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Rushmore 2009-12-30 23:43

Three N900's at one time: Oh the excess!
 
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I have three N900's now, due to Dell taking a little too much customer initiative. I did not ask for a third one to be delivered.

N900 #1: Low 2G signal that seemed to conflict with other reports on this forum. Zero random resets. Stable.

N900 #2: Dell sent me this one last week. Same weak reception in low 2G signal areas, but this one also randomly resets. Unstable.

N900 #3: Got this one today. Same results as #1.

All three have one thing in common: Weak 2G reception in low signal areas and slow reacquisition of connection when lost.

I envy those that are having the opposite performance of signal, but I am keeping one of the stable ones. Great device- barring the signal issue I am having.

Update:

I compared the N900's to five devices: G1, Dash, N3610, N-gage and T349.

The N900 performed slightly better than the T349, but was weaker with 2G than the other four devices.

lcuk 2009-12-30 23:47

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install liqflow :D

bdogg64 2009-12-30 23:56

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Oh man ... I was hoping one of these would be an improvement on the signal ... How are you getting dell to send you so many replacements? I'm almost tempted to get a replacement but you keep getting ones with low signal problems

gerbick 2009-12-31 00:02

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I could drive to Kentucky in a few hours... hmmm ;)

Rushmore 2009-12-31 01:01

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Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 447384)
I could drive to Kentucky in a few hours... hmmm ;)

You want no part of the second one:) Very unstable and that is with no apps installed other than what came with it.

Rushmore 2009-12-31 01:14

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Originally Posted by bdogg64 (Post 447379)
Oh man ... I was hoping one of these would be an improvement on the signal ... How are you getting dell to send you so many replacements? I'm almost tempted to get a replacement but you keep getting ones with low signal problems

I reported the first one as defective due to me having weak signal reception and many here saying the opposite. The replacement is an unstable mess- it reboots randomly a LOT. I called and told Dell I would just keep the first one, but they STILL shipped me a third one.

Signal issue is definitely common to the three I have right now.

BTW, no mic problems on any of the three.

go1dfish 2009-12-31 02:16

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What's sad is I could see myself carrying and using 2 n900's regularly. (Did this for a bit with our pre-pro loaner and my own n900)

3's definitely overkill though :P

gerbick 2009-12-31 02:26

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Originally Posted by Rushmore (Post 447440)
You want no part of the second one:) Very unstable and that is with no apps installed other than what came with it.

haha. the tinkerer in me felt challenged... be careful with that!

anyway, sorry that you had some time with your N900's. I guess I'm still a bit giddy after playing with one today. Too bad I can't make up my mind fully yet to buy one or not.

x61 2009-12-31 02:57

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Are you sending the other two back to D3LL?

Rushmore 2009-12-31 05:51

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Originally Posted by x61 (Post 447502)
Are you sending the other two back to D3LL?

Yes. No need for three;)

Keeping the newest one, since it could be my imagination (and probably is), but the wifi connection seems to be quicker and more stable with the new one. I bet it is my imagination.

Wish the 2G radio was better. Back to my G1 as my main phone and my N900 will be my netbook, Flash game player and media device.

Great device all the same:)

Rushmore 2009-12-31 05:58

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Originally Posted by go1dfish (Post 447484)
What's sad is I could see myself carrying and using 2 n900's regularly. (Did this for a bit with our pre-pro loaner and my own n900)

3's definitely overkill though :P

I just wanted ONE device to do it all, but that is not happening. I have the best of both worlds (IMO).

G1 has better 2G coverage (where I live), Voice search, Navigator, Shopsavvy, Shazaam, picture MMS, one hand function (portrait) and some fun game apps, MAME and a Turbografx app :)

N900 is my main web device, Flash, MP3 and video player. Duke Nukem works great too:) . Other game apps will evolve or be added to the N900 arsenal.

Psymastr 2009-12-31 07:05

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install liqflow! Will be awesome across the screens!

RevdKathy 2009-12-31 09:00

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Yeah, before you send any back, do take us a vid of liqflow on all three.

But I know what you mean... there's something faintly obscene about that sort of excess.

qwerty12 2009-12-31 09:05

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liqflow? Nah, we wish to see a video of N900Fly being ran on all of them. (And, preferably, the N900s thrown up in the air at the same time. ;P)

RevdKathy 2009-12-31 09:06

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Originally Posted by qwerty12 (Post 447674)
liqflow? Nah, we wish to see a video of N900Fly being ran on all of them. (And, preferably, the N900s thrown up in the air at the same time. ;P)

N900 juggling... could be a new craze!

Rushmore 2009-12-31 16:11

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liqflow?

lcuk also posted about this. Trippy eye candy?

RevdKathy 2009-12-31 16:15

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Trippy Eye Candy indeed!
:D

TA-t3 2009-12-31 16:52

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Talking about liqflow.. if you look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVuZlybXv6Y
and move a bit forward until the guy starts liqflow: He seems to be pressing the power button to make liqflow go to non-fullscreen mode. I can't figure out a way to do that, except the cumbersome way of first pressing the camera button, then 'x' the window which asks me to open the camera cover. Then liqflow will be running in a little window along my other open apps. But that's not what the guy in the video did. Can anyone enlighten me, please?


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