I thought I'd post an update since things are quickly evolving here. One of the constraints I've had on testing the Nokia N73 and N93 I got as part of the Nokia Blogger Relations program has been that I've historically been a Verizon customer. Their CDMA network doesn't support the Nokia phones. But I've been pretty happy with my Treo 700W and am locked into a Verizon contract.

I grabbed a couple of T-Mobile prepaid SIM cards to test the Nokias, but other than the phone and SMS/MMS components, they don't provide much network testing capability. That's meant all the photos, videos, music and such that I've tested had to be transferred via the PC synch cable or Bluetooth. That's worked, but doesn't really allow the kind of comprehensive testing I want to do.

Today I went and added a Cingular contract to the mix. So now I've got a SIM card with the full feature plan to work with as well.

Given all the work I do in VoIP and unified communications, I'm often asked what VoIP phone I use. People seem somewhat surprised to learn that, even with my focus on VoIP-related technologies, my primary phone, or phones, are mobile devices. I'd say well beyond 90% of my phone calling is on a mobile. Just to clarify my dilemma, here's a shot of my cell phones as of today.

50% Nokias with the addition of a 6010 as the basic phone under the new Cingular contract. The Motorola V265 is currently an inactive backup in a drawer. The other 5 phones are all active in some form or another. Yes, both a Treo and a Blackberry.  Ok, so it's probably overkill and more than most people need or use. And the truth is, I won't use or carry them all everywhere I go.

What I will be doing is some further workhorse testing of the Nokia N73 and N93. I'll be testing Flickr, more photos, video, Nokia LifeBlog on the phones, and everything else I can figure out how to exercise. And I'llpost the detailed reviews here as I progress

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