Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

Okay, I'm a bit confused. Nokia didn't make Wayfinder, and if they had some sort of product/service maintenance deal with Wayfinder (hypothetical, I have no idea), then it wouldn't be their fault for Wayfinder pulling out. If not, then it's definitely not their fault. If you rely on a third-party, proprietary service to get your maps and routing, and that service shuts down, then no, you won't be able to access it. This happens all the time, and doesn't imply anything bad about Nokia, just because they may have hyped the mapping app when they sold the devices. Aside from that, it's a gross generalization to say that this event (even if it were Nokia's fault) implied a lack of support for Maemo, and even more of a generalization to say that it implied that Nokia was unreliable across the board. For another thing, the fact that Wayfinder shut down doesn't mean you suddenly can't use the GPS hardware - Maemo being what it is, you can just use another mapping app. (Yes, I know that some of them are lacking in various ways, but that's irrelevant to the point that - unlike some devices - the dropping of support doesn't mean that GPS is useless)
Your post title is inflammatory, your claims are unfounded, and at least some of your facts are just wrong. Please stop trolling.

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

problem is sygic is only available to europe and north america. Not in australia and new zealand.

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

Based on your thread title, I thought your original problem was to warn everyone not to buy Maemo devices, no? If not, maybe you should have titled your thread a little bit differently?

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

is that right mr nokia expert

in the real world

if a company subcontracts a service and the subcontractor fails to deliver the company is at fault

do you personally own a n810 that cannot use the maps

no

so shut up

troll

here is what i received from wayfinder customer support

"Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting us!

As Wayfinder is now almost closed so we don't have any technical tool to help you in the Navicore and internet tablets issues except the Website http://www.navicoretech.com .

Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for understanding.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us."

Best Regards,
Sanna Basyouny
Customer Support
Wayfinder Systems AB

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

That quote was referring to the OP's extrapolation of something unfortunate happening to third-party N810 software to a general statement that nothing Nokia does can ever be trusted.
So actually, it was entirely on-topic.
Oh wait, was that sarcasm? I missed it... :P

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

hey pal you have become part of the problem and not the solution

if you cannot help

go away

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

I used Nokia Maps on my Nokia E71, it is way better. Although he N900 get a lock much faster.

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

How is spreading FUD a solution to anything ?

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

and what

just let it go

accept that you pay for 3 years of map services and after 2 years they shut it down,no warning -so you know not to flash the unit

and say nothing

come on

i have spent a lot of time and money supporting maemo

bought all 3 internet tablets -at least a $1000 right there

and testing software -giving feedback at least 100 hours

Re: buyer beware- of nokia products and maemo
 

The only trolling here was in the first post. And please change the topic to a more suitable.. describing your problem.