Well, perhaps Love/ Hate are  too strong a word. Especially since I am no techno geek or techno whizz and slow to make the  change from a proven and working system. Indeed my N95 came out in 1997 and we have only been together for 3 months. So I am not really up there with the latest technology. In fact the only reason I got it is that I felt it would be handy to be able to access the web via wifi.

So let's start with the short comings of my Nokia N95.

• For one you can use it like a normal phone because the ear piece does not work 95% of the time. It's a bug in the software that never seems to have been ironed out. You have to speak to your call either via loudspeaker or headphones. Shocking! A lot of people must have returned these phones for this reason.
• Volume control does not work – a design fault where the button breaks of it's mountings. You can hover adjust the volume and leave it at a preset level using the external volume control cable. No ideal but a work around.
• Nokia has provided sync support only for MS Outlook and IBM Lotus Notes. This means that you cannot sync your calendar with open source email applications like Mozilla's Thunderbird which is a pain. And please no one mention Google Calendar. We have already given Google too much power with near search engine monopoly, our addiction to Youtube videos that I don't really want to hand them my Calendar.
• Not many applications out there, but I don't find this to be a limitation as it does web, email, calendar and a couple of instant messenger programs.
• Some say it's a bit bulky but I don't find this a problem.

The things I like about the N95

• Pretty stable Symbian S60 operating system
• Decent SatNav and Nokia Maps
• Great sound system! Puts Apple iPhones to shame. You don't need external speakers with this on to get the party going )
• 4 Gb memory for storageis sufficent and the apps cope okay with the 48 Mb internal RAM.
• Takes great pics with the 5 Mega pixel camera
• Plays Youtube videos well – Real Player
• Crystal clear and bright display
• Supports OggPlayer (free app. but they accept donations) which is great for Audio books – has independent volume control and fast forward/rewind which default Nokia Music Player lacked.
• Buttons – I like buttons. Nokia's 3 lettered buttons suit me down to a tee.

Well, that's be and my N95 in a nutshell. I am not looking to get another phone anytime soon )