Thread: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
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2009-10-14 , 23:02
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#429
Originally Posted by Hogwash View Post
@convulted - I think the 'dealbreaker' aspect of this is that you can't connect a USB thumbdrive or keyboard...far more reasonable use cases.
I understand that, and can (almost) see why people would want to give up on the device because of that shortcoming, but I guess what I wanted to convey was:

1. >99% of users will not be affected by this issue...
2. ... except in a few instances where workarounds can be found
3. For some people, there is no alternative to using USB while on the go (!= OTG; no pun intended)...
4. ... and for those people: shouting at Nokia until you're blue in the face will do you no good. It is the USB guys you have to be shouting at. However, ...
5. ... if your use case is as silly as wanting to connect a DVD/CD drive because you do not want to rip movies/songs, then you need to take a deep breath, count to 10 and decide to grow up. Just my opinion, of course.
 

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