Comments on: Hottest Nokia stuff in 2009 http://www.noknok.tv/2009/01/02/hottest-nokia-stuff-in-2009/ Tap into everything Nokia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mikey Bee http://www.noknok.tv/2009/01/02/hottest-nokia-stuff-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Mikey Bee Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:17 +0000 http://noknok.tv/?p=1944#comment-1438 With something like 70 million handsets floating about in the UK alone, the Service Providers need to find new ways to get people using their handsets. That's why we're seeing plenty of deals out there trying to get people to use data. Perhaps it's not the Telcos who are a bit slow on getting behind smartphones but the consumers - after all the average person wants a phone and a text machine. Gawd, I'd faint if my mother tried using her phone to record TV on your Nok, then again I've seen her pointing it at the TV thinking it was the remote! With something like 70 million handsets floating about in the UK alone, the Service Providers need to find new ways to get people using their handsets. That’s why we’re seeing plenty of deals out there trying to get people to use data. Perhaps it’s not the Telcos who are a bit slow on getting behind smartphones but the consumers – after all the average person wants a phone and a text machine.

Gawd, I’d faint if my mother tried using her phone to record TV on your Nok, then again I’ve seen her pointing it at the TV thinking it was the remote!

]]> By: Mike Bowen http://www.noknok.tv/2009/01/02/hottest-nokia-stuff-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Mike Bowen Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:02:28 +0000 http://noknok.tv/?p=1944#comment-1351 We are already using our smart phones to control the lights, record/watch TV, download torrents, stream and listen to music via media servers or streamers (at least I have been for over a year now on my Nokia N95), but I agree this year with the right technology in our hands or pockets it's going to be a big change for a lot of people. The problem I foresee is that the Service Providers (T-Mobile, O2, Orange, 3 etc) will still be playing catch up because the vast majority of their customers are still using non smart phones, therefore they will not be willing to improve their infrastructure for the small percentage of smart phone users wanting to make use of the faster capabilities on their phones. Also like most of the Service Providers they will want to milk the new people discovering smart phones. So we (smart phone gurus) will have to wait even longer. Lets hope this is not the case. We are already using our smart phones to control the lights, record/watch TV, download torrents, stream and listen to music via media servers or streamers (at least I have been for over a year now on my Nokia N95), but I agree this year with the right technology in our hands or pockets it’s going to be a big change for a lot of people.

The problem I foresee is that the Service Providers (T-Mobile, O2, Orange, 3 etc) will still be playing catch up because the vast majority of their customers are still using non smart phones, therefore they will not be willing to improve their infrastructure for the small percentage of smart phone users wanting to make use of the faster capabilities on their phones. Also like most of the Service Providers they will want to milk the new people discovering smart phones. So we (smart phone gurus) will have to wait even longer.

Lets hope this is not the case.

]]> By: Renegade Fanboy http://www.noknok.tv/2009/01/02/hottest-nokia-stuff-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Renegade Fanboy Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:09:48 +0000 http://noknok.tv/?p=1944#comment-1349 Hi Coops, I'm quite sceptic about these points as hottest stuff in 2009. The N97 might be, but it will come down (again) to execution, which Nokia is not famous for (CwM, Ovi etc.), even if they have the best ideas. The rest (N-Gage, Home Control) are nothing new and seem to be similar to previous unfulfilled promises. (E.g. millions of N-gage capable phones, only 400k users; Home Control needs ecosystem, just like Sensor Framework, which has also not taken off.) The biggest chance is in LBS, as that seems to be a working area and Nokia strength. Hi Coops, I’m quite sceptic about these points as hottest stuff in 2009. The N97 might be, but it will come down (again) to execution, which Nokia is not famous for (CwM, Ovi etc.), even if they have the best ideas.

The rest (N-Gage, Home Control) are nothing new and seem to be similar to previous unfulfilled promises. (E.g. millions of N-gage capable phones, only 400k users; Home Control needs ecosystem, just like Sensor Framework, which has also not taken off.)

The biggest chance is in LBS, as that seems to be a working area and Nokia strength.

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