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Hi from marbella, malaga, spain

I got my n900 about two months ago after waiting 5 months for it, wow.
I am happy now, I had an n95 and n770, now just my n900.

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Hi there
Got my N900 5 days ago, very happy about it. So far it only failed me when trying to register here with it :p Really....
I've been using Ubuntu inconsistently for a couple of years, but still qualify as a grade A linux-noob.
Former "smartphone" was a N73 so this was a giant step forward.

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Greetings from the drunkest city in the US, Milwaukee, WI!! I've had my N900 since the beginning and I'm very much a linux n00b but so far I have sucessfully OCed it to 900mhz and love the potential of this device. My previous devices are as follows Nokia E61i (my first S60), BlackBerry 8100 Pearl, Nokia 6133, Nokia 3560, Motorola V120, and my very first, the Nokia 5165i. I also got an HTC HD2 as soon as that launched and will switch between WinMo and Maemo 5

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Greeting!

Well, this is not exactly my first posting - I posted some comments when I'm researching about buying N900 and Maemo - but this will be the first one I posted from Maemo on my N900 I got few days ago. I've been using Linux since 1995, so I am glad to eventually own one of the first smart phones that run Linux OS (not just Linux kernel descendant).

My previous was a Treo running Palm OS; it had its screen cracked. So hopefully I'll find out good way to protect my N900 from similar issue!

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Hello everyone... I'm from Los Angeles, California.
Bought my N900 couple of months ago and love it.

Also I'm Interested to learn about apps developing and coding.

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Hi all
Just got my shiny new N900 today and looking forward to spending lots of time here :)

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Just registered today and wanted to say Hello.

What a great site to modifi my new N900.

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Having made few posts already and got some hints and tips I guess I better say hello from Exeter, Devon, UK

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Hey guys, got my N900 the other week.... what can I say? Outstanding phone and fantastic support and info available right here to help out if you get stuck - LOL they really should put a warning label about the Rootfs folder on the box for us linux n00bs! Anyway this is where I'm at at the mo, again many thanks to everyone involved in the whole project (^_^)

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Hi everyone!

I've had my N900 for a couple of months now and couldn't be happier with it. I'm a professional software developer and have just started developing a couple of things to boost the number of apps for the device.

Nice to meet you all!

Roy

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I have my N900 now for two months and - as a Linux geek from Holland - I'm very glad with him (or is it her?). Especially I like (and use):
- the open Linux platform
- phone possibilities (GSM, SIP, skype)
- email facilities
- calender
- microB browser
- the contacts integration
- widges and applets on the fourfold desktop
- possibility to develop app's by myself
- photo and videos
The next things could be better (some of them will be corrected in our well beloved and soon expected PR 1.2):
- IMAP support (sync of all folders on the imap-server, imap-idle)
- battery capacity
- small rootfs (luckily there are poss. the bypass this problem)
I did a big search for a new phone and this is the only phone with an open Linux platform and so much hardware. I did'nt choose it for it is a Nokia. I'am not a "brand" geek. I am always in search for new hard- and software challenges. Nokia brought it to me with the N900. I don't understand why people blame here Nokia because they bought a N900. I think they bought the wrong phone in stead of "Nokia sells a wrong one".

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hi everyone

i`m new in this forum and so happy to being here

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Hi everyone
I'm also new, and enjoy a lot this forum.:D

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Hello from a very happy N900 user!

Too bad we still have to wait for PR 1.2

And if you smell something fishy it's probably me! :D

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Hello. This is Saqib. I have two questions.

Is it appropriate to purchase n900 from ebay?? or is there a risk in doing that?

second question. does .jar format is supported in n900?

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Hi all.

A long term Linux (Ubuntu & SuSE) user who's had many Nokias (S60) over the years, now it's time to combine the two (sorry, I'm bit late to the party!)

Got my N900 just 4 days ago and absolutely loving it :)

Flashed PR1.2 RC and not had any issues (yet!)

See you round... ;)

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Hello :P i am a noobie to this device (N900) but i am liking it so far..

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Hi, I got my N900 a couple days ago, I've had many Nokias before, all of them S60 phones, I was looking at a worthy upgrade for my N95-3 and nothing that came after it was interesting, N96? you got to be kidding, N97? I wouldn't call that thing a flagship, and the i8910 has no keys, the N900 seemed to be the best and logical choice. I'm new to the whole linux thing and this site seems to be a nice place :)

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Hello ou_oliver

You are now a nokian, how does it feel?

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Hello from sunny Woollahra. (It's in Australia)

I won't be posting much, mainly lurking - been lurking for a while; but will attempt to only post constructive comments.

I have also updated the Wiki for MMS with another Australian networks fMMS settings too.

Yeah.

