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This time, company says it is ready
If you missed the last KFC freebie, the Colonel (or his deputy) has a deal for you. Today, Monday, Oct. 26, more than 5,000 KFC restaurants nationwide will give each customer one free piece of grilled chicken.
Company president Roger Eaton promises you'll really get your free chicken this time.
Unlike the giveaway promoted by Oprah in May, when customers were turned away after stores ran out of chicken, the company promises it is ready for the onslaught, or what it hopes will be an onslaught of customers, The Associated Press reported. An earlier giveaway in April went well.
Some universities charge extra if you major in business or engineering.
You know this airplane scenario: Passengers compare notes on how much they spent for seats that you'd think would cost the same. It ticks you off when you find out you've paid the most, doesn't it?
Transfer that discussion to the Student Union Building, except now everyone is comparing tuition. That's right. Some universities -- including those in the University of California system -- are thinking about charging higher tuition to students who major in more lucrative fields -- specifically engineering and business.
Many schools are already doing it, probably more than you think. Engineering and business are often targeted, but some students in nursing, architecture and music (music??) also pay more. Meanwhile, college costs for all students, including those in California, continue to climb overall as states cut spending and endowments shrink.
"Miss M" at M is for Money, who is an engineer in real life, thinks charging some undergraduate students more than others is a very bad idea.
She fills her husband's shampoo bottle with a cheap substitute.
This post comes from Trent Hamm at partner blog The Simple Dollar.
Note from Trent: This week I'm posting a series of articles on the ethics of frugality. How far can you take things without crossing an ethical line or diving into seriously socially unacceptable waters? I'm recounting some of my own stories and some stories from readers along the way.
"Jane" (we must protect the innocent here, right?) writes in:
My husband has always used this expensive Aveda shampoo for his hair. He says it needs to look good for work. I've always used Suave or Pert and it's worked fine. Lately, I noticed that his shampoo looks almost identical to mine, so when his bottle was empty, I washed it out and filled it with my shampoo. I thought the only way he might notice is because of the difference in smell, but he hasn't noticed it at all. In fact, I've refilled it twice with my cheap stuff. But now I feel kind of guilty about it. Should I tell him? Was this the right thing to do?
There are always two sides to every story. So let's look at them.
Citi to cardholders: Your new interest rate is 29.99%.
Is there no end to the new fees, new rates and other credit card company shenanigans before new federal rules kick in and put a stop to some of their antics? Apparently not.
Get this:
- Citibank on Nov. 30 is raising the variable interest rate on some cards to 29.99% APR, Huffington Post blogger Eva Norlyk Smith said. "The card has a variable APR, so the interest rate, now and forever more, will be calculated by adding 26.74% to the U.S. prime rate," she said. If you pay on time, Citi will reduce the interest charged on your balance by 10%. (That's 10%, not 10 percentage points.) Whoop-de-doo.
More merchants expected to offer deals for delivery.
Here's good news for online shoppers this holiday season: More retailers are expected to offer free shipping to capture your business.
Merchants are offering free shipping because they know it catches shoppers' attention, The Wall Street Journal reported, and in a year when stores are competing for shoppers, that's important.
"Free is very exciting," Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke University, told The Journal. "Free shipping is not just another discount."
New study produces a surprising result.
Forget those financial calculations about whether you'd be better off doing the housework yourself rather than hiring it out.
A new study involving 6,877 couples published in the Journal of Family Issues makes it a moot point in our mind (and pardon us while we go find the duster). The Juggle blog at The Wall Street Journal says the study indicates that "for husbands and wives alike, the more housework you do, the more often you are likely to have sex with your spouse."
Wow. That is stunning. The Juggle notes that it's been documented before that women are more pleased with -- and apparently more willing to please -- husbands who do their fair share to help around the house. "But the more housework = more sex link -- for wives, at least -- is a surprise," blogger Sue Shellenbarger writes.
Fire the housekeeper. It's time for DIY.
Whats going on here?
These ID theft devices are probably more common than you think.
This guest post comes from David Weliver at Money Under 30 and is part of his series for National Protect Your Identity Week.
Talk about serendipitous. I've been planning a post on credit card and ATM skimmers -- jerry-rigged little devices criminals use to steal your card numbers -- and yesterday my brother tells me he spotted one of these suckers at a rest area on the New York Thruway.
He alerted managers, who called the cops, who confirmed it was a skimmer. It just proves that skimmers are a real threat out there. Skimmers give fraudsters easy access to unwitting victims' credit and debit card numbers -- even PINs. Here's what you need to know to avoid these nasty things.
A beginner's guide for the lazy composter.
This post comes from Little House at partner blog Wise Bread.
One thing I enjoy about my small garden is the fragrant smell of my lavender plants and the movement of the feather grass in the wind. I have become an avid small-garden and container gardener. In the process, I've also gotten very eco-conscious about what I put on my plants and in my garden.
I began to research other gardening Web sites, specifically ones that discuss eco-friendly alternatives to fertilizers. The nitrogen in fertilizers isn't healthy for the environment. In excess, it is harmful to your soil, and to aquatic animals when the nitrogen-filled water is washed out to sea.
The more I researched, the more I realized that I could make my own fertilizer, or mulch, using my kitchen waste. Not only do I reduce my kitchen garbage, I reuse it to benefit my plants. I also save money by not having to purchase additional nutrients or replace dead plants very often. It's a three-for-one deal.
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• Eases nausea and motion sickness
• Aids digestion
• Relieves cold and flu symptoms
• Relieves allergy symptoms
• Soothes sore muscles
• Eases morning sickness
• Reduces headaches and migraines
• Soothes menstrual cramps
• Calms an upset stomach
Ginger has been used as a remedy for many complaints for centuries. Now researchers are exploring the possibility that ginger may be effective in treating certain modern conditions. Here are 15 wellness benefits of this herb, based on research we have reviewed.*
Alleviates motion sickness. Ginger has been shown to be an effective remedy for nausea associated with motion sickness. A study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that 36 men and women who were highly susceptible to motion sickness reported that taking ginger reduced or delayed motion sickness when they were spun in a tilting chair. A Danish study of 80 naval cadets prone to seasickness found that those given 1 gram of ginger powder suffered less in a four-hour period than those given a placebo.
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Eases morning sickness. A review of several studies conducted by Italian researchers reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology suggested that short-term use of ginger may be effective in relieving nausea in pregnant women. (Pregnant women should always consult with their doctors before taking any remedy.)
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• NCBI - Ginger for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
• The OZ Blog - Herb of the Month: Ginger
Reduces muscle pain and inflammation. Used since ancient times, ginger has powerful antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. Ginger contains potent anti-inflammatory substances and can be used to treat arthritis, nausea, and muscle pain.
