Nokia ESeries

[Ben]

Nokia have released a handset range that may just benefit us all.

The Nokia ESeries is a business-centric line of devices with 3G, WiFi and advanced corporate service integrations. More details here: http://www.mobilegazette.com/nokia-eseries-051012.htm

I say they may benefit us all because the most lucrative sector of business for the mobile networks is the corporate one. Most businesses will equip their workforce with basic GSM models for the forseeable future because they're cheap and don't have a host of consumer orientated features they're not prepared to pay for. However, these new devices from Nokia have 3G and from the initial specifications they seem to have had a lot of consumer buzzwords pulled. If networks like Vodafone can start pushing these devices to companies then the quality of 3G networks in this country will improve dramatically - an individual user isn't worth much fuss over if they're having technical problems, but a business of a few hundred or even thousand users is!

The curious thing about these new handsets is that they support VoIP. Vodafone (and the rest) aren't overly keen on VoIP, and I don't think they imagined fighting the battle against it on actual mobile handsets just yet!

[The Mullet of G]

Indeed, Nokia are once again showing why they are unchallenged as market leaders, while most handset manufacturers are failing to promote the 3G cause, Nokia are there at the centre shaping its future, I love Nokia's marketing strategy instead of the "make do with one of our 3 handsets" strategies the other manufacturers have adopted, they instead just make loads of handsets to suit every corner of the market, and the ESeries looks set to give the 3G sector some much needed backbone. :D

The VoIP thing is quite interesting also, although I suspect it'll probably be at least a year or 2 before it gains a foothold in the mainstream handset sector though, by which time the networks will have found some way to turn it to there advantage.

[Shrubber]

VoIP?

[newcastler]

voip? is tht not the program i was talking about a while ago where u are able to make free calls from ur computer? or is this a whole different thing?

[Morph]

Originally posted by Shrubber
VoIP?

Bless you.

[Gaffer]

Voice over IP. A telephone service that uses the Internet as a global telephone network.

[Shrubber]

soz lol

skype then?

That will only really work when surfing the net on your fone costs less than making a call, unless ur foning abroad. My dad's p900 has skype installed on it, or a skype sorta app