Hey guys,

I've had my Nokia N900 since sometime in 2010. I use T-Mobile to stay away from contracts (USA).

Anyways, I'm thinking of getting a new phone. I'm definitely not going with Apple or Microsoft. I've been wanting an N9 for a while but with the drop in support by Nokia, I don't think that's a good option for a phone I plan on keeping around for a while.

I tried out one of the latest Nexus for a day (from Verizon) and while it was an amazing phone, I'm not so sure I want to go Android. Mainly, I don't like the idea of being married to Google's services and otherwise the phone would loose most of its value to me.

The main thing I love about Maemo and the N900 is its open-source-ness (is that a word? haha). I know Android is an open source operating system and I'm sure there's a ton of ways to break away from Google on it but I feel like using it without Google would be an uphill battle only resolved by a large-collection of loosely-coupled applications. It sort of defeats the whole beauty that Android offers and the price-tag ($400 for the Nexus) wouldn't be worth it.

Most of the common tasks I use my phone for are Calling, Texting (SMS and MMS), the excellent camera it has, web browsing, email, and occasionally the command-line when I need to do something away from the computer. If at all possible, I want to find something very responsive and clean.

Aside from Android being married to Google, Android phones would seem like the next logical step for me. But -- I really want to see what other alternatives are out there first.

Do you guys have any suggestions on other phones I should check into? What are you going to use after Nokia drops support for their non-Microsoft devices?