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2010-01-22
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would you buy a new N900 now or wait for the Dell Mini 5 ?
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2010-01-22
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I trust Dell as much as I trust a £5 hooker not to give me an STD......
Thats +1 for N900 if you were wondering.
Thats +1 for N900 if you were wondering.
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2010-01-22
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I've already bought an N900. If the Dell Mini 5 had already been out I'd have bought the N900 anyway.
I don't think you are going to find a Dell Mini 5 fun here...
I don't think you are going to find a Dell Mini 5 fun here...
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2010-01-22
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Originally Posted by nedjinski
Honestly, while I've been impressed with Android's quick development (going from being pretty consumer unfriendly with 1.5, to being much much better with 2.1) I don't see the appeal in Android as a non-phone.
would you buy a new N900 now or wait for the Dell Mini 5 ?
As a phone, I think a case can be made for a platform that is well integrated but limiting. I don't need my toaster to run Mutt, so I'm content with it not being open and extensible. But...
Once I get past the utility of a phone, any computing device other than that (like a tablet, or a netbook), I find Android to be much less compelling.
This forum is predominantly made up of people who enjoy tinkering, who want their device to do whatever it is they think it should be able to do (not what the manufacturer thinks it should do, or the carrier). That is a powerful paradigm.
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2010-01-22
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part of my dilemma is that I am looking for the device to be primarily an internet device which would mean browsing, skype, gps, etc and a cell phone a distant second - and I want to be able to have these things with a basic phone plan, not a data plan.
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
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2010-01-22
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Originally Posted by nedjinski
I think a device that has Skype with video and can be used as a basic Verizon provider phone would get my immidiate attention.
part of my dilemma is that I am looking for the device to be primarily an internet device which would mean browsing, skype, gps, etc and a cell phone a distant second - and I want to be able to have these things with a basic phone plan, not a data plan.
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
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N800 / Diablo / 16gb int / 16gb ext / Globalsat BT-359 gps ..... Dell Streak 5 - Android 2.2.2
N800 / Diablo / 16gb int / 16gb ext / Globalsat BT-359 gps ..... Dell Streak 5 - Android 2.2.2
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Originally Posted by nedjinski
It is possible. But for GPS, be prepared to start the GPS with a good view of the sky for 5 to 20 minutes before you need it. Best to turn it on with a good view of the sky before you leave the range of your wifi.
part of my dilemma is that I am looking for the device to be primarily an internet device which would mean browsing, skype, gps, etc and a cell phone a distant second - and I want to be able to have these things with a basic phone plan, not a data plan.
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
Many people find the built in GPS application not very useful. Good third party GPS (both paid and free) should eventually be available.
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2010-01-22
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Originally Posted by nedjinski
If you are looking for an Internet device the N900 is what you're looking for, but I can't understand what you mean with "with a basic phone plan"... You are going to spend tons of gold without a data plan (or wifi).
part of my dilemma is that I am looking for the device to be primarily an internet device which would mean browsing, skype, gps, etc and a cell phone a distant second - and I want to be able to have these things with a basic phone plan, not a data plan.
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
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2010-01-22
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sorry should have clarified that -
no on the data plan -
yes on the wi-fi - that would be the primary connection to the internet - browsing, skype, etc.
no on the data plan -
yes on the wi-fi - that would be the primary connection to the internet - browsing, skype, etc.
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2010-01-22
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Originally Posted by nedjinski
Yes, but without a data plan, you're obviously going to have to use wifi.
does the N900 fall into these possibilities?
Edit: damnit, should refresh tabs before replying.