Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

Actually my total was $429 after rebate. Not sure where my tiny brain picked up "422".

Funny, my first one has been rock solid and Mplayer, emulators and other apps installed. No problems or memory issues and ZERO reboots.

Second one out of the box was random reboot city. Would have been ironic if the 2G radio had better reception than the first ;)

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

Thank you. Requirement #2 on the form says "The original UPC and barcode panel from the product box of your Nokia device." Do you believe simply writing down the UPC code and barcode is sufficient to obtain the rebate? Furthermore, there is nowhere on the form where the UPC and barcode is to be written so I would assume we must either make copies of the barcode with the UPC code and mail them in. Is that what you did?

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

Is that some kind of tight fitting jeans, perhaps? ;)

Sorry... couldn't resist :D

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

I will be very surprised if the bigger league at nokia is working these days. Our office is empty until 4 dec.

Eikido

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

i own nothing but nokia/n-series and i hope i will in the future but i wouldn't be suprise if i end switching over to a different company one day....

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

Sorry, but I did also send the panel, but also wrote the IMEI down on the form. The panel requirement is no different than most other rebates. Most count on someone missing something, or too apathetic to send it out in the first place. The fallout percent for rebates is why they exist in the first place;)

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

So you had to cut the barcode on the box? Can we just make copy of the barcode on the box? Wouldn't that be better than destroying this pretty box?

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

You have to send the original one. The rebate form actually stipulates it.

But you can always buy a sticker and make a replacement one for your "pretty box" A scanner and a decent printer will replicate it in 95% quality. That original decal is not always so nice either. I also actually got two decals on each of the first N900 boxes I got shipped, one on top of the other. Did anyone else get that as well?

A sharp boxcutter knife run around the plastic decal will make a clean incision for removing it.

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

It never ceases to amaze me that people get so me me me in these kind of situations. I for one and happy qa is alittle more important on this update than on the initial relase firmware. I can appreciate that it was gamble then though. Do they delay the release of the phone again or release and fix later? This is standard for any tech company though, and I for one appreciate that I have the phone now (im typing this with it).

Patience people. Nokia promised you nothing. Give them time to get it right. In the meantime i'll be enjoying my phone.

2d

Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month
 

I guess I'm lucky. My phone does most of what want right now. Certainly there are a few bits and pieces I'd love to see, but nothing so desperate I can't wait a few weeks. I feel sorry for the people with 3 sim cards.

I guess I'm old enough to have learned patience the hard way. ;)