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Really? Selling N900 just because there's won't be FULL portrait anytime soon? That's dumb.. But hey, it's your life.. do whatever you want. But I am telling you this, It really does sound VERY stupid to sell the N900 over something like this.

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For those who travel frequently on the subway or bus, one handed operation is pretty vital .. especially when you can't get a seat

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Yes, but that wasn't the old behaviour. The old behaviour was "show the events in the next two weeks, then grab some random other events to pad out the widget". Showing the next N events would definitely be the best option though.

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Brick. My phone update stalled. The reflashing wouldn't work. Tried several times. Now would not detect USB when I press "u" key.

Do I need to return this to nokia?

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messus.
too bad for you that you expected portrait mode.
Just have a look at the overview of units at nokia.com, you will see that N900 is shown in landscape mode.

The unit is build for landscape opereation PERIOD. Even if I agree that portrait would be nice, I cannot blame any1 for the lack of it.

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That's not how you do it. You have to export your contacts into "1 flat file" (vCard), and export that "one file".

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One handed operation to do what though? Phone is already in portrait, browser is part-way there. Conversations would definitely be useful in portrait - other than that it's mostly third-party apps I use, which is down to their devs to implement portrait mode.

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The bug says fixed in week 52, while this update is from week 51, so this fix is supposed to be in the next update.

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Theres a difference between being annoyed at the lack of portrait mode and going to the extremes of selling your device because it doesnt have a feature it never was designed to have or advertised saying it would have. I knew the N900 was a landscape device months before I got mine. Whatever new phone you get, research first. Otherwise you will find some other fault and send that back too.

In regards to the new firmware, people say this is the update which should have been on the phone to start with. At the moment, I've noticed no major difference, except speed. It is snappier. It seemed to also (hopefully for good) fixed a wifi issue I had. Any update is good for me.

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music player
pdf reader
maps, to see how far from destination if you're on the bus
calculator

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How am I supposed to type and answer messages with one hand operation on this unit without portrait mode and virtual portrait keyboard??

Eg. I cant answer an sms while driving a car with this unit (and do not tell me I should not type messages while driving, that is MY choice!).. There are MANY other situations as well..

Media Player !!
PDF!
Calculator!

etc. etc. etc ...

And just the possibility to hold and manage the phone without using both your hands!! For crying out loud we are living in 2010 now!!!



I regret big time for being so stupid believing what I read that Nokia/Maemo was going to implement the NO.1 wish for consumers for this unit; Full Portrait Mode !!

Also; where is support for MS Silverlight? (for web-tv), and Java to use Java applications like most other normal smartphone??? (except stupid iphone)


Android next...

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ICQ plugin (telepathy-haze) no longer works. Any ideas what is going on and how to fix it?

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i exported them in a folder, and then select all and send via bluetooth, there's no option to export to a file...

Please help if there's a way to export to a file. Thx.

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"(and do not tell me I should not type messages while driving, that is MY choice!)"....

If you cause an accident where only you are affected, then yes its your choice... otherwise...

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Fair enough, I never noticed that behavior, it always showed my next 5 events in the correct order. Maybe I'm not busy enough to see the bug :-)

I'm assuming that a brainstorm is the appropriate place for a feature request?

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Its still incredibly slow to bootup = ie unusable, as is the GPS poor = unusable. Why wont Nokia understand SPEED is king in a phone/mobile device. Finally a Nokia device with a decent CPU - slow apps like this shouldnt be released.

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Not to mention that such behavior is illegal in some states and will get you pulled over and fined.

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I'd think bugzilla would be better for this - I don't think there's any question on what the behaviour ought to be (brainstorm is for when there's several proposed solutions).

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number 1 choice??
i dont think so. not in my world.
i have at least 3 things that i want to see implemented/improved/fixed (in random order)

1> voice dialing
2> imap-idle
3> voice navigation (not just that but a overal good maps application)

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I should provide more information because from what I saw, the bug is somehow related to security method

my AP authentication protocol:
WPA/WPA2-PSK

my n900 connection setting:
static ip
default transmission power 100mw
WPA2 only unchecked

maybe I need one more day to test if that was my illusion

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Have you tried changing location server to supl.google.com. It seems to work very fast in USA for GPS lock

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seems fine, scrolling seems smoother after this update.

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You can do it that way (select all), but you first start by starting with the car's BT device, and initiating a contacts "import", then open Petrovich and "send"/"send all".

