Thread: Are you buying the N900? (Quick poll)
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2009-08-26 , 20:40
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Originally Posted by lemmyslender View Post
christexaport - as much as I'd like to have the latest greatest, (1) I have a family (2 kids) so I have a limited budget and (2) I don't need to pay extra $$ for features I don't want or need.

1) I would like to be able to upgrade to faster web service in the next couple years 4g/LTE as it becomes available, cheap cellphone = cheap upgrade.
2) There are many situations where I don't want/need a smartphone with all my data on it, where I can potentially lose/break it, again, cheap cellphone wins.
3) There are times where having 2 devices / 2 batteries is desirable (long airplane trip).

Additionally, I suspect battery life will be worse than current tablets due the extra juice needed for telephony features. I'd rather have longer battery life and more flexibility with 2 devices than a single device.
You can always put those kids in commercials, to work in a sweat shop, or up for adoption. Seriously though, I think if you had the cash, you'd get it.

I want an LTE device, too, but I want an LTE network first. Egg before the chicken, basically. I change devices like socks and boxers, and couldn't imagine having the same device next year. That's why so many Symbianites are upset. Many of us change devices in short upgrade cycles of months rather than years, and Nokia has forced me and others to hold onto the N95 8gb far longer than we'd wished.

For file security, try Files on Ovi, and keep your files on your PC or in the cloud. I do it that way now, and its great. Too bad the phone book doesn't have a cloud component, and I feel you on that, but wouldn't losing the N810 give the same bad effect?

You make valid points which proves Nokia's plan to have many models is good to fit anyone's needs.