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Calms an upset stomach. Ginger has long been used to ease indigestion. The University of Maryland Medical Center website recommends taking 2–4 grams of fresh ginger daily as a remedy for indigestion.
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Alleviates digestive disorders. Ginger has been shown to aid in treatment of IBS.
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Fights symptoms of cold and flu. Chinese medicine commonly prescribes ginger to treat symptoms of colds and flu.
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Can help you lose weight. Ginger can help stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and aid weight management.
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Relieves migraine headache pain. Researchers at Odense University speculate that ginger may offer effective relief for pain associated with migraine headaches. Ayurvedic medicine uses ginger for neurological disorders.
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Soothes menstrual cramps. Ginger was shown to be as effective in soothing the pain of menstrual cramps as ibuprofen or mefenamic acid (commonly taken for menstrual pain), according to a study conducted in Iran and reported in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
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Boosts fertility. One study on Zingiber Officinale (ginger) demonstrated increased "sperm motility and viability." Ginger is also thought to assist with impotency and premature ejaculation.
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May help manage Type 2 diabetes. In a study reported in the journal International Food Sciences and Nutrition, researchers in India identified ginger as having high potential for managing Type 2 diabetes.
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May help to prevent colon cancer. Preliminary findings at the University of Minnesota Hormel Institute in Austin, Minnesota, suggest that ginger may slow the growth of human colorectal cancer cells. Studies have shown that ginger extract inhibited growth and progression in human prostate cancer cells and killed cancer cells without affecting healthy prostate cells.
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• US National Library of Medicine - Benefits of whole ginger extract in prostate cancer
May be used to combat ovarian cancer.Early findings from a study at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center show that ginger may be associated with the death of ovarian cancer cells.
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Soothes asthma symptoms. Ginger helps break up coughs, alleviate sore throats and tight chests. In 2013 the American Thorasic Society released a study that ginger can be helpful to those who suffer from asthma by enhancing the effects of their current medications. The study found that pure ginger helps to sooth constricted bronchial tubes that make it difficult for asthma patients to breathe. When ginger is combined with bronchodilator medications (the most common type of asthma medication) it significantly improved the effects of the medication to open up air ways. A warm cup of ginger tea is recommended to help break up congestion.
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Treats fungus infections. Ginger has proven to be highly effective in extrenal treatments including serving as anti-fungals. One study looked at the effect of ginger specifically on Candida albican fungi and found that all samples of ginger were more effective in clearing the fungus than just ethanol alone with clear results being visible within 24-48 hours (http://www.ssdctumkur.org/jdsr4_05.pdf). Another study found that ginger had an equal effective rate of curing the fungus as a popular prescription, making ginger a natural cure. (http://www.thescipub.com/pdf/10.3844/ajassp.2009.1067.1069). Studies also show that the ginger did not need to be manufactured into a pharmacutical drug but the healing properties can be derived from it's natural form (though the first study used ginger as a paste).
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• Retains essential vitamins and nutrients lost in regular table salt
• Boosts electrolytes
• Maintain normal blood sugar levels
• Prevents dehydration
• Purifies Skin
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The process of Creating Sea Salt leaves trace minerals that are stripped from refined table salt. Sea salt is created by evaporating ocean or salt lake water, which means little to no processing. Thus sea salt retains trace minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium and other nutrients that are often stripped away when regular table salt is processed in to soft grains.
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Sea salt helps boost electrolytes The essential elements that sea salt retains due to the evaporation process help the body maintain your electrolyte balance. This balance helps boost the transmission of information between brain cells. That transmission influences heart rate, blood pressure and muscle tension.
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Sea salt helps maintain normal blood sugar levels Sea salt assists the kidneys in eliminating acidity from liquids you process in your body. By bolstering this elimination your kidneys are better able to maintain lower blood sugar levels.
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Sea salt can prevent dehydration By adding only ¼ of a teaspoon of sea salt to a half gallon of water you drink will cause your body to retain the water and prevent dehydration. Dehydration can lead to dry skin and other more serious side effects.
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Sea salt is a skin purifier Sea salt contains vitamin C and magnesium, which boosts the functions of antioxidants. This allows sea salt to absorb dirt, dust and other toxins from your skin. The trace amounts of calcium found in sea salt help to unclog pores and the iodine contained in the salt helps ward of skin infections.
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• Repairs skin elasticity
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• Natural insect repellant
• Considered sacred by native Pacific cultures
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Sacred to many cultures in Polynesia and throughout the Pacific, Dilo trees have been revered for their healing properties for centuries. Here are 7 wellness benefits, based on research we have reviewed.*
Protects Skin from the Sun Dilo has been shown to have an effective SPF of 18-22 due to its ability to absorb UV radiation even in small amounts.
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Repairs Skin Elasticity New studies have show that Dilo oil has also been used to help reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
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May Help in HIV Treatment One study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry revealed dilo oil's potential to inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase, which could make it a viable ingredient in antiretroviral medication.
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Dilo is helpful for soothing skin irritation (sun burn, sun spots) and moisturizes skin for a healthy glow. Dilo is a rare nut that is found only in Fiji. Locals have been using oil extracted from dilo as skin remedies for hundreds of years but it is now on the forefront of beauty treatments to help soothe sun burns and damage as well as skin moisturizers.
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Southeastern comes third last in Which? train company customer satisfaction survey
Updated 3:45pm Wednesday 20th February 2013 in News By Tim MacFarlan, reporter
SOUTHEASTERN has come third last in a new customer satisfaction survey for train operators.
The company, which runs services across Bexley and north Kent, scored 43 per cent – just ahead of Greater Anglia and First Capital Connect – while Virgin Trains came top of the Which? survey for the second year running on 67 per cent.
The consumer campaign group also found Southeastern wanting among commuter train companies, as it came third bottom again with 38 per cent customer satisfaction and just one star out of five for value for money.
Carried out in November last year, the survey drew responses from 541 Southeastern users.
Scores are based on customers' overall satisfaction and likelihood to recommend the company while the results are weighted to reflect each franchise holders' market share and the type of passengers it carries.
A Southeastern spokeswoman branded the survey "highly subjective".
She added: "Since we commenced running the franchise, we've increased the number of train services, refurbished stations, provided more cycle facilities and enhanced CCTV and security.
"Our trains are also now more punctual than ever before."
Customer satisfaction ratings (percentage)
- Virgin Trains- 67
- London Overground- 65
- Merseyrail- 64
- Chiltern Railways- 62
- East Coast- 58
- First Transpennine Express- 54
- ScotRail- 53
- Cross Country- 51
- East Midlands Trains- 50
- Arriva Trains Wales- 48
- Southern- 48
- South West Trains- 47
- London Midland- 45
- Northern- 44
- First Great Western- 43
- Southeastern- 43
- Greater Anglia- 42
- First Capital Connect- 40
Visit which.co.uk for more information on the survey.
