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Nokia 9500
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Fast data and Internet connectivity, solutions for terminal management and security, business-critical applications, VGA camera and MMS, and tri-band coverage.
Features of the Nokia 9500 include:
- Full QWERTY keyboard and two 65,536-colour displays
- Tri-band operation on five continents
- 80 MB built-in memory, support for additional memory with memory card (MMC)
- Opera Internet browser
- High-speed data connectivity with EGPRS (EDGE) - up to 236.8 kbps
- Wireless LAN access (WiFi, IEEE 802.11b)
- Email, Personal Information Management (PIM), HTML 4.01 / xHTML browser
- Business applications like word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor, and viewer (Microsoft compatible, MS Office 97 onwards)
- Office tools: Documents, sheets, presentations (Microsoft compatible, MS Office 97 onwards)
- Security solutions: SSL/TLS, VPN, Ipsec, WPA
- Integrated VGA camera (640 x 480 pixel resolution), video recorder, MMS
- Symbian 7.0S OS (series 80 platform), Java MIDP 2.0 and Personal profile
- Advanced voice features: Integrated handsfree, conference call
- Bluetooth technology, USB 2.0 and Pop-Port interfaces for versatile enhancement support
- Use MIDI, WAV, AMR or AAC/MP3 files as ringing tones
- Weight: 222 g
- Dimensions: 148 x 57 x 24 mm
- Talktime: up to 6 hours
- Battery standby: up to 300 hours (with WLAN off)
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Reviewed by ashfaq on 01/10/2011
i love that mobile very much
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Reviewed by Rahul Singh on 10/02/2011
Belive it man i am using this from 2007 and still its in my hand although i am carrying 3 mobiles at a time but feels great to have this mobile. i am using this phone from 3 yrs but their is no problem at all.
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Reviewed by Andrew Clark on 28/01/2011
Probably nobody is going to be interested in this now, But its January 2011, and I still haven't found another device to replace it!
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Reviewed by olu on 16/03/2010
The Nokia 9500 handset is no doubt one of the best Communicators that Nokia have produced,although i have also used the Nokia E90 series of the Communicator which is equally good if not better and my wife has now taken it from me but there is something that still feels special or unique about the No kia 9500 which i am now using for the second time having initially come out around 2005.The keyboards are well spaced and perfect for typing and with good speed too and also the thickness and size of the phone is very appealing to me which might not be to others.I am quite sure regarding other very meaningful features which it has if well managed would not dissapoint the user.For me,it's like my organizer or mini-laptop which makes me more organized and professional in outlook.I would recommend it for that individual who wants to merge business and leisure activities together.
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Reviewed by olu on 10/02/2010
The Nokia 9500 Communicator is still one of the best handsets in the Communicator series that Nokia have ever produced. I used to have one but which got damaged due to exposure to water. Although, I have the N97 and E90 Nokia which my wife wants to take from me. This has rekindled my old passion of repossessing another Nokia 9500 handset which I recently bought on Ebay as you would not get it any longer in the shops. It's simply an all rounder smartphone or pda if you would call it which meets the needs of everyone whether for business or pleasure. However, it's primarily a very essential business tool and no wonder its size which makes it chunky or bulky which I very much like about it because it's loaded. Therefore for anyone who is interested in having this essential business tool, I'll advise you go on ebay where you are sure of getting one and also good value for your money as Nokia no longer produces it because of the N series.
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Reviewed by budz3510 on 10/06/2009
this phone is almost perfect when it comes to brows internet... corrapt memory card is one reason to slow down the system, and of course virus as well. theres only one solution to overcome thus bugs, CTRL+SHIFT+F is the only way.. remove the batery a minute, then put again, this time do not switch on, just open to format, much better if you remove the mmc. after reformat next is your mmc.. Spell checker? solve that problem if you have installed the MSDict application.. i have here 9 different kind of dictionaries was installed... works perfect...... budz.mw.lt
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Reviewed by sam on 12/02/2009
I loved it. But, it has got its own limitations and shortfalls
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Reviewed by anna yasser on 07/02/2009
i love my new moblie nokia9500 its incredible i just think its the best of all my moblies i had
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Reviewed by suhas deshpande on 09/12/2008
do not buy
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Reviewed by X3ain on 06/12/2008
i had a nokia 6300,i sold it and got this outstanding mobile phone! if u wana buy a phone,then i recommend u 9500!
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Reviewed by ben on 15/08/2008
awesome
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Reviewed by john hellier (south africa) on 30/06/2008
I've just gone back to my 9500 after putting it away for the best part of year after I got a new (company) E50. Apart from me needing to go on weight training lessons I wonder why I ever put it away. Pity i dropped it and broke one of the hinges, but it still works fine. welcome back 9500!.. anyone want a E50?
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Reviewed by helene sessford on 23/06/2008
the best phone that one can buy. if you can? as i have just been told that the communicator is no longer being made. can this be right.i would say this phone is outstanding.
