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	lorenzo	2013-09-10 , 14:55
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if N900 and N9 aren't good for you i tried a lumia 520: my mum bought it for 130€, it's a 1GHz dual-core, GPS is really fast and you have all the games you want. that's not a phone that suits me but for my mum's usage is perfect
i think this is much better than an android phone and for that price this is the best choice

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drcouzelis	2013-09-10 , 16:43
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If you want an N900 then I think you should just get an N900.

Instead of buying a "new" one from East Asia, do what I did. Buy one used from some guy in Texas (or wherever) through Ebay for $150. It's in great condition and works wonderfully.

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VinnyLT	2013-09-10 , 18:56
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Originally Posted by Estel

You're using N900, and you're wanting something more "mainstream" than N9?

If "apps" are all you're about, I don't know what you're still doing on real Linux device. Crapdroid market get 100+ "new", erhm, games (have problem to call this wave of, mostly, crap, as "games") every day, with similar number of other crapware "apps", (full of low-quality content, visual over-hype, form over usability, and adds. Tons of adds.). It should be your nirvana.
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Now, if you're asking - on maemo.org - about "better" options than N900, then there are none, N9 including. There (probably) *will* be a upgrade in form of Neo900, but count for 700 EUR rather, and for sure it won' be more "mainstream". Which I'm glad for

/Estel

What a weak and reply. I have no interest in your fanboy-ism. I've never had an android or IOD phone so i have no idea what the experience is like. my first smartphone was an n95, after I dropped it too stories, and put it through a complete wash cycle i decided to stay with nokia because i was suprised with its durablity. it still works and graduated to the n900 and haven't needed a phone since.
so sill take a crapdroid.
I have no patience for your trolling ***. If your not here to help logoff.
The n900 is the only nokia phone that has had support by a dedicated community since its release and is still coming up with updates and useful applications. Meego doesn't have the same base. Soooooo... I want a mainstream phone.

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VinnyLT	2013-09-10 , 18:58
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Originally Posted by bingomion

You wont find anything... save up for a neo900 board.. like the rest of us

whats a neo900 board?

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VinnyLT	2013-09-10 , 19:00
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Originally Posted by Freddie

You will look everywhere and you'll come back to N900. I'd save up for now to have enuf for the neon900....
I also was thinkin of lookin for other options like the N950, Lumia 1020 and lumia 1520 but, am gonna let my maemo rule.

Don't know what a neon900 is. I've been trying to use goole and i'm not getting good feedback. Is it anything like the Jolla Sailfish phones I've been seeing?

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lexik	2013-09-10 , 19:02
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Originally Posted by VinnyLT

Don't know what a neon900 is. I've been trying to use goole and i'm not getting good feedback. Is it anything like the Jolla Sailfish phones I've been seeing?

Are you trolling us?

Neo900 is >>this<<

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VinnyLT	2013-09-10 , 19:06
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Originally Posted by pichlo

Define "better". In terms of what?
HW specs? Pretty much any modern phone will beat N900 on that.

Availability of "apps"? See Estel's post above and head in the direction of Android or even iPhone.

Camera? Much as it hurts me to say that, go for a Lumia. You might have a hard time finding one in your price range though.

Hardware keyboard? You might be stuffed here. The most recent decent phone I found that has one was Samsung SGH T839 Sidekick, and that was released in 2011.

Closest to a computer in your pocket? Forget it, there's nothing else!

I've been fearing that there is nothing else.. anywhere!
I meant on par or better relative to the maemo 5 experience.
Maemo 5 is awesome because unlike modern phones it doesn't become obsolete. what i mean is I phone 3gs users won't be able to update to the new ios7. just the 4 and up.