maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - The N900/maemo feels like a Dinosaur

fms	2009-12-15 , 14:47
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Originally Posted by Rushmore

Sorry, but the N900 is NOT "smartphoner" friendly and I have been warning about this for a while in regards to their assumptions.

Then get a different smartphone and stop whining. But, just because I am bored...

1. Where is MMS?

What is MMS?

2. Where is portrait?

Whose portrait are you talking about?

3. Where are the apps?

In the repositories: Extras, Extras-Testing, Extras-Devel, Qole's.

4. Wifi and GPRS issues

What issues? I have no issues with either.

5. Battery problems (I think this is mainly due to Flash)

My device makes it through the day (12-14 hours). I consider this sufficient, although not very good. It is typical for modern smartphones too.

6. Codec issues

Pretty much no issues felt here. 99% of videos I throw at it play.

7. Media player issues like playlists
8. GPS problems

First two complaints that are actually valid. Seem to be avoidable by using third party software though.

9. Emulator issues (not as good as WM or Android options- yet)

This has nothing to do with Maemo or N900. Emulators you are talking about are third party applications. If you do not like them, write your own.

10. Stuttering video at start-up

And that is how long? 2 seconds at the beginning of 1:40 hours of video? A real problem, indeed...

11. Youtube stuttering and HQ not as good as other devices.

Ok. What "other devices"? And have you tried dedicated YouTube players for Maemo (as opposed to playing in the browser)?

12. People messing their N900 up due to installing out of "safe" repositories

Again, this has nothing to do with Maemo or N900. You should accept responsibility for your own actions.

13. Apparently weak USB connector

Good, yet another valid complaint supported by evidence. That makes three of them.

14. Weak 2G reception for low areas

I am in a lot of "low areas" here, and N900 seems to do better than the business-class E70.

15. Blurry flash photos
16. Problematic auto focus

Skip on drugs and alcohol before making photos.

17. MP3 player can be a stuttery mess when browser is open and using it.

Eh? Really? Never seen this happen, and I do browse and listen to MP3s a lot.

18. FM radio signal is weak

Well, you will never become a radio pirate with N900, but maybe it is a good thing.

19. Where is the file indexing? The OS seems to refresh everytime you open a directory.

Sorry, I am not sure anyone can understand this one. It just mixes several unrelated things in two sentences.

These are just the things I thought of in a few minutes, but all have some truth to them to at least a trace level. If just perception, the point is the issues are perceived as problems.

Not sure if it is going to be useful, but I do suggest you spend some more time thinking before you post. You have got about 3/19 items right, as in "supported by evidence and posing a real usage problem".Believe me, 16% is not a very good hit rate.

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