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Just played with mine for three hours. Rock Solid.
To check my mic I went to settings, put in my Skype Login. F****Me all my Skype Contacts are in my Contacts list automagically. I do a Skype test call and everything works.

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Ninjaboxergirl. no MPD Stores Near you? Some of the guys have just taken them back and picked up new ones.

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its kinda sadening that this thread is dying now most of us have our devices now. made some new friends here, at least i like to think so.

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Hehehe, it shouldn't - I'm still an MPD customer, this is my safe haven from the madness of the rest of the posts :), still pop in here to see how the remaining few people are getting on waiting for their devices, also hoping we hear some good news for the poor people who got given dud devices :( :(

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Yeah its on there as default. Takes some getting used to but after my 3 hours i've finally got the desktop(s) how i like them :D

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that bit really does rock doesnt it :) - Can't wait for Hermes to be bug free :) - took me an hour or so, but connected my phonebook to facebook, and all the email addresses and birthdays + pictures synced :) (Just dont link the wrong contact to the wrong facebook friend - nightmare to reverse, and my gf's sis now has a pic of a bald fat bloke lol....)

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yeah agreed. really hope those that have bad devices get new ones soon. especially ninjaboxer girl since she's had a really rough ride with things!
BTW i'm still posting from the device. i cant put this thing down. it crashed on me once but no big deal. i expect that from a decive with this level of complexity in software.

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Yeah :( - lets hope she gets back on here with a smile soon :)

I'm struggling to read QT/Python and C Coding pages to figure out which i should start learning.... Aghhhhh they are sooo badly written for uber geeks!!!! I'm pretty techy, and i'm struggling!

For example - the first link into the python-maemo pages gets you here.
Not exactly new person friendly?!?!?!

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havent even gotten around to tweeking tghe desktops yet. removed the default widgets for batterys sake but other than that been too busy being amazed by the web browser and playing bounce and a bit of vnc.

BTW sorry to be a pain noobmonkey but im being completely blind here and cant seem to spot how to up the browser cache to 40meg. can you help?

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learn the c++, its an amazingly powerful language. been using it for some 10 years and never looked back. can be tricky to pick up at first but is well worth it.

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Lol not a prob - btw - automatic seems to work better then 40mb :) - discussed in a few threads :)

Open a web page
Click on the title (Top middle)
Click options
Click Settings

Change the top option "Memory Cache Size (MB)"

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Lol i have done asp, .net etc... so i'm definitley the alienated microsoft skooled kid :P so c++ is nightmareish to me, just as much as java is :P

Saying that i enjoy php and even liked ADA and pascal lol

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excelent, cheers for that. dunno how i missed that. seems so obvious now!

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The only thing i do find harder on a n900 (Not nescesarily hard, just harder) than on a pc is quickly going to and from pages to copy and paste/find info etc... forums are easy to keep track of one page, but not searching in one tab, whilst f5'ing pages like this one etc.. :)

:)

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yeah it can be a pain at first but its an awesome programming language. extremeley powerful. you can even put assembley language right in the middle of your code with it. take some time to write a few small programs with and you'll get there with it. the syntax looks more scary than it really is plus once youMre up to speed with c++ you'll find java a piece of cake cos the basic syntax is identical and the rest of it is really simi.ar too.

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hmm i think i need to get used to this tiny keyboard!

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Absolutely love the N900! The only downside is that the battery life isn't as good as on my N95 8gb, but who cares!!! This phone is in a league of it's own.

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right guys, i better go. gotta get up for that rubbish thing called work tommorrow. bye bye for now.
and thanks again for the help earlier noobmonkey.

