Forum: Nokia N900
2010-12-05, 13:07
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
iv been running a B-Mobile SIM the past month down here in Okinawa. Works like a champ, however I only get 30min of voice calls if I initiate the call. Of course, if I'm called, then it doesnt deduct...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-04-26, 06:17
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
hm, thats a shame. i have that lib installed on my n900 already so i didnt think there would be a problem. my apologies!
my n900 shows that package is in the 'extras' repository. you'll have to...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-04-25, 18:05
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
this is true, however there things to consider:
1) the .deb is 35k and the binary 24k, so the impact to the rootfs is minor at worst
2) the .deb can be unpacked and the kanjipad binary put wherever...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-04-25, 06:42
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
it worked on my n810, and prior to posting this i just installed and tested it on my n900. works great!
1) download this:...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-04-24, 21:29
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
you need to download and install the kanjipad binary from the debian repos (the sid version is a good bet) by hand.
i dont know why it isnt showing fonts correctly for you. gjiten shows no deps on...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-03-28, 07:31
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,590
Re: Using N900 In Japan?
yeah it is absolutely ridiculous what they charge if you arent a resident.
if you can do without internet while roaming about, you might want to see if one of those small wireless routers would...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-03-28, 06:57
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,590
Re: Using N900 In Japan?
i was in japan again last month. i borrowed a vodaphone/softbank SIM from a friend and it worked perfectly in the n900 in 3g mode (no GSM available).
wireless worked fine when there was wireless...
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Forum: Applications
2010-03-25, 05:43
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,482
Application too big for screen fix?
original message below if anyone wants a laugh.
i downloaded and installed the debian sid version of kanatest without even checking if there was a maemo port... there is.
nevermind...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-18, 13:38
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Replies: 205
Views: 61,580
Re: Anyone else lost their stylus already?
i never lost stylus, except i was drunk in japan and finally did.
i take little (but some) pleasure in knowing that while i cant get a replacement in japan, i also cant get one by being in the...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-12, 02:50
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
mine works fine with a softbank sim, so i think yours should too.
i went out and got really drunk last night and LOST MY STYLUS!
anyone know a place that sells nokia hardware near or around tokyo?
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-09, 06:29
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
well, better than nothing. people can call me directly now, im happy for that alone =)
there is no open wifi around here (in saitama about 40min from tokyo, atm) so im going to look into a data...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-09, 00:02
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
works great in tokyo!
though i can only get a 3g connection... i would prefer gsm to conserve battery
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-04, 16:54
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Replies: 30
Views: 28,595
Re: Fuse and sshfs?
i was going to call myself a liar and say that it DID work but no longer does, however it still does work -but at a completely unusable speed.
45sec to get the contents of /home/ which has ONE...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-04, 06:56
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Replies: 30
Views: 28,595
Re: Fuse and sshfs?
umounting as a non-root user...
let a user invoke umount with sudo:#echo 'user ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/umount' >> /etc/sudoers
then you can umount with$sudo umount /mounted/directory/
i dont like...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-04, 06:38
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
im heading to japan (tokyo, osaka, and every girl in between ^_-) for a month-long vacation on saturday. one of my friends has a spare softbank phone waiting for me!
ill likely put a data plan on it...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-02-01, 02:09
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
all iv ever needed to do was install mscim and mscim-tables-ja and then reboot. CTRL+SPACE switches input methods.
just hit ctrl+space and start typing in japanese and a box should pop up with the...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-25, 00:40
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,984
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-24, 23:32
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,984
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-24, 04:54
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
i think that was the thread that suggested one turn off Network Positioning for a quicker/better GPS lock. once i did that, i finally got my first GPS fix on the device.
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Forum: Off Topic
2010-01-24, 04:23
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,358
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-24, 04:20
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
i got a GPS fix in okinawa. the ovi maps app didnt have maps for that area built in.
i installed Maep and it pulled maps from openstreet when i was online (via wifi of course).
i will be in tokyo...
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Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle
2010-01-17, 23:07
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Replies: 76
Views: 8,776
Re: Anyone had a problem-free PR1.1 update?
no problems here. in fact i think it helped me quite a bit.
updated in the okinawa airport (terrible idea, i know -but i couldnt wait!) and i think the battery is a bit better. on the way to...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-09, 17:39
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
well this was an oddity, and yes an absolutely ridiculous one. i doubt that anyone desires anything from the banana lady except their money back =]
yeah i agree with you on the tease thing. im...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-09, 17:33
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
i have been using the mscim package for about a week. it works very well, and aside from the old issue about the Sym key and virtual keyboard not working (the devs say its on their to-fix list,...
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Forum: Nokia N900
2010-01-09, 17:28
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Replies: 136
Views: 74,186
Re: N900 in Japan?
she is a lady that uses her womanly part to cut an inserted banana into pieces the size you would put on your cheerios for breakfast. she also has a snake that goes in there. no, she is not hot. she...
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