Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

Though the N900 is not a complete device when its released, but it is still the best device i've seen so far. Beyond what the iPhone and Android phones capable. The unfinished product is this good... So why are we doubting about the finalised product software? ;) Just take a bit of time to fine tune it before it becomes the must have device.

I would love to see the on screen ZOOM scroll bar or invisible scroll bar for Pictures though though. Right now it's quite annoying to use the volume key lol.

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

yes, it was in 1995. but now it is 2010 and if you need mms, you can get them basically free. i am paying 10 euros from 1000x sms + 1000x mms + slowest 3g flatrate per month. average price of slowest 3g flatrate is here... ...about 10 euros...

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

Is there a bug reported or brainstorm for it? :) - i agree, would be useful :)

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

nokia make money from basic to mid range phones.. the n900 is a prototype in all essence and we are the guinea pigs..

if people want basic functions then this wasnt the phone for them in the first place.

yes mms would be fine.. but there seems to be a trend amongst the people that want mms.

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

"Outside the UK, I have this strange thing called 'a tongue in my head'. If i get lost, I ask. Try it some time, you might find you like it. It's amazing how people like being helpful if you ask politely!
"

really, thats helpfull..

you know what lets just knock gps on the head then, its not needed is it.

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

Oh I have absolutely no doubts about the N900 ;) That's why I've bought it the day of it's release, knowing what will be functionning or not.
My point was only to say that if there are missing functionnalities, that's only because nokia hadn't the time to implement them, not a marketing decision to release the N900 without MMS because MMS sucks or MMS is too old or nobody use MMS today or I don't know what poor excuse a lot of people try to argue for the lack of MMS support.

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

I think you are abselutely right. In Sweeden and Denmark too I think, the N900 will not come out officially intill the next FW update? It is planned for mid January, but no confirmation, so it is probably going to be delayed, 1 month - 2? who knows.

The N900 is still nice, due to well thought out UI and multitasking, but I have had mine for almost a month now, and it is miles away from being a refined product, with the exception of the browser. The Linux kernel doesn't even work properly with the Omap3 processor. Maybe some Linux die-hards will say that it is not supposed to be a refined product, but I don't think Nokia can afford anything else. The N900 is viewed as a top of the line phone from Nokia and should work straight out of the box with every communication technology possible. Anything else will mean less sales and bad publicity that will transfer to all other Nokia devices. If Nokias intentions are to use the N900 as a toy for the technology enthusiast, then they have done an extremely poor job in marketing it that way. It is marketed as a device that does everything, and does it super fast and super cool.

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

bsving you have it in one..

thats the problem this phone is marketed like an iphone or android etc.therefore people are buying it thinking its all singing and dancing. it isnt finished yet.. and although alot of us realise this.. we will still get many more buying this phone like kathy whinging that it doesnt act like my last phone..

its nokias fault- cater for the mass market and market it as such, or dont...BUT dont con people

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

Yes the MMS is essential to have but not what Nokia have in mind at the moment. It has more problems to solved than to implementing MMS but it will be port to N900 very soon I guess. I personally do not use MMS since my last Nokia 6680 lol. It can be very handy sometimes but cost a lot to use.

Nokia just doesn't have the time to finishing up the functionality because they wanted to get a piece of the market share rather than wait for the final release and then everything is too late. Beside if they have waited just another few months to release the device, they will lose a very large amount of customers to competitors like Apple and Android. So they made the right move for the time being.

I must admit that the screen coated quality of the N900 is poorly made. Easily scratch from just cleaning it with micro-fibre cloth. Mine has like 5 noticeable scratches. And I am right now using an Iphone 3GS screen protector cut to fit my N900. It lost about 15% sensitivity but i don't mind as long I don't get any more scratch :D

As for MMS is nice to have in case of emergency :D like when your wife or family member gave birth to a new born baby then you want to share it around quickly to relatives over the country or outside :D Handy indeed

Re: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
 

I agree, it's a great device already. I'm using mine a lot, in ways I didn't expect to.

I think the lingering doubts are because there's no believable Roadmap from Nokia. Nobody knows if the product will remain like this, somewhat unpolished in these areas forever, or if they are going to turn the great potential into something better.

We talk about it's potential, but we don't know if it will always be just potential.

Sure, it looks like the Maemo platform will improve, but at the high price the N900 costs, with such potential but rather unpolished in areas, everyone who bought an N900 wants to know there are coming improvements on their N900, not just Nokia's future product line.

Nobody knows what to expect, Nokia aren't being clear about it, and these are relatively closed parts of the software so the community can't easily take over. So in the vacuum there's doubt, worry, uncertainty expressed in the form of hopeful wishlists and unhappy complaints.

Let's face it, Nokia has a history of releasing devices and then more or less abandoning them. There's talk of Maemo being a bit different, in the same way that Apple and Android offer greater continuity after release, but we haven't seen if that's meaningful yet or just optimistic community rumour.