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4:03pm Wed 20 Feb 13
cookster says...
I think Southeastern are not as bad as people make them out to be though.
4:09pm Wed 20 Feb 13
Hk says...
4:24pm Wed 20 Feb 13
SidcupResident says...
You can save alot of money by getting a bus and tube instead.
If you get a zone 1 and 2 travelcard you can use it on any bus in London (regardless of what zone you live in) and then get the tube from North Greenwich, Lewisham or New Cross.
Downside though is that you may have to allow for extra journey time, so apologies if this arrangement is not applicable for you.
It's worth having a look at the TFL site ( www.tfl.gov.uk ) and using their journey planner. Go to the preferences and select tube and bus only. You'll be surprised at the different option you have getting to work.
The other option is using a rail station further in. I know quite a few people that use Sidcup station (zone 6) when they can get a zone 1-4 travelcard, jump on a bus to Welling or Eltham and save quite a bit of money.
10:01pm Wed 20 Feb 13
glenn_london says...
cookster wrote:I use them every day from Orpington to London and, apart from when it snowed, I can't really fault the service. The dirty trains aren't dumped in by the train company it's other train users.
18 and 19 are definitely right.
I think Southeastern are not as bad as people make them out to be though.
9:05am Thu 21 Feb 13
MJB says...
The main issue for me is the complete lack of real time information - quite often I can check an app on my phone before leaving home (train on time) and get to the station and find it's been cancelled in that ten minutes. I find it hard to believe they wouldn't have known whether it's running or not until the last minute.
Keeping customers information would help a great deal. We know trains get cancelled - that's life - but the lack of updates from their station/train staff is shockingly bad.
10:37am Thu 21 Feb 13
Toolbox69 says...
The issue of real time information mentioned by MJB is my biggest frustration, together with the union mentality adopted by employees of the railways, and their inflated salaries. I remember once when the trains were messed up, being advised to get a train to London Bridge from Cannon Street once in an effort to clear the station - the station closes soon was the message from the concourse staff, in other words, stuff your journey home because I finish soon. My train hadn't actually been cancelled at that point, and it subsequently ran around 30 minutes late, but it did run. Trains out of London Bridge were no better! Not forgetting also a day I forgot my ticket, and was spoken to as if I was a hardened criminal!
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12 U.S. Code § 5220b - Multifamily mortgage resolution program
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(1) creating sustainable financing of such properties, that may take into consideration such factors as—
(b) Coordination
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, in carrying out the program developed under this section, coordinate with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and any other Federal Government agency that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Definition
For purposes of this section, the term "multifamily properties" means a residential structure that consists of 5 or more dwelling units.
(d) Prevention of qualification for criminal applicants
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No person shall be eligible to begin receiving assistance from the Making Home Affordable Program authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.), or any other mortgage assistance program authorized or funded by that Act, on or after 60 days after July 21, 2010, if such person, in connection with a mortgage or real estate transaction, has been convicted, within the last 10 years, of any one of the following:
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The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate regarding the implementation of this provision. The report shall also describe the steps taken to implement this subsection.
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Moore suffered the injury in the second quarter while pursuing a ballcarrier. He was not hit on the play, falling to the ground after feeling something wrong with his knee. He will undergo an MRI on Sunday.
The loss could be critical for Washington, as Moore had been one of the team's training-camp stars and had ascended to No. 1 on the depth chart at free safety. With the 26-year-old in danger of missing one or more regular-season games, Chris Horton and Reed Doughty are expected to battle for the starting spot in the interim.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Providing security during a presidential campaign can be costly.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that four Richmond-area police departments and Virginia State Police racked up more than $350,000 in costs to provide security for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney during their multiple campaign visits.
The total doesn't include the state police's costs for the final 2.5 weeks of the campaign.
The local police departments are asking the campaigns to reimburse their costs. Based on past experience, state police are absorbing the cost.
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3.05/5 rDev +1.3%
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a nonic pint.
Appearance: Pours a perfectly transparent, beautiful, golden liquid with a rocky, resilient head that is pure white. Nice bubbling carbonation.
Smell: Smells like a fruity, flowery, hay field.
Taste: Fruity esters show up quickly in front that are a little tart and sweet, but not overly so. Finishes with a bitter edge. Nothing really stands out, but it's not bad.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, biting carbonation in a somewhat watery foundation.
Drinkability: Easily drinkable, but not something I'll go out of my way to get more of. Would be nice on a hot, sweaty day. Nothing really out of the ordinary about this one. Average.
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A pretty darn average beer here,pours a clear yellow with a thin wispy head but not much there,aroma is very grainy like cereal with a touch of sweet fruit.Taste is big and toasty up front but then nothing and as I drank more the toasted flavor faded leaving nothing much just a little grass note but not much.It well with a light pizza and didnt offend me but not much there.
07-26-2004 21:32:26 | More by oberon
2.25/5 rDev -25.2%
Appearance Very light yellow in color with a foamy head that went down quickly.
Smell I had to get my nose wet to pick up the faint, hoppy aroma.
Taste The light fruitiness that leads this one off isnt bad (light melons), but then the grainy body comes in and ruins the experience.
Mouthfeel Under carbonated and flat for the style.
Drinkability This was a pain to drink. Its not from Cologne, thats for sure.
Comments IMO, a shameful attempt by Flying Dog at diversification. Only Todd got lower on this one than I did (as of this writing).
09-05-2003 02:11:15 | More by RoyalT
4.05/5 rDev +34.6%
Thin, spittle-white, cavernous head pops away fast leaves some filmy lacing. Beer itself is totally clear pale straw. Looks just like a bud light really. Nose is nicely balanced fresh grain, slight sugar, and hint of peach.
Tastes great! Light sugary sweetness makes a very mellow transition into a restrained hop fruitiness. Might be a little sweet for some, but this one of flying dog's better brews and a good, smooth drinkin' golden thats not too wimpy. Crisp and refreshing. Mouthfeel is a little on the thick side for this style, but I like that it has a bit of body to it
01-25-2006 21:12:25 | More by JudgeRoughneck
3/5 rDev -0.3%
Tire Bite Golden Ale...
A- Bland pour of grainy looking pale yellow fluid that shows a small foamy head falling to a light ring around the glass.
S- Smells of sweet corn and wheat at first with a light hint of grains and hops.
T-M- Taste is of sweet corn and hints of wheat beginnings. The finish is of mild hop bitternes and light yeast. Mouthfeel is of smooth american lager and not to convencing of craft nature.
