Nokia N95 Cell Phone Review - Other Features

Alfredo Padilla
Published on May 08, 2007 Comment on this

Tethered Modem (6.5)
The Nokia N95 can be used as a modem for your PC either via USB or bluetooth. You can use the included PC Sync software to manage all of your connections, although you may need the dial in number for your carrier. We found setup fairly easy, and dialing out once we were set up was extremely simple.

GPS (8.0)

The N95 includes a GPS receiver, and the software to take advantage of it; unlike most phones (which include GPS navigation only as an add-on extra), it comes with GPS software out of the box. And, unlike other phones again, the GPS software is free; you can find your location, plan routes and find local landmarks for no more than the cost of the data you transmit and receive to download the maps, as the built-in software can create routes and show them on the on-screen map for free. Turn-by-turn navigation is extra, though; you have to pay Nokia $11.95 for 7 days of use (or $132.95 for a 3year licence).

The phone will tell you when to turn in an American or English accent. The GPS software on the phone can also show you nearby landmarks; once you have a GPS fix (or have entered an address), the software can show you nearby shops, restaurants and tourist attractions, plus useful things like camp sites or nearby car repair locations. That’s very useful if you find yourself in a strange town with a puncture and a craving to sleep under the stars.

Our only major issue is the time it takes to acquire a decent GPS fix; in our tests, it locked on quickly in the open air, but took several minutes to get a good fix on our location inside a stationary car.

Radio (5.0)
As with most N-Series devices from Nokia the N95 includes an FM radio. In order to use the radio you will need to have the headset plugged in to act as an antenna. The radio application on the device allows you to easily set favorites and search through stations. If your local stations support it you can also get information about the currently playing track via a data connection. Receptionw as a mixed bag, with a lot of fuzzyness at times. It was no worse or better than the Nokia N73.

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