Nokia N900

In response to questions about the resistive screen, it feels more certain than the cap screen on the iphones I have played with. I only use the stylus very rarely, I just use my finger, it is that responsive. Ok, you don't get multi-touch but I found a need for that anyway.

Resisitive is better for markets such as China where writing pictographs is required, probably why Nokia use them. Just to be clear, the screen doesn't hold the phone back at all.
 
Kitchster, I know it will probably say so somewhere in this thread but I'll ask anyways, was yours from MPD on the Vodafone deal?

Or did you buy it sim free from elsewhere?

Just want to make sure when I order it its from a place with stock and a decent deal!

Other input is welcome if you have ordered one in the last few weeks too :p
 
Do you have to be a bit up on your linux skills to get the most from this phone? I keep looking at HTC phones or the Milestone, yet keep swaying back this way. However, my Linux experience has always been 'install it, fiddle, think its cool, run into difficulty getting something to work, give up, install windows' lol. Seen as I dont really use my current phone (N95) for anything more than text, calls, a few emails and some web browsing, and TomTom, if im to get a proper smart phone I want to be able to do things with it. I dont want to get a N900, then not bother installing anything.
 
Skeeter said:
Do you have to be a bit up on your linux skills to get the most from this phone?
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Not at all, you can be a lazy git like 99% of the owners that will buy the N900 (me too) and just sit back and wait for the thriving community to develop all the cool stuff that we want (the key is it is a very open platform so the community can do things with it and if you felt up to it you could too, the option is there). To use as a smart phone doesn't require any linux skills at all.

For me so far, only a couple of days of use I am finding;

Pros

1. The keyboard is really easy to use, very quick and not at all as troublesome as I thought it might be.
2. It is very nippy, I have not seen the slightest bit of lag.
3. Great touch screen and I find it very easy to use though not as smooth as my iPod touch which I presume is just like the iPhone?
4. The browser is just ace :-)
5. The lack of portrait, except in phone mode doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Cons

1. The battery life isn't epic at all but I was expecting that and I'll simply charge it every night whether it needs it or not and I suspect it sometimes would not need it.
2. The bleeding alarm clock has no volume control and gets a bit too loud for me, I like to be woken up with a softer volume than I am getting from it.
3. Music wasn't easy to get on, but maybe I was being a bit of a drip, in the end I sync'd it with WM12 on Win7, went on a treat but my album art is missing and I don't give a flying about that, I listen to music I don't look at album covers... In the end it was so easy that this could easily have been a Pro.

I see people on the Nokia forums moaning about not having MMS etc, for gods sake if you are going to spend £500 on a smartphone/tablet/mobile do some research, it staggers me to see people moan about that.

I did my research and knew about its pitfalls, no MMS, poorish battery life and I was prepared to put up with them.

I have to say my experience with linux is very much like you skeeter, try it, think it's cool for a bit, try to do something that usually goes very badly wrong and then give up and on goes the Windows lol. I am a .NET developer and I have recently upgraded my lappy to 8GB ram and a 640GB hdd, have installed VMWare Workstation 7 for some SharePoint 2010 dev work and I am seriously considering downloading the Maemo SDK and seeing if I can get into doing a bit on the darkside.....

Don't know much about the HTCs or the Milestone that you are looking at but I wouldn't let your lack of linux skills hold you back from purchasing a N900,

good luck with whatever you choose,
J.
 
Got mine through MPD, very smooth.

I also had zero knowledge of linux and have had no problems getting along with it. One thing I have noticed that almost passed me by, the keyboard extends to a perfect size in the hands and that makes browsing a lot easier. Just little things, but with so many great phones on the market, those little things add up.
 
Talk of new software keeps going about, wondering if it will be like traditional Nokia et al, re-install basically or more of a windows update model. The reason I ask is I am regularly downloading software updates for things like fennec, but today it updated with MSN compatibility for conversations. That is a fairly fundamental part of the phone and was a pleasing add-on, it would be even nicer if it updates it's software without having to be plugged in to something and then wiping the device, something that still causes a little nip of the ring each time it is needed if truth be told.
 
Been into town today, actually found a mockup N900 in Carphone Warehouse...

The keyboard is just to small and cramp for my fat thumbs :( Without a Capacitive screen, the physical keyboard will have to be spot on, and its just to small :(

Such a shame. The N97 Mini is a much smaller phone yet manages to have a more spacious keyboard.
 
Richdog said:
Of course it's not "hugely" responsive, no matter what anyone says, it's resistive, and thus limited in responsiveness by it's very nature.

And given that a capacitive stylus is available, there is now no reason to buy a phone with that dinosaur technology imo.
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There's a very good reason in Nokia's mind, you can't use a capacitive screen with gloves on, which when you live in finland is kinda nice to be able to do...
 
Im going to get myself the N900 tomorrow, i've been following this thread from the start and had quite a bit of time on the phone and love it :D

I'm going to go for a 12 month contract and put ~£180 towards the phone to keep the monthly charge low.
I will most likely go for this:
700 mins
Unlimited Texts
Unlimited Internet
@ £30p/m / £35p/m

Which works out just under £600 which i think is really good conisdering the handset itself is £500.
 
Where are you getting it from Flare?

Waiting for mine from MPD at the moment, should hopefully come on Tuesday provided everything gets processed fine on Monday (which I have every confidence it will!)

Can't wait :D
 
Anyone dealt with these peeps long term? my last phone contract has taught me you need some where to go in the real world if there is a problem. I have moved away from Orange because their inability to solve problems although I did get a healthy settlement after taking it CISAS.
 
Richdog said:
Of course it's not "hugely" responsive, no matter what anyone says, it's resistive, and thus limited in responsiveness by it's very nature.

And given that a capacitive stylus is available, there is now no reason to buy a phone with that dinosaur technology imo.
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Completely disagree on that one, Im afraid - never used the stylus and not missing the capacitive screen at all - lets face it, multi touch can be a pita sometimes.
Nokia knew that the screen would be resistive and the OS reflects that, I can do all I need with it, and like the way it works - its not a dinosaur technology if it is designed well...
After having the phone for a month - Im impressed, I'm very glad I left WM6.5 and Im loving the openess of the OS and community
 
Robboftw said:
Where are you getting it from Flare?
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Direct from a Nokia shop (so mobile phones direct).
There are a lot more contracts than people think, the ones that come up are the top10 contracts but if you change the filters you get a lot more.

http://www.nokiaretail.co.uk/Brands...es/sb489/p26078.htm#ctl00_content_n97_wrapper

Click view tariffs, then at the top of the pop up box select the following to filter "Pay monthly plans", "View all plans" "Contract period: 12 months"
Obvious i know but still...
 
I don't suppose anyone has looked into Car Kits for these?

I'd like something I can have near ish to the wheel on the dashboard, I have the new Fiesta and the windscreen is VERY far back so I assume that isnt an option as I dont really want a HUGE thing coming from the windscreen.

I assume the standard in car charger on the nokia site (here) will be fine to plug it in to, I just want something that can hold the phone and there are so many available!

Anyone had a look around here yet? Or can recommend anywhere I can look that make good holders etc?
 
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