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Cheers, RingoG.

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Welcome, Optic.

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Hello everybody!

Ordered my N900 last wednesday. Got it this morning! :D

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hi ... first time with a n900 .... shopping for a new phone and n900 is on top of my list
i have a n95 now and i'm quite happy with it: love the voip integration (it saved me hundreds per month in international calls and roaming) ,,, a have sygic as navigator (it's good), camera is good and opera handles the internet quite well

now ... i'd love a keyboard and a wider screen ... so i think i should upgrade to an n900 or n97 mini

i had an iphone, loved the looks, but it was useless when i had to do something a bit more serios ... more ... first fall and the screen was done ...

n900 is so open to new thing, exciting .... but ... to be honest ... keyboard is difficult and a does not look too robust ... you get the feeling that it will break at some point

os is fast ... but i don't think the battery can handle the phone for too longm phone options are too limited, navigation is lacking ... it really needs a serious software upgrade

maybe n97 is the safe bet for the moment

what do you guys think?

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Hello everyone.

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Hello all from sunny Blackpool in the UK.

This 'ere N900 is awesome so far! Well worth all the frustration ordering.

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Greetings everyone!

I'm in Saltair, Canada (that's on Vancouver Island). I got my N900 on Monday, so I've had it less than a week.

So far my impression is there is much to LOVE about this device and much to be frustrated about too. The hardware is outstanding, but the Phone/PDA/PIM apps lack global integration and consistency.

My main drivers to get the N900 were (a) my Palm Pilot died awhile ago and I really loved/used my Palm Pilot, (b) my Sony Ericsson has truly pathetic PDA/PIM apps, (c) my Sansa Fuze media player is awesome, but it's just another device to carry around and keep charged, (d) my Garmin GPS is great for kayaking (it floats), but it's rather bulky for general walking around--and it uses a lot of power, (e) my DSLR is a great camera, but also too bulky for general walking around.

So I decided it was finally time (and it should now be feasbible) to get an all-in-one PDA/media player/camera/phone/GPS.

KUDOS SO FAR: Amazing display! Surprisingly solid and useable little keyboard. Always connects and syncs via Bluetooth with my Outlook via Nokia PC Sync. The Media Player actually finds all my Win7 media on all my other machines on my LAN--I really did NOT expect that! Fewer dropped/missed calls than with the Sony Ericsson (I'm on Fido).

GRIPES SO FAR: Maps needs a data connection--why can't I just download the North America maps once, like my Garmin? Dynamic web pages, like Google maps, are a nuisance because the address bar keeps popping up. No speed dial feature--I have to search for my VoiceMail number (or maybe I just haven't figured this out yet). Call history doesn't give me call duration. The documentation is poor, leaves far too many unanswered questions.

Cheers!

Brad

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Hey
Loving my new Nokia N900!
This seems like a great forum too!
Going from the E90 to the E71 to the N900 has been a great learning curve....the main reason for the move has been the lack of decent Web functionality on S60 devices (v3)....frankly the E71 comes no where near to the N900 in terms of Web use and social networking ability. And whilst there are a lack of apps....what is available is GREAT for most people and does the job perfectly...

Particularly fond of the share function with pictures to Facebook...very good!

It would have been good if they had changed the menu layout and icons to something a little more funky, but I guess that will come with time.

Great device...this is day number 2 and I'm liking it.....but am NO WHERE near using the device to it's full potential...am looking forward to a new "wow" each and every day!!!

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Hello everyone, enjoying every moment with this beast.

Hi just joined maemo forum and soon to be family ordered my nokia n900 from amazon today cause it said will be in stock dec 16th so I next day shipped it too so hopefully friday I will have it. Will be using it on tmobile unlimited everything plan. Right now I have the sprint htc touch pro 2 and like it one of the best phones I ever own and used been using htc for years but now its time for a change cause windows mobile as of late have been letting me down and after seeing the n900 in acting im ready to make the jump to the next level of the mobile game glad to be aboard cheers!

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Hello im from Portugal and loving my N900! maemo rock, you can view (after translation:P) my quick hands-on here blog.tiagus.com long live maemo!!

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Hi Everyone and Greetings from Vancouver,Canada.
Just registered and waiting for my n900 :D . I'm going to get it before new year I hope . In meanwhile , I'm planing to create and post some wallpapers for N900 users :)
Cheers.

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Hello everyone, Receiving my N900 tomorrow from MPD ordered the 10th Dec. I have been a peeping tom on this site for over a month now and cant wait to push the N900 to its boundaries. :D

Just a bit about me I am a graphic designer by trade (Soon to be a Cisco Engineer) and been a mac user for over 15 years, I live in the UK in the West Midlands. I am also a keen photographer (Canon 500D) and a Gadget nut :eek:

Anyways, look forward to helping members out as much as i can. ; )

Peace!

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Hej (= Hi)

I'm 4 days into my N900 experience. Got it from nokia.se as it is not in stores yet in Sweden.

On my PC I run Fedora Linux. I have Rock Boxed my iPod. I love working CLI-style and I do a lot of web dev stuff, mostly teaching.

