Hi,

non Nokia affiliated finn here. Just yesterday I blogged about my problems in choosing a proper mobile device:

http://huima.wordpress.com/2010/03/0...art-to-choose/

... and later on that day I got a second hand N900 with only few weeks of usage time behind it. I am still thinking about iPhone a lot, even though N900 is by far the best mobile computer I have ever had... emphasis on the word computer. This beast is not a phone or computing device, but a truly amazing engineering feat: really slic mobile computer.

Few days earlier I commented about communications and message related the Moblia + Maemo merger:
http://huima.wordpress.com/2010/02/1...ith-consumers/

And now I own N900, which means I did listen more to the geek inside me - rather than the consumer in me. I will give some time now for N900 and use it as my only mobile device ( not counting real laptops ) and see how I feel. In just one day I have woken up to the possibilities and great features already present in the device and system.

Even though N900 is still not quite mainstream ready as I hoped, it is getting closer and closer to the point where you could give it to someone non geeky and see how they appreciate what the device can offer. My impressions about Nokia-software are completely transformed as many components included with N900 are really slick and work well. Innovations in Conversations are really cool and I am really looking forward twitter plugin etc. tools to mature more, though I already had to install it as it makes life so much easier.

The amount of good quality software for Maemo is disappointing compared to iPhone, but everything you need to be a connected modern netizen is included or easily available.

.. and rest of ir.. Oh well. I'm keen on stating to program python again with a twist of Qt.

Hello there,
I'm a new Maemo user - N900 owner here in Vienna, Austria. Took me a while to find a good deal for this, but now I'm very happy about my new "can-do-almost-everything-and-will-hopefully-do-even-more-soon", especially Internet- and PIM-wise. I look forward to being part of the community!
Cheers, Ben

I got my N900 today!!!! So I decided to join here. It's so great so be able to see how many people here talking ,sharing about their experiences and problems about n900..; )

Hi, Nikolaos from Swe

Hi everybody!

I have about four weeks experience with my new N900... it's great!

Hi, I've had my N900 since Feb 1st. I am new to linux. I have years of Symbian user experience and a deep interest and background in technology. Over the past year I have successfully turned my wife and kids into tech lovers as well. I carry my N900 and N82 in a dual holster with 2 active sim cards with the 5.99 tmo plan on both.

It's nice to meet everyone.

Hello everyone!
Got a N900 last week, been using it since on and off. I like it, but there are a few problems that Im facing; Like the usage of the front cam, checking my balance (credit) after I'm done with a call.. Basic, I tell you!
Besides I also look forward to some great applications soon, although the ones that seem around are interesting enough.

Right, enough of the clatter, let's get down to the real deal!

Another new user here, long time Nokia user. Coming from Symbian to Maemo was a big jump for me, but picked up quick. Been using my N900 since December, took it on vacation to Mexico with me, and I've got to say that it is a keeper.

Jason from Memphis, TN here.

I ordered the N900 for my wife in January she likes it but a little frustrated that MMS isn't a feature. She'd like the simplicity of snapping a pic and conveniently sending it like a text. And frankly I would too. Funny that I got her an N900 for her first 'smartphone'. The good thing is that she hasn't had experience with other mobile OSs to miss the mainstream functionality.

I know that this isn't a mainstream smartphone, it's a geekcentric mobile computer with a phone app. But why can't it be both: a Linux-geek-dream-device that comes with a mainstream iPhone-killer UI and apps suite. Then the geeks can hack away.
The fact is that I evaluated the 2 year expense of getting iPhones for both of us with the overpriced AT&T 2yr contract and realized that it would be less expensive and allow out-of-contract freedom to buy 2 N900s and stay with Tmobile.

I got my N900 in February, but I'm still using my Treo 650 untill I can figure out how to get data transferred to my new N900. I've been using Palm OS for about 10 years, so Maemo is taking some getting used to.

I'm hoping that this device/OS gets enough users to encourage a rich base of app development like Palm had and iPhone has.

Hey all
I am a new member to maemo. I am also fairly new to linux but eager to learn as much as possible about the OS and platform.