I finally broke my N95-8GB…
By Ben Robinson on Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 4:11 PM PST In Devices, Hardware, Nokia
I'm broken.
Yep, the day has come, and I’m a bit sad – my N95-8GB provided 10 months of faithful service, before giving up the ghost (hardware-wise) the other day. To be fair, there is nothing wrong with the general function of the device – I just managed (somehow) to break the ‘zoom out/volume down’ part of the rocker button.
Quite how this occurred I don’t know, since I treat my kit very well – for example I’ve never dropped my device. But it would appear at least the spring under the button has failed. It IS a sad day for sure, especially as the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is secured with Torx screws – meaning I can’t easily get in there and fix it. So now I am faced with the prospect of leaving it, or taking it to a service centre – who will no doubt want £70 or similar to fix it!
The N95-8GB has been a good performer in the time that I have had it – despite some annoying flaws (email client is rubbish, occasional reboots), it had a wealth of features that made it one of my fave devices for a very long time (great PC sync, fast texting, good screen).
So the day-to-day of mobile usage is now being run by an Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone – and you all know the fun I’ve had with that!
Alas poor N95-8GB, I knew him well……
Well, if you are that upset about it, it will need a decent burial. Please send it to me and I’ll take good care of it
Isnt it still under warranty?
12 month MFG warranty, brother. If there’s a service center in your area, they should be able to fix it without a fee.
ive heard this happening to other n95-4. I hope mine does not brake down anytime soon, i just dont want to deal with the horrible nokia service
As has been mentioned earlier, there’s a 12 month warranty on it.. take to a Nokia repair center, they’ll fix it or send it away for “refurb” for free.
Alternatively, if u want to get in there and fix it urself: Mobilefun do a Torx set for about a Tenner.. i have one, and its amazing what u can fix urself.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/10946.htm
im sure there are plenty of other website selling a similar set..