On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:02:54 GMT, "Matthew Long" <no_sp@m.net> wrote:

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>"PAJ" <MBLOSSOMpaj-news@news-only.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:26:11 GMT, "Matthew Long" <no_sp@m.net> wrote:
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>>>Looking forward to either an N95 8GB, or N82 for my next phone - Can't
>>>decide which to get yet!
>>
>> Same here. N73 has served me well. Think my next will be the N82.
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>I was going for the N95, but although the slider looks nice, it's just
>something else to work lose. I like my candy bar N73, I can just pick it up
>and use it. No slider to pull down!

I used to think the same way as you about the inconvenience of a
slider, and resisted having those types of phone for a long time.
After relenting and buying an N95 earlier in the year I find its
worked out much better than I expected. With my old "candy bar" type
phones, I always kept the keypad locked to prevent accidental calling.
When I needed to make a call I'd have to use the "Unlock *" function
to unlock it. Now, all I need to do is pull down the slider, which I
find much quicker and easier than having to unlock the keypad. Close
the slider and it locks itself again.

Chris