The main reason for my purchase is to get an unlocked phone so that when I'm travelling (Usa, Can, Europe) I can pop in another simcard and avoid the roaming fees (starts at 2$ / min. ouch!!)
The Nokia E71 is my first smartphone and overall i'm pleased with it. Very quick to get setup using AT&T Gophone. I was able to make it work with my Exchange work email without bothering the IT guys. My E71 did not come with the application to synch with Exchange so I had to go online to get it.
Surfing is my next big activity. The included browser does the job but due to the limited screen size (compared to apple iphone), it's a bit of a pain to zoom in/out and scroll. It works best with pages formatted for mobile devices. A plus compared with Iphone is that I can surf with one thumb ;)
Applications wise.. this one is a plenty. Google Maps works sweet with the included a-gps on the phone. It's no comparison to the Garmin -- but it's very usable to find the closest Starbucks or your friend's address. For the road warrior, you can leave your GPS home. Then, there's Widsets to get pages with various contents: Wall Street Journal, Google Calendar, .. Not to mention chat clients, running client (using gps), wifi hotspot (be careful about your provider's service agreement).. Works great, everything is mostly free..
Last word: Make sure you get a data plan because not everything works with just wi-fi. If you can go prepaid the better to avoid the AT&T tax for iphone users.Get more detail about Nokia E71 Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS, Wi-Fi, and MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray).
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