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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by ARJWright
There's a smirk IN your mouth as cellular is OPTIONAL on this new device.
There's a smirk in my mouth somewhere...
You don't want to use the cellular access, don't use it; you don't get the option of not having it in *this* device.
Need to clear up the semantics to make a proper and convincing argument. Not using it still means I have to pay for it. Pointing me toward the iPod Touch isn't really helping Nokia's bottom line either. I'm just disappointed that they've had an Internet Tablet lineage without the need for expensive and unnecessary wireless technology.. just to spoil it with something I don't want to have to pay for. More importantly, and I will say it again, it could as easily have been a little module--just open the rear panel and plug it in. Simple. Affordable. Future upgrade. And a blissfully simple way to design ONE device to suit both crowds.
Originally Posted by ARJWright
So why are you arguing so much about this being optional? Clearly, it's not optional.
You don't want to use the cellular access, don't use it; you don't get the option of not having it in *this* device.
Originally Posted by ARJWright
As pointed out elsewhere, if you had the million dollar answer.. do you think Nokia would listen? I'm not sure they care to listen to customers and engineers about what would suit the largest number of customers while also maintaining cheaper costs (MODULAR RADIO!).
If you can make a convincing enough case for Nokia that there are enough people near-enough to the target audiences of this Maemo 5 device that a non-SIM version would be helpful, I'm pretty sure that they would not only listen, but due to some really interesting positioning as a flexible company on the supply chain, logistics, and regional side of things, be able to move.
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by anderbr
How about;
N900p - with cell radio
N900t - no radio. How hard is that?
RX-51 3.5" with modem
RX-71 5.0" without modem
lol, keep dreaming.
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by dansus
I'm not sure that you made yourself clear.
How about;
RX-51 3.5" with modem
RX-71 5.0" without modem
lol, keep dreaming.
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by dansus
And the Rx-56 5" without keyboard!
How about;
RX-51 3.5" with modem
RX-71 5.0" without modem
lol, keep dreaming.
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by sachin007
What do i get for the RX-69 ??
And the Rx-56 5" without keyboard!
This is madness, according to an ex-Nokia employee's twitter, there's going to be all sorts of good things announced in September....
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by dansus
Actually this was my last hope. (Only I could live with the larger variant to have the full phone functionality, too. It's not all that bad to be able to put the SIM card in if you want to.)
RX-51 3.5" with modem
RX-71 5.0" without modem
The N8x0-screen was close to perfect, just a little bit too small. 5" might be it.
OTOH: The whole Fremantle UI is designed around the idea of small screens and restricted use cases. It's made for a phone with twitter and text messaging, not for a portable computer with Abiword, Xchat and Gnumeric. So what use would it be to have a perfect 5", full keyboard, d-pad included,...-hardware running Maemo5?
Imagine those large "menus" on a 5" display. Wouldn't that look strange? And wouldn't you want to use this 5"-device for things that require more complex user interfaces?
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2009-08-20
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#308
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@danramos .... have you seen the thread on co-creation? Nokia is willing to listen to us. Perhaps you can constructively provide your input, and perhaps we'll all be the richer for it!
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2009-08-20
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Originally Posted by EIPI
I did not see this before! Thanks for pointing it out to me!
@danramos .... have you seen the thread on co-creation? Nokia is willing to listen to us. Perhaps you can constructively provide your input, and perhaps we'll all be the richer for it!
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2009-08-20
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Considering that the RX-51 is the LEAD device for meamo 5, it is safe to assume that there will be many other devices in the future ..... but when and in what varieties is the million dollar question. I wish they do it early, specially since hardware is never a problem with nokia.
And a kick-A mobile OS, but will it/can it shine in this hardware?
And I'm still miffed about the prospect of having to pay ~$300 extra for a phone I don't need or want to play with fremantle. Unless I get a carrier contract I don't need or want.
N900p - with cell radio
N900t - no radio. How hard is that?