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I think that eight responses without a reply is more than necessary.

I am new to linux and Ive got videos and streaming etc working on my n900.
Doesnt take a rocket scientist then again this device is for folk who are tech heads and know a lil or a lot about computers etc.
I can stream my music and videos from my pc to the n900 and it works like a charm now that is impressive!
I think you shouldve opted for the kiddies iphone :-P

It works fine for me. In fact, more than fine. Better than any other phone I've used before. Just stay clear of HD streams and laggy websites with a lot of flash and you should be fine!

Have you installed the Extra Codec Pack? If yes, then you're probably feeding the phone the wrong movie files! Mine are always in mp4 with the occasional .avi. Bitrates can be up to 4000kb/s and still play fine!

Maybe the OP is following this logic.

Whilst I agree with what bhailog is saying in that the phone is an exceptionally complex piece of equipment for a linux noob, which I am (and have said in countless other threads), Google is your best friend (as is this fine forum and the people in Maemo.org).

By very much the same token (personal viewpoint) I think that the flaming is a bit unneccessary - people who dont understand X-Term and command line interfaces are not entirely comfortable with seeing all the tech terms... I'm already computer savvy, albeit on a different OS.

I understand your frustrations regarding the phone as I felt the same when it first arrived. Now, 4 weeks on and I am wholly addicted to learning about its potential.

Use the search function, find the codecs, enable the extras repository in Application Manager (again use search function).

The phone is not a brick, but it does take research to understand that it is without limitation (almost). Nothing that was ever worth doing was easy, and nothing that's worth learning can ever be taught. Exposure and experimenting.

Have fun above all else....

As my signature says, i'm an average Joe. I've had my n900 since November and to be honest i have nothing to grumble about, yes i knew there would be things that were going to baffle me but that's what i love about it. Everyday i wake up and there's something new for me to either do or learn with it. Sorry to hear you are having a less than happy experience with yours, maybe if you put the effort into getting the most from it you might just enjoy it more.

Can you post links to websites that you attempted to stream from? We might be able to test them on our devices and tell you what to do to make them work.

I've asked this in the second post yet...
No answer so far..
Please let us help you, if you want help!

To those that keep spewing **** about how tehnical the N900 is and that no newbies should be playing with it, i give one of my fingers to you.

There is nothing in their marketing materials (or even in the packaging or documentation) that specifies a certain tehnical requirement or prerequisites to make use of the N900.

I am a non-techie person (at least compared to most of the people on this forum), but there is a certain joy in reading through the forums and finding out what you need to do and doing it. Hang on in there and you'll have a 'brick' that will do all you want it to. It's not the iphone, and with a little time and patience you can sort it to work your way and do whatever you need or want it to. And you learn a little along the way, which is always good!