D- What golden beer is not drinkable but for craft... could be better.
08-06-2009 06:19:13 | More by wesbrownyeah
North Carolina
2.88/5 rDev -4.3%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.
A: Crystal clear, bright pale golden color. A moderate pour allows for slim head of soapy white bubbles, quickly dissipating to nothing but a thin ring around the glass. Zero lacing.
S: Moderate pale malts with very light hops, just a hint of yeast. Nothing spectacular here, in fact, it's just short of... average.
T&M: Taste is much like it smells. It strikes me to be much like any other macro lager that can be pulled of the shelf at any supermarket. The mouthfeel is light, a bit watery. Finish is just as light and watery with no real linger. Again, very average.
D: Thin in body and taste, moderate carbonation. Boring. This isn't anything I will go out of my way for.
04-29-2008 00:04:42 | More by SIRIUS2
2/5 rDev -33.6%
12-27-2011 21:03:46 | More by Marc33
3/5 rDev -0.3%
08-13-2012 05:32:30 | More by danthehopslamman
2.7/5 rDev -10.3%
12oz bottle, bought at Gary's in Portsmouth, NH. I enjoyed Flying Dog's IPA, but this was a little disappointing. It was a golden yellow color with a medium white head. It had a grassy, vaguely floral aroma. Not much taste. A little sweet, some faint hops. As others have said, this is probably a pretty good session beer, but there's better ones to be had.
09-13-2006 21:10:25 | More by lordofthewiens
2.03/5 rDev -32.6%
Presentation: 12oz brown bottle. Has some chaotic artsy fartsy work on the label, but no clear freshness date.
Appearance: Clear, bright golden-yellow with a thin creamy white lace -- just enough retention to keep me interested.
Smell: Pungent, a bit apple-cidery, slightly floral. Musty.
Taste: Smooth, creamy, light and refreshing on the palate. Malt presence is mild, not sweet at all, and lends more to the body of the beer. Hops are herbally, with a very watery lemon flavour. Thin fruitiness, hints of apple skin. Goes crisp, grainy and then dry ... straight into the finish, which thins out and contains a background bready flavour.
Notes: Not too fond of this beer. In fact, it's a close to poor excuse for a Kölsch, mediocre at best. "Why?" comes to mind as I look at all of the other selections on the beer shelves ... and that's not good at all.
04-28-2002 15:22:45 | More by Todd
2.25/5 rDev -25.2%
Pours a golden color....what you'd expect. Has a 1cm head with loads of lacing. Smell is not great, somewhat fruity, but definitely has that "beer" smell. Now I am expecting Bud.
Taste and mouthfeel are similar to your run-of-the-mill Bud-type brews. It's just not pleasant.
Sorry Flying Dog, I gotta pass on this one.
12-16-2005 02:33:20 | More by babyhobbes
3/5 rDev -0.3%
04-12-2013 02:11:35 | More by SmellsofMahagony
Rhode Island
2.17/5 rDev -27.9%
Pours an extremely clear, straw golden color with a decent foamy head which retains well. Smells of cereal grains, light, grassy hops...almost like a budweiser. Tastes like a budweiser too but with a lot better mouthfeel and body. Some yeasty notes and maybe a slight lemon zest is noticeable. Not much else to speak of. Pretty boring in my opinion. I'd grab a Narragansett.
02-14-2010 04:06:27 | More by Doomcifer
3.5/5 rDev +16.3%
01-08-2013 03:09:37 | More by iemailjack
3.08/5 rDev +2.3%
12 oz. bottle poured into a New Belgium snifter.
A - One-finger head of white, loose foam that falls quickly to an even film across the surface. Color is yellow/gold and clear. Streams of bubbles flow from the center of the bottom of the glass like a sparkling wine in a champagne flute.
S - Lemon, wheat, dry grass. Touch of floral hops.
T - Like a light, sour lemon waffer with a drop of honey. Just a hint of hops on the finish.
M - Crisp, clean, slightly fizzy. Somewhat thin structure. Rather dry finish.
D - A decent alternative to a glass of white wine. Light and refreshing. A simple beer for those wanting an unaggressive, straightforward beer. This strikes me as a good summer party beer that would be accepted by many.
01-16-2011 14:49:43 | More by BuckeyeSlim
2.63/5 rDev -12.6%
Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.
Appearance: Dull golden colour with a bright clarity, head retention lacks a bit and it quickly dissipates to a ring of lace.
Smell: Faint buttery diacetyl, very light hop (herbal) and a thin sweet pale graininess.
Taste & Mouthfeel: Puckering, dry and lightly pungently crisp. Lots of grain, bland grain at that. Hop bitterness stays in tune with the meek maltiness. Touch of diacetyl in the end with more graininess.
Notes: Lack in any creative character, drinkable but uninspiring. Not horrible but I would not buy it again.
08-19-2003 01:29:38 | More by Jason
2.93/5 rDev -2.7%
Flying Dog Brewery evokes many fond memories, and I love their label art. I'm still hoping to find one of their brews that I can give some high marks. It's not this one. This pours a clear, pale, yellow color with a short white head that disappears in seconds, leaving only a few bubbles around the collar. Aroma is subdued, with some grain and faint herbal hops. Mouthfeel is light bodied, with medium carbonation. Taste is of light malt and some graininess. Hops seem invisible here, but must be present, as this is not overly sweet. This brings to mind the taste of a macro pale lager, which is not good. This is easily drinkable, I suppose, but so is Miller Lite.
I love the history of this brewry, and the Hunter S. Thompson connection is intriquing. I think they need to jerk their dogs around, and move in a new direction in order to get some character and flavor in their offerings. They can do better than this feeble attempt at a Kolsch.
03-04-2004 10:51:06 | More by merlin48
New York
3.8/5 rDev +26.2%
This has gotta be the lightest of the Flying Dog "Liter of beers", 12 ouncer sampled. Pours light straw, slight white head, with no retention, minimal lacing. Nose is light malt and maybe a bit of flowery perfume. This is fairly bitter and semi crisp take on the style. Notes of juniper and rye. Clean in the finish, with more drying and crisp hops evident. I'm suprised by the very low marks for this one. I found it to be pleasant, light, crisp, and fine for warm weather consumption. Nothing great but, give it a try.
06-15-2005 12:10:57 | More by Billolick
4/5 rDev +32.9%
11-27-2011 07:23:17 | More by dcevans
3.38/5 rDev +12.3%
Thanks to hudsonphotog for sharing this beer.
