After plugging along for 19 months with an aging 3G nec 616, I’ve finally upgraded to a nokia n70 [pictured left]. It’s a damn fine phone that has many good reviews, hell it’s even Om approved — it doesn’t get any better than that.
The single most annoying quirk however, is that 3 Australia decided it would be awfully good of them to disable the “Active Standby” feature that places frequently used apps, upcoming meetings, tasks and alarms on the main display. It really erks me when carriers decide that it’s better to globally disable or remove functionality due to some belief it’s not required or would cause support issues, rather than actually let their customer base decide from themselves what’s worth keeping and what isn’t.
Active standby is a PDA “crossover” feature that makes the n70 a killer phone — three, it’s about time you picked up your game and provided a firmware for those who actually want to use the feature.
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Brendan Borlase is a Systems and Network Administrator living in Adelaide, Australia, having lived, worked and breathed Information Technology for over 12 years. Learn more.
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