Thread: Should I return new N900?
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2010-05-24 , 19:39
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Originally Posted by dbl2010 View Post
I just bought a brand new N900 and it is shipped. Because I was excited while I am waiting this new baby, I came here to check what is going on.

But here I see unhappy, frustrated user community. Lack of software support/update, lack of response from Nokia officials . I am an long/loyal Nokia user. Currently I own an N95 8GB, I had 2 Nokia's before. I still believe Nokia is leading cell phone company, but obviously it falls behind these days especially on software side but I hoped N900 will be a solution.

I am very disappointed after spending several hours here and reading responses. Should I return my N900?

Please advise, I'd appreciate the help.

Thank you,

Dbl
Just my 2c. The N8 is THE phone to purchase, and well worth waiting for (all phones from all manufacturers considered). The N900 is cool, the best phone I have ever had, but I cannot recommend it for these reasons:

Maemo is dead, and it is unknown if a decent MeeGo ever will be available.
Build quality is substandard compared with usual Nokia quality. This is not only the "shell", but the electronics as well.
We have basic MMS now, but it's still lots of functionality missing.

My bet right now is that Nokia is re-focusing. Symbian for phones, and MeGoo for devices that are considerably larger than phones, thus the N900 is a dead end road both when considering hardware and software.

But, if a decent MeeGo comes for the N900, things will change completely.