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There's a few posts on here that claim to hugely extend the life of the battery :)
Yes, well most of them loose functionality - pick and choose the bits you can do :) - will help alot :)

remembering to turn GPS and bluetooth off is a goody :) - i have mine at about 8-10 hours constant use at the moment, so a full 20-24 hours of middling use :) - fine by me, as i have a charger at home, work, in the car and at the gf's! - also keep a small usb cable in my jacket pocket - you never know when it will come in handy :)

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More then welcome :) - have a good day at work, don't let your new baby distract you too much!!! hehehe :)

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totally agree! this thing is the most awsome device i've ever owned! all i can say to all the nay sayers is **** off this device is clearly too good for you. if this thing was a woman it would have been befouled numerous times by now haha. cant put it down, too awesome AAAAARGH! :D

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gonn leave it home i reakon. phones tend to fall out of my shiet pocket at work and i definately dont want that happening!

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Well done all.

Even though ive had the misfortune of having a faulty one, it seriously is good to hear the the N900 hasn't fell on its arse.

Nearly every post is positive, it gives me hope :)

Im looking forward to getting Qt and developing on the device as I'm a Visual Studio C++ programmer, and I've heard so far that Qt should be easy to pick up.

To all who have the device... Please post more pics!

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yeah im not sure if i should return it for 1 dead pixel its so small it took me a few hours just to notice it.
also more waiting around still aint made my mind up yet

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thanx,it worked Mr. Karl replied me within an hour on SAT after sending 1 email whereas no response from others at all...:mad::mad::mad:

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Finlaybob..email to Mr. Karl..on following add.,, it works :)

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hi guys i orderd my n900 from mpd on friday, any ideas when i will find out if i have passed the credit check? thanks

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Hi Adam, I ordered Wednesday night and my status was 'Pending Stock' the following morning. I think it only goes to that if you have passed the check.

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No, they're all South and the closest Nokia retail shop is Manchester- which is basically too far unless i make it a whole day's job and i havent time for that at the minute- besides Nokia Manchester told me i couldn't take it in there- i would have to get a number and send it back.

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Sorry to hear that. They do seem to have a bit more stock now, so hopefully it will get sorted quick. By the way my one came with a RM return bag did yours?

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how does skype work?

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Yes it did, thanks. I have the stuff to send it back- just need thereturns number now. I've taken advice and emailed Karl about it. I know he won't be there today, but if he gets back to me tomorrow I can send it off asap.

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that's a very big question!

Is your question more like - How does skype integrate with the N900, and how is it used in this context? :)

Skype integrates with the phone function, so if you add a skype address into your contacts, and register your skype on the phone, you can see when people are online and skype them just as though you are calling them.

Skype messages appear in conversations, just like a text message :)

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Having had over 24 hours of using it pretty solidly, I can't seem to fall in love with it.

Having come from an iPhone, I hate to say it as I really dislike Apple, but I think the iPhone is better.

Obviously the N900 has it's advantages, better camera, ability to expand memory, detachable battery. But then the Media player is not as good (could do with better Podcast and Audiobook intergration). The screen doesn't feel as natural as the Capacative one on the iPhone. Also Ovi Maps is a bit poo to be honest. Would also love an indicator on my desktop icons to show how many emails or texts I have, but can't seem to find a way of doing so??

I really want to love the N900, I really do. But find myself wondering whether I should swap it for a iPhone 3GS 32gb.....

What to do, what to do...

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Must say the slide out keyboard is an absolute joy to use and that's coming from someone with big fingers!

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hehe i agree :)

The iphone argument allways depends on the person... i would love a mix of both... usability of the iphone V the Power of the n900 + abilities....

I couldnt personally goto the iphone.... it just desont have the things i need + keyboard, camera is too low for me, and the multi-tasking i really enjoy :)
Loving the built in fm transmitter too :)

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mine might be taking longer because of the weekend im not sure but i cannot see pending stock anywhere? surely they would let me know if i didnt pass the check right?

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You can track your order on the MPD/NR site by logging in and going to track order. That should give you a status update.

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My battery kinda sucks... I don't even have a SIM in... is it because it auto connects to my WiFi at home?

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Quick question.

Recieved the phone a few days ago (perfect). I had to pay £89.99 for the phone but I've not been charged. Should I expect someone to call me asking for payment or will it be incorporated into my first months bill?