The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma is a mix of corn, grain and sweet malt. The flavor is more of the same. I get a lot of sweet malt, grain and some grassy hops. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
11-16-2010 06:26:27 | More by Mora2000
3.53/5 rDev +17.3%
Poured into a kolsch glass , a pure , clear gold color with a steady rising carbonation , small white head. Aroma is of full pale and slightly sweet malt , hint of mint leaf and cookie dough and some buttery diactyl. The taste is clean but pleasantly malty , some light hop bite provides just enough bitterness to balance. I found this to be a very easy drinking beer. Goes down super quick , its just a little too quiet and middle of the road. Enjoyable none the less.
02-09-2007 03:34:58 | More by Byeast
4.5/5 rDev +49.5%
03-10-2012 00:31:50 | More by rottnbkr
2.05/5 rDev -31.9%
How does this beer ever crack the "C" level, let alne get a "C+"? This beer is nothing more than an overpriced light beer. Fizzy yellow water. No aroma to speak of, literally smells like tap water with a bunch of minerals in it, like here in San Diego. Bland, grainy taste, again with no hops. Total waste of time and money.
12-08-2008 22:59:52 | More by magictrokini
2.25/5 rDev -25.2%
08-13-2013 00:53:39 | More by Hugh37
2.73/5 rDev -9.3%
Tire Bite has a weak, slightly yeasty nose with hints of lemon and orange, as well as lightly toasted grains. Some sugary esters float upwards as well, but overall the nose smells flat and slightly skunky (as it did in the other bottles of Tire Bite).
On the tongue the brew does have a decent fruit and citrus swirl, with apricots and oranges gently bouncing on top of a Grape Nuts cereal-like base. Hops slide in shortly afterward, bringing a mild grapefruit buzz (16.5 IBU). The larger part of the taste is grain, however, and not even sugary grain; more like wet wheat. The aftertaste is a combination of wheat and hops that fades extremely quickly. Mouthfeel is quite light--close to water--and carbonation is set slightly north of medium.
Overall, while there are good flavors in here, this is a rather weak beverage, and surprisingly substandard for Flying Dog, whose beers are normally bursting with pizazz. I'd recommend their Doggie Style instead, if you're looking for a light summery ale.
08-06-2011 19:36:11 | More by jondeelee
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I see joye is comming out with a new e-cig, the battery is 90mah. wonder how long it will last before recharging.
Not long. Maybe 40 minutes to an hour at most?l! Not worth the bother.
put the PCC is 1000 mah
It's a tiny 1000mAh PCC, that has 2 mini little batterys. It operates at 3.7 volts I believe which is a vast improvement over a standard 510 or eGo battery.
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If it even had the mAh rating of a standard or XL 510 battery it would definitely be much better, but the 3.7v output is kind of cool if it's capable of using LR stuff.
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2.3/5 rDev -22.8%
Part three of "Clean out the drawer of my beer fridge". Pours a very light gold in color. Very cloudy and no head. Smell is very vegetal and corn like. Very off. Taste is very much the same. It's not very often that a craft beer makes me want a Bud, but this is severly lacking. Not good.
10-27-2008 00:48:10 | More by FtownThrowDown
Quebec (Canada)
2.35/5 rDev -21.1%
A very pale beer that at first I though it was an albino. Medium head retention that only pop ups to finally ran away from me face before the end of the race.
her smell is very cerealic, adjunct like. very shy notes of hops and malt. A very breadish taste is present. Maybe too smooth for my taste, quite light
10-08-2005 05:43:34 | More by 3Vandoo
2.5/5 rDev -16.1%
Pretty plain beer. Pale gold with a white head. Too similar to macrobrews. It's a shame. I love drinking at the New Dodge Lounge on Packzi day with all the other drunken firemen from around metro Detroit. I love Golubkis, Perogies, Kielbasa, and pretty young Polish girls. But this beer is mediocre. It's kind of an insult to Polish culture.
08-29-2007 00:55:16 | More by berserker256
2.7/5 rDev -9.4%
Semi cloudy golden color with a medium white head that rises and falls in the matter of seconds. Aroma is stronger than expected. Canned corn and grassy earthiness dominate. Something in there also reminds me a bit of Hawaiian sweet rolls. Decent overall. Taste is definitely malt dominate. Not watery at all either. More of a corny flavor dominates but its like cereal type corn. Honey bunches of oats anyone? Really lacking in hops and other flavors to counter the sweetness. A touch metallic toward the finish. A bit too sweet and really a touch thicker than I'd expect a lager to be. Not recommended.
10-04-2006 13:10:34 | More by granger10
Rhode Island
2.78/5 rDev -6.7%
Acquired via trade from plaztikjezuz, so a big "Thank you" goes out to him. Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a light gold color, with a thin white head that fades quickly and leaves very little lace on the glass.
S: The aroma is of light malts, grain and a little hops.
T: The taste is bready with a little sweetness. There's a little bit of hops in there as well. It's pretty straight-forward and plain. The after-taste is slightly sweet.
M: Smooth and crisp, light-to-medium body, medium-to-high carbonation, kind of fizzy, finish is clean.
D: A little tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, I'd rather drink this than your regular macros but if I'm going to drink a macro-style beer from a micro-brewery, I might as well drink something more substantial from that micro-brewery.
12-08-2007 02:47:00 | More by TheManiacalOne
2.88/5 rDev -3.4%
A beer named after my old hometown...had to try this one.
It is cloudy yellow color with a little head. Smells earth-y and sweet of malt, some hints of alcohol noticed as well. It tasted like malts and hints of the alcohol. The carbonation gives way to the tingling in your mouth. Not a bad beer, but nothing impressing. Okay for a macro lager.
12-04-2006 07:08:46 | More by GregBrewski
North Carolina
2.95/5 rDev -1%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.
A: Pale yellow gold in color with about a finger's worth of white soapy foam head, quickly dissipating to a very thin white ring of bubbles. Good lacing early on.
S: Pale malt, honestly with a slight sort of stale smell (yeast?). There is some slight hop aroma on the nose as well.
T: Pale malts mix with some hops that have an earthy sort of character to them. Light bittering mixes with that earthiness leaving the final taste a little rough. Finish has a sharp flash of bitterness with a sweeter malt before lingering to that typical American Macro taste.
M&D: Lighter mouthfeel at first that heads to waterness as it rolls over the tongue. Abundant carbonation persists. Not a bad beer overall but not one of the better ones either.
02-27-2008 01:52:26 | More by SIRIUS2
3/5 rDev +0.7%
A pretty decent offering from the Michigan Brewing Company. Very similar to Polander or Zywiec's offering. Nice use of the Lublin hops to give this a nice, lightly bitter taste on the finish. Hamtramck is a small city next to Detroit that is famous for its Polish inhabitants. This beer supposedly sells quite well there and is making its way into stores througout Michigan. Interestingly, the Michigan Brew Co. is putting this out in 4-packs of plastic bottles. The beer tasted fine from the bottle. A nice, light offering.
