Thread: N900 vs Iphone.
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
The way you answer makes it real damn hard to reply to...



How do you transfer files to a phone without bluetooth transfer? Not all phones support that - this isn't exclusive to the iPhone either. To center around one small *** feature is frustrating as hell.

You want OBEX. Great for you.



Is it location aware? It's not Google Maps as in google.com/maps - this is an application that pulls in the apps, and layers on top of it location aware tracking, movement - I can see my car move as I drive on the map (dead serious).

Google maps as you're describing on the N900. Can it do that? Can the N900 say "you're here" and then show me routes? No. I have to tell it, via the browser - which I can also do on the iPhone - where I am, and then where I want to go with zero updates as to where I am.

The iPhone Map app does tell me where I am, where I'm going, what is North/South, and directions therein.

I've yet to hit a place without coverage... and I'm in a pretty damn remote area myself. So... until then... I can't answer your question. It would be the same if you're in an area that's a GPS deadspot. They also exist.



I hate to be rude, but are you being intentionally dense here?

How about this. You're describing voice. I'm describing data. I already know people can hear me on the phone.

I don't think [b]you get what I'm saying[b]... I can't download a damn thing on those frequencies. I'm totally against going to T-Mobile, I can't use the data, nor will I switch to EDGE. I can't get more clear than that. Face it, you are locked into a frequency that nobody else in the US uses but T-Mobile.

AT&T 850/1900/2100
T-Mobile 1700/2100
Sprint 850
Verizon 850

Now... let's see. 3 of them have 850. One has 1700, one has 1900. Two have 2100 - I might be wrong about AT&T rolling out 2100, but I swear they inherited some areas that were 2100 from some dealings with Suncom, who T-Mobile bought a year or so ago.

With that, the overlap is minimum whereas in Europe, it's 1900/2100 for the most part.

Now... with that out there... how in the living hell do I take a phone that's made for only T-Mobile work on the AT&T frequencies when I refuse to (yet another stupid US carrier decision) pay for early disconnect and I'm in an area where T-Mobile coverage is utterly non-existent.
Yes i want OBEX. It is an additional feature and i will use and so will millions of users.

Regarding google maps. I have a nokia n95-8gb and i use google maps a lot. This app is same as the one you use on the iphone. Since this is a google application i would expect google to port it soon. I also have nokia maps on my n95 and it has locations specific search with navigation. I got the 6 month subscription free which includes voice commands too. So i assume that is the same port for the n900. Now this is significantly different from the wayfinder application which does not have network access. So yes nokia maps is location aware.

Please correct me if i am wrong but i have always thought that cdma uses different technology compared to gsm. If that is true then there is no point talking about sprint and verizon which are both CDMA.

I understand that your area does not have t-mobile coverage and i feel for you, but some areas have better t-mobile coverage. So it is a matter of choice.

Last edited by sachin007; 2009-08-28 at 23:41.