Those of you who are Nokia phone users will likely notice a new version of Easy Wi-Fi making its way out to you. There’s already a new version – 3.0.70 – available on the Devicescape download page, and we’d expect that the Nokia Download! folder will get updated pretty soon.
The biggest change for this new release is that it heralds that start of us charging new users for the Nokia application. Windows, Mac, and Nokia webtablet versions remain free, for now, but the S60 will move to a paid model to match the Apple iPhone and iPod applications available at the Apple App Store. We’ve set pricing at $4.99, which is on the low side for Symbian applications but seems to be a reasonable balance.
Nokia Download! has no e-commerce capability, so purchases take place via Devicescape’s website using Google Checkout. As Nokia introduces their Ovi Store, we’ll migrate to use that too.
To be clear, it’s only new users who will have to pay. The download is actually a 7-day, fully functional trial for them and needs to be purchased to continue operation. If you’re an existing Easy Wi-Fi user you’ll be able to enter your account information to immediately “unlock” the trial at no cost. 3.x versions at the very least will be free of charge (we haven’t decided about future upgrades).