. If money was an issue I'd
find another way. And TBH I think I'd be glad to be rid of the phone and
(especially) text.

--
Cheers, Rob

In article ,
RJH wrote:
On 10/10/2014 10:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
RJH wrote:
I'm not entirely clear whether the OP wants or needs a smartphone,
and whether battery life is an issue, but my guess is that the Moto G
could work. 4G might even dispense with the FM radio fixation ;-)

I suppose the N95 is a smart phone of a sort, and I do use some of
those facilities occasionally - but I'm not the typical modern phone
user.


I'm not sure what typical means. I do a couple of texts and calls a day,
couple of pics, bit of maps, and lots of faffing about - mainly news
apps.

I probably make one or two calls and texts a week - and receive about the
same. My 'generation' is more landline based.

The maps I have are the proper OS maps when I'm out and about, preloaded
on the phone. I have about £100 worth. But obviously that's not for
everyone.

The inbuilt maps on the N95 have been fine when I've needed them. Which is
not often, compared to using the satnav in the car.

But I thought I emphasised that I do want decent camera performance -
and the Moto G appears to be distinctly average in this respect.


Indeed. My guess is that the Moto G's camera would be a step up from the
Nokia.

From what I've read it seems to be considerably inferior. Up with which I
will not put. ;-)

I like what I read about the rest of the phone - fast processor,
half decent battery, and crucially a good screen. Like an iphone at 1/4
of the price.

I'm not really worried about how I get a live radio feed. But
obviously FM is free. I don't want to pay for it on PAYG.


Can't say I blame you. Low use PAYG can be had very cheap - I think
Vodaphone?

Yes - I spend under £100 a year.

I pay £10 or so a month with a Tesco account. If money was an issue I'd
find another way. And TBH I think I'd be glad to be rid of the phone and
(especially) text.

Looks like I may have to pay out the thick end of 500 quid if I want a
decent camera - in one of the top of the range Samsungs.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 09/10/14 11:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be the
battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an FM
radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.

I bought my better half a Motorola Moto G SIM-free from Amazon. Not
expensive, seems to meet your needs.

Battery life better than my Samsung Galaxy S2. The Moto E

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moto-4GB-SIM...artphone-Black


is cheaper still, and still pretty good, it seems:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05...id_smartphone/

On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


I have a similar requirement, just wanting to add a camera facility to
my already minimalist mobile 'phone needs. One question: If I get a
'phone that offers Facebook and Twitter sharing, such as the Nokia 225,
can it also download direct to a PC? I ask, as I once had a company cell
'phone in the US that could not, its pictures could only be e-mailed.

--
Davey.

In article ,
Davey wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to be
the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also an
FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


I have a similar requirement, just wanting to add a camera facility to
my already minimalist mobile 'phone needs. One question: If I get a
'phone that offers Facebook and Twitter sharing, such as the Nokia 225,
can it also download direct to a PC? I ask, as I once had a company cell
'phone in the US that could not, its pictures could only be e-mailed.

I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup everything.
Also handy for sending a text message etc from it using a proper keyboard.
;-)

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:43:00 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Davey wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


I have a similar requirement, just wanting to add a camera facility
to my already minimalist mobile 'phone needs. One question: If I
get a 'phone that offers Facebook and Twitter sharing, such as the
Nokia 225, can it also download direct to a PC? I ask, as I once
had a company cell 'phone in the US that could not, its pictures
could only be e-mailed.

I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it using a
proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

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Davey.

In article ,
Davey wrote:
I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it using a
proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

I'd expect any reasonably modern phone to have a connection to a PC to
allow you to back up or trasfer things like your address book and so on.
Although more likely by Wi-Fi than cable. Or as well as.

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On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:03:27 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Davey wrote:
I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it
using a proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

I'd expect any reasonably modern phone to have a connection to a PC to
allow you to back up or trasfer things like your address book and so
on. Although more likely by Wi-Fi than cable. Or as well as.


That's good, and logical, which is also why it isn't necessarily true!
Nobody I showed the one in the US could believe that it had no USB
connection, nor any other published way of copying pictures other than
by e-mailing them.

--
Davey.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Davey wrote:
I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it using a
proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

I'd expect any reasonably modern phone to have a connection to a PC to
allow you to back up or trasfer things like your address book and so on.
Although more likely by Wi-Fi than cable. Or as well as.

In fact there arent all that many that do allow you to see the phone
as just another drive to the PC like you can with a pair of PCs.

And while you can certainly plug any of the apple phones
into the PC and be able to get the photos and videos that
way, you don’t see the other files that belong to the other
apps that way. You can move them to the PC using itunes
via USB or wifi or even bluetooth for backup, but you can't
see them from the PC as just another disk drive as you
can with a pair of PCs.

And not all phones allow you to see the photos in the
phone like you have an SD card plugged into the PC either.

On 11/10/2014 13:47, Davey wrote:
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:43:00 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Davey wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


I have a similar requirement, just wanting to add a camera facility
to my already minimalist mobile 'phone needs. One question: If I
get a 'phone that offers Facebook and Twitter sharing, such as the
Nokia 225, can it also download direct to a PC? I ask, as I once
had a company cell 'phone in the US that could not, its pictures
could only be e-mailed.

I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it using a
proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

Confirmed from personal experience:
Nokia 935
Nokia 1520
Samsung Galaxy S2
Nexus 7 (yes, that's a tablet, but it does connect)

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Rod

On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:11:13 +0100
polygonum wrote:

On 11/10/2014 13:47, Davey wrote:
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:43:00 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Davey wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:09:24 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

My trusty old Nokia N95 is giving up the ghost. Doesn't appear to
be the battery - which is original.

I'm on PAYG so will have to pay full price for a replacement.

I'd like a new one with at least as good a stills camera and also
an FM radio. The rest I assume will be ok with any modern phone.

I've got a 'thing' against Apple products.


I have a similar requirement, just wanting to add a camera
facility to my already minimalist mobile 'phone needs. One
question: If I get a 'phone that offers Facebook and Twitter
sharing, such as the Nokia 225, can it also download direct to a
PC? I ask, as I once had a company cell 'phone in the US that
could not, its pictures could only be e-mailed.

I simply plug the N95 into the PC via its USB socket and backup
everything. Also handy for sending a text message etc from it
using a proper keyboard. ;-)


Which suggests that others might, especially Nokia. Thanks.

Any more confirmations or denials, anybody?

Confirmed from personal experience:
Nokia 935
Nokia 1520
Samsung Galaxy S2
Nexus 7 (yes, that's a tablet, but it does connect)


Many thanks. It looks as though Nokia are good.

--
Davey.