Hi Sarah,
I hope you have enjoyed trialing the device.
Your trial has now ended. Please could you could provide me with a suitable time and
date that would be convenient for collection. I can then arrange with DHL to
come and collect the device.
Kind Regards
Carly
... In other words, the new iPhone still won’t be as good a product as Nokia’s N95 already is — at least not as far as journalists and mobloggers are concerned.
Nevertheless, I might soon end up settling for an iPhone — unless Nokia pulls its US service act together damn quick. (Specifically, before the new iPhone goes on sale in the US.)
Why? Because the new iPhone might be barely good enough for much of what I need a mobile device to do. More importantly, Apple has proven, through its service practices, that it stands behind its products and cares about customers’ experience after they buy. Apple understands and respects that users of high-end phones run their lives on those devices, and thus cannot tolerate being without them for more than a few days at a time.
Meanwhile Nokia’s dearth of US local service centers, requirement that customers ship damaged or dead phones to Nokia at their own expense, and warranty that allows Nokia up to 30 days to return a phone — plus its risky, clunky, PC-only firmware update process — convey the message that Nokia doesn’t really care much about its US customers. (At least, not after they fork over $500-$700 for an N-Series phone.)
I'd add that the keypad on the N95 is a critical problem, too. While the ability use bluetooth keyboards is excellent, a phone's native keyboard needs to be decent, too. I refused to blog, or even Twitter, from a number keypad. Not when I've been using the Treo's QWERTY for 2 years.
Oh wheeeere, oh wheeeeere is my perfect phone?
so, sunday i went to a party with my friends in san francisco. i'm enjoying myself. hanging with people i love. feeling that this life is good.
we're at the party because it's bay to breakers. outside is a crazy secene. at foam's place, we're up above the spectacle, but not so far away that we don't feel part of what's going on.
in the midst of the chaos, golddust (below, on the right) asks me:
"so, is that the phone you stole?"
don't laugh. it's true!
after the mass of humanity had long passed the first party. i'm out at another party with people DRESSED AS TREES
and TWO DIFFERENT people there ask me:
"is that the phone you stole?"
and these are my friends. people i love and care for. people who love me. and they've never met you but they believe you.
it's unfair. you're the one with better words, and they stuck.
last night, you wrote these words:
sarahdopp: Before I walk away, you should know that the waves are moving like that nylon parachute you stood around in gym class and made ripples with
and today i saw a group of kids doing exactly that.
your words. my picture.
My friend Melissa and I are making faces at you in this picture cuz you're using something that's not yours.
I was at the ocean tonight and it was amazingly gorgeous. I wanted to share it with the world. But my phone doesn't have a camera that could capture it. I wanted to take a video of the deep blue waves under the pink sky, and I had no way of dong it. Why? Because my camera phone was too busy being in the East Bay, taking quiet boring movies of sweaty japanese fountains.
Something is wrong with this picture. And I think it's the location of the phone.
I hope you don't overheat and die in this weather this weekend, cuz then I might never get my phone back.
~Sarah
it's hot here tonight sarah. you're not here, but i can show you what it's like. i can see all the way down to the bay. there's no humidity in the air...no fog, no haze. so i made this little video. and you can see what kind of day it is here.
i can use a camera to show you, just like you use words to show me.
thanks again,
mark
I found this in your flickr feed.
You know, you really shouldn't take pictures while driving. Somebody might get hurt.
Wow. You must be really irresponsible, and probably can't be trusted with a nice phone.
I think you should give it back to me now. For the safety of yourself and others.
kthxbai.
sarah,
for your information, lukas's picture was a self-portrait. i did not take that photo of him. he took it himself. why? because he was delighted with the phone.
as an experiment, i handed the phone to nick, who made his own self-portrait. i'd say it's an outstanding likeness (but i'd probably crop it a bit so that the emphasis and attention is all on him). just like lukie's pic, you can see that he's obviously happy to use the phone, too.
if this were just yours, you probably wouldn't share with everyone. but because you were so generous with me, i feel like i can share my joy with the whole world.
don't worry, be happy!
It has a "Switch Orientation" option that is currently set to "Open."
I have a "Switch Orientation" option that is currently set to "Open," too.
I submit this evidence as undeniable proof that the phone belongs to me.
xo,
Sarah
You think you can just tell people how it is, take what you want, and put people in the places you invent for them, don't you?
Newsflash: You aren't the king of the universe.
Please take your finger out of my eye.
kthx.
to: grumpy
from: bouncy
re: think about the children
i just wanted to share with you how much delight and pleasure your gift has brought into the lives of the people around me. just look at that picture. this is the picture of a kid going to school. see his smile? he's happy. why? dad has a cool new phone.
why would you really want to see him cry?
dear pouty one,
you can throw your fits, and make your wild extravagant demands for what you think i need to do. but it's not going to be on your desk in the morning. why not? because it's mine now.
and i'm using it! of course it does just what you think a phone might do...calls, messages, texts...but it also has such nice 3g connecty goodness. i've enabled my email. it connects so imapily. in fact, i just sent @chriscarfi a macro shot of my business card. just because he asked for it.
so here's the bottom line: the phone is mine more every minute of the day.
your friend,
more bounce in california
this is the very first photo taken by the n95. even before it accessed the network to set the date, i had it take its own picture. isn't it cute? it's all clean and charcoal and shiny and there aren't any scratches or pits or laser etchings about stealing.
and i think i'll keep it this way, because i like this phone, and it likes me.
you're right it is a swan. or maybe a shiny object from the future. but not your future. because this phone is from my present. you said it was christmas, after all.
besides, you would never love it the way that i do. i've seen your phone. it's old. it's pitted. logos rubbed off, etched with your true feelings. remember when that one was the one you wanted? when it was all bright and sparkly and new? look what you did to it! you let the instructables get to it and etch "steal this phone" on the back. is that any way to treat a loyal trusty companion? i think not.
i'm only doing this because staying with me is in the best interests of the handset.
i'll tell you what's missing.
l. o. v. e.
i'm not feeling the love. not now. where did it go?
i couldn't wait to see what was inside the box. there was everything i need. you know,
i am amazed at your generosity. even if it only lasted just for a short time.
i was so happy when you told me to open it.
you said it would be just like christmas.
look what i found inside! a new nokia n95!