05-21-2002 11:15:17 | More by proc
3.13/5 rDev +5%
Undated 12oz poured into a pilsner.
Pale gold with lots of carbonation supporting two fingers of white that shows good retention and leaves wispy lace.
Smells grassy with some grains. Has an aroma of Czech malts and some slightly spicey hops come through in the end.
The taste is less interesting than the nose. Starts off with some smooth malts, then there's this blank spot in the middle that is watery followed by drying hops. Awkward. The mouthfeel is light and watery, drinkable but boring.
09-13-2005 04:40:28 | More by ypsifly
3.43/5 rDev +15.1%
I had no idea what to expect from this beer. After all, the name is hardly a good discriptor. I found it to be similar to your typical American Light Lager, but with a little more flavor. Like if you had taken a bud and intensified the flavors one or two notches.
So while I found it to be more satisfying than a typlical American Lager, and very drinkable, I prefer a beer with more flavor.
I probably won't be buying a six pack of this any time soon, unless it's for a Polish friend. (The marketing is worth something here.)
08-18-2008 11:58:37 | More by Mgrad92
3.48/5 rDev +16.8%
Pours a clear golden, lightly carbonated, and thin. It smells pretty weak too--I can perhaps pick up some very light caramel malts. However, the taste is what keeps me from classifying this as a plain macro clone. The malt is much more discernible with the malt aftertaste also being more apparent compared with a macro lager. I tend to go for the heavier brews, but as far as "pale lagers" go, I'd much rather drink this guy. It's got a much more satisfying flavor than the macros do.
08-03-2008 00:57:34 | More by jeremyd365
3.5/5 rDev +17.4%
A typical macro lager. Poured out to a golden color with a touch of brown, with a short lived foamy head. Aromas of malt and some hops. Taste was quaffable, but boring. Typical hops, malt and grain flavors did well together, but were far from special. Mouthfeel was good, heartier than the day to day lager that you'll find in most stores. A good level of drinkability. If this brew was available, and I wanted a macro style lager, this would likely be a choice. Worth a try.
11-01-2005 00:32:09 | More by Frozensoul327
3.78/5 rDev +26.8%
Sampled on 6-23-08
Bottled on 3-27-08
Pours a slightly cloudy pale yellow, with no real head and chunks of lacing.
Smell is sweet, and even a little malty. Fruity near the end, with a hint of hops.
Taste is unoffensive and light, slightly bready but with a noticeable hop sweetness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is right for the style, bubbly yet substantial.
Drinkability is very good, nice and refreshing.
Overall, a macro lager. But, quite a good one.
06-24-2008 00:11:27 | More by BMoney575
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12-09-2009 11:28 - edited 12-09-2009 11:32
Hi everyone,
I know this is a user-to-user support forum but I believe a complaint to be some sort helps users to decide whether the N97 is for them or not. Before you read on, this post will contain comparisons to competitors, so if you hate apples, feel free to ignore me! (Also I don't think users should stop harassing Nokia for what they have done to us - the more complaints the better. Igoring customers is not a very good corporate strategy. Eventually it will take them down - people buy Nokia for quality, otherwise they could buy a rip-off from ebay).
Just skimming over the posts shows me that I am not alone. So let me share my experience with Nokia and the N97. I am too tired complaining about this phone, at least I think my experience has made sure that no-one of my friends and relatives is ever going to buy a Nokia again.
When I bought the phone for then 500 pounds at the Nokia flagship store in London it seemed nice enough. Good camera, decent keyboard and features competitors could only dream of. Unfortunately, that's paperwork. For a start, the much advertised facebook application was completely disfunctional and taking into account that Nokia clearly tried to compete with the iphone (my apologies again for mentioning a competitor) frankly a lame joke. I know a firmware update has somewhat relieved the situation now, but I will come to that later.
Okay, so I have disabled the facebook application. Not a drama, surely the rest will work okay. But then after a week some of the pictures I took with the built-in camera weren't accessible anymore (broken image displayed). Again, I have another camera and I was hoping for a firmware update so I ignored it. I had now started using the joikuspot app to browse the internet on my linux box. Very nice. I started using email a lot on my phone but again was disappointed. I have a £165 ipod touch here. Without kinetic scrolling and an extremely bad UI design, by which I mean the icons and menus (ignoring the graphics flaws all the time) it is no match for the ipod, so what i did was to use joiku spot with my ipod touch. Before that firmware update the N97s browser was also still buggy so I used joikuspot for that too. I was now down to using my £500 smartphone as a wireless modem. What a shame. But I was still hoping for some kind of magic update.
Then finally, I found out about the firmware update. I had to open my phone, check the serial and visit the Nokia website. Unfortunately, the Ovi software and drivers supplied with the phone did not recognize my N97 properly. Something which I think was fixed with the firmware update (anyone seeing a circular dependency here? ) Furthermore, the built-in firmware update over 3G seemed to be disabled. So I made the journey back to the flagship store in London, explaining the problem. I was greeted by an extremly rude employee. Well, I think that's not really his fault, I guess he was just sick of all the complaints. Anyways, I told him that the 3G update was not working and he started to be really patronizing telling me that I wouldn't listen to him (he said it was "working" but "disabled"). Maybe I should have told him that I am a software engineer and that in 99.9% of the cases in which we disable a feature, the reason is that it is "not working". Anyways, he kindly allowed me to use one of their machines to update the firmware "at my own risk", which worked. At no point I have received an apology for the fact that I have paid Nokia £500 to beta-test their products.
Now of course, the firmware update has succeeded, but is all fine? Far from it.... As many report on this forum the N97s battery meter is faulty. Countless times, my phone has just literally died overnight. It even forgets time and date! This is more than bad - every phone I have had so far complained about a draining battery well in advance. I had to dig out my old phone to serve as an alarm clock again - the fact that the alarm clock itself is unreliable is a alltogether different matter... One time the battery died during the day - after doing nothing for 4 hours in my sports bag (started with 1 bar down). When I had to make a call that day, for the first time in I don't know how many years I had to use a telephone box. Progress?!
The firmware update has also barely improved the email client - just a few ui glitches solved. However, the biggest issue at the moment seems to be the weird memory organization. When I buy a phone I don't want to deal with something like the c drive problem. Reinstalling applications on the 32gb partition helps somewhat but why didn't Nokia do that in the first place? Has this phone never been tested?The phone is still way too slow.
