Comparing 6110 N95 and N95 8Gb

Question

Having decided I must have a 6110, I went into my local phone carrier store to sign up for a plan that included the 6110. I was introduced to the N95 as an alternative. On researching the N95 I discovered the N95 8 GB. I was also told the "turn by turn voice guided navigation" was included, however, many reviews state this a monthly subscription service - is this true?
I am now totally unsure what to buy. My most important criteria are the GPS and navigation functions, standard phone/contacts functions, email and MP3 playback. I dont really need video and other multimedia/comms stuff.
Any guidance would be appreciated

Answer 1

Hi,
After all said and done, I think that the map should be subscription free just like the 6110 navigator. If I need to use the phone outside australia I am happy to pay $60 for a map. But a better question is.... with Vodafone The monthly 10 or 15 dollars I pay for subscription on my N95 8GB actually turns out to be far more in cost than the most expensive UBD or Sydways I have ever seen, not to mention the the navigation software uses gps and thus you are now charge $5 a minute. Pretty expensive 40 min trip if you ask me or does this include free use of gprs.
I just see this a money grabbing scheme, we will give you the use of the inbuilt maps but not only will it cost you per month but also when you actually use it.
Its the same as the " $5 a minute and doesnt matter how much you download " comeon, on 1 minute the phone would be lucky to download 2mb, definately not a song from itunes or pay as you go web site, so now you paying 10 buck for downloading and 1 or 2 bucks for a song hehehehehhe, most expensive mp3 in the world. No wonder such places like p2p are going so strong, telco companies have thier hands very deep in our pockets.