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Originally Posted by gerbick
What announcement about MeeGo is this?
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2011-01-20
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Originally Posted by JamesBond@ge
The possible one they will make at MWC. No promises, but it's a distinct possiblity - and February marks the first year after the initial MeeGo announcement.
What announcement about MeeGo is this?
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2011-01-20
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Dude(OP), I was very close to your situation a month ago. And I took the leap and bought the Nexus S. One of the best decisions I made all last year.
You can download free and open source applications just like you could before. Tethering and SIP are unlocked right out of the box. The experience is excellent. And you'll be using a platform that is at least similar to what your clients or coworkers have.
If you want a "sandbox" phone, the N900 is fine. But if you want a mobile device that actually stands up to real world use and won't be a chore to work with, I'd recommend the Nexus S.
If you're really holding out for a Meego phone, by the time meego is ready for primetime, you'll have the N9 (or wish you did). Move on, the N900 was a good idea that never went anywhere thanks to half-hearted support from Nokia.
You can download free and open source applications just like you could before. Tethering and SIP are unlocked right out of the box. The experience is excellent. And you'll be using a platform that is at least similar to what your clients or coworkers have.
If you want a "sandbox" phone, the N900 is fine. But if you want a mobile device that actually stands up to real world use and won't be a chore to work with, I'd recommend the Nexus S.
If you're really holding out for a Meego phone, by the time meego is ready for primetime, you'll have the N9 (or wish you did). Move on, the N900 was a good idea that never went anywhere thanks to half-hearted support from Nokia.
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2011-01-20
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Also meego 1.2 for the N900 is due in April which, unlike Notdroid, should be a fully working OS, not sure about the apps support for it though.
Apart from Meego I would personally wait for a dual core phone to arrive before buying a new phone now anyway, other your/ Desire/Galaxy/iphone 4 is going to also seem outdated in a years time
Apart from Meego I would personally wait for a dual core phone to arrive before buying a new phone now anyway, other your/ Desire/Galaxy/iphone 4 is going to also seem outdated in a years time
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2011-01-20
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Originally Posted by Mr. Ben
Not sure what you mean by that comment as the N9 should have meego?
Dude(OP), I was very close to your situation a month ago. And I took the leap and bought the Nexus S. One of the best decisions I made all last year.
You can download free and open source applications just like you could before. Tethering and SIP are unlocked right out of the box. The experience is excellent. And you'll be using a platform that is at least similar to what your clients or coworkers have.
If you want a "sandbox" phone, the N900 is fine. But if you want a mobile device that actually stands up to real world use and won't be a chore to work with, I'd recommend the Nexus S.
If you're really holding out for a Meego phone, by the time meego is ready for primetime, you'll have the N9 (or wish you did). Move on, the N900 was a good idea that never went anywhere thanks to half-hearted support from Nokia.
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2011-01-20
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OK, I too want a new phone, and I want one that major companies are supporting by bringing out compatable apps for rather than endlessly seeing iphone/android/rim based apps..
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The other week, I was out and about testing our wireless system, and i used my phone to take a packet capture, then I zipped it up, attched it to an email and then sent it to my desktop.
Tell me a phone you can do that with - I fell in love with my n900 all over again - yes this phone doesn't have major support, yes, Nokia have broken alot of promises, but it doesn't stop it being one of the most powerful, configurable phones on the market today, and that is for a phone that is 1yr old.
I do want a new phone, but because the n900 is so good, I can wait and see, rather than being in a position where I have to get something now as the phone is driving me up the wall..
Don't forget that there is still a great enthusiast community behind this phone that are still producing some amazing apps, so there is life in the n900 yet...
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The other week, I was out and about testing our wireless system, and i used my phone to take a packet capture, then I zipped it up, attched it to an email and then sent it to my desktop.
