First off. I'm in Chicago, wife is in Toronto. I bought this unlocked N900 from Amazon for her so she can use it up there. I read all the raves and reviews before purchasing the phone. Now that she's been using it on the Rogers network, she has nothing but problems. I'm in the information technology field so I work with smart phones frequently and this has been the one with the most issues I've encountered so far. So let me list the problems out here:

- Wi-Fi does NOT connect to open public access points after I did the last software update. I've tried this in the city of Chicago and it would try to connect then error out without an IP address. Great wi-fi stack in Linux/Maemo? I'm starting to doubt that.

- SMS text messages have the incorrect time stamp. Another problem that's only specific to Rogers and Fido networks. She took the phone to a Rogers store and the people just blame it on the phone. I read a bug track about this and Nokia blamed it on the SMS operator/center or Rogers/Fido network. Still not fixed.

- MMS messages not supported natively without installing fMMS. AND it does not work on Rogers network unless you have a data plan. Not resolved. She is paying $15 monthly in order to get picture text messages. The Rogers people got it to a point that it can receive but she still can't send without getting onto the data network and getting charged extra.


I'm going to take the phone back from her next time I see her and it will sit on my desk until someone answers all these questions. We've had nothing but arguments about this phone, and I've just about had it. I don't think I should have marriage counseling because a cell phone isn't working!