Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi manojkumaru!
Yes, there is still people using the N900, and some intensively, from what I could read, even for tasks much easier doable with other machines ;):D
How much? I can't say.
There is a thread How many of you still use N900 as main phone? but the last post is from 2015.
We could wake it up or make a new one for 2020!
By my side, I can say 4 people with 5 N900.
Cheers and welcome back!

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi everyone members and admin , i am registered yerstday and i am happy for accept me in this forum . I used this app working on my N900 :
Sygic MM10 Mobile Maps
EspeakCaller
FM Radio
Maep
MBarcode
Recaller
Maemo Recorder
Faster Application Manager
FreeOffice
MeeCast only YR.NO working
Opera
Qt Mobile HotSpot
HomeScreen selector manager
Faster application manager
Flashlight
Camkeid
CleaN900
FeedCircuit
Unzip
Unrar
GTranslate not working
StockThis not working for me much intetessant
I wanted a app or widget for weather working 100% on N900.
Thank
my N900 is 21.2011.38.1 TMaemo12

Re: New members say hello !
 

^ Welcome, claypikes!

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hello everyone,

A little while ago I started getting into MeeGo, Maemo, Sailfish, ...
And I decided to start a telegram group which focuses on these OS'es.
A member of my group gave the suggestion to post here about the group and that maybe some of you wanted to join.

The group is on telegram: https://t.me/meegoosinternational

Thank you very much :)

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hello to all! New here from the north of Argentina. I've been thinking a lot about buy a Nokia N9. Can it be a daily driver in this 2020 following the "resurrection N9" wiki entry?. It's a refurbished model from aliexpress

Re: New members say hello !
 

Welcome, taraletti!

Frankly, I don't think so.
Depends on your definition of "daily driver" - telephony etc. works fine, but there's no modern browser available.
Email might also get tricky.
And a refurbished from aliexpress, that sounds positively fishy.

For possible purchases, see https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=100831&page=2
See here:
https://www.huuto.net/haku/words/n9/category/505
https://www.tori.fi/koko_suomi?q=n9&...a=18&l=0&md=th
For OS updates, see https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=100991

Re: New members say hello !
 

Oh, and in case:
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.ph...83&postcount=6

Re: New members say hello !
 

thanks guys!!! I did good to came here to ask first

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hello, I am new here and I bought my N810 on the 5th of January and received it on Tuesday. I'm just here to see what is possible on the N810 and Maemo :)

Re: New members say hello !
 

Then you should check this out: https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=94294

Endsormeans has done awesome job for all N8X0 users. Look in his posts the signature.

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hello, all! Newbie here!

I got an N9 this weekend and have promptly installed Ubiboot and postmarketOS on it. I'm in love with the possibilities.

If someone has some experience with the N9 drivers or postmarketOS or has info that can help me improve the port, feel free to nudge me! I'm currently looking through what is worth working on.

Cheers!

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi everyone!

I've been interested in this community for a while but didn't have a TMO account until now.

Anyway, I own a Fxtec Pro1, a N900 and 3 PinePhones and currently using the Pro1 as a PDA.

Cheers!

Re: New members say hello !
 

3 Pinephones? I am considering to get one for me

Re: New members say hello !
 

Yep! These are:

• Dev Phone v1.0: used to be for development, but got the UBports one. I plan to give this away to my friend for appdev.
• UBports v1.2: main phone for development
• postmarketOS 3GB v1.2a: unused, currently keeping it in my closet :)

Re: New members say hello !
 

In case you'll sell any of them please let me know. I am willing to give it a try on development

Re: New members say hello !
 

Unfortunately, I don't sell any of my devices.

If you scour around eBay, you may find a very good deal. I recommend postmarketOS or later edition devices as USB-C is fixed on these allowing you to plug in external devices.

Re: New members say hello !
 

At about $150 for a 2gb RAM/16gb EMMC Pinephone(out of stock until sept) is is almost a cheap as I have been seeing used N900s anymore. The 3/32GB version which includes a USB/HDMI/ethernet dock is $200. So not that expensive but it is important to note that even Mobian(Debian Mobile) is still pretty beta version but progressing. It is only a hacker phone for now like the Nokia 770 was perhaps rougher as it is a community built OS working towards Debian grade reliability. I will not assume your personal economics but it is a pretty good deal for hyper-custom hardware, just remember right now it is all super alpha/beta not a consumer commodity product. I am still using my N900 for everyday stuff like phone calls and audio books.

Re: New members say hello !
 

I like the pine guys, for making affordable linux hardware, but...

Re: New members say hello !
 

Apparently, that's possible with GPIO pins on the back. Right now I'm hyped for the official clamshell keyboard as I can add the phone into my PDA list (and bring it out to the sun).

Re: New members say hello !
 

We got'chu bro!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6B_OL4OJ4

Still pre-release though, I hope they are adding the i2c multiplexer so we can cram more stuff inside it.

Re: New members say hello !
 

That's not for me, since it's not a slider landscape keyboard with thumb-typing haptics.

I've used such devices in the form of the Psion 5 and Psion Netbook. Switching my touch typing between those and a fullsize keyboard crossed the streams in the muscle-memory in my brain. Blue smoke flowed out of my of ears and frazzling noises were audible... There was no way to keep the muscle memory seperate, for me.

A thumb keyboard trains a seperate part of my memory, and thus doesn't trigger associative cross-signaling.

Re: New members say hello !
 

I like the hardware keyboards, too. are the digital ones cheaper? Is that the reason everything's made with those? or is it a marketing thing?
...

Re: New members say hello !
 

I'm not sure what you mean by 'digital'.

If you mean typical 'slab' phones where typing is done on-screen versus phones with a slider mechanism, it seems obvious that there are additional engineering and manufacturing costs with the slider + hardware keyboard.

I don't know how high those are, perhaps someone from fxtec could tell us.

Re: New members say hello !
 

Every moving part, every mechanical switch, every mechanical connector, these are the parts that are the most expensive to build, esp. if you want to make them last (more than a couple of years). Countless are the "smart" phones that, after the warranty runs out, are perfectly fine except for the power switch, or the USB connector (charger).

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi everyone,

I'm a former N900 user and I wish to make it work again after a few years of retirement.
Before my beloved N900 I've never had any PDA, it was my first one in 2010.
Furthermore I'm a Linux user since the twentieth century, and I found it incredible to get it in my pocket !

I hope I will fix the few problems on my device with a little help. ;)

Re: New members say hello !
 

Welcome petitevieille!
You are aware of Maemo Leste?

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi petitevieille,

Welcome!
Feel free to ask!
By curiosity, what did you use since you stopped using your N900?

Re: New members say hello !
 

Hi,

I discovered Leste here, but I've just begun by restoring Maemo 5 for now.

After my N900 I used a Nexus 4, then I tried Ubuntu Touch on a BQ phone for a while. When the phone broke, I used CyanogenMod on a ZUK. The next one, and the current one, is a Xiaomi Note 4 running /e/ OS. I think I'll keep this one as long as the hardware works well.

Re: New members say hello !
 

hh
hey
i joined because the nokia n9 looks ****ing amazing and i wanted to ask some questions about it lol

Re: New members say hello !
 

Welcome! The best way to find info here is to use some search engine and add "maemo talk" on the search. Works better than the search on this site. N9 info you can find by choosing the device from the main menu's device list. There is also an active group on telegram if you happen to use it.

Re: New members say hello !
 

Even better way is to add " site:talk.maemo.org" to the Google search query, so only TMO results will show up ;)
(or other syntax which desired search engine supports)