i had N95 some 3 years ago, and I loved that phone. It could do many things that even Iphone cannot do easily, some of them being multi tasking, so easy to connect connect to home network for file sharing, the best camera with flash, and so on.
I have Sammsung Vibrant (Android) now, and my wife is using N95. In addition to above's points, when it comes to playing radio (Nepali FMs), Nokia is the best.

Only problem was it's not touch screen. 

With N8, it should not be a problem I believe. Also, I am in T mobile, and i used N95 without any dataplan.