I can't comment on the iplayer app - says it needs wlan to work. But the youtube player has crashed every time i used it. And by crashing I mean it took down the whole phone with it. I admit that my ipod crashed a few times too - in just under a year (~3 times). But the reset was straightforward every time. With the N97, the only thing that seems to help is to take the battery out!
Before I forget, the N97 doesn't even work as a phone. In a 30 minute conversation, the call got dropped 4 times. I don't know whether it was because of a calibration issue with the proximity sensor or a more serious problem, all I know is that this is unacceptable!
I am sick of the phone and Nokia's service. The joikuspot app ran out and asks me to pay... I have paid £500 pounds for the bloody phone already. The adobe reader asks me to pay... (somehow it ran out without me even using it). Maybe you see why I am getting angry now - the only use case that actually put the N97 on top of my old phone was gone. What infuriated me even more, is that Nokia bundles this software with the phone. It cannot actually be deinstalled! It just sits there merrily and takes up my hard drive space.
Last but not least, I have written to Nokia already, but not received a response! This is a Nokia forum with Nokia employees following the posts. I would be very, very, very grateful if Nokia could give me a refund. However, with them not even acknowledging the various problems I somehow don't see that coming. I'll probably have to sell it with a massive loss on ebay.
P.s.: I have all the same small issues as the other guys here - slider lock at the side not working etc. You are not alone... Has anyone complained about the music player? I have 16gb of music on the phone and scrolling is impossible! The Symbian OS is so obviously not built for a touch screen that it hurts. Of course they don't put much music on the phones in the Nokia store so people only find out when they get home...
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12-09-2009 12:21
Totally Agree ! Very Similar unplesant experience. Very well naratted.
I did attempt to post the 34 problems at the forum & for some strange reason it did not.
Well it will be a month i have bought the device and not really been able to do anything with it. The device cant event recall my contacts from the 3500+ that i have... and all the other problems like the bad UI, Reception, GPS, Photo, et all are really buggy. For the last 2 weeks the device is with Nokia under repairs.
Firmware updates can do little, and the wait is killing... if nokia has to win its best customers back, they may need to recall the faulty units & give appropriate replacement or refund.
12-09-2009 12:25
12-09-2009 15:40
Thank you for your support guys... I didn't have the N95 but at the time it was the real iphone killer for me. Much more thought through (iphone 1st gen did not have 3g etc). Now while the rest of the world has moved on, Nokia obviously has not. It does not help anyone to have lots of features if their implementations are merely placeholders at the very best. What do I need blogging, twittering, geotagging, videocasting etc for if the phone doesn't even have a decent email client? Wasn't Orange going to bring it out in the UK? It's on Vodafone now - but I remember the CPW guy telling me it's exclusive to Orange. Anyways, a week after buying the phone I went to an Orange store to get a case and they said they don't have any because they refused to sell the N97 because of all its bugs... Very revealing...
I was tricked into buying the N97 because of a very good review on a major German computing website. Obviously they have either not seen the phone or they were paid by Nokia - I cannot otherwise explain why they would say that the N97 is one of the fastest phones on the market.
I very much doubt Nokia is going to do anything about this. They'll just bury it with another media frenzy over their next iphone killer. It's left to us to educate everyone about the problems of Nokia's phones. I would not have said this a year ago but now I can only really ask people to get an iphone if they want a reliable, usable phone that keeps (at least some) of the promises made in the ads.
12-09-2009 16:01
You've certainly been unlucky with your phone. Your comment about the speed of the handset was interesting. I have commented in many threads that I know I have been one of the lucky few with their N97 as mine is running fine. I have no instability issues, it's quick and responsive and the programs all work. It is still early days for the N97 and I am convinced that Nokia released it far too soon and certainly before the firmware could be considered ready for mass market as all the users on here seemed to have found out.
I want to also state that while perhaps not as bad as this is, the iPhone was certainly not free from its own issues when it came out. Buggy firmware plagued early handsets (mine included, which resulted in multiple reboots each day) and when Apple finally released their 2.0 firmware which brought the app store, many handsets became more unstable. Their crowning glory was the 2.1x series which killed network connections, prevented SMS from working and destabilised wifi but curiously not for everyone. While these issues will be sorted out by now, it has taken Apple a long time to get the iPhone stable and to have features that a cheap £30 would have gotten you from the start.
Nokia should certainly not be applauded for their lack of robustness in the N97 firmware but they are far from the only manufacturer that does this.
I do admit that it is extremely frustrating as a user when I see how my N97 behaves compared to the problems others have. I s=do still reboot my phone each night before I go to bed and then put it on charge. This is a routine that came from being an iPhone user and it doesn't seem to have done any harm with my N97. Maybe if you could restore your handset to 'shipping condition' this little tip may help you.
12-09-2009 17:33
Hi matt_t,
Thanks for your response. I am glad at least your N97 is okay(ish)...
Yes, the iphone had A LOT of issues and that's why I said the N95 seemed superior at the time. But that is exactly what I predicted it to be as Apple surely wasn't a mobile phone company. However, as you have said, they have resolved these issues now and produced quite a stable, working device. Maybe this was because they have not implemented those features that a cheap £30 would have gotten you. Let's take the radio for example, the reception is very poor which makes it quite useless in my eyes. Also the great 5px camera - scratched lens and lame image processing algorithms (not to mention the led flash) - quite useless. Fastest 3G chip plus a browser which cannot handle the caching properly. 32GB but no way of browsing through music properly. Homescreen widgets but then only a handful of those. I was never an apple fanboy and I needed much convincing to buy the touch, but I haven't been disappointed for a single day! I can even use skype on it - something Nokia promised for the N97 and never delivered.
I find the speed generally sluggish when compared to my ipod. I have tested the iphone a few times in the regent street store and it seemed to behave in a very similar fashion. A lot of my friends have an iphone and noone has complained about issues like these. As I said, I have had to reset the ipod a few times - but that is straightforward with only two buttons. Taking the battery out of my N97 feels just wrong.
When I refer to sluggishness it is mainly considering menu transitions but also the web browser and applications like email and facebook. I don't see why the menus react so slowly when they are merely list with no special graphical effects whatsoever. Quite often, however, this sluggishness just grinds the phone to a halt and I have to wait a few minutes for it to recover. That usually happens when the web browser was open and I suspect it is because of the caching (using C drive?). Multitasking is fine but when the hardware doesn't support it, what's the point?
I would be curious to know what you think of all this trial version nonsense. Why does Nokia put a trial version of acrobat reader on a £500 phone? Why a trial of joiku spot?You have had an iphone - how does the multimedia compare to the N97? I was watching a videocast on my ipod the other day, no problems - somehow I don't see myself doing that on the N97.
