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Wow that's depressing...double post on the first try.

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Hello everyone....just browsing waiting for amazon to ship the n900.
Great site and great community I'm really excited about coming here more often after I receive my n900.

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Hello I'm new here and hope soon also a new N900 owner :)

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haha. I srsly lol'd at that one. :D

@all new peeps:
Welcome to the community & have fun with your devices (if they'd finally be released).

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Hi, my name is Kurt Bihler. I just joined Maemotalk. I have had many Symbian Nokia phones, as well as an N770, N800, and now an N900 which I won at the Chicago N900 Meetup.

I have along history in the computer field going back to the early 1980's when I worked for a small Japanese computer company called SORD Computer.

I used to host the Joliet Linux Users Group on my company servers.

I am really impressed with the N900, the conglomerated communication theme is a true milestone.

Once the iPhone loving reviewers are finished saying the N900 isn't exactly like an iPhone, and people dig a little deeper, I predict it will be a milestone in computer history.

Cheers

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Welcome, Kurt555gs, when you have the time I would like to know how the N900 gps compares to an N800 with a bluetooth gps.

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My N900 GPS doesn't work at all. Neither the network, or the internal. I have tried one or the other separately, No dice, just searching. The Location Server is supl.nokia.com

My geotagged videos on Qik show me being in Spain ...

I have a Nokia bluetooth GPS unit that I will try to pair with the N900 today. We will then see if it is hardware or software.

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I wonder is none of the N900s have "out of box" gps.

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I just tried pairing the N900 with a Nokia LD-3W GPS unit. It will pair, but it shows it as an "un-categorized device" . when I select the LD-3W in the location program, and save it, it never actually connects.

So, No GPS for the N900 that I have, not internal, not network, and not bluetooth.

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Hello~ Just here to learn stuff about maemo. I'm in the market for smartphones but haven't particularly decided which yet. :)

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I think I figured out the GPS issue. Rather than Type, I recorded it on Qik.

http://qik.com/video/3577732

Cheers.

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Looks like I am very similar to a lot of people posting of late. I am new to Maemo, lured in by the N900 and the potential therein. What really sold me was the integrated phone capabilities. I always wanted an internet tablet, but couldn't justify carrying yet another device around with me.

As a bonus, the N900 has opened me up to the world of open source and Linux. While I am not a complete noob to Linux (I use a Linux system at work), I am now tempted to divide my hard drive on my laptop at home and install either Ubuntu or Linux Mint. (Any suggestions?)

I believe that there are many people who will have a similar story to mine. The N900 will open this market up to a lot of tech savy non-programmers who are looking for a ultra-portable computer that can also serve as a phone. The lines between phones and computers are blurring and I believe that this will change the way we interface with the digital world.:)

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Welcome to our latest members Safwan and bronzetank! :)

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Hi,

I registered today after signing for the N900 on the flagship store and thought I'd be polite and say hello to everyone. I have been lurking on this site for a while now and find this site very informative. So once again, hello

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Hey everyone! I've been reading these forums for awhile, and thought its about time to register. I'm really excited by the possibilitiese brought by Maemo, and cannot wait to get my paws on the N900.

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Hi there! I CANNOT order a N900 now it's really available :(
I've been reading this forum for a month now and got convinced this "smartphone" should be my new one...

I currently use a Samsung Omnia with a custom winmo 6.5.1 ROM and it's aweful although more "finger-friendly" than before (but with introduction of new bugs), so phones like HTC HD2 or Samsung Omnia II were quite out of the question. Also I don't like HTC phones: big screens but out of fashion UI and no built-in flash memory.

Android ? I hate Java, I didn't like one bit the cyanogenmod debacle (M$ & HTC at least don't do that for winmo or else nobody would use winmo anymore! ) and it's an OS more for "casual" people

Iphone ? yuk, I've jailbroken one "3G" it's a pita and Apple smells totalitarian worse than M$ and Google.

So I've been looking for a true Linux-based phone and since a phone to me is something that can make/take calls, send/reveive SMS, the N900 current "shortcomings" are quite alright to me: I only want per-contact ringtones and above all, support for FLAC ringtones, please !

