Madonna divorces Guy; I divorce my N95-8GB
By Ben Robinson on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 2:17 PM PST In Hardware, Nokia, Random
End of the road for ol' faithful
Yup, today Madonna was apparently granted a quickie divorce from (now) former husband Guy Ritchie. They had been married for a good few years, and whatever happens, you hope the both of them will be happier now.
Well, in a (kinda) similar sense, I have divorced my N95-8GB fully now. Cracks (not literally) started appearing as the device started to wear, and despite me never dropping it, the N95-8GB became less reliable over time. Even marriage guidance, in the form of software upgrades, didn’t solve the problem. However, the straw that broke the camel’s back was the volume rocker switch going (see here) – which sparked the end of the relationship.
I’ve been with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) devices for a little while – at conservative estimate, 2 years (no ladies, I don’t the know EXACT date I got hitched with the N95!) – but finally now the N95-8GB is going off to have it’s problems sorted out, and then it will be re-purposed for someone else – and perhaps they will appreciate it more and treat it good.
Meanwhile, I have a new “fancy” in my life, in the shape of the iPhone – it’s got supermodel looks, and responds to my touch wonderfully 
Whilst it’s a bit unsteady on it’s legs from time to time, in the main it does exactly what I tell it, when I tell it – just what you need from a wife gadget!
I will readily admit to being a phone ‘tart’ by changing my devices so often, but I’m certainly not the only person out there – people these days tend only to have short relationships with their devices before leaving them for another! How often does the average IntoMobile reader change their device? Only comments will tell…
About every 6 months…
2002 – Nokia 6630
2003 – Nokia 3650
2004 – SE P900
2005 – Sharp 903
2006 – Nokia N93
2007 – Nokia N93i/LG Shine/Nokia N95/iPhone
2008 – Nokia N82/Nokia N95 8GB/iPhone 3G
I have had the n95-nam for about a year and a half. I Have dropped, stepped on, and even threw once and its still ticking just fine. The slider didn’t work very well for a little while (like something was stuck in it so hard to slide) but thats it. But i am ready for a new phone. but what? I had the sony k850 before it was ok…was thinking xperia or htc touch pro which would actually be the fuze due to US 3G. hmmm.
I had an N95 8Gb since release but sold it a few months ago for £240 in anticipation of the N96/N85. Seeing as the difference isnt that great Im considering buying back an N95 8Gb – it is the best phone/price out there. I need a phone with a decent camera, GPS (for running) HSDPA and reliable OS – the N(5 8Gb does all those things – what out there is better in those respects? The iphone is great but lack of decent camera/video/slightly slow OS at times makes it a poor choice for me. Hopefully the next iteration will be better or the next Nokia/G2/Se – time will tell!
Oh, no! First they lose Stefan and now IntoMobile’s going to have TWO writer’s with iPhones, if not more?!
I had a iPhone but it was so cracky and poor ,
so now I have the famous sexy and the best smartphone out there ,The E71 and are real happy.
@jonnybruha: don’t worry, I’m still impartial
The iPhone has a lot of ‘issues’, so I am not in any way a fanboy!
I really thought Madonna and Guy Ritchie would last longer than they did…