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Hey all, may i start by saying thanks for the insight and iformation you guys are providing here, ive found a few answeres here already. Thanks.!

But, my question is, is the N900 an expensive lemon?

ive had mine for about 2 weeks, and it really is a good bit of kit. i am really impressed with it. but its completely let down at the mo by the fact a lot of it doesnt work (pc-suite for a start, and OVI.)
and apps are a bit thin on the ground.

This, i hope will be corrected soon, but then i see that Maemo6 is on the way in 2010, so will by shiny new N900 be outdated and forgotten about before the contract im on is up???

im completely inept when you guys talk about Xterminal etc... ive only ever had one experiance with linux when i installed ubuntu on a laptop, to then re-format it to XP straight after as i had no idea what was going on LOL :eek: .

is it possible for Maemo6 to run on the N900 once its released? how simple would it be for someone (read : developer) to get an app they wrote for maemo6, and then modify it to run on 5?

i just hope my decision of a N900 over Iphone / HTC's was a wise one. (always liked Nokias, Had N80, N73, N95, N95 8GB)

Please dont stone me to death LOL!

Ross.

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Originally Posted by mr_bridger (Post 450260)

But, my question is, is the N900 an expensive lemon?

ive had mine for about 2 weeks, and it really is a good bit of kit. i am really impressed with it. but its completely let down at the mo by the fact a lot of it doesnt work (pc-suite for a start, and OVI.)
and apps are a bit thin on the ground.

That's not what a lemon is. The N900 is amazing if you use the features it does have. For example, you don't need the Ovi store, since there's the Maemo repositories.

Still, I understand what you mean. I'm hoping Nokia will soon complete the minor features I miss, too. Can you tell us what you need to do with PC Suite? Maybe there's an alternative.

Not as far as I am concerned and I have not even got it yet!!

Remember the N95 when that 1st came out. Shite battery life, woeful app choice, glitchy UI etc . Patience is a virtue when you are using this kind of device at this stage in its development...

N900 over Iphone / HTC? Without a doubt (yes I am biased), and thats just from my current reading and other people's experience of the iPhone. HTC (if you are refering to Android ) is a little closer to the but still leaves a lot to be desired IMO

Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

OK, maybe not quite right, but the jist of buying somthing only to find out afterwards it not a go-er :)

just some functionality in PC-Suite would be nice, organise messages, drag and drop music, update OVI maps.

i know some of this can be done manually, by connecting in mass storage mode, would just be easier whats all.

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Originally Posted by mr_bridger (Post 450260)

This, i hope will be corrected soon, but then i see that Maemo6 is on the way in 2010, so will by shiny new N900 be outdated and forgotten about before the contract im on is up???

im completely inept when you guys talk about Xterminal etc... ive only ever had one experiance with linux when i installed ubuntu on a laptop, to then re-format it to XP straight after as i had no idea what was going on LOL :eek: .

is it possible for Maemo6 to run on the N900 once its released? how simple would it be for someone (read : developer) to get an app they wrote for maemo6, and then modify it to run on 5?

Ross.

Going with their previous release schedule

770: Maemo 1.1-2.2 (and unstable up to 4.0)
N800: Maemo 3.0-4.1
N900: Maemo 5.0-???

If they go along what they did before, Maemo 6 should work, but as for all the new features, it might be like the short-lived N810 (Maemo 4.0-4.1)...

i have no idea. just my take on it.

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Originally Posted by arnoldthebat (Post 450272)

Remember the N95 when that 1st came out. Shite battery life, woeful app choice, glitchy UI etc . Patience is a virtue when you are using this kind of device at this stage in its development...

Aah, yes, i also just remembered the N93 we had.... Nokia just gave up with it.... no new firmware and 1000's of bugs... they even released a ne FW, only to then retract it as it was even more buggy.... too late for all those that had already updated!

I do however have an XDA iiS... and thats had every flavour of Windows mobile on if from WM2003 to having WM6.5 on it now... i would still be using it if it werent for the outdated hardware. I really hope the community sticks with the N900, and keep the software going and up to date with whatevers about at the time

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Originally Posted by mr_bridger (Post 450260)

But, my question is, is the N900 an expensive lemon?

Definitely not. It's an excellent unit IMHO.

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...its completely let down at the mo by the fact a lot of it doesnt work (pc-suite for a start, and OVI.) and apps are a bit thin on the ground.

Patience. These and more are coming. You're just an 'early adopter' like I was with the G1/Android. But the hardware/software situation is already much better for the N900/Maemo than it was for the G1/Android a month after it was released. And see where Android is now...

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...i see that Maemo6 is on the way in 2010, so will by shiny new N900 be outdated and forgotten about before the contract im on is up???

No. There always something newer, better, shinier in the works. State-of-the-art stuff is state-of-the-art for about 15 minutes these days. Relax and enjoy your N900.

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im completely inept when you guys talk about Xterminal etc.

For ordinary use you will likely never need to use a terminal. It's mostly for power users, customizing the device or, like in Windows, for trouble-shooting.

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is it possible for Maemo6 to run on the N900 once its released?

Probably. But whether or not the N900 gets updated to Maemo 6, it will still b a fine device and function as well as ever. It won't quit the day Maemo 6 is released.

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just hope my decision of a N900 over Iphone / HTC's was a wise one.

Unless it simply doesn't suit your needs at all, you've made a good decision. Relax, learn about your N900 and enjoy.