Tell me a phone you can do that with - I fell in love with my n900 all over again - yes this phone doesn't have major support, yes, Nokia have broken alot of promises, but it doesn't stop it being one of the most powerful, configurable phones on the market today, and that is for a phone that is 1yr old.
I do want a new phone, but because the n900 is so good, I can wait and see, rather than being in a position where I have to get something now as the phone is driving me up the wall..
Don't forget that there is still a great enthusiast community behind this phone that are still producing some amazing apps, so there is life in the n900 yet...
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2011-01-20
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Nowadays, can we ever been satisfied with 1 device forever? Will you be satisfied with the new Android, iPhone, xxx-phone when you face deficiencies with current device?
We don't need to be convinced of a decision - we are usually pretty good at making them ourselves. What we are looking for is some justification to buy a new device.
We don't need to be convinced of a decision - we are usually pretty good at making them ourselves. What we are looking for is some justification to buy a new device.
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2011-01-20
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Originally Posted by Joseph.skb
Clearly not for ever but hopefully for at least 2 years, Nokia lack of support means we get weekly posts likely this OP.
Nowadays, can we ever been satisfied with 1 device forever? Will you be satisfied with the new Android, iPhone, xxx-phone when you face deficiencies with current device?
We don't need to be convinced of a decision - we are usually pretty good at making them ourselves. What we are looking for is some justification to buy a new device.
Given that meego is not going to be with us until at least the summer I cannot understand why Nokia withdrew support for meamo when they did. They could of even kept meamo going for a bit longer with a N920 with HD etc support, and alos made a bit more money before meego arrives, then made the N900/920 upgradeable to meego or at least supported dual booting officially?
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2011-01-20
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I can't believe no one has said this yet, so here's my advice. You're obviously not sure, which means you can see that the N900 is a valuable device and has potential and is a much nicer environment and ecosystem as far as community etc are concerned.
Stop installing things from extras-testing or extras-devel. Once you've flashed your device. Install your essential stuff (AIM) from normal extras repository to minimalise a sore head. Once you've reached extras capacity and you're feeling brave, maybe you see something in extras-testing or devel you like, enable those repositories, make a coffee whilst the package list updates. And one-by-one install the new potentially unstable application, test it, give your feedback if something isn't working, etc, etc.
btw, AIM? You're kidding :P I don't know anyone that uses that rubbish service :P Come into the 21st century!
Stop installing things from extras-testing or extras-devel. Once you've flashed your device. Install your essential stuff (AIM) from normal extras repository to minimalise a sore head. Once you've reached extras capacity and you're feeling brave, maybe you see something in extras-testing or devel you like, enable those repositories, make a coffee whilst the package list updates. And one-by-one install the new potentially unstable application, test it, give your feedback if something isn't working, etc, etc.
btw, AIM? You're kidding :P I don't know anyone that uses that rubbish service :P Come into the 21st century!
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Originally Posted by tswindell
See, that is what is killing me. I greatly enjoy this place and the phone has done some great things for me thus far. ...and I also highly enjoy showing up my co-workers with their iPhone 4's (it's the 'company' phone so lots of folks here have them).
I can't believe no one has said this yet, so here's my advice. You're obviously not sure, which means you can see that the N900 is a valuable device and has potential and is a much nicer environment and ecosystem as far as community etc are concerned.
Stop installing things from extras-testing or extras-devel. Once you've flashed your device. Install your essential stuff (AIM) from normal extras repository to minimalise a sore head. Once you've reached extras capacity and you're feeling brave, maybe you see something in extras-testing or devel you like, enable those repositories, make a coffee whilst the package list updates. And one-by-one install the new potentially unstable application, test it, give your feedback if something isn't working, etc, etc.
btw, AIM? You're kidding :P I don't know anyone that uses that rubbish service :P Come into the 21st century!
I don't want to just toss it away like another flavor of the month, I've spent time getting this to work the way *I* want it to work, but it just kills me that even venturing near Nokia makes me rip my hair out.
...although that Nexus S does look...pretty.
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