Firstly ... Very glad I'm not the only person moving from an n70 to an n900 ... most early n900 owners seem to be moving from really pretty sophisticated phones already!

... secondly if I'm going to be spending a lot of money on a phone then I really want to be happy with it ... and not have too many compromises ...

I wanted a smart phone with a really good browsing experience ... I love the net and like to stay connected ... and twitter through SMS was getting silly for me ... this way I can keep up with forums, social networking and IMing wherever ...

I was also without an MP3 player ... and didn't want to be tied to iTunes ... so the external drive type connection this has is perfect for me ... I also like that the FM transmitter's is inbuilt ...

GPS was another factor ... I'm hoping eventually I'll be able to use the phone as a SatNav ...and in the mean time at least I can find out where I am even if it won't actively direct me there!

I'm a huge fan of pretty things and customising things to be the way I want ... and am hoping to make my own themes as soon as there's windows support on the theme maker ... in the mean time being able to organise my desktops to the way I work is keeping me very happy ...

I also wanted a physical keyboard ... onscreen just isn't enough ... although the one on this is very useful ...

... I'm not getting fabulous battery life at the moment ... but I like that I can get a spare if I find it's necessary ...

Although I'd never really considered the advantages of TV out on a phone I can already see it'll have it's uses, especially since I already record lots of telly to my puter ...

I don't think I use technology in a typical way ... I'm very keen on making my technology work for me, and not being stuck with having to work around my technology ... it's there to make my life easier, and I feel there are fewer limitations on the n900 that will bug me than on other options ...

... basically I really wanted everything from the iphone without it's limitations ... and I'm hoping the n900 will be that!