As far as consolidating "all contacts" into "one file", there are a few different ways.

Easiest, or more commonly used method, is thru "Outlook", export contacts to a *.csv file, then import *.csv file into something like Gmail, which will take that file and add it to its contacts. From there, you can export to a "vCard" (*.vcf) file."

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Great. Now quit your whining and sell me your "smartphone unit".

I hate to see you go, but......... Sorry that's a lie. Adios!!

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Not sure if this has been said, but i noticed after the update that making a skype call now shows the amount of money left on your account. Was that always there? cause i just noticed it. However skype calls arent working as smoothly as before. Well for me atleast. Tried over wifi and t mobile 3g. And calls are breaking in and out. But i was using my bluetooth. So ill try again later without BT on.

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Apart from being unbelievably stupid it is illegal throughout the UK, and in case of an accident if found giulty of dangerous driving a 2 year prison sentence (death by dangerous driving is up to 14 years). So saying it's your choice is like saying murdering someone is your choice. Maemo doesn't need cretins like you, feel free to go to android, although you sound more suited to an iphone.

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couple of things i noticed are

potrait mode available for browser
email: nokia messaging no longer buggy or halts. works like a charm now
overall speed improvement, snappier, opens apps quickly
media player widget used to hang, that too is working beautifully.

biggest improvement is speed, very very quick response. its how n900 shouldve been

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Uninstall vpnc, put "nameserver 127.0.0.1" into /etc/resolv.conf and install vpnc again.

Or put that line also in /etc/vpnc/resolv.conf-backup

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Does that mean you will stop posting on this board? We will all miss you.

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anyone see improvement over battery life? I havw been using this device for about 4 hours now non stop (lol yes nonstop) and I got 1/2 bar left. here what i've been running:

8 windows: 2 web, 1 music playing through speaker nonstop at max volume, 1 app manager been installing apps here and there including the new firmware, 4 conversation texting moderately. also im continously using 3g and bluetooth is enabled.

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Speak for yourself. I think that having portrait mode would be useful ocassionally, I can live happily without it. There are many other features much more important for me that are currently only found on the N900. And I suspect there are lots of people that feel the same way I do. So, while I can see that this may be important for some, just don´t claim to speak for all of us.

Something else I have no use for. I don´t think Silverlight is available in Android either. Personally I don´t like Silverlight because it is controlled by MS. So I hope never to see it supported in either Android or Maemo. Fortunatelly, it looks like both platforms are doing just fine without it.

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Wrong.

Fix vpnc which checks old Maemo file to determine the Maemo-specific configuration way incorrectly - script vpnc-script looks into existence of file /etc/osso_software_version. Unfortunately that script runs each time even vpnc is not started.

BTW, don't try create /etc/osso_software_version - device behavior could change, it is some way to restrict old Maemo versions (application updates).

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I wouldn't tell you to not text and drive, but many police authorities in states will tell you, based on their laws. Are your texts that important to risk the lives of others on the road? If so, why not just get a bluetooth enabled device to just "talk" to the person, given the urgency and importance of your communication.

As an avid road cyclist, who has been hit by a car despite safe cycling practices and following local law, and also knows many others who have been hit by cars while on their bikes, its a shame hearing that people take this attitude.

As for Android, coming from a Droid, and still frequenting the Droid/Android forums, you're in for a whole other world of issues...more so than the 900.

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i have maemo-luncher is not to upgrade list after update . would it be ok if i do apt-get dist-upgrade and update it?

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has it fixed the rebooting?

trying to search cant find anything

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Do I have to do something special to get the portrait mode in the browser? Mine shows only in landscape even after the update.

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Charging/battery reporting seems to be buggy now.

Started at 972ma. Charged to 1072ma and it stopped charging by it self. (Charge-Led stopped blinking and no charge indication on bar display)

Then I unplugged charger - and plugged it back in.

It showed full bars but 1072ma.

Now it is charging again - and within 2 min showing 1221ma current charge - last full 1072ma (and still charging)

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ctr+shift+o

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It did not have it when you bought it. Nokia did not promise it. So it is your fault. Your angry complaining is tiresome and unwarranted. Just buy your Android and try not to kill someone (or yourself) while using it in the car. Anyone who talks so cavalierly about endangering lives can go ?&#£ themselves as far as I am concerned.

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i find that calling your phone works better as some people have trouble activating it