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hehe, don't get the duratec one! tis pants!
and yeah voda 3.5g rocks!! beats my broadband!!!

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It's just a shame it's 500MB a month internet. I have used nearly 70MB just setting the thing up LOL

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you ordered in september and still haven't received it??? :eek:

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yeh 500mb isnt much, i has a t-mob contract with 3gb per month limit and used it within 2 weeks lol, that was with my n97, i will only use the 500mb for emergencies when out and about.

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Awesome tool it is. In my view after having both the Iphone and 3GS it's much better. Some will disagree my hope is that no one posting on this forum wont!

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lol got mine on 3rd dec :)

pete; don't worry, i have used 880mb and not had it a month. havn't had any extra charges. and called up to check, all seems fine!

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Hey people HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Hope everyone is enjoying their N900.

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SAME to you pal. And yes its bloody awesome its sat here on 3.5g kicking an iphones *** in page rendering and downloading

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Hmm, anyone else having problems tryingto actually use voda? I get the feeling this phone is unlocked.

MPD say on their website regarding returns, and i'll quote..

". If you intend to return a phone, do not insert a SIM card as this creates user settings that will personalise the phone to you and your network"

However apart from the operator name there is no other evidence that I am with voda. I can't even get access to http://live.vodafone.co.uk which does strike me as odd.

When I try to register on the voda website to set up my account the details sent to me in an e-mail are wrong. Also it was sent to a spare e-mail address that I didn't even give them. I just happened to look by chance.

So who do I go to for help with my bill/account?

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got mine registered on voda as 'other phone' works fine. as they are not selling it themslves for another week, they have little or no services for it. vodafone will setup anything you need via a phone call. they where very good for me.

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Thanks I did try to call them but my number port is going through so it's messing up the calls. But I'll try again later. :)

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well a few weeks on and this device just keeps on impressing. several friends have said they want one after seeing mine in action.

thankfully mine has been more or less rock solid even with various things installed from extra devel and extra testing. it locked up once and dosbox running win3.1 did cause a reboot but i blame that on dosbox.

i definately find that im using my laptop alot less since i got this thing. it truely is awesome!

happy new year everyone, i hope your hangovers arent as bad as mine. i'm still in bed, only just managed "breakfast" and its 18:30 at the moment! was a good nignt tho ;)

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Hi guys and happy new year.

Just to check your battery charge behaviour. After a full charge mine reaches only 94-95% (whether charged off or on).

To check the percentage type in a terminal:

lshal | grep battery.charge_level.percentage

Is anyone getting more than 95% after a full charge?

Cheers

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I'll have a go and let you know.

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ANother post here says that is not 100% accurate - and there is another way to do it! - but not being linuxy i've forgotten it - Dohhhhhh

Do a search on here for n900 battery - sure it can be found :) - if not i have it in my favourites at home and will post a link then :)

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Wow...........!!

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Hi noobmonkey. I searched but could not find that post, so if you have it handy in your bookmarks and share it, it will be much appreciated.

Cheers.

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will do! should be home in a few hours :)

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I think this was the post i was trying to find earlier :) :) - Here

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What do you need apart from the number of the voice mail service (121) ?

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are N900's dispatched by MPD locked to the network if bought with a contract? in my case Vodafone.

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haha its not all that wow unfortuently as it runs quite slow and dosbox doesnt emulate the mouse very well but it does work which is interesting to see!

incase you're interested its quite easy to setup, i just did the install using ddosbox on my laptop then copied the windows directory to the n900 in the directory i mount as c: in dosbox.

could in theory do the same with win95 but i cant try it cos i dont have a working set of the install files. hmmm but im sure i have a win98 cd somewhere haha.

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well, they had child lock on my account - so i couldn't access twitter, i wanted to ask them about music services they offer, i wanted to change my dd billing date, and tadaaa, total call was 2 minutes all done :) - happy voda customer :)

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As far as i am aware, No N900's are locked or branded in any way at the moment.

I got my Vodafone N900 from MPD. and it is technically the phone with a sim contract put in the box :)

No branding apart from the usual telling you what service you are connected too :) - and i've changed that on mine, so no Vodafone anywhere :)

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cool. i'm gettin' all excited as i will be picking my N900 up tomorrow morning from the post office. its more exciting than Xmas day! :)

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Dam right! :D

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Ouch ouch ouch!!!! thats gotta hurt!
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=39197

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Quick question!

I ordered my N900 on Saturday and it is due to come Tuesday (all being well), so shipped today.

I have got an email saying it has been despatched, however it says this under new number/imei etc -

$$$SMARTLIFT_PARAM_MOBILE_NUMBER$$$

Has anyone else had that, and if so has it all been ok? I assume their system is just bugged and/or it doesn't apply unless your number has been ported etc. (My number isn't being ported)

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yeah im pretty sure my despatch email was full of garbage like that too but my device still arrived. using it to post this :)
i dont think you need to worry.

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Yeah I have often seen things like this before, its most likely an error with the database that means the field for the new number has not been filled in properly, or at all. Its likely though that the Sim contract box-thing is sealed and they can't see the number or phone information, so don't fill it in.

Roll on tomorrow! :D

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Its HERE!!!!, just came, will update post once got it turned on etc :D:D:D

*edit* no dead pixels. mic works, no build probs. and no reboots yet, will update asap.

*edit2* still no random rebooting, is that a good sign?

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In reality it's because they don't have such information. The SIM is literally blank except for the sim number. I had the same when mine came.

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http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5730/image000sh.jpg

soz bout quality, was taken with a nokia 8600 luna

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I ordered my handset just before Christmas and in fairness to MPD it arrived within three working days despite being told online it was in stock then receiving a note saying it was out of stock.

MPD reminds me an awful lot of EBuyer in the UK about 7 years ago. EBuyer got massive all of a sudden, then their phone lines shut off to public callers and they would only deal with people online. After much pressure they re-opened their phone lines, then it could take upwards of an hour for a call to be answered. Eventually they took on more staff and apologised to everyone after being criticised by many online groups and customers in public.

MPD's communications leave a lot to be desired, and in an honest email I have told them so. I really think the company can do brilliantly, which is why my email was honest and constructive criticism, not a rant. Shutting off their phone lines as they have done though, with a message to use online chat then pulling the link to this on their website is not the way to behave. When I found the online chat link via this site, I found no-one was there to respond to me.

At this point, I have had a total of three emails completely ignored both pre and post ordering my handset; one of them dates to the first week in December. Had I any major problems with the handset, with this state of communication, my next stop would probably be trading standards.

All's well that ends well though and with no problems, I can happily say I am enjoying my 900. The one major plus point for not going via the networks is a completely unbranded phone.

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its 13.48 and still not 1 reboot :D:D:D
i just love this device, its wonderful.

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Ahhhh you got one of the good batch!
Mine has been fine until about 30 mins ago - it had a little blip!
Was just using it and the screen went black, wouldnt unlock or anything. Power button did nothing. Whilst in mid panic, about 60 seconds later it just sprang back to life! - all seems well now! :) pheeeeeeeew!

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I also see the cheapest tariff is now £35. FINALLY I get rewarded for being an early adopter with a £25 tariff. ( never happened before I usually pay through the nose lol )

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I saw someone on amazon uk selling a new one for £399...got sold quite quickly though! Amazon Marketplace has never given me any problems in the past so finger crossed. I'll post a link if another one pops up.

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I have news on the email to MPD. They responded thanking me for my constructive feedback and will be passing my comments to their head office. I get the impression their online section is short staffed and the people working there are happy to have an email from a customer reflecting their despair.

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Haven't logged on for a couple of weeks.

Good to see this thread is still going :)