What do you mean by shipping condition? Can I reactivate joikuspot that way too? I have done the normal soft reset - where you have to type in some code - 12345 I believe. That hasn't helped at all. I have deleted all sorts of applications - to no avail. I only got up to 28mb on my c drive. Do you know how to delete unused apps?
You are right about it being the early days - but the phone has already dropped in value by almost a half. I have to consider minimizing my losses and getting rid of the phone while I still can. It's not easy waiting for the next firmware update if your property looses value by the day. I am on a 3GB plan and I haven't had a single month where I came even close to using that - solely because the internet on the N97 is not what it should have been.
12-09-2009 21:20
I also have the n96, it does work.
But the beginning started also terrible for me.
I first had the samsung omnia but after sending it back 5 times they send me a coupon, so i could choose new phone. So i choose the n96.
I received the n96 straight out of the factory (they told me).
But i only received the phone.
just image, you pay big bucks for a phone, and you receive it in a air enveloppe in a plastic back. SO i received the phone, and the battery.
I did not even receive a box, manual, charger, headset whatever.
This is my first nokia, altought it works well, i had to invest a lot of money into it, and i have to charge it 2 times a day (it lives from 8:00 till 14:00 - and from 15:00 - 22:00) and i will put it back to charge, change sims and go out with a old siemens phone. (because i need the phone during the day time for work).
I expected better from nokia.
12-09-2009 21:46
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13-09-2009 10:36
As im interested in soon upgrading from my Nokia 8800 arte to the n97 it is disturbing to read so many users threads in connection to issues that are being encountered.
As many users only post on negative issues they are having and are seeking assistance, it would be also fair to say that there will be many end users out there who are having no issues, and have no need for support thus there are few posative posts to balance the scales.
I am in no way disputing any of the issues reported so please dont think I am.
I was under the impression that Nokia used 'test pilots' , before releasing handsets !
Has this changed ?
Just looking for balanced views to help me in my decisions to buy or not to buy !
or possibly wait for the n900 to see if this carries less issues !
13-09-2009 11:23
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14-09-2009 0:17
Well i got mine from three network and in 3 days i've had 3 new n97's all with the same problem i've asked for my contract to be canceled customer services will do it by request of the shop but the shop wont do it saying its not a network problem but they will send it off to nokia for repair.
Thats what everone wants to have a brand new phone only to send it back to nokia for repairs 24 hours after getting it :manmad:
Well i got my last one on wednesday not even opened it so today i gave it to my wife because i've last all faith in nokia and lone and behold the same happend a few contacts, songs, email on the phone and it starts to freeze, lock up & telling her she has no memory.
so once again ill be going back to the three store to see what b*lls**t they come up with.
But lets remember one thing folks their is a very good program on bbc1 called "watchdog" and yes i've been on the website tonight and complianed to them cos not one person has come up with a solution for me and it seems as though aslong has these companys have your money they dont give a damn even when your working your backsides off due to the recetion and such likes
14-09-2009 3:01
Every who is displeased with their N97 please write to The History Channel and suggest that they do a special on the N97--it covers both their "Modern Marvels" and their "Engineering Disasters" theme series programs!
I think that this will be my last Nokia device.
14-09-2009 4:11
Well said, same thoughts here.
I think we have said enough, we are just repeating ourselves, the N97 is a big failure.
Now, we just need to find a way to sell this damn phone for an acceptable price. The problem the phone price is already starting to drop. Here in Hong Kong, the price when it was launched was 5488 HKD and now its 5188 HKD officially (only in 3 months). So my advice is to sell this failure as soon as possible before the market price will reach the bottom.
14-09-2009 5:23
my only concern is that after all this complaining, how come there is no one form gnikcuf (read frm right to left) nokia to even show sme sympathy for there loyal customers who spent their well earned saving of $1000 on a dekcuf up phone which they claimed to be flagship phone.
da other thing if the new firmware was show at the nokia world which was on 1-3rd sept, so how come they are not releasing it and waiting for october. if they wanted to release it that late thn y show it off early enough.
i too have complained to consumer affairs about the way nokia have riped me off, hoping to get sme sort of a geniune answer form nokia.
finally a small piece of advise, dnt waste ur time by going to nokia care as thy will just reinstall a frimware and say "try it for a couple of day, and if there is any problem bring back. take a ticket and wait for an hour to get hold of an assistant, give them the phone.......any the same routine goes on which will be endless."
rip nokia n97
18-09-2009 15:39
Mine too, how can they expect us to be loyal to them if they produce rubbish like the N97 and back it up with the worst customer service seen, i have had 100% better service from Medion...............and that says it all.
get on to BBC's watchdog show by email, 100's have already and if more do so we may get some national coverage.
18-09-2009 16:53
I am not an n97 user, I own a 5800 and I (we) share a lot of the same complaints since the devices are technically similar. I initially looked at the n97 and chose the 5800 for the price, boy am I glad I did that. If I paid more I would be twice as **bleep**. I have gotten my phone to a point where I can tolerate it, although a new bug seems to pop up all the time. I do honestly believe that we bought ourselves into a beta testing program...and that I did not intend to sign up for. I am very patient and hopeful...but if Nokia doesn't make the stars align and make this situation right for many many many customers, they will loose many of them, me included.
Nokia if you read these forums...take heed and take action because people (your customers) are getting very restless and other vendors are just waiting to sell us phones.


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Emmon Schmucker of Goshen has been named Realtor of the Year by the Elkhart County Board of Realtors and Steve Noonan was selected as Affiliate of the Year.
The professional group presents the annual award to a Realtor who follows the highest principles in the real estate industry. The Realtor of the Year is selected for their professionalism, community service and board activity both past and present.
Schmucker is the 2013 board president. According to the organization, Schmucker is a licensed real estate broker and auctioneer working for Coldwell Banker Roth Werhrly Graber in Elkhart. Schmucker has been in the real estate business for 20 years.
Schmucker has served on many committees for both the board and Multiple Listing Service and has served as president of the MLS. He is a participant in the 2013 Indiana Association of Realtors Leadership Academy and the Indiana Association of Realtors Board of Directors.
Schmucker is also president of Dream Ministries, an organization that provides independent living for women with disabilities, is a deacon at Grace Community Church, and serves as a missionary to Thailand and Cambodia where he and his wife Dana provide support to orphanages in each country.
Affiliate of the year
Noonan is a marketing representative with Stewart Title. Noonan has been a member of the Elkhart County Board of Realtors for six years and has participated in several committees, including marketing and serving as chairman of the programs committee in 2011.
Noonan has been in sales his entire career and owned his own business prior to coming into the real estate industry. Noonan is a father of two adult children, Alexa and Christopher, and has been married to his wife Sue for 31 years.