Nokia re-ups N80 with "Internet Edition"

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 1st 2006 at 12:15PM

Take a garden variety N80, stuff it full of applets with an affinity for packet data, and re-release it as the N80 Internet Edition. That's exactly what Nokia has announced this week, bundling the venerable 3-megapixel N80 slider with a range of new software -- you get Yahoo Go for Mobile, Flickr, some Amazon-branded goodies, Nokia's enhanced web browser, improved app management through a "Download!" client, and most importantly, SIP-compliant VoIP, perfect for use with the N80's WiFi support. If you're worried that the street value of your existing N80 has just dropped significantly, fret not; the Internet Edition hardware is identical to the existing model, though it'll be available in "patina bronze" and "pearl black." Sadly, we've confirmed with Nokia that the new model come in only the "global" variant, meaning that although you get quad-band GSM, no UMTS 850 or 1900 is in the cards. If you can get over the lack of good ol' American 3G, look for the N80 Internet Edition to drop stateside some time in Q4.

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS

Tags: internet edition, InternetEdition, n80, nokia, sip, slider, voip

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Vlad @ Sep 2nd 2006 5:17AM

Hmm...wouldn't make me change my regular N80 with this one

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Geoff @ Sep 1st 2006 2:26PM

Yeah, but the real question is... will the software be available for the n80 that I already have?!

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drjones @ Sep 1st 2006 2:39PM

^^^ exactly... just bought mine a about 2 months ago.. lame!

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Gtox @ Sep 1st 2006 4:31PM

Is there any way that 'enhanced webbrowser' can be downloaded? I'd like to give it a go on my Nokia E70, as that seems to has some 'running out of memory ' problems. It would be nice if they have done something to fix that.

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Eric @ Sep 1st 2006 3:47PM

Where's my 4.0623.0.4 FOTA ?

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srw985 @ Sep 1st 2006 4:48PM

nokia HAVE TO let you download this to your current N80 (the web browser and maybe voip, perhaps for a fee!) or I will never buy a nokia again, until in a few months when I can upgrade and decide i like the nokia whatever best! :P

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Nizam Rahman @ Sep 1st 2006 11:17PM

I hope they're taking their sweet time with the downloadable N80 firmware upgrade just to get this Internet Edition firmware available to us vanilla N80 users.

I really want the Flickr and the SIP Phone thing. Here's to hoping it's not as buggy as hell though...

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NinjaButterfly @ Sep 2nd 2006 10:11PM

I just got an unlocked N80 from www.sugarpipe.com, love it, probably the best phone I've ever owned, but I'm just wondering is the only difference between mine and this one bundeled software? If so I don't really see much of a point besides a marketing ploy. Any idea what the "internet edition" is going to retail for?

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nokia N80 @ Sep 3rd 2006 4:53PM

This is one of the best phones I have ever had! Nokia keeps making kick ass PHONES !!! thank god for NOKIA

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JimSpud @ Sep 5th 2006 6:08PM

I like the N80 good phone, hopefully I'll be able to upgrade my older....few week old N80 with the new software

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ordxpres @ Sep 4th 2006 11:11PM

To #6... If you want Flickr integration get shoZu. From what I've heard it's MUCH better than the flickr uploader that's found on the N73.

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Allan @ Nov 28th 2006 8:35AM

What is the difference of N80 with N80 Internet Edition? Can I upgrade my N80 firmware with N80 Internet Edition firmware so It will have an option menu for Internet Call? Thanks

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ABAYOMI BANJO @ Dec 14th 2006 11:09PM

I have question not comment Sir.Should i be able to upgrade my N80 to N80 internet edition? and when the software is going to be ready for download.

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Gio @ Dec 12th 2006 1:10PM

So my questionis the same to some of the previous guys...WILL NOKIA RELEASE A FIRMWARE UPGRADE so we can use it on our Nokia N80 and turn them into internet edition???Please reply to this cause from what i see many people are interested!!!
Thanks

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Ragini @ Dec 16th 2006 12:11PM

hi..
i've the same question:
will the software be available for the n80 that i already have?!
like.. got it recently!!

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Mike @ Jan 2nd 2007 6:15PM

In answer to the questions about upgrading an N80 to an N80-I:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54352

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