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I'm glad to hear that someone out there has been able to get Sports Tracker to work. I've scoured the net, but haven't been able to discover a site that specifies where to get it. The Nokia site for software downloads lists Sports Tracker as one of the six downloads available for the N97, but when I follow the link, the Sports Tracker site doesn't list a version for the N97.

Would you mind letting the rest of us know where to find it?

Thanks

Sounds a lot like what I said in my review of the device.

Sounds a lot like what I said in my review of the device.

Andrew, I know that there are people like you out there who say they’ve experienced lots of problems with the N97 from the quality and accuracy of the GPS unit to pretty much everything else, but I find that the unit I have is a decent performer and answers to my needs. I just came back from a 2,500 km road trip using the N97 as my navigator the whole time, and I didn’t have any major problems. Based on my experiences on the trip, I plan to write another review of turn-by-turn navigation with the N97 sometime soon.

Andrew, I know that there are people like you out there who say they’ve experienced lots of problems with the N97 from the quality and accuracy of the GPS unit to pretty much everything else, but I find that the unit I have is a decent performer and answers to my needs. I just came back from a 2,500 km road trip using the N97 as my navigator the whole time, and I didn’t have any major problems. Based on my experiences on the trip, I plan to write another review of turn-by-turn navigation with the N97 sometime soon.

The real reason why most of us were miffed when the N97 came out was because of our expectations (albeit a tad unreasonable) we had from this phone. The simple reason why this happened can be attributed to the speed at which technology is evolving. And this is why we feel that every new handset is going to be closer to perfection than the previous one! N95 was a bombshell of success. Why? ‘Coz no one expected a mobile hunk like that. People felt that every N-series, especially the N9X models would steer the course of mobile telephony. I think that’s when the N9X series’ grave was dug!

Think of Nokia’s dilemma. They have had to handle the classical battles between the engineers and the management. Once the prototype was finished, they announced the device at the end of 2008. Ideally they should have tested it till the date of actual launch. But that’s not how it works in the world of handsets. Technology is not static, so each month some new technology change has to be incorporated. This changes designs and retesting has to be done. Making matters worse are competitors who could launch a better product earlier. Sometimes the phone comes out alright, and the result of all these tussles is sweet. This was the case with the N95. But sometimes things can go wrong when you consider the expectations of the target customers. This is what happened with the N97.

At present, Samsung rules the touch-screen phones, but who knows for how long? Maybe Nokia is going to come up with a path breaking device soon, (N900?) or refurbish the N97 as they did to the N93. The bigger the giant, the slower the response to the changing markets, but when the response does happen, it sure will be as big as the respondent!

To sum it up, as you have very rightly pointed out in your review, what’s bad about the N97? Its just a little behind the perceived benchmark, that’s all. Once all the bugs are fixed, I see no reason why it won’t have its own fan following.

The real reason why most of us were miffed when the N97 came out was because of our expectations (albeit a tad unreasonable) we had from this phone. The simple reason why this happened can be attributed to the speed at which technology is evolving. And this is why we feel that every new handset is going to be closer to perfection than the previous one! N95 was a bombshell of success. Why? ‘Coz no one expected a mobile hunk like that. People felt that every N-series, especially the N9X models would steer the course of mobile telephony. I think that’s when the N9X series’ grave was dug!

Think of Nokia’s dilemma. They have had to handle the classical battles between the engineers and the management. Once the prototype was finished, they announced the device at the end of 2008. Ideally they should have tested it till the date of actual launch. But that’s not how it works in the world of handsets. Technology is not static, so each month some new technology change has to be incorporated. This changes designs and retesting has to be done. Making matters worse are competitors who could launch a better product earlier. Sometimes the phone comes out alright, and the result of all these tussles is sweet. This was the case with the N95. But sometimes things can go wrong when you consider the expectations of the target customers. This is what happened with the N97.

At present, Samsung rules the touch-screen phones, but who knows for how long? Maybe Nokia is going to come up with a path breaking device soon, (N900?) or refurbish the N97 as they did to the N93. The bigger the giant, the slower the response to the changing markets, but when the response does happen, it sure will be as big as the respondent!

To sum it up, as you have very rightly pointed out in your review, what’s bad about the N97? Its just a little behind the perceived benchmark, that’s all. Once all the bugs are fixed, I see no reason why it won’t have its own fan following.

Thank you

Thank you