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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by mobilefan
I deleted it from the desktop. I came to the realization that I didn't need to see the constant updates from facebook. I also liked the other weather ap better (had them both on at the same time). They are both still on my device but they are not active.
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by IWantToMarryTheN900
For the same reason that I switched out of a blackberry and into an iPhone. I consider myself an early adopter. The iPhone also had its issues in the beginning. The difference is about four years. Nokia should have done a better job managing our expectations. I never saw an material saying that Exchange 2003 is not supported. I never saw anything suggesting that IMAP is effectively unusable with large inboxes.
I am not trying to bust your balls, but if the iphone is so refined, why did you abandon it? It seems like it worked for you.
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2009-12-02
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I know a lot of people ordered the N900 with silly expectations,
BUT if you've owned the 770, n800 and n810, and then whine that modest was not what you expected, you have rocks in your head.
How can you not expect problems?
All I'm counting on to work well (at first) is the web interface to google apps. Actually, I won't even assume that yet, and keep the Symbian phone in reserve.
Previous versions of Maemo were awful for email/calendar/contacts. The best solution was the Palm emulator :-)
BUT if you've owned the 770, n800 and n810, and then whine that modest was not what you expected, you have rocks in your head.
How can you not expect problems?
All I'm counting on to work well (at first) is the web interface to google apps. Actually, I won't even assume that yet, and keep the Symbian phone in reserve.
Previous versions of Maemo were awful for email/calendar/contacts. The best solution was the Palm emulator :-)
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2009-12-02
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I think all your problems are due to the software itself. Do you have the latest firmware?
Xmas is around the corner and with it should come a new firmware, that should help.
Also, the developer of Mail for Exchange is posting on this forum, taking feedback too, and he confirmed support for Exchange 2003 is coming.
Xmas is around the corner and with it should come a new firmware, that should help.
Also, the developer of Mail for Exchange is posting on this forum, taking feedback too, and he confirmed support for Exchange 2003 is coming.
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by gskimmel
If you miss iTunes try doubleTwist, it works fine with n900
What I do miss is iTunes...in my opinion it is iTunes what makes the iPhone so good.
http://www.doubletwist.com/dt/Home/Index.dt
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2009-12-02
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The Exchange 2003 problem is new to me. But I can admit I might have missed that, easily.
I would be in the same situation, locked out because I've disallowed IMAP et al as well in our locations.
I would be in the same situation, locked out because I've disallowed IMAP et al as well in our locations.
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by jhzafrani
Oh, my god! It seems there is no strongpoint in N900? So doesn't iphone have any shortcoming?
I got the N900 today at around 11:00am and I am now ready to return it. I was extremely excited about the device having owned every single N series tablet since the N770. My biggest gripe with the other units was that they did not have a phone. Now that the N900 is here, I am all too disappointed. I pre-ordered this thing in september and went through the entire cancellation process and re-ordering and the worse customer support that I have ever had. But I was very determined to get the device.
But before I return it, I wanted to see if anyone here has the same issues or has some solutions. So here I go in order of importance:
1. No Exchange 2003 Support - Yes. I read the bug reports. But still, my company is using exchange 2003 and has absolutely no intentions to upgrade to 2007 anytime soon. To make things worse, my company blocks IMAP and SMTP since just about every other device that we use (iPhones, Motorola Droids, and Blackberrys) support 2003 out of the box.
2. Email client is a joke - I have two personal email accounts - gmail and yahoo. I had both setup via Nokia messaging. I then configured Nokia Messaging on the N900. Each time I go into either of the accounts, the inbox is missing (the outbox, trash and drafts are there). It comes back after about 30 seconds. Once I go into it, each email takes around 5-10 seconds to come up with complex emails taking as long as 30 seconds. Whats the deal? Each of our other devices downloads the email and keeps it on the device. This truly makes the email unusable when it takes such a long time to get to an email. I thought it might be Nokia Messaging, so I removed Nokia messaging from the device and configured gmail as its own account. Same issue. To add wood to the fire, I am no longer able to configure Nokia Messaging on the device anymore. I get an error 04 when the device tries to bring down the settings and the wizard restarts.
3. Application Manager - Takes about a minute to load each time an installation takes place. The other N tablets did the same thing but at least came up with a message that they are re-loading. Also, the repositories don't always update and are very buggy. I can try to refresh them 9 out of 10 times they will fail and once work. I am on a 20mb connection so I know it is not my internet connection.
4. Bluetooth - I drive a car that has a built in bluetooth system. The phone connects up to it just fine, but it picks up the system as a bluetooth audio system as well and then all sound on the N900 is disabled since it is trying to pump it through the car. Problem is, the car's system is not a bluetooth audio system. When I disconnect the bluetooth audio, it also disconnects the bluetooth phone so its a catch-22. You can make calls but not listen to music.
5. Overall Performance - The overall screen navigation feels very responsive but the apps do not. They feel like they are lagging for some reason.
6. Battery life - I had charged the phone completely and took it off the charger at around 4:00pm. By 8:00 pm, the battery was almost dead. What gives?
I must be spoiled. I had replaced my iPhone with a Droid and was looking at the N900 being my ultimate device. But these issues are just a little too much.
I am interested to see what others have experienced, how others have resolved the issues, and what was the final action that others have taken.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by myk
Huh? Wait a second here....rocks in his head for not thinking that Modest could have *gasp* improved? We've been hearing the "fixed in Fremantle" about N810's deficies for a long time...and now you're saying that it's unreasonable to expect that those have been fixed in the N900? Really?
I know a lot of people ordered the N900 with silly expectations,
BUT if you've owned the 770, n800 and n810, and then whine that modest was not what you expected, you have rocks in your head.
How can you not expect problems?
Anyway, is this really the case? I don't have the N900 (yet, very likely never) but I was at least under the impression that Modest would have improved. The browser apparently has, why not Modest? The N810's Modest is horrible, pretty much unuseable to me. Is it as bad on the N900 as it is on the N810? Really?
(Yes, I use IMAP and yes, I don't delete messages other than spam. That's the way I use email, and I'm not about to change. My HTC Hero handles my 5 gig gmail inbox just fine and so should all modern devices.)
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by amyhu
The iPhone has plenty of them. But I think the OP is experiencing problems with the N900.
Oh, my god! It seems there is no strongpoint in N900? So doesn't iphone have any shortcoming?
I might be wrong though.
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2009-12-02
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Originally Posted by BatPenguin
You can certainly expect it to be improved. Apparently not just yet. Looks like your "fixed in Fremantle" will happen in the *next* firmware upgrade
Huh? Wait a second here....rocks in his head for not thinking that Modest could have *gasp* improved? We've been hearing the "fixed in Fremantle" about N810's deficies for a long time...and now you're saying that it's unreasonable to expect that those have been fixed in the N900? Really?
I just hope this next upgrade comes soon, but apparently the mobile industry is a delicate balance between customers whining and wanting everything right now and the companies stalling and pushing back the delivery dates.We should probably be happy that Nokia released the device (to a select few) and give them some time to finish the "real" firmware. I can wait a month now that I have the device, but I can't wait 6 months.
I suspect the delivery problems Nokia is experiencing now are no delivery problems at all. They just don't want a buggy phone in the hands of everyone before they have a slightly better firmware to offer.
