Thread: N810 is totally useless.
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Djiraan is offline Djiraan
2009-03-29 , 18:12
Posts: 7 | Thanked: 4 times | Joined on Mar 2009 @ Spain
#21
Originally Posted by Omega View Post
I can't believe how much of a disaster this device has turned out to be. I just flashed my N810 with "RX-44_DIABLO_5.2008.43-7_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin", and when I go to refresh my package list, it sits with the updating progress dialog and does nothing.

I've had this N810 for almost a year now, and it has basically sat doing nothing the entire time.
The device is utterly useless. All UI operations are slow, unresponsive and laggy. I connect a Bluetooth keyboard to it and input is equally as slow. I enable a 128MB swap (why I should even have to do this blows my mind to bits).
I got my N810 five days ago. I'm saying this to put my post into perspective; with five days using it I can't be called a 'guru' in this.

The UI is somewhat slow, yes, but faster than a hx4700 that I'm currently borrowing (with its 600+ MHz processor).

Originally Posted by Omega View Post
I try to use the GPS and it can't get a lock to save it's life. I take one step and the damn thing loses sync and it's another 10 minutes for a lock. AGPS or not (which I can't bloody install after flashing today because for some reason any interaction with the repos dies half way through - if that even).
Maybe it's just luck, but today I got the GPS locked in 10 secs with 10 satellites. And I live in a place that doesn't like satellites (of any kind).

Originally Posted by Omega View Post
I don't know how so many people can be even moderately satisfied with devices that are less responsive than tiger toys. Is it just really low standards or is there some procedure I haven't followed to enable "the secret actually be responsive" mode?
Both?

Originally Posted by Omega View Post
How do I make this thing work properly? GPS? Responsiveness? I have a bluetooth keyboard, a 4GB SD tossed in there. Help me out.

I'm not kidding. If I could turn this into a slow mobile text mode demo web server I'd be happy! It's not like I'm asking for much! Heaven forbid I expect it to do half the things it says on the box with any degree of practical efficiency.
Well, today I managed to watch TV streamed from my PC in a really nice quality. And when I say 'nice' I mean I'm watching tennis and I can clearly see the ball.

Originally Posted by Omega View Post
Sorry, I just can't believe I spent ~$400 on something that basically comes to my doorstep bricked. I was at least expecting to have a decent experience with even just ONE of the features advertised. But the N810 can't deliver on anything it promises on the box.

If there was a way to get my money back, I would. But I can't, so I'm forced to try and find whatever convoluted path other seemingly satisfied owners have followed to actually enjoy this ripoff.
Well, as you see, I don't think I'd call this a ripoff. Yeah, this gadget is probably not noob-friendly, but I have little to none experience with Linux systems (last thing I used was actually Unix and that was more than 8 years ago) and in 5 days I've managed to get this thing working even better and with more features than advertised. Of course, I've spent a lot of time here in ITT and in maemo.org looking for HOWTOs, tutorials, bugfixes, etc., to get my Windows Remote Desktop, a couple of emulators, a good mediaplayer and a lot more things working, but I usually like to play with my toys, and this toy is played this way.

Soooooo, maybe the hardware is not that bad and maybe the software isn't that bad either. Maybe you bought a device you don't know how to use.
 

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