Its OS 2008...

Country: Nigeria
Purchased From: Tiger Direct US
Purchase/Arrival Date: Purchase Date 4 weeks ago Arrival date 2 days ago. this device is not available in my country. and there was no way i could order for it online. so i got it through a friend in the US.who then shipped it to NIgeria.

Likes: Linux,Debian root, Openess,screen, infact i love this device selling my ipod touch for this device is one of the best move i have made this year. this device is very addictive and the flexibility is phenomena for a small device such as this

Dislikes:keyboard,size which it was a bit smaller

Favorite Apps: for now pidgin and cinola because those are the only apps i have ever tried on the nokia, beside the web-browser off course.

Country: USA
Purchased From: http://www.nokiausa.com/
Purchase/Arrival Date: 13/10/2008 - 14/10/2008

Likes: Size, WiMax, keyboard (presence & backlight), GPS, Linux, Bluetooth, stand, manufacturer (I'm a Nokia fan!)

Dislikes: Lack of power (can't watch the trailer for Max Payne, after opening 3 apps it becomes slow), the licensing crap with the Map application for GPS, limited space (can't load tons of movies), lack of Exchange support. The lack of power is my biggest beef, the GPS would bother me if I didn't have in-dash navigation in my car. Being able to check work email would be really nice. It would be nice if the frequency of the WiMax could be changed, so that the International types could use the WiMax in other countries, like 3.5 GHz in Slovakia (http://www.wimax-telecom.net/en/index.php?id=22) or Amsterdamn (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/18/worldmax/).

Favorite Apps: Skype, Chat (I only really use Google Talk anyway)

Country: USA
Purchased From: Gift, some website
Purchase/Arrival Date: See above, it was given to me four days ago or so, so mid-November 2008

Likes: Linux, form factor, size, screen, resolution, Flash in the browser, the Internet in my Pocket.

Dislikes: can't watch hulu or most large ( ~1 hour ) flash streaming videos(1up), its slow. on board map is expensive, considering its 300-400 dollars, i don't feel like paying another 150 for mapping software. haven't figured out how to connect to PPTP VPN at school yet. web gmail loads slow, and i hate downloading it to a client. Don't like mini/microSD cards, would rather have SD.
Favorite Apps: Chat (g Talk), ScummVM, Browser...

I received my n810 yesterday (traded an iPod 2nd gen for it, so it is used.

Much to my wife's chagrin, I've been glued to it for about a day now. =)

Why is the email client so buggy? I set up my gmail account via IMAP and it worked for an hour or so -- now whenever it downloads a header, the entire program locks up and then crashes. Has anyone been able to get this to work successfully? And when I say successfully, I mean this:

** when you initially log in to gmail for the first time (on the nokia) the only messages that are DL'ed are the unread ones. And once you read them, they show as "read" on normal gmail. This is how it worked on the ipod. Can it/will it ever work this way on the nokia? ** I cancelled the email acct from the control panel yet am still receiving email notifications -- how can i delete this account completely?

So far I like this device a lot more than the ipod - I'm the kind of person who likes to endlessly configure & this is perfect for me. However, it seems as if many of the problems that i've read on here that are plaguing this item have already been worked out by Apple, in terms of a user interface experience and getting mobile versions of apps to work.

I am not a programmer so I am wondering if it is really difficult to get these things right, or are the engineers at apple wizards and sorcerers?

also, many people on here continuously hold up the fact that this is not an item for consumers - it's more for tinkerers and those who love linux. Why then does Nokia advertise it as an item for hip, young consumers on the go?

I am willing to help out in any way to make the n810 a killer device. I thank-you in advance for answers to my questions.

I think the level of the top developers/programmers for both the iPod Touch/iPhone and the N810 is the same. The problem is how they approach the device:

Professionally for the iPod Touch/iPhone. The developers create apps hoping to make money. Therefore the apps are more "finished".

As a hobby for the N810. The developers hope to have fun and don't expect to make money. Therefore the apps are more "unfinished". I get the feeling that the developers think "What the hell! Nobody's paying me for this so I'll get back to it if I find the time and if I feel like it. But now I have to get back to putting food on the table by developing serious apps for the iPod touch/iPhone".

Of course the above is just my opinion and a generalization. And I'm not trying to piss off anybody here.

I understand that - and love the open source community. But I am speaking of the "out-of-the-box" apps, like the email client. The ipod's works - easily - the Nokia's, so far, doesn't.

The browser is great, the touchscreen is responsive, and the screen itself is incredible compared to the ipod.

But an email client seems to be something you'd want to get right - this is an internet tablet, right?

@longcipher:

Do you know if you're user the latest firmware? If not, from Application Manager go to the following:

Settings -> Control panel -> About product

What version is installed? My version line looks like this:

Version: 4.2008.36-5

If yours doesn't look like this I recommend you go here.

daperl: thanks, i do have the latest. i flashed the device when i received it so i could have it be clear for me.

Bought from newegg in US

First impressions out of the box: Ah, metal. Ooohhh, nice screen. Nice slider.

Later impressions:
Pros: Great quality build, love the metal outside.
great battery life
very nice screen
I like the somehwat interconnectedness of the integrated chat/email/call apps

Cons: keyboard is a little tough to reach some keys typing fast or maybe I just have short fingers
speaker is not really loud enough
my arms get tired holding it up to my face all day