Yet another farewell N900 post
 

N900 is a great device. I enjoy it so much, but yesterday my exchange team has disabled "allow non provisioned devices" and left me with no email on my phone.

As I can't work without having access to email, I'm now moving to probably android, moto milestone or htc desire or legend...

I will somewhat miss great camera and fast working browser.

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Are you sure your exchange account will work on those android phones? I'm not an expert on exchange topic, but I guess the implementation of exchange protocol on N900 and Android does not differ very much.

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there is 3rd party software that makes it possible.

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Tell your exchange team to shove it?

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I would believe having a job, or even an non-hostile work environment, is more important than what cell phone you use. At least it seems the OP thinks so.

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Non-hostile work environment is the one where nothing prevents me from using devices and OSes I like. My two cents.

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Surely if it is a prerequsit for your job to be able to read these emails your worl should provide you with the facility to do so mobile if needed.
Just my thoughts.

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@lattenwald: seriously? you'd put higher priority on the freedom to select your favorite email client over your personal\family's future?

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thanks for this useless information.

won't be missing you.

couldn't you write this to mfe thread instead? stupid way to gain attention imo.

e: please write this to forum nokia, or your countrys biggest mobile vbulletin board or similar. this is old news for us but probably new news for those people.

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Why even start such threads? There are probably 100-200'000 N900 users out there (or even more). With the dynamic nature of our existences, the reasons for or against a N900 will shift for many of us each week. It's just a gadget that suits a certain market segment. It never claimed to be the one-and-only-and-you-all-must-obey-me phone (as opposed to a certain cult-like thing from the west coast :-)

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This as just as unconstructive as the OP's post.

"Won't be missing you" and "stupid" is something that a 10 year old would say!!

A better reply would be: "I think this should be posted to the mfe thread" :P

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so this isn't an useless and stupid thread?

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Thank the lord that someone picked up on this.

If your work demands you access emails, work should provide a phone. Its pretty simple really.

A shame you are returning a device you like because work will nto provide you with the tools to well carry out your work.

I dont think its a pointless thread, just highlights the issue again. yes it has been highlighted before but who cares if it doesnt interest you dont read the thread or reply. Again pretty simple reallty :D

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If you work and want mobile device that fits in that environment then why on earth you would take N900? Let's just assume that you do not know jack about linux.

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@Neegs - He's probably got a blackberry; but sometimes it's useful to be able to get work emails on your personal device. I can't see this use as I'd always like to keep the two as separate as possible, but someone especially in a small firm might require this.

Anyway, this thread should be deleted already.

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Sorry to hear you go. If you need something that works, I would look into a BlackBerry. I transitioned from one not long ago, and it continues to receive my endorsement for anybody who wants or needs a solid messaging device.

Your work will need to have Blackberry Enterprise Server and you will need a data plan supporting that. Since it is something that you need to do your job, I would also ask the boss about subsidizing your phone and data plan.

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@cashclientel - thats a fair point i just for the life of me cannot understand why you would want to receive work email on your personal phone.

People at my work place all have Crackberries. You cannot go to lunch with them without a pile of the things being in the middle of the table. Just in case there is an issue that you alone can fix and nobody else in the entire world can comprehend. No, your not that important, life goes on

That isnt aimed at anyone here just some crazy people at work who are surgically attached to their crackberries. putting work before life its just insane

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@Neegs people like to think they are important.

Nothing worse than stopping a conversation to check the vibration of a blackberry email... quick few rolls of the thumb and then back into the pocket it goes... it's the new 'talking with your mouth full' for 2005+

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simple: so you don't have to carry two things around.

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That is somewhat besides the point - your comment is one side of what we need stamping out of the forums. Sure, some threads are pointless, some threads should be posted elsewhere and above all, we want users to use the search function before posting...

However, when someone doesn't do this, we can't start calling them stupid and being rude/inflammatory.

This community is great, but both the Maemo users and non-Maemo users need to work together to help the community and devices grow. The thread may have had some learning for the community that was not seen elsewhere for example.

I think we essentially need a new forum section dedicated to people leaving the N900 behind and to discuss the competition etc etc...

Re: Yet another farewell N900 post
 

OP I can understand your situation, I similarly rely on my mobile to retrieve work emails, not that it's essential to my work but it's convenient and useful for me to keep up to speed throughout the day away from the office and to be prepared before i reach the office. I am fortunate in that I can use the n900 to connect to webmail and therefore can get my emails that way. It was one of the first things I checked for, and if it wasn't possible I would have returned my n900 and looked for something else also. I hope your next handset will prove more suitable for you.

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If I were part of large corporate security, no wild devices would be allowed. Every laptop HD needs to be crypted, mobile phones with email and corporate information access need to have forced automatic screen locking and possibility to clear device remotely (e.g. MDM client for Symbian). It's not corporates fault if certain devices can't fit to this kind of security policy. If any device can access this kind of information, company size should be close to man and a van category.

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I agree with everything you said. I also think the company should then provide the mobile :D

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I don't know what's the policy in your country but here in Finland it's always company that provides the mobile. Probably you can also use your own but if you need mobile in your work then company buys/rents you one.