Nokia Experience Center

Today I rode the train to the Stonestown Galleria to check out the Nokia Experience Center. I was kind of shocked when I stepped into a glass box.

I thought the "Experience Center" Would be a stand alone store, but yet its a mere island Kiosk Floating in the middle of the upper floor.

Anyhow, to the Phones!

The first phone I wanted to hold was the Nokia 8801.

It was as advertised a "Phone designed for the senses" The metal is cool to the touch and the ball bearing slide action was smooth and crisp.

They had little else I found of interest,

But atleast now I can say I visited.


(Will update later with a longer post)

San Francisco Home to a fragmented T-Mobile Network

Well, I just got here a few days ago, but I have encountered many places in the city where there is no signal on my phone. On the CalTrain today I had no service for about 10-15 miles, even though the track borders many cities.



This is quite upsetting but nothing to be alarmed about...

I guess Im used to my home network.

Oh well.

Nokia E50 Review

Ever since the Nokia E50 came out, I wanted it bad... I followed the Reviews like a hawk and finally I got my own on my birthday this year. This is my main phone and I love it.

RF/Signal Strength- Excellent, Compared to my Moto Pebl this think is ridiculous, getting bars in places where I had no signal before.
Also, It regains a signal faster than most phones, it takes about 10 seconds versus 45 seconds on a Nokia N73.


Battery- Excellent, I usually charge the phone every night, but it has lasted me 2+ days when I forgot to charge it.

Screen- QVGA 262 Thousand colors... Colors are beautiful, For the small size of the device, the screen is plenty big at 2.0 inches.


Media Player- I havent got a chance to use headphones with the phone yet, but the media player interface is clean, and the sound output from the speaker is crisp and clear.

Camera/Video- Camera is a very decent 1.3 megapixel unit.. It gets the job done and produces clear pictures.

Video- Not the Best at 176x144 Resolution, but for fun purposes Its ok
I think it does a decent job as well.

Speakerphone- Excellent loud, picks up voices well, this is a Business Device.


Look and Feel- It feels Great like you have something of quality. The phone is 70% Metal and it feels great. the body doesnt creak at all, and you know you have something of quality.

Keypad- Spacious, and nice satisfying click when you type on it.

All images on this review taken by a Nokia N73, which I am borrowing from my friend Corn :)

Don't Tell corn, But i prefer my Nokia E50 to his N73..... Its just brilliant.


Thanks for reading :)

Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome to my Blog....

I guess I should tell you a little about myself. My name is Mike McDaniel and I reside in Tallahassee, FL. Where you ask? The often overlooked capital city of Florida.

Anyway, my love for mobile devices started a few years back. I can't recall the inspiration but I was determined to learn everything and anything about cell phones. I have to give credit to Howard Forums
This is the place if you are a noob to learn anything and get the inside scoop..


One quick thing I should point out Is that my first phone ever was a Nokia 5165.



Yes the trusty 5165, we all had one it was iconic and the reason why I love Nokia and my first phone so much was that it was a dang good phone. Battery Life was excellent so was Reception and voice Quality/Loudness.

Enough sales pitch for the 5165, anyhow I have used many many devices over the past few years.. I have gone from Nokia to Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson's, and Ive used enough of my friends LG's to draw my own conclusions.

It all comes full circle.. If you want a Phone that is going to get the best reception and call clarity you cant go wrong with a Nokia. That's the beautiful thing, Nokia builds the phones first, then adds in all of the features.. This is how all manufacturers should work, but all too often I have experienced otherwise.


Blogging how I got started- Well I like writing and I have to give credit to a few different sources that inspired me

First, My favorite blog by far

RingNokia
Stefan over at Ring Nokia will never let you down, His blog is updated constantly and lately he has been invited to S60 and Nokia Events. This trend will not slow down anytime soon so look for great pictures and the (fastest Ive ever seen) new Nokia Info as it rolls off the press and onto his Blog. Bookmark this one!

DarlaMack
One of the Pioneers of Nokia blogging, Always a good read Mark this one as well.

AllAboutSymbian
Rafe with his uber cool accent will lead you through video reviews of devices as well as his thoughts and even a forum to chat it up.

MySymbian
Michael Jerz a great guy as well, he has a popular forum running at his site along with a store for handy mobile Apps. Check it out!

Steve Litchfield
Steve Litchfield, this guy is amazing, catch his Smart Phones Show where he video Blogs almost weekly.



These are my main influences, but There are so many great blogs out there. If I left you out I'm sorry.

Shoot me an Email at NokiaMyWorld@gmail.com

Ill add you to the list of great blogs.


I will probably edit this intro, but I just wanted to get this blog up and Running. Comments Questions Suggestions and if you would like to just chat feel free.

The email above is the best way of contact for now.

Thanks for Reading and Please Bookmark! This blog will be your new home for Nokia :)