4 orders cancelled, so goodbye, if Nokia is too 19th century that I can't order their s.h.i.t, they can kiss another new customer goodbye and they won't have any good ads from me as they're just finish worse-than-nazi *****s

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Cheers everybody!

I just joined after a few months of lurking in the shadows, and I'm also eagerly waiting for the big N to arrive. Still couple of weeks to go, as my local carrier just recently announced they'll be sending out the preorders at Dec 3rd.

I live in the west coast but far from the Pacific waves, as here in Funland we have to settle for the ripples of the Baltic. :)

Looking forward to get the best out of my N900 with the help of this community.

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New member here, not first post since the n900 forums got me posting. Hello to everybody :)

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Hello, I'm new to the forums. I have been visiting here alot recently; mostly checking on shipping status for the n900.

So hello again to everyone!

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Hello, I recently joined after the N900 meetup earlier in the week and pre-ordering the N900.

It's great that there is such a thriving community, thanks!

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Big welcome to rogersck, Rick O'Shea, Cylgalad, charbar,
ShadowLFC - have fun guys

Thanks to kurt555gs for the qik video - Im jealous that you have a n900 - I have 11 days to go yet if rumours are to believed

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And --welcome-- also to roundyz and manic! :)

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heelo all.

should get my n900 on tuesday.looking forward to the wonderful world of maemo.

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Hello everyone,

My name is Juan Enrique (JE for short) and i'm looking forward to joining your community with my yet-to-be-shipped N900.

=)

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Hi JE and italian chris - welcome to the forums..

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Hello all!

New kido on the block. Patiently (using that term loosely, lol) waiting on my N900 to arrive. I'm also on twitter. username: vmoney02

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Hello everyone.
I am from Germany and wait for the N900.
This post is translated by google-translate and it works well I think :D

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I'm not waiting for an N900....oh no.......it's waiting for me! hehe. Hello all.

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Hello all. Nice community you have here :)
ps.
Waiting for n900 :):)

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Just wanted to say a quick hello also, I've been lurking and reading through various articles and posts since my pre order in early October.

Looking forward to what will hopefully be a fantastic device, I hope that the fantastic community and the promise of the platform is not let down by Nokia's shocking logistics! ;)

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Well another new member waiting for his N900 here in Hampshire, UK,

I needed a new phone, been a linux developer for 10 years, unix for 15 years before that, and worked with the ARM processor for about three, so it sounded like the phone for me. Of course I don't actually know how to make phone calls :)

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Hello Everyone!

I have been reading through the threads here for a while, and have finally gotten around to registering. This community appears to be very supportive, informative and entertaining. I have my N900 on order and I know this place is going to be quite beneficial. I look forward to getting to know you all and supporting the community. :)

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Hello, I am a new member from Michigan ... still waiting to get my N900.

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Hello,

I am a new member (long time lurker), living in New York. Really enjoying some of the discussions on this forum. Very excited about the new tablet (oh well, phone), hoping to have it for Xmas.

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hi all! i just joined yesterday from Australia after a few weeks of reading the threads in my anticipation on the N900. the community has been really informative on my hunt for information to import the N900 and i'm looking forward to contributing :)

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Hey everyone,

I'm a embedded platform developer from Lithuania and am super-awesomely interested in coding high-end apps and games for the N900.
I've been lurking around for a while, and I'm still awaiting my N900. Meanwhile I've been playing with the SDK and am just loving to develop apps on the Maemo 5 platform. Hope I can get some inspiration from these forums :)

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Hi new to the forum CA love...

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Wow, the rate of new members registering on these forums has grown rapidly after the first N900's have been shipped out.
Welcome everyone and enjoy your stay. :)

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Indeed, welcome all. I'd suggest not worrying about threads that talk about shipping or problems for a long while and looking at the positive aspects of the community, including its accessibility, inclusiveness and expertise.

Enjoy...

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hey i'm also new n STILL waiting for n900 since 22/sep...