Win with Ovi maps

Has Ovi maps helped you get out of a sticky situation? Share your experience to win every week one of the following Nokia GPS smartphones:

• Nokia N97 mini with the latest Ovi Maps v 3.03, a car holder and a car charger; or
• Nokia X6 with the latest Ovi Maps v 3.03, a car holder and a car charger; or
• Nokia E72 with the latest Ovi Maps v 3.03, a car holder and a car charger.

The winners will be announced on March 30^th 2010, April 6^th 2010,  April 13^th 2010 and April 20^th 2010. You can read the stories at http://blog.ovi.com/maps.

Hows your Nokia E63 reception?

I have found reception with 3 a little frustrating but I cannot figure out whether it is the carrier or the phone. I would often experience drop outs and broken reception, to the point that I am tempted to see if the Nokia E63 flies. As you are all mainly E63 users, I thought it would be interesting to get your feedback. How do you find the phone reception on the Nokia E63? what is the most common issues you have? if you would like to comment on a phone that is not the Nokia E63, please ensure that you state the model.

Quick Nokia E72 Pros and Cons

I know many of you would like a quick, easy review on the E72 so here's a shorter version.

Pros: 
- 3.5mm headphones jack
- much faster processor
- 5.0 megapixel camera
- better keypad than E71 and E63
- OCR scanner (take photo of business cards to add to contacts)!
- customisable snooze length for alarm!
- voice search for music
- accelerometer included so you can turn-over-to-silence (incoming calls, alarms)
- torch (hold down spacebar for a little while)
- in-built compass as well as GPS means more features possible

Cons: 

- keypad edges not too smooth

- quite a plain look

- still looking..

Australia Availability of E72

- Virgin E72 on $49 cap
- Optus E72 on $69 cap
- Three E72 $10 per month on $29 cap
- Vodafone E72 $10 per month on $49 cap
- Telstra E72 not available

Have you noticed anything else? What would you would like to know about the E72?

Three introducing unlimited 3-to-3 calls

Click to see enlarged price guide for 3 new caps

Vodafone and partner, Three Australia are changing their mobile phone cap plan as of tomorrow with unlimited free calls to other three users included in their new cap plans that are $29 and higher. Currently there is nothing on the website about these plans but check back tomorrow.

The trade-off is that calls will now be charged per minute at 90c. This means that if you talk to someone not on 3 for 1 minute and 3 seconds, it will cost $2.15 (two minutes + 35c flagfall). The plans are expected to be rolled out tomorrow (Thursday 11th March 2010). Remember to take advantage of the  $64 cashback offer and get someone else on three to refer you for an extra $25 as well.