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2009-12-10 , 00:05
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#11
FFS, it's just a device! God, this is like talking about a perfect wife.

Get over it already
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2009-12-10 , 00:07
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Originally Posted by timomaemo View Post
The point is not in flooding or being angry in any sense. It is a point of getting value for money and to understand your role as an end user. Firmware is not yet ready, this is for sure for so much reported unstability. Applications are lacking important features - please comment which new features are there in n900 applications to bring you any new value? Also the point of linux - are we users or are we developers?
Maemo 5 and N900 is still one step short of full smartphone, it is a mobile computer with limited phone feature-set. Your expectations at this time are not in line what Nokia announced and shipped. I recommend you come back, say, in a year's time?

Of course if you want to work on this and give construtive feedback that is of course useful, but we all should be honest in saying the N900 and Maemo are still work in progress - hence step 4 of 5 on the roadmap to consumer smartphone space.

Behaving like this was some sort of surprise helps no one.
 

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2009-12-10 , 00:08
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Originally Posted by God View Post
FFS, it's just a device! God, this is like talking about a perfect wife.

Get over it already
Yeah, it is just a device - I can't believe the amount of *****ing and moaning about it.
 

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2009-12-10 , 00:11
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#14
My first post, and I'm with the OP. Received my n900 yesterday and am pretty impressed. Things I have tested so far are...

01: wifi
02: tv out
03: still camera
04: video camera
05: media playback
06: xterm gainroot
07: usb data transfer
08: gps
09: t-mobile phone
10: t-mobile internet

...and all work just fine B-)

What I look forward too and wouldn't mind testing:

1: A good file manager...midnight commander would be perfect
2: nfsmount
3: more games such as freeciv
 
charbar is offline charbar
2009-12-10 , 00:12
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Originally Posted by timomaemo View Post
Also the point of linux - are we users or are we developers?
maybe its me, but I feel as though linux has gotten to a point where its not only developers who love using it, but regular consumers as well. i threw ubuntu onto my mom's netbook with all the software and functionalities shes used to and she can't even tell the difference between it and her windows desktop.

what i love about linux these days and osx (to some degree), is its ability to let you quickly/easy do what you want, but if you want to do a little bit more, fire open the terminal and go as you please.

so to have a mobile device that has that same state of mind is what sold the n900 to me. i def don't recommend this device for everyone, but im a person who loves tinkering (i don't really develop minus making quick shell scripts or python scripts to do certain tasks), and being able to fully have control of what i want on a device... sold sold sold!
 

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2009-12-10 , 00:17
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can someone please help me, i don't know how to install these emulators onto my n900. i have the deb files right here on the phone but i do i install them? what do i use?
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mr2600 is offline mr2600
2009-12-10 , 00:23
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I dont understand all this smartphone talk?

What cant the n900 do that my 5800 or n95 or iphone can in terms as a smartphone. All phones i own and used before this.

Yes there are currently missing a few phone features but not SMARTPHONE features.

MMS, voice dialling, exchange, better profiles.

all of which are phone features which are coming soon.

This is more of a smartphone than the phones i mentioned and its 1 week old!!

ps. i have never used linux before unless you count playing on my ps2 psp ps3 and n900

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2009-12-10 , 00:24
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Originally Posted by timomaemo View Post
Well, depend what you want - for any practical use the device is for no use (too many bugs in preset firmware). For linux lovers it is a must - so much to work with and to communicate with linux community. For ordinary folks an important point is how to get it running even for a call without all happening boots, lacking features and too hungry for power supply (a small sample of present problems)
The battery on my n900 is excellent. It lasts over 2 days with regular usage before needing a recharge.

When I really push the device, I *occasionally* see a reboot. By occasionally I mean its happened to me exactly twice.

All phones lack features in comparison to the list of all features present on all other phones. Which ones are you missing?

I'm not a linux guru by any means. I love my windows box and linux is ******ed sometimes. This phone is the opposite. It rocks.

I'm not trying to jump on you here, but my experience is the exact opposite of yours. I'm wondering what you're doing.
 
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2009-12-10 , 00:32
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You're being paid by Nokia, yeah?
I don't believe in god.

Also, I agree with the review.
 
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2009-12-10 , 00:46
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Originally Posted by timomaemo View Post
Well, depend what you want - for any practical use the device is for no use (too many bugs in preset firmware). For linux lovers it is a must - so much to work with and to communicate with linux community. For ordinary folks an important point is how to get it running even for a call without all happening boots, lacking features and too hungry for power supply (a small sample of present problems)
You see, comments like these are what confuse me.

For practical use its no use?
I have had no bugs or hangups what so ever, I have installed over 50 apps already and nothing has caused me problems

For linux lovers?
Never used linux in my life, have no idea about coding or anything.

For ordinary folks ?
I am 22, have my own travel company, love video games and tech, so i think i am pretty ordinary. Oh and i love this phone too? It pretty much has everything you could ask for, plus more. I am on a very high priced cap here in AUS for my business, and i make a lot of phone calls, on average 4-5hrs a day on the mobile.

When i got my phone yesterday while i was setting up my home screens i would always be bombarded with calls.

But you know what? It was perfect! I would put them on loudspeaker, head back to the desktop and keep customizing it while talking, seamlessly!

I feel that many of these comments must be plain misinformed!?
 

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