I am "itpastorn" on Twitter, Google Wave and most other places. I blog at http://itpastorn.blogspot.com/ I participate in developing WaSP Interact http://interact.webstandards.org/ and have a site in Swedish at http://keryx.se

First things to set up on my N900 will be Google Calendar, Thunderbird contact sync (Funambol?) and to transfer all my Bruce Springsteen bootlegs to the device.

I would love an Evernote client (as well as the ability to send to it), a First Class Client[1] (we use it at my school) and one button voice memos.

I miss the tab key and the & sign on the keyboard :-(

Looking forward to learning and sharing with you all!


1. http://www.firstclass.com/

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another aussie says hi :)
love my n900

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Hey all greetings from the sunny UK (west yorkshire)...yea right!
Yet to get my hands on a n900 but hoping so very soon. Had my nokia n82 for the last 19 months...luv the camera on it but time to look to the future :)

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Hi, had my N900 for about 2 weeks and i'm loving it ;)
Over here all the way from symbian-freak as i've been dedicated to symbian for years, thought it was best for a wee change though.
This websites been very useful so far, hope it continues.

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Hi everyone, i have been a s60 user but after checking out the n900 i want it badly, however i wanted to know, before i get one, that i have never used linux and i was wondering if i will still enjoy using the n900.

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I've never used linux before the N900 either! I haven't found any difficulties in getting used to it, only thing that goes over my head atm is the modding lol

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Lol, thanks AndrewG. I have been reading a lot here and i came across a lot of command lines and got a bit worried as i planned to get the n900. Im in south africa so i have to import as i cant wait for the 2nd half of next year and just wanted to make sure i wouldnt regret the purchase after going through all the trouble.

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Hi,

N900 user from France.

Packaging stuff in deb files and trying to make some tools in python.

++
Greg

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Hello, friends, I'm mouto, nice to join you.

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Hi, I'm Thijs, from the Netherlands and I just bought my N900(:)) last monday. My dream came true and it really ís a brilliant device.

Hopin' on a good time here;)

P.S I am completely new to Maemo, Linux and stuff like Xterm.

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Hi
New user in Darwin Australia.
Just got n900 and loving it

Marty

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Hello!!!

This is humble

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Hi all,

just got my device exactly a week ago and I am addicted to it.

I love playing around with Linux which includes testing, reporting bugs and writing some simple python/bash programs to make my life easier ;-)

I never had a all-in-one phone but a Mobile phone and a Palm.
At some point I stopped using the Palm because I was to lazy caring around two devices.

But as soon as I read about the N900 running a more or less native Linux distribution I could not resist! Okay, it's not Gentoo, but Debian will do ;-)

The main thing is: OpenSourceSoftware (even thought Maemo is not completely free from CS it's IMHO the best choice)

The killer application for me is OpenVPN
(lets me access my work from everywhere... sweet!)

So lets take it to the top!

Cheers
Bjoern

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Hello everyone!

Enjoyed working on the N810 and now moved to the N900. Looking forward to more pen testing tools being added to the repos. Glad to see Aircrack recently added. Now we need to work on that injection capability!

Geezer

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i am waiting on my nokia n900..

reading through these threads is making my brain hurt abit..

if i decide to change stuff in the root
(or whatever) of the device and i break it, whats the problem- i allways get mobile phone insurance :)..

so whats the biggie just insure your phone..

i am another noob so i will probally be quite annoying.

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I wouldn't count on it. The Nokia USA site does not have a specific N900 warranty available for viewing but their standard warranty refers to their obligation to service hardware, not software, and specifically says it does not apply if:

"The Product has been subjected to . . . unauthorized
modifications, . . . alteration, improper installation, or other acts
which are not the fault of Nokia"

I suspect that bricking your phone by messing up your software would fall under this and I would also suspect that any insurance or extended warranty you get would have similar terms.

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Hello) My name is Ana and I'm a new n900 user from Russia

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hi all :)
i'm daniele from italy :) love this forum!!!!
and happy n900 user :)

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A warm welcome to all recent arrivals!

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gilamonyet, please note we have a Designer section and there have been coders looking for UI help! Glad to have you onboard!

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Have you seen this thread?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35136

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Hey, new member and user here; just got the Nokia N900.

There is so much to read and take in as a new member I'm not sure where to begin! I really can't wait to strat using gaming emulators for classic games.

...although I can't see a non-jargon, novice friendly post for installing applications - anyone else?

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Hi everyone. New member here.
this forum is the most active 24/24

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Hey, UK user here. Have had my N900 for 3 weeks now and getting on fine with it. Have used linux in the past though realise I remember next to nothing about CLI so really need to pick that back up again :o) Looking forward to it.

Been reading the forums for a while and just joined, as I no doubt will want to contribute at some point.

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Welcome all, and it's especially exciting to see so many with development interests!

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Hey, I'm from Germany. In the moment I'm still in Japan, but my N900 is already at home in Germany, where I will be too next tuesday. :-) *so much looking forward to it*

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Hello everyone,
I have just registered to these community.
I am from Italy and I have a few questions about the freshly bought n900. I also hope to start developing some little applications just to have some fun.