It works really well if you just want to listen to your favourite songs or discover new music, however, where for me Itunes is a better solution is you can save your music, copy to your Ipod and you own it.

Spotify is a nice product and you can’t go wrong with free music.

In addition  to the standard Skype, Windows Live Messenger and Email apps that come with 3 handsets, the touch screen Nokia 5230 features an integrated Facebook application with access to live feeds and photo uploader and a Twitter application so you can send and view tweets easily.

Running the Symbian operating system the user interface will be familiar to those users who have used Nokia smartphones before, and as well as being easy to use, there are many apps readily available, from Internet browsers to GPS mapping applications.

3 have also made the Symbian version of Spotify available to it’s user, for an additional monthly service Nokia users get access to the premium version of the music streaming application. Previously this application was only available to owners of the HTC Hero, so it’s go to see 3 expanding this service.

If you are looking for an easy to use introduction to multimedia smartphones, on a mobile data friendly network, and at a reasonable price then check out the Nokia 5230 from 3.

The following video shows the Nokia 5230 in action.

Initially available to 3 customers with the HTC Hero handset, the tariff will include access to the popular music streaming service, which normally costs £10 per month.

3 have released some pricing details for uk customers: The service is provided on  a £35  per month tariff on a 2 year contract and you will need to pay £99 upfront for the HTC Hero handset.