Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

Let's forget about Flash, HTML5 should come to Microb

There's one. Search the Opera 10 beta thread announcement, there's about 10 more in there - and there are many people that have also requested the Flash plugin.

It's really a dumb point to discuss and antagonize an opinion such as you're doing. You have your opinion, I have mine. It's no big secret that I'm for Flash Player 10.1 - I am an Adobe Flex developer and have recently been publishing all of my content at Flash Player 10 levels.

I personally think it's really dumb to overlook the fact that if you don't like Flash on Maemo, Microb has a disable plugin option.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

Can you send data over Wi-Fi? I've been wanting to access my PC using the N900 and vice-versa to transfer files. Used to do that on my N95.

Thanks. I only wish I were better at programming. I can edit code and maybe even improve it. Creating..I find it difficult. That's why I went for networking.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

yeah, i had to drive home :) just kidding, i am done. like has been said many times, different devices for different people.

honestly i would prolly have an iphone if it was available factory unlocked and i could swapsims with it.

i have one for testing support issues at work, but it is just a 2g

yes i have jailbroken and unlocked it and cydia, etc, but it is not optimal and it prevents itunes apps now because i dont feel like upgrading software, then finding jb and unlock for new version again. it has been a year or so but i have tested apps like siphon and funambol client, etc, but it was honestly even a little more hackish using cydia apps than using extras-devel now on n900. maybe it is much better now though.

for my needs, right now n900+e72 is best.

and yes, i am somewhat of a nokia fan. despite being profit driven like any other business, i *think* they have good philosophy toward market and consumers.

lord knows i have plenty of iphone users to admin, but for the way our network is setup at work(syncml,sip,xmpp,webdav) nothing is as plug and go for us as a nokia device.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

It was the tone I was talking about. Facts are facts... period.

This thread started off with a bunch of inaccuracies due to lack of experience, research and ultimately a rather sad take on how one OS is better than the other when... neither is really true.

What is best for you might not be best for me. Want "Option 1", so be it. I'm holding out for "Option A". We have different needs. But you better believe that I will do the research to make sure which phone is worth my time as opposed to spew forth a bunch of uneducated opinions and stand behind them like they are facts.

That is what I was saying about this thread. It reads like a badly scripted fanboy thread where it's fine to hate the competition without doing your research whatsoever.

That is what I have a problem with. Don't like something? You're entitled. Don't like something based on facts that you've collected? You're entitled. Don't like something over something you might have heard to be true but didn't take the time to learn if it were 100% true or not? I'd rather err on the side of caution and collect proper data as opposed to spouting something that could be easily corrected but I've dedicated myself to a stance and thus will allow things to dwindle into petty arguments and a shouting match.

Which... this thread will invariably become like the many others before it.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

So, in the interests of fair-mindedness, how about you put up your list of what the N900 should do, but doesn't do (out of the box)?

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

The e71 has got to be one of my favourite phones, I still have mine! Just hate it when symbian runs out of memory though.

Nothing still beats the feeling of knocking out a message on an e71 or blackberry in portrait mode one handed on the go! Despite Steve Jobs telling us its just a mental thing to get over.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

i think we need a "things the n900 can't do" thread as well lol.. i dont see nothing wrong with pointing out truthfull statistics. it helps us all make better choices and some one is out there right now reading this thread mulling over weather or not the n900 or the iphone is for them. hell they are probably wondering why a thread like this isnt avcailable for the sprint evo since he is the new kid in town. education and information is a GOOD thing.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

I like this thread, and to me it is the equivalent of that thread about "things you should know about the N900 before buying one" or words to that effect, which listed problems with the N900. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, as an old saying goes.

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

ok.. nopw i understand. that makes perfect since. i wonder if we can start some threads (with adequet research of course) listing the things that folks might want to know about. only the stuff that phone A "CANT DO" or things that phone b "CANT DO" i hate when you read these reviews and they are totally one sided you know. imo engadget is one of the ones i am talking about. i wish people could just put the facts out there and let people decide for themselves. i would love a web site that i know i could get a unbiased list of do's and donts. and i dont just mean 5 mp camera or not. i mean intricate things liek some of the stuff mentioned here that will bug the crap out of you afdter you already popped for + 400 bucks on a device. the websites only say the good things. i only want to know the bad things. its easy to find the do's hard to find the don'ts

Re: Simple stuff iphone should do and N900 does
 

To be honest, yes I can. On the iPhone I use Air Sharing. It's a paid app... and honestly thanks to this forum, I found out it was nothing more than a light-httpd and nginx (perhaps something else, but my research has led me to that) and I might recreate that functionality of sending/retrieving files via HTTP to a lightweight WebDAV app for the N810 - I don't own a N900, despite access to one.

Simply put, the power of Linux enables something that I use on the iPhone and paid for, for free on the Maemo devices.

Takes time. Knowing programming at least helps you on your networking. There are times you will have to script out things. Keep plugging away.

You'll get there.