Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

Hopefully shopblt, amazon, newegg etc will carry stock by the end of the month.... otherwise I'd be regretting cancelling my NokiaUSA order...

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

You think I was literally suggesting Peter should hand deliver N900s as opposed to making a comment on the outrage expressed by many over a couple of weeks of delay? Maybe you should review my post history and figure out which is more likely and possibly refrain from telling people what they meant instead of what they said they meant ;)

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

I would assume that the concept of Peter delivering all pre-orders by hand was so ridiculous that even a child could have guessed it was a joke.

Did you REALLY think that was serious request???

Now mauybe we can get back to guessing whereabouts in China these pesky things are at the moment!

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

Isn't that "Week 42 Firmware?"

In other words, "12 to 18 October Firmware"?

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Thanks for that, saves me bothering them too.

I'm happy with that, as long as mine is sent 16th and I get it 17th, I want I want it, I want it! lol - I haven't felt like this about anything for a long time, literally cannot wait until I see that high vis jacket of the Post man next Tuesday (I hope!!).

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

I hope it will also be released in Germany...
They neither updated the website nor they know anything about that. Also my seller said no - it's not released yet in Germany... :(

Re: I have received shipment confirmation!
 

Now that I switched my order to Dell, and the phones actually been released, I'm starting to freak out a little wondering when, if ever, Dell is going to ship relative to other shops.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

I'm not exactly sure the 42 stands for week 42.
But on NSU, that's what available.

I have not seen any other later firmwares.
If they are shipping now, I reckon that's the firmware it'll come with.

Re: I have received shipment confirmation!
 

Let's hope Nokia produced some more units over the time so every store and distributor will have some and we'll get it by the weekend.

Re: I have received shipment confirmation!
 

If Nokia shop doesn't deliver the handsets before other retailers ie Dell, that's a terrible play from Nokia.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

There is a user guide available it seems.

Have a read, get to know the device while waiting for delivery :)

http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/g...N900_UG_en.pdf

I'm sure it'll be useful for those with 'lended' units as well (they didn't get a user guide).

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Threads merged.

Please contain all "So-and-so also reporting the N900 has shipped!" and "My N900 order from such-and-such-a-store has shipped!" posts within this thread. Thank you.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

you're just guessing, but presenting this information as fact.

i find it highly unlikely the devices will be shipped with 2 week old firmware (yes, the 42 stands for week 42).
the fact that these are currently on NSU doesn't say anything. that can change quickly.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

I double check on Nokia site Can I Update? @ http://europe.nokia.com/get-support-...e/can-i-update

Go there and punched in a N900 product code ie UK 0560826 it says:

Latest available software for Nokia N900, product code 0560826
Version: 1.2009.42.11

How can you expect them to put anything newer on there when the newest is week 42 firmware?
Plus it has already started rolling out of the factory, pulling them all back and update the firmware?
What's the problem with having an old firmware? You can still update it at home.
The N97 on sale right now still have v10 in them (v10 is 4 months old)!

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

so?
you don't have a retail device. no one has. ergo you're guessing.
"latest available" means in the context of NSU. and as i said that can change quickly.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

So you're saying the old firmware shouldn't be in there, that Nokia should pull back all the N900s already on its way out, unpack all the boxes, update the firmware on the phone, repack and send it out?

My point is if they already started shipment, that's the firmware the phone will have.

What's the point in arguing what firmware it has when you got it? It doesn't matter what firmware it has. You can just update it to the newest one at the time you got your device.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

i know, and i'm telling you that you don't know that :)
it's just speculation. maybe they put an interim version on NSU so the preview-devices have an upgrade path to the release version.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

If I remember well, N900 should have auto-update for it's firmware directly from the phone, ain't that right? So no need for NSU or web checks of available firmware versions.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

Correct.
NSU would be consider as a tool to reinstall firmware/flash the N900

The web checks & update is similar to the current FOTA (Firmware Over The Air)

The 2 is similar but the technology is different.
For example, the latest v20 firmware for N97, when updating with NSU file size ~ 150mb but on FOTA it's only 15mb.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

yes, of course.

all i'm saying is that this statement:

shouldn't have been presented as a fact. that's the version on NSU right now, but that doesn't mean devices will ship with it.

nokia has been tweaking on the software the past few days (remember that delay-thingy? :) ), so why would they ship 4 week old software?

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Because it takes a while to ship and package up electronic devices. To update the software would mean unpacking and updating them.

That or Nokia has blazing fast manufacturers that can create tons of n900s in a week. =P

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

I don't mind updating it myself!

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

then why the delay?

the devices have been in the assembly factories, waiting for the last firmware update. that apparently happened this weekend, now they're being packed and shipped.

no one would pack a delayed product, only to un- and repack it before shipping.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

SubCore is right, this is why we had to wait. And the devices were not packed, before the latest software is installed! It's not the first device NOKIA has assembled!?

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

We'll see when they start arriving with people. It will certainly be interesting to see what the gap between the installed firmware date and today actually is.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

That would have meant they shipped a device with problems without a solution - which they now have with a new firmware which everyone can update!

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

Thanks for that. We were just winding ourselves up on the "thread of all threads", as we only had retailers and rumours to go with.
Proper information goes a long way to retaining faith :)

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

The delay would be so that the new firmware update is available as soon as people unpack their device.

I don't know which it is but it could go either way. Nokia could have been manufacturing and packing N900s all this time with the expectation people update it as soon as they get it. They could also have been manufacturing them and leaving them aside to be factory flashed so they ship with the new firmware but that has a lot of logistical problems.

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

Quite honestly, not being sure about the ship date until the date of the shipping is a rather sad statement.

Regardless, congratulations to all the people out there who will now get their new phone.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Nokia has had a few problems when it comes to serving applications or even firmware updates to just the internet tablets. Imagine the n900 which has even more popularity!

And also it could be because there were bugs that could net in terrible reviews so they rather hold onto the device until those were fixed.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Are we being serious here...the device is released (confirmed release from Nokia to boot) and people still find some reason to complain. C'mon people, to update a firmware is a press of a button and an internet connection. Then to complain about not being part of the "300" team, or seeing specific bugs and results, get a life. Some of us don't work for Nokia, thus they are not responsible for releasing every specific detail to the public. This is how corporations work, I thought people knew this by now.

*Sorry if I come across hostile but today is my sick day and I'm quite aggravated for no apparent reason.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

FYI: I just talked to Dell (they are still showing the guestimate delivery date of 10 Dec), and finally got to someone who looked up the status of the shipment coming from Nokia. Dell is estimating that shipments will head out to customers on 19 November.

Hope this helps.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Have to agree with you....

Waiting is painful, but in the end you realise that's half of the fun. I've never felt this way about any other device and I'm dying to get my hands on it... I thank nokia for giving me this feeling

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Sweet news! My estimated ship date is Dec 7. Everytime I asked Dell they told me 'only production knows when it will really ship, that is just an estimate.'

Re: Nokia N900 begins shipping! - from nokia.com
 

I think it tells how efficient Nokia's logistic chain is. You can make changes until the very last possible moment, and when you decide to release, you get your devices quickly to the shops and the customers.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

At least there should be posts here this weekend by actual users of a final release version. The motherload will be next the weekend :)

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

Is this some kind of April fool joke? I thought this device won't come out until 2012.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

wake up sun, go grab yourself a cup of coffee.:p

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

This is good news, but I think the happiest guy is the one with the bricked pre-release n900.

Re: OPK: N900 deliveries have now started!!
 

this one is really great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxiOKKF721U
I just had to favorite it ... long lives the N900