Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

if u REALLY want the keyboard and GPS then get the 810. but be warned, the GPS isnt that great and the keyboard isnt that necessary and still not as function as an external bluetooth keyboard.

and the 810 only has 1 MiniSD slot (so only up to 8GB Micro or Mini).

800 right now can be up to 32GB. as soon as they release the 32GB cards, then up to 64. and so on.

and 800 has the exact same hardware. and costs A LOT cheaper.

800s a better value

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

you know, all the complaints about hardware being too slow, could it perhaps also be that the software itself is just really inefficient? I mean seriously, why does it make my n800 choke to display 40 or 50 contacts?

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

So, trying to connect the dots as Texrat suggested: some months ago there were some articles on blogs/around the web about Nokia's new, onscreen, haptic feedback TS keyboard. The demo was running on N800 (or was it even 770, can't remember). My guess is that it will be seen on the next NIT.

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

N810 WiMAX means an update to OS2008 - or is WiMAX support now included, but disabled?

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

See the thread on Diablo from a few days ago. WiMAX support is coming with the next update to maemo 4.1.

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

Speaking of which maemo.org has been down for a while. what are the chances of something in the offing right now?

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

Low. Nokia isn't Apple. :p

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

Damn! I was waiting for a Jobs-esque stage show for the N810W release :)

Re: Nokia N810 CDMA version.... LOL
 

WiMAX falling back to EDGE/HSDPA, maybe--then Nokia could sell it as an unlocked GSM device anywhere in the world. EV-DO and CDMA would be too limited (just the US, South Korea, some parts of China...). There's just no way (in the US, at any rate) to sell a CDMA device without getting the carriers involved.

Oh, and Sprint/Xohm's WiMAX network is supposed to work with any WiMax hardware, with no contract. No device subsidies either, which I think is a better model than the current subsidized cell phone one in the US. I haven't seen any indication of what the plans will run per month.

As for a WiMAX modem for current tablets, wouldn't that just create a bottleneck when transferring data from the modem to the tablet? AFAIK WiMAX is significantly faster than either Bluetooth or USB, so it would make as much sense to just stick with using an EV-DO or HSDPA phone as a modem.

Re: The Nokia N810 - WiMAX Edition
 

I have no idea what you mean by Rogers not being "strict". Rogers charges loan-shark rates for data transfer via "tethering" -- which means if you aren't on a special non-advertised plan, and you connect your NIT to your bluetooth phone here in Canada and then download a 5MB MP3, you can pay hundreds of dollars. :eek: :eek:

This same company will sell you Wimax for $50 a month that has essentially unlimited downloading and a 1.5 Mbit/sec download rate. When mobile devices begin having wimax on-board, the market is going to dramatically shift; I can't see cell providers being able to maintain high data plan rates on the old cell network technologies.

I suspect your Canadian cousins were speaking of the fact that Rogers has "lightened up" recently on people downloading more than the published cap on cable Internet plans. They used to send out threatening letters to everyone, but recently competition in the market has driven prices down and download caps up.