Is the original poster trolling? He may have worded it wrong, but it does sound like Nokia have again launched a product with major bugs. I gave up on my N97 after seeing that the 2.0 update still left a lot to be desired (Sold it for a €250 loss), and placed an order in early October for a N900 - Nokia having assured me it would launch at the end of October.

I'm listening carefully to all the bug reports (portrait mode bug, mic bug, bluetooth bug) with €600 in my hands. If I read that these bugs are being exaggerated/resolved, I'll go for the N900 with gusto. If not, Android is my next phone.

There's no such thing as a netbook with phone functionality. If Nokia expect the public to believe that one in order to explain some phone function shortcomings, then their smartphone market share will continue to fall - of course it's a phone, and it's what the majority of N900 owners are buying it for - hence the increased interest vis-a-vis the previous N700/800/810.

Although he may have come across as a moany little git (Aw, jus' kidding), the poster is right - if I understand his complaints. If connected to a bluetooth headset, the ringtone should be audible through the phone's speakers, not the headset. If left connected to the headset during the night, any alarms should still come through the phone's speaker.

Can any other N900 owner actually confirm this?

Yes, this and other bugs will be fixed with updates, but surely after the problems with the initial N97 firmwares (and subsequent public reaction), Nokia would have been determined to start the N900 with a wave of positive reaction?

Still want the damned thing though - i'm currently in France, where any possible N900 will have an "azerty" keyboard, so I'll continue waiting.