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Darrylp is offline Darrylp
2009-11-29 , 10:46
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#21
Just going to look tomorrow.
Neither Android phone is available here.
I bought a G1 site unseen on eBay when they first came out and hated it.
Xperia X10 could be good eventually.
 
maxximuscool is offline maxximuscool
2009-11-29 , 11:09
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#22
Originally Posted by Darrylp View Post
I'm going to look at a N97 tomorrow.
alright don't get the N97 man, N97 got so much problems with it right now I do not want you to be one of the unhappy customers, just get the N97-mini instead it might be slightly better at hardware quality.

And if you decided to not get the N900 then sell it to me mate.
I'm from NZ by the way.

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Darrylp is offline Darrylp
2009-11-29 , 11:12
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Why the N97-mini?

If I decide not to keep it, I'll PM you and the other forum member from New Zealand before I put it on eBay.
 
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2009-11-29 , 11:22
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#24
I tried an N97 the other day and I didn't mind it. I don't get why everyone complains about the screen being poor responsiveness, I thought the pressure-to-action ratio was nice
 
sljonson is offline sljonson
2009-11-29 , 11:26
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Originally Posted by Darrylp View Post
My N900 is in the air en-route to Australia and I should receive it by Wednesday but I'm beginning to think maybe I've bought the wrong device - please let me have your opinion.

I'm changing from the latest iPhone because whilst the iPhone apps are brilliant and there are thousands of them, the phone itself IMHO is lousy with dropped calls, poor reception and numerous glitches.

It's very user friendly and with phone apps it does lots of things I like eg. One touch dialing, easy SMS etc., etc.

Should I have rather bought an N97 or something similar?

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Darryl
The N900 isn't going to have all of the Quality of Life features that a more mature phone platform will have. For instance, tne N900 isn't going to match an N97 or older N series phone. The problem is the N900 is a new software platform. Nokia can't pull from past work done on the platform like they can from their past Symbian efforts. The N900 and Maemo will get these features, but it's going to take some time.

But on the bright side, the Communication capablities of the N900 are astounding. I'm simultaneously connected to the Cellualr carroer (duh ), 2 VoIP services, Google Talk, MSN, and several e-mail accounts all at the same time. I could also toss in Skype, but I don't have a Skype account. It's not really 1 touch dialing, but 2 touch as you can communicate with your contacts in so many ways: Voice, SMS, IM, e-mail, etc:No more having to think about whch application I need to use (Phone, Chat Client, IM client, or e-mail application). It's all there at my finger tip on my Contacts list. And the consolidate Conversations capability is very neat also. No more seperate applictions to keep track of. The n900 is a bit rough around the edges, but I think it's something truely evolutionary. It's set the bar that future smart(comunicators) will have to beat.
 
iJanne is offline iJanne
2009-11-29 , 11:29
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Originally Posted by Darrylp View Post
My N900 is in the air en-route to Australia and I should receive it by Wednesday but I'm beginning to think maybe I've bought the wrong device - please let me have your opinion.

I'm changing from the latest iPhone because whilst the iPhone apps are brilliant and there are thousands of them, the phone itself IMHO is lousy with dropped calls, poor reception and numerous glitches.

It's very user friendly and with phone apps it does lots of things I like eg. One touch dialing, easy SMS etc., etc.

Should I have rather bought an N97 or something similar?
Depends on what your needs are. First off, N900 being the first Maemo device, I'm sure it is more prone to some issues than say the N97 is. Though, the N97 is not all that hot compared to the iPhone.

But the biggest question is basically how much do you need a full complement of smartphone features? N900 was not designed to be a full-on consumer smartphone. It is a mobile computer with phone functionality. N97 has more features in this regard. And while I'm quite sure most any issues people have the N900 will get fixed (personally I've to have any issues), but I doubt it will ever get all smartphone features. That will be left to N900's successors down the road.

So, if you are expecting a full smartphone features, you bought the wrong phone. If, on the other hand, the computing features are what you want and a basic, good phone functionality, N900 might work out for you.

But the best audience, in my opinion, are developers and gadget freaks who love the novelty and mobile computerness of N900, not those expecting a solid, ready smartphone experience.

Edit: Clarification - N900 is the first Maemo device with phone. Of course there were the Nokia tablets first.
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jaysire is offline jaysire
2009-11-29 , 11:29
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Originally Posted by Darrylp View Post
It certainly will be but fortunately I've friends in the USA who'll look after that if there's a problem.

What I don't want to do is open the package and then find I don't like it.
Oh you almost certainly will dislike it at first. I've had an iPhone and then a HTC Hero. I absolutely hated the N900 touch screen at first and coupling that with some stability issues (no spontaneous rebooting though), I had my doubts. But now, after a week, I absolutely love it. It's by far the best phone/communications device I've ever had. If you ever wanted a real computer in your pocket (with all the things that entails), then this is the right device for you. But give it a week.

Now, I'm finding the touch screen is actually pretty good. I'm using it more and more, when in the beginning, I tried to find keyboard alternatives for everything. When my friends try the device, they have the same reaction: the touch screen is really weird. It takes some getting used to.
 

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Darrylp is offline Darrylp
2009-11-29 , 11:30
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the question then becomes will the N900 volume produced justify all the effort and investment required to make it competitive?
 
iJanne is offline iJanne
2009-11-29 , 11:38
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#29
Maybe not N900, but future Maemo devices.

The N900 is an intermediate step, a stepping stone in the Maemo roadmap. One step before primetime.

If you want something mature and ready, N900 is not for you.

If you want to experience this new frontier (with all its risks and pains) as well as probably the best, open mobile computing and browsing experience money can buy, today, in your pocket... go for N900.
 
iJanne is offline iJanne
2009-11-29 , 11:40
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I absolutely love it. It's by far the best phone/communications device I've ever had. If you ever wanted a real computer in your pocket (with all the things that entails), then this is the right device for you.
Hear, hear. Exactly right!
 
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