New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Hi,

I picked up a used N810 from eBay a couple of months ago (for about $100 US) after seeing it mentioned in another forum. I have to say, I really like the device, and having Linux as the OS really appeals to the geek in me. I dislike the "locked down" feel of the iPhone and iPad, even though all the cool kids have one. The community here is great (even though quite a few have moved onto the N900), and I'm running mutli-boot from the MMC, CSSU, Diablo Turbo and the Diablo5 theme.

Here's what I don't like about the system: its a bit under-powered for todays software and Internet sites. The keyboard is nice, but not very comfortable for extended use (the top row is too close to the edge of the screen slider.)

I tend to use it mainly for Internet surfing, some emulation, occasional email, the occasional quick game. I have Maemo Mapper which looks nice, but don't use a GPS app very often, I don't use it for music either.

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Heh you're a bit too late, but none-the-less welcome to the Maemo community! :)))

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Welcome to the Maemo community.

Other possibilities is to install Easy Debian which opens the door to run OpenOffice, GIMP, many programming languages, etc.

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Have you tried Opera? - really speeds up and modernises the browsing experience.

Install Browser Switchboard, and you can then choose the default browser on the system and switch to Opera.

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

I've only been using mine for a little over a year. I do use it for music and podcasts, but I also use it as a PDA. I use Gene Cash's spend-it to balance my checbook; Expense Assistant to keep track of my pocket expenses; the GPE Suite for my calendar, to do list and address book. GPE can be synced with gcal and Exchange, so there's little reason not to use it. I work outside every day, so OMweather is essential. Yellow Notes and Quick Clip are great for making lists on the fly. Gnumeric is great for editing spreadsheets.

In fact, the only missing to make this perfect for me would be a dedicated Dropbox app, but since I can access it just fine through Opera I'm happy.

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

I dont use mine anymore ... but I keep it in case of ...

the im xmpp/sip stack is decent too , have fun

gps device is fine but navit is a bit harsh

anyway you have a shell a ssh client then the world

but qt is a bit slow ...

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Opera is great, it's the browser I use most of the time. I'll check out Browser Switchboard too, I'd like to change the default browser. I also have Easy Debian installed. It's a bit slow, but nice to have the full desktop if needed (I haven't really found a need for it yet, especially after installing Gnumeric).

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

The linux dropbox app is command line and written in python, does it not work on the n8x0's python? If it works, you can setup a dropbox directory and run dropbox.py start to begin syncing and dropbox.py stop to shutdown dropbox when not needed.

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

I honestly never looked into the linux dropbox app. I'll look into that later. Thanks!

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

I just bought myself an N810: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250985704081

I guess it's time to learn GTK. :)

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

Welcome :)

Re: New N810 User (a little late to the party)
 

I'm also new to the party. I was looking for a very small WiFi device to give to my wife for her use accessing Skype and email while traveling outside of the U.S. (Because most iPad or similar tablets are too big and because most smaller devices are sold through cellular phone company and require commitment to a cell phone contract, the choices are somewhat limited.)

I found an apparently new N810 which looks like a factory refurbished unit as it came shrink-wrapped with its Nokia OEM screen protector packed in a Nokia branded box but with only the earphones and charger -- no quick-start guide or other accessories.

It took me about two weeks of poking around the maemo.org site and a couple of other places to get enough information to upgrade the operating system, install some basic applications, add the removable mini-SD memory card and load some music, videos, and reference PDFs.

I liked it so much, I found another one, gently used but complete with all docs and accessories, and have acquired it to keep for myself.

One of biggest problems I had was finding the drawing that shows the functions of the various buttons and switches. The user manual, which can be downloaded from Nokia, explains the OEM software suite but has no graphics showing the what and where of the physical device.

Now that I have the quick start guide which came with my second N810, I have scanned the diagram and would be happy to upload it to maemo.org as a jpg or PDF if some one would suggest the best pace to put it. (There once was a copy linked from one of the maemo posts elsewhere, but the link no longer works.)