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Reviewed by Shakti(india) on 10/06/2008
It is the best phone i have ever used.i liked every features of it from outside to inside.and almost me feels l ike this can replace comp. when u are on roll.enjoy the phone
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Reviewed by paarth sagar on 22/05/2008
the nokia 9500 is a mind blowing communicator its got amazing sound quality for the gen x i suggest go ahead and get it..........
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Reviewed by usman asghar on 22/04/2008
i love this phone.it is very great thing for every field.
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Reviewed by faiza on 28/01/2008
its osam beautiful full computer great make
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Reviewed by Oscar Gaylord on 14/01/2008
The best phone ever!
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Reviewed by hoo7 on 28/12/2007
I'm using my 9500 for 3 years+ because of the fax! I got my E90 but left aside when traveling. I keep changing the covers and it look exactly like new :-) !
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Reviewed by abfack86@yahoo.com on 13/12/2007
I am using Nokia N72 it is a verry good set, which i will not hesitate to recomend to any body whom may need to buy. yours faithfully, Abiodun Omoboriowo, from Nigeria Abuja.
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Reviewed by Akram on 25/11/2007
Just purchased a preowned 9500 for USD250. Just love this baby..a computer on yr belt. I love the Wi-Fi, The keyboard, the fax. The instant messenger...all just great and working perfectly. ummmph
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Reviewed by himanshu on 21/10/2007
ok i m using nokia 9500.it is 1 of the best pds. the point is u can do html brousing.but the bad thing is it takes neary 3 to 4 secounds to open a application.also u cannot change the theam.
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Reviewed by Asare Mensah from Ghana. on 17/09/2007
the nokia 9500 communicator is wonderful.already i was using nokia N70 but when i had the 9500 my interest in the N70 is no more. i just love it
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Reviewed by Jayadi on 22/08/2007
That is the best communicator, but now there is E 90, but it's worth to buy
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Reviewed by FLASHMAN on 14/08/2007
I do find that it is bulky, but, obviously realised this when I purchased it! I am not impressed with the fact that it is difficult to obtain day to day information and appointments- unlike my old Tungsten T !!
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Reviewed by syed gamal on 05/08/2007
As a phone, it is big. However, if looked as a mini laptop, it is possibly, the world's tiniest laptop. And this is the way its meant to be used. What other laptop can last a day of wi-fi'ing...what other other laptop can you carry around in your pocket?
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Reviewed by Daniel Mudaliar on 18/07/2007
Overall the phone is good, but has major problems with it case its top hinge cracks often, I have procured this phone 2 years back and have changed it casing almost 5 times due to the crack in its top hinge. The phone has got extremely good features and ideal for business use but hinge problem makes it expensive to maintain. Daniel Mudliar - United Arab Emirates - Dubai
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Reviewed by kamran akhtar on 17/07/2007
i like this phone, its my first smart phone and more or less has the lot, the only downside, you've heard this before, is the siza and a problem is if a hinge is broken its more or less impossible to repair. Top internet browsing which works well on wWiFi with no issues. Its a phone for both business people and just normal people.
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Reviewed by boyzzz on 09/07/2007
this phone is perfect!!!!love it!!!!
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Reviewed by yah on 05/07/2007
well, wot can i say here. My previous phone was the nokia 9210i.. i LOVED that one to bits, it was great and NEVER had problems with it. Fast, very helpful, only downside was that it did not have WIFI. I later bought a nokia 9500 around 2 years ago, SINCE THEN, i have been having problems.. hinges broken, THREE TIMES.. and i never dropped it. FREEZING ALLOT, and most frustrating THE MOST FRUSTRATING, is the speed, how SLOW it is to switch from one application to another. I formatted TWICE thinking the problem would go away, but nooooo... i am VERY disappointed with this model, i spent HEAPS of money and TWO years i have not been able to enjoy it. Only just recently, the whole phone stopped switching on, and it didnt hurt me a bit, i was happy to see it go finally actually, i wont be bothered to fix it or spend a cent on it. I hope nokia will get it right in their next communicator the E90. Also, may i say nokias service was also disappointing all the time, if this was infact a fault only in my handset, nokia could NOT fix this fault having taken it 3 times to them during the 12months warranty, everytime they say they have upgraded the software and it should be fine now, but it actually got worse. All i can say, i got ripped off by nokia, thanku guys.. maybe i wont buy your nokia E90 after all.
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Reviewed by Vishal Mahajan on 26/06/2007
Its truly remarkable, amazing and must buy for all business tycoons.
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Reviewed by KangZ on 22/01/2007
I just bought this phone and i think its great. Still monitoring its performance. Dispite its bulkiness i think its a powerful machine.
