Thread: Nokia on the brink of failure
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abyzthomas is offline abyzthomas
2012-04-27 , 11:14
Posts: 307 | Thanked: 488 times | Joined on Sep 2010 @ USA around Chicago
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Originally Posted by almamo View Post
Was about 2 weeks in the states too, using N9 Navigation constantly without any lags and stuttering or any GPS connection problems.
I wouldn't even want to compare iPhone maps service with the one of N9 because I couldn't even use the iOS one in a foreign country (i was for 3 years with iPhones before I switched to N9). Oh yeah forgot to say there isn't even a good navigation software for iOS (next to the expensive TomTom and Garmin stuff).

To all those people here who have those "terrible" lags - idk what y'all did with your phones, but I recommend to use Nokia Care or fully reset your phones.

Maybe you are still on PR 1.0 which, to be honest, had some laggy moments But every new OS needs some time (and Nokia even more)...
I have been using N9 in USA, on T-Mobile, since I bought it several months ago. I have traveled to several states in USA in the past few months and no issues.

I have dedicated navigation systems (Garmin & TomTom) for my cars. Interestingly, N9 Drive is more accurate than both of those dedicated systems, especially with the new update with street names. GPS on iPhone is not usable, period, unless you pay a ton of money and buy a real navigation app.

I have no issue with GPS lock on my N9.

I do experience lagging on my phone, especially checking IMAP email. I have couple accounts setup. It is still a little better than iPhone 3GS and 4, I owned previously. I have not used iPhone 4S. I can probably fix it by re-flashing, but it has not been a big enough issue for me.

Regarding seeing iPhone everywhere. Yes, you are right. I see iPhone everywhere. I see Toyota Corolla everywhere also. I don't like to drive Corolla because everyone else has it. iPhone is like Corolla, everyone has it. It is too boring.

I don't like to do the same thing that everyone does just because some corporation markets it as the greatest invention and the fan boys start dancing.

I bought my N9 because of my love to openness in software development. I know it is not completely open source, but it is pretty close. I also agree that there is a lot of room for improvement, but N9 is the best one out there and is a great start. If they continue to update it (hopefully), it will become better.