Thread: Who's still around and interested in N800/N810?
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2010-04-06 , 21:33
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Originally Posted by eetimm View Post
I still have 2 N800's but they are not getting used as much as they once were. I stopped after the 800 and never went with the 810 (I was tied into a Verizon contract and liked their service). Still use them as a music streamer and sometimes surfing device.

I ended up getting a Moto Droid via Verizon (I have to say this quietly, lest I get attacked). I find that every application I used on the N800 has a counterpart on the Droid plus many other applications that I would have loved on my NIT. Yes, I know that I lost the ability to work at the root and am no longer on an "open source" device, but the darn thing just works, quite well, without any additional messing around.

I would love to do something to help extend the usability of my N800s. If there is any way I can help, let me know.
I'm precisely right there with you on pretty much the entire point you're making. I also ended up getting a Motorola Droid--but I bought it as a PHONE.. not for the tablet computing aspect--and for that, it's just been alright. I prefer CMDA/EVDO over GSM (better security, better data connection, better voice, etc) although I think Verizon's CDMA voice implementation is awful in quality, Sprint did it very, very well. That aside, it has managed to replace my N800 even though that wasn't the intention.

Additionally, I'm finding no shortage of support from Motorola, Google and Verizon to help keep my device supported (communications, updates and yes--even ADD-ONS!). Nokia has done an incredibly bad job of supporting customers that purchased their products and it leaves me frustrated since my initial impression was very positive and the potential is HUGE.

I held out for a long time to see if Nokia would produce something to replace the N800--and maybe THIS time they could treat us better. Alas, they did neither.

Don't feel like you should have to whisper that you ended up getting an Android. Nokia should probably know that there are those of us that really wanted to like them but they didn't care about the customer and the customer went elsewhere. Those are the hardest customers to bring back, by the by.
 

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