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2009-12-02 , 16:33
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#501
Originally Posted by rash.m2k View Post
There is stuff like MMS missing - BUT IT WILL BE HERE SOON!

Why don't people show a little patience and wait a short while, Nokia will have it soon.

Its not like Apple where only when the 3GS came out they added MMS!! Even now it's lacking proper full bluetooth support.
The N900 and Maemo is a new OS platform for Nokia's phone. It don't have the legacy of many man-years of code development the rest of the N series and other phones have. They why it's missing things like Voice Dialing, MMS, etc. Nokia is having to develop a new phone virtually from scratch. They needed to make compromises in the phone's feature set so they could get it out the door now instead of 201X. New feature are coming. We just need to give it some time.
 

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2009-12-02 , 16:39
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#502
I agree that patience is the key point here. I'm just looking forward to sharing my amazing day experience like the OP did :-)
I also think that this phone is going to be my primary device for a very long time to come, just like my N95 8gig was
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2009-12-02 , 16:40
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Originally Posted by Bratag View Post
Um maybe because he was a salesman?. If you buy a device based entirely on the sales pitch of a guy who GETS PAID TO SELL PHONES, then .... words fail me.

Do some damn research, I realize that may involve some actual effort on your part - but hey try it this once - you might like it.
lol i have done my research hence why i am talking to you. My contract was up in september but have been looking into new phones since and found the N900. i may only have a few posts but i have been following this forum for months soaking up as much about the N900 as pos. I like the phone even with its limitations and feel it has LOADS of potential and want one.

i simply feel that for nokia to say this is step 4 of 5, this isnt for everyone but then sell it as if it is the complete package is laughable. No i dont expect them to openly say hey buy my phone but it cant do x y and z if you need these go to a competitor.

my point was that people returning the phone would be bad for maemo5. step 4 of 5 my *** its being sold as a smartphone. i also think there are millions of people in the world that buy phones based on 1 using the phone in store and 2 the salesperson, otherwise why have a salesperson at all. if theses millions of people then decide to take it back (ever so slight exaggeration ) oh great that looks brilliant doesnt it.

Maemo6 is what Nokia want for the public correct. Well if the public think Maemo5 is crap why would they think about Maemo6. the N97 automatically gave the N900 a bad name without people even knowing its completely different. If the public dont like it then less commercial apps, open source i no but i am assuming nokia would like some commercial apps to go to the platform even if techies dont give a crap. less commercial apps even less interest by the public.

Great phone but its being missold
 
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2009-12-02 , 16:44
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Originally Posted by HangLoose View Post
Did I mention that we should just praise the device? I even mentioned the place where you could go to give constructive feedback. People really get offended if someone points out a better way to do things... gosh.
No you didn't mention that we should just praise the device, you only said that we shouldn't criticize the device in the N900 forum. One wonders, however, if we shouldn't create a brainstorm "My N900 is Great" and get all those posts out of the forums as well.

If new users want to talk to the community about their N900, why shouldn't they be able to talk about the N900 in the N900 section of Talk?
 
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2009-12-02 , 16:44
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Car crash app for droid wondering if maybe it can be done for maemo also
https://slideme.org/application/bemeblackbox
 
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2009-12-02 , 16:47
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Originally Posted by aironeous View Post
Car crash app for droid wondering if maybe it can be done for maemo also
https://slideme.org/application/bemeblackbox
I question how useful a car crash app is that you need to press save in order to have it save. Not sure there is going to be a lot of time during a crash.

On another note - don't hijack threads.
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2009-12-02 , 16:51
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Originally Posted by sljonson View Post
The N900 and Maemo is a new OS platform for Nokia's phone. It don't have the legacy of many man-years of code development the rest of the N series and other phones have. They why it's missing things like Voice Dialing, MMS, etc. Nokia is having to develop a new phone virtually from scratch. They needed to make compromises in the phone's feature set so they could get it out the door now instead of 201X. New feature are coming. We just need to give it some time.
Of course you are right. This is the explanation. What I would appreciate from Nokia is some kind of a roadmap "by Q2 2010 you'll have voice dialing," and so on.

Nokia isn't prone to those type of specific statements, but if they're planning all that stuff, and if they are true to the statements Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo made to the financial community today that "we will execute," well, then they can only stand to gain by clearly mapping out what I as a consumer can expect in terms of updates.

BTW I find this thread excellent for showing the potential and what's possible with the N900 in terms of it being a mobile computer. Still, I think it could be merged with other similar threads.
 
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2009-12-02 , 17:03
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God, you're obviously upset, but you also seem kind of jealous. You've made such an a*s of yourself since you've been here that I get the feeling you've just decided to throw caution to the wind and light yourself on fire. In my opinion, you should have just said, I'll just wait till they iron out the kinks. Again, it took Apple 2 years to implement MMS. Patience is a virtue; get yourself some. In the meantime, maybe you should stop posting in happy threads like this 'cause I get the feeling you're heading to that bad place again. And next time it will probably be more like 40 days and nights.
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2009-12-02 , 17:08
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Originally Posted by God View Post
1: MMS (it's a very useful feature & in my case I get them from my girlfriend, so I'd expect it to have it)

2: Portrait (there'll be some portrait coming soon, but not enough for me & the day-to-day end-user)

3: It lacks phone functionalities, which normal users look for now a days. So Nokia failed at that aspect, it's just a better N810

4: No Navigator and stand-alone number keys which makes the physical full QWERTY keyboard less usable.

5: Reduced screen size comparing with N810 and the battery is a lot bit too small for this kind device.

6: Lack of Capacitive screen + with multitouch (it's a step back in technology, at least to the normal users)

Over-all, the device is a powerful machine, but it just doesn't bring it to todays expectations. The freedom + power isn't enough to sell to those people who expect more phone-power (yes, I know, phone second, etc, etc....still disappointing for most people looking for an all-in-one device)
I'd only recommend it to techies.
1. MMS - Most operators will pass a link to their download server so you can still receive them but requires a click to do so.

2. Portrait - Would be nice for some things but I still manage a lot single handed with this once on.

3. Well I thought it was supposed to be a better N810 - N770->N800->N810->N900.

4. None of the previous tablets had seperate number keys so would have to be a LOT bigger or microscopic keys. The lack of a navigation device can be awkward for certain use cases but with a touch screen what is really restricted here?

5. Bigger screen would have been nice. I liked the N810 format too but I'm getting used to this as well. Battery life on a lot of cellular devices is not so good but I get at least a heavy days' usage out of it. I tend to be paranoid though so extra battery fully charge lives in my pocket. Nice and slim so no issues there.

6. Capative screen is really a question of choice. I find the screen on the N900 is plenty responsive enough and even know a few people that now hate capactive due to being too sensitive. Multi touch is nice for somethings but then that would ruin the single handed use you mentioned earlier surely?
 

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Thats exactly my use case... been waiting for this phone for years!!!!
 
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