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Reviewed by ahmar on 21/01/2007
i am ahmar chughtai very good set
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Reviewed by John Devey on 20/01/2007
I Love the Nokia 9500 mainly because of the fast use of the QWERTY keyboard and the flip open hands free auto speaker, when driving this is an ideal phone to use in the open position on the dashboard. Although this is said to still be a bulky machine I can't see how the size can be reduced without affecting the ease of use of the keyboard. I do think the software side of things could do with upgrading to stay in line with technology.
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Reviewed by marcos on 15/01/2007
i agree with u david from the uk ... i also had a p910i but i still prefere the 9500
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Reviewed by Orpheas Van Roy on 24/12/2006
I have that telephone and it's perfect.it's like a small laptop. the other is that you can see the time in all the lands!The most exciting thing is that it has two screens!That it means that is a smartphone.
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Reviewed by Duncan on 12/11/2006
4 out of 5 stars. What would have given the Nokia 9500 five stars is spellcheck (which the 9210i had) and a little faster processor. The 150mhz just isn't enough. For example, loading certain graphic happy websites take a second or two to pop up. A second or two you say? Not that bad? Well when your on the go it is. Also, the phone acts a bit sluggish at times, and the slow page loading isn't helping the overall performance of the phone. However, these are the only two complaints I have about the internal workings of the phone. The phones interface is great and intuitive. No need for a touch screen! You have a "joystick" to move around the "cursor" and a couple of other buttons to scroll up and down when viewing web pages. The application set is pretty good. To be honest, I'm writing all this via my 9500 at home using my WiFi connection. Just be warned. The WiFi can get really slow and trying to set up an encrypted WiFi access point can get a bit tricky. But office documents and editing them are a breeze. The keyboard keys are "beveled" so you have a bigger chance of hitting the keys. Enough on that. The camera is only 640x480. I would have expected a 1mpx camera at least on such a great phone. But no deal. But it does good for taking snapshots and to toy around with. The exterior of the phone is in my opinion pretty nice looking. I love the way the keys are laid out. But unfortunately, this makes it a tad difficult to use. After a little learning curve (or really just getting used to it) it's not a problem. But the "joystick" like device which you use to scroll up and down, side to side is a bit difficult to use. Annoying really. You see, you must press directly down on it to activate the menu system. But if you accidentally press up, down, left or right you bring up "quick" keys. Which are Camera, SMS, Contacts etc. Its quite easy to accidentally press one of those making it frustrating. Another rather idiotic thing that upsets me is the lacking of T9. Why did they do this? I guess the engineers at Nokia thought since we have a qwerty keyboard we wont need T9. Wrong! But in general, this phone is great. I've been using a communicator since the Nokia 9000i! This great phone fits the business needs quite well and it has decent media applications as well. It plays MP3's, video's and the like. Hope this was helpful to you!
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Reviewed by Kjell Johansen, Oslo Norway on 15-02-2006
I tend to travel. Alot.
So I wanted something to replace my laptop as it tends to get in the way.
I believe I found it. I've been using the 9500 now for around six months.
Love it so far. It really does have everything you need. Pluss a little extra. I has a decent camera. (No megapixel cam though.) It also has GPRS, Bluetooth, dual color screens and more then enough memmory. (80mb built in + memory card.) I currently have a totall of 1024mb on it.
I now no longer have to lug around my 2 kilo laptop as all the office programs I need is right here in my pocket. I use the built in WiFi quite often, although it runs awefully slow and it disconnects me more then half the time. (Gets really annoying afterwhile.) The bluetooth connection saves me from having to take up the 9500 everytime it rings, thanks to my bluetooth handsfree. (In fact, I mostly have my 9500 in my briefcase while I answer calls with my handsfree, great!)
I got really used to the qwerty keyboard, even though the buttons are sorta small.
The only downsides to this phone is really its size and weight. Also the WiFi connection is horribly slow at times and often disconnects. Also when synchronizing my 9500 to my laptop via bluetooth, it goes slooow.
Other then that, I highly reccomend this phone to anyone looking for a laptop killer. The Nokia 9500 fills the void.
Also forgot to mention that the browser is quite good. You can view flash movies and the likes!
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Reviewed by tony on 19-09-2005
the best of all phones
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Reviewed by Paulo on 23-07-2005
The best you can buy for work and fun. Size matters.
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Reviewed by The Truth on 29-11-2004
This phone promises everything and delivers everything other than......speed. It's sooo slooow, even changing from one built in app to another. Emails take ages from one to the next, literally 2-3 seconds screen refresh between each mail, not good if you have 20 mails to flick quickly through. This isn't good enough for 500 pound phone/pda in 2004. Also the Wi-Fi is unstable, when it does connect to my basic home network it crashes if I dosconnect and re- connect, saying that it crashes a lot when doing other things, needing the battery to be taken out for a full reset. Wait 8 months for the updated version to come out, should fix all the current bugs/problems and make this worth buying.
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Reviewed by mike on 20-05-2004
dead gud!!! if u have got the money go 4 this fone!!! u have everythuing u colud ever wish 4 on it!!! thanx nokia i luv u!!!
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