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Hello from Ireland,

been lurking on the side lines and decided it's time to register.

First off I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to the community, I love it, I check the posts every day to learn new things about the excellent Nokia N900!

I got the "device" in Feb and use it as my main phone and wouldn't be without it.

ok it has its flaws but I know with this community it will keep getting better.

I have no programming experience, I remember having a C64 when I was a kid writing the poke and peek commands.....ahhh the days :-) but that was then.
I would love to learn how to write programs and in time I will.

Look forward to getting into the workings and I will help out where I can.

Cheers,
Mark.

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Hello, finally today i've bought N900.
I've been visiting this site for long time, and now it's time to participate :)

So... hello

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Hey, knew to this and well basicly I'm on here because I'm unhappy with the iPhone, I ddnt knw what thread to post this on so just thought the newbie one would be as gud as any and might get pointed in right direction. I have a iPhone 3gs I h8 the fact that any decent app is paid for. Their is no physical keyboard, no front camera, I have jailbroken but I'm still limited to what I do. I want something with those missing feAtures and a little more, Ive only lernt windows so knw nothing about Linux etc. Any help would be really appreciated. Does the n900 sound like the right device for me?

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hi everyone. i got my N900 a couple of day ago and have been having fun getting to know it. i am new to smart phones in general. so please be paitient with my newbie dumb arse questions. lol

i just couldn't bring myself to lower my standards to getting an iPhone. lol. i was starting to think about getting one as my old nokia was dieing and i needed to do something about it, when i caught wind of the N900. SOOOOO glad i waited!

i'm basically here to learn as much as i can about it and maybe make myself a few little apps i have thought about. but that will be a ways off yet. :)

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Hello,
I've been N900 owner since december 2009, and I havent regret at all.

Allmost every wish that I made(VertSMS,Opera,fMMS,Mobile Maps,Transmission..), has come true, you just have to wait a bit! This 'phone' is the next step to the right direction.

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Hi i'm from South Africa. Its great to be here . . .been using the n900 for almost 2 months. I must say its a really good device . . . and this is just the beginning for great things to come on this smart phone . . . .

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Hi everyone, I just got the n900 about a week ago and I'm hoping to try and learn to make applications for the n900. My last phone was the Nokia 5800 which I thought was great until I discovered how awesome the n900 was, I just had to get it!

I am thinking of learning how to create applications as I have done a bit of programming before. I used to play about with something called DarkBasic on the PC, it was a game programming language. Never really finished any games though, but hopefully I'll make something for the n900 :)

My First Post here !!!

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Hi everybody,

I've finally got my hands on an N900 and I'm blown away by it. This forum's been very helpful for me while I've been getting to grips with it, so thanks to all of you who have unwittingly been answering my questions!

Linux is a complete mystery to me, and one of the main reasons why I chose the N900 was to give myself an excuse to dip my toes in the water. It's faintly terrifying, but I'll get there.

Anyway, hello to you all, it's good to be here.

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I am sick of saying hello but HELLO !

My n900 died so send me flowers or lager.

:)

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Hello from Poland ... and stil waiting for PR1.2 ... :)

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My N900 is a T**t cos it died. Not happy

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Hi everybody!

My N900 should be delivered tomorrow (Wed). It was supposed to arrive today, but I was not home. :(

Just a quick n00b question: is there a restriction on sending private messages until I have enough posts?

Thanks,

- mp

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Hello from Dallas, love the device! Been in love with it for 3 months now and its AMAZING!

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:D Big Hello to everyone in this great community ...
My name is Pav, i'm 31 from UK.
I had my N900 delivered only month ago so i am new to maemo but love it more every next day.
All the best to all friendly people here - my life with N900 has been a lot easier thanks to everyone on this forum. Once i become a more experienced user i will try to contribute as much as i can.

May the Force be with You ....

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And Mae the Force be with you, young-jedi !

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After 5 post count, you can send Private Messages.

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Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy an N900 in the coming weeks and am very excited about the possibilites, but afraid of the complexity of Linux.
I'm an expert when it comes to hardware and the Windows OS but have no idea about the innermost workings of Linux, much less on a phone.

I joined these forums because I thought you guys would make it easier for me to migrate from Symbian and harness the full power of the N900.
Hope I'm not wrong. :)

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Welcome aboard!

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Hello from Stuttgart, Germany!
I got my N900 three days ago, and yesterday it stopped recognizing my sim card. So I can play with it, but not make a call :-/
I hope this will get fixed in PR1.2?!

Greets

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Hello from Finland!

I got mine n900 2 months ago and it works perfectly for me.
I found everything I need on this forum.
Main programs I use is VPN, VNC, and browser and yes they even work without PR1.2 ;)

Only email and battery sucks IMO.