I was using a combo of an N800 and a Razr2 with 3g service for a few weeks. Its a very powerful combo. I can transfer images taken with the razr to the n800, upload them, make posts on the internet, copy links to images. I can record video with the phone, transfer, and watch it on the tablet. I can piggyback the n800 on the razr's 3g.


The problem is, sadly, is im doing a lot of things between two devices. My internet is through my phone. My camera is through my phone. My browser if through my tablet. My calendar is on my phone.

Occasionally, bluetooth doesnt work. In order to keep using the 3g access, my phone must be placed in 'wcdma only' mode, otherwise it switches to edge back/forth. If I travel out of the 3g area, I have to then remember to turn edge back on.

I know im nitpicking, but sadly, it is the reality. I picked an iPhone on the cheap, and it now shows me the problems with the tablet/phone combo. While the power of a true browser on the n800 is amazing, the ability to have less, but simple, integrated, and smooth, is hard to deny.

Which brings me back to my point. Originally I had hoped for a SIM card when the n800 was announced. I got giddy when they suggested wimax or a sim slot was on the n810. I even accepted the scenario that I would have two devices. Truth is, there is no true harmony with two seperate devices.

So, for what I need, im gonna try going it alone with the iPhone for my pocket device. Backup will come from an Asus EEE Pc for when I need to get it done. I do hope that Nokia will find a way to give the tablets an 'always on' connection, and, dare i say, full phone capabilities in the future. To me, the iPhone does most of what I need, and it honestly doesnt even break a sweat doing it.