Comments on: Nokia E71 review: notes after five months of use http://newley.com/2009/05/27/nokia-e71-review-notes-after-five-months-of-use/ A blog about Thailand, journalism, travel, technology and more Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:52:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Catherine http://newley.com/2009/05/27/nokia-e71-review-notes-after-five-months-of-use/comment-page-1/#comment-27977 Catherine Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:02:02 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2570#comment-27977 I received an iPhone a couple of weeks ago. I was given the option to go with a plan, or not. I went with the plan because it was cheap. I easily spend more on 12Call. As for speed... nothing on the Internet is speedy in Thailand so I was not surprised. But I can tell you this, it is one smooth piece of work. Addicting even. Picking up that slick baby and sliding your finger across the unit to wake it up is only the start of the pleasures ahead. And this from me, who didn't want an iPhone at all. I received an iPhone a couple of weeks ago. I was given the option to go with a plan, or not. I went with the plan because it was cheap. I easily spend more on 12Call.

As for speed… nothing on the Internet is speedy in Thailand so I was not surprised.

But I can tell you this, it is one smooth piece of work. Addicting even. Picking up that slick baby and sliding your finger across the unit to wake it up is only the start of the pleasures ahead.

And this from me, who didn’t want an iPhone at all.

]]> By: Newley http://newley.com/2009/05/27/nokia-e71-review-notes-after-five-months-of-use/comment-page-1/#comment-27966 Newley Fri, 29 May 2009 02:16:53 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2570#comment-27966 You're right, Jon -- 3G in Thailand (or lack thereof) is another reason to wait on the Thai iPhone. I have some friends who love their unlocked iPhones here, but it would seem that full 3G network access would be a serious drawback indeed. You’re right, Jon — 3G in Thailand (or lack thereof) is another reason to wait on the Thai iPhone. I have some friends who love their unlocked iPhones here, but it would seem that full 3G network access would be a serious drawback indeed.

]]> By: Jon http://newley.com/2009/05/27/nokia-e71-review-notes-after-five-months-of-use/comment-page-1/#comment-27960 Jon Thu, 28 May 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2570#comment-27960 Nice post Newley. One more big reason to wait on the Thai iPhone...3G, or lack of it in the country. The 3G that there is (Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I believe) is so unreliable that the iPhone can't be used to full capacity. Sadly, the 3G situation doesn't look like changing for a while. I'm looking at getting a device to tide me over 12/18 months, then we'll see how it lies. Nice post Newley.

One more big reason to wait on the Thai iPhone…3G, or lack of it in the country. The 3G that there is (Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I believe) is so unreliable that the iPhone can’t be used to full capacity.

Sadly, the 3G situation doesn’t look like changing for a while. I’m looking at getting a device to tide me over 12/18 months, then we’ll see how it lies.

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