Well, it’s happened again. My shiny black N95 8GB flicker and died. The screen did a passable impersonation of television form the early 70s and went blank. Power cycling causes a quick vibe, some back lights and then nothing. So it’s either off to repair or swappable for a refurbed device. Still having difficulty decided which to go for.

Some of our more exotic devices are tied to networks other Vodafone who have been taking my money for over 10 years now, so I’ve picked a Sony Ericsson W850i from our test devices to keep me going. It is very light, slim and feels solid. The slider is much better to the touch than the N95 ever was.I’m also intrigued to discover that it has “fitness functions” so I’ll be able to see how many steps I take as I want to and from work.

However the real issue is that it doesn’t have my address book, e-mail settings, apps, Flickr login,  and all the other bits and pieces I use daily. So some painful admin work this evening.

It’ll be interesting to see if the backup restores properly when I get another N95.

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