Maemo OS - Do I need to know about linux to use this phone or can I do everything from the menus without having to type in code? Will apps be downloadable and easy to install from Ovi or will I need to learn code?

from them menus without having to type code? i would say yes, you don't have to learn code as default user

Will there be a backup application for the phone so that I can save its contents like a ghost or acronis image to the phone memory or a windows PC?

atm, i don't know a 'backup-app'. but it is surley possible to backup your stuff. i can not say for sure

If I plug it into my Windows PC via USB will it show up as an external device and can it charge the phone at the same time?

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As both the N900 and N95 have 5mp cameras is the image quality comparable?

5mp is 5 mp i would say definitly yes!

The main questions about the functionality of the device is as follows:

Can I assign different mp3 ringtones to different contacts and have a mp3 sms ringtone?

yep. this should possible

Call waiting/diverts and video calling - can the device perform these functions out of the box?

video calling - for sure. waiting and diverts should be possible too (can not say for sure)

Can the device poll pop3 email on a schedule like every 30 mins or so between certain hours?

yep, of course

I understand that MMS is not ready for the N900 - is there a timescale when it will be ready and will this come in the form of a ROM update?

hard to say, there is atm no MMS support. what the future will brings is unknown .


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yep i know it's not a perfect Q&A, please correct me if i made mistakes, thank you @ community (tried my best)