i'm gutted to have to post this as to start with i absolutely loved the n900's functionality however I've recently come up against a few major issues.

Number one which is a massive problem is battery life. I bought my phone a week or two ago direct from nokia, and i wouldn' class myself as any more than a moderate user. Still, on an average day I can listen to a bit of music on the way into work, and get some usage out of it at work, and thats it. By the time I go home the phone is dead. There is absolutely no excuse or justification for this - its a brand new phone with a brand new battery with a low to moderate use and it can't stay awake as long as me!?

Searching these forums have led me to believe this is due to a wifi fault, however these posts were from last September and the issue clearly still exists. The worst thing is during my initial excitement I persuaded a colleague to get an N900 and his phone performs worst than mine on 100% factory settings.

5his brings me on to my second issue which is the attitude on this site of 'its not a phone its a computer.' I keep seeing this on any thread describing a shortfall with the N900 and its driving me mad because its a load of crap. The Nokia site describes it as a phone, or a mobile phone. To have spent three months saving for it and then to read this kind of comment is a massive piss take. IF THE MANUFACTURER SELLS IT FOR £500 AS A PHONE ITS A PHONE!

As I said at the start of the post its a real shame as the N900 has huge potential, however the hardware I was delivered is only a proof of concept so far, not a product that I could ever justify charging for!

i'd really love to be proven wrong on this as I love what this phone could be, so any advice would be welcome...