I went, I pointed and ooh’ed & aah’ed, I left
Today I went to the new Nokia Flagship store here in Helsinki. (I wonder if they sell phones there, or only flagships…) — correction, I went there and dragged my sister along. The place was pretty crowded (tomorrow’s the official launch party) so there wasn’t anyone I could’ve started bombing with questions; and we were pretty tired anyway. I searched for the N73, looked at it a little bit, took a tiny brochure, and we left.
The price there was higher than what I’d got as a package deal from somewhere else. I went to ask the price for the phone, a 512Mb/1Gb memory card, and an audio adapter (to be able to use regular earphones) in a store close to work and the price they offered was less than what the phone costs at the Nokia store. (They did offer only 3€ less than the normal price so I’ll have to go in and haggle a little more.)
I don’t know which will happen first: being able to drag myself to the centre again to go in and properly try out the phone (well, University starts soon) or buying the phone.
My newest justification for not feeling too bad about spending so much money: I’m getting a lot of tax refund this year. But you know what, I won’t feel bad at all! I’m gonna love the phone to bits!
Audio adapter? I know phones typically have a tiny (smaller than the ‘regular’ 2.5mm plugs) jack, but for headsets.
Strange that a phone that plays audio files wouldn’t have a standard jack. Can you listen to music with a headset? Do both a headset and the adapter cost about $30, so no matter which way you go they’re guaranteed to make a buck?
Some Nokia phones have a standard headphone jack but mostly they have only “Pop-Port” which I suppose is Nokia-specific. The audio adapter I’m thinking of buying is plugged into the Pop-Port and has a 3.5mm jack on the other end.
Of course there are headsets too, but I’ve been pondering which to buy. The adapter is good because I could use the earphones that fit in my ears… The default earplugs are too big for me. It’s a shame BH-501 (sorry, English sites are too dynamic, couldn’t get a fixed link) isn’t — apparently — compatible with N73.
Now that I think about it, a wireless Bluetooth headset could feel very liberating. I’ll have to go to the Nokia store to explore.
BH-501 – English
Those should be compatible.
N73 tech specs
Nice to have the wires out of the way, but I always get nervous about things that rely on battery. Those are quite nice, though. I really like the behind-the-head band, but it makes it tough when you lean your head back against a headrest.
Oooh, thank you for the detective work!! I wonder why they haven’t listed more compatible phones on the Finnish site (mentioning just 8800 makes it seem so exclusive). I was thinking that the BH-501 could be good because it has those earflap things, not earplugs. I don’t see any non-earplug headsets in the “wired” headsets unfortunately. Go figure.
Too many things to choose from!
Yeah, almost pointless to have a compatibility list if it’s not updated. But then again, some of that stuff isn’t even out yet.
earplugs = forged by the devil
I’m still feeling jealous that we don’t have this in Canada. WTF is up with that… like we’re behind the world in technology or something?
I want it. And I want it now. And if you know someone who can afford to buy it for me, pass it on.