maemo.org - Talk - N9 [Shipping]: It's finally here [for some]!

I'd take a screen shot to show you what apps are running in android system info but there is no native way to do that as far as I know. I have to get an app for that.

oweng

2011-10-09 21:01

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Originally Posted by mikecomputing (Post 1106220)

Again they had promised support long as Symbian (means 2015). Why should we not trust that if you trust that Symbian will be supported!? Again N900 IS NOT N9! Way different device. Actually it some of the reasons N900 are pissed on N9 cause its to much not N900.

They also give alot of hints how too port apps from IOS and Android to Qt on the devsite. But I guess people here is too lazy read that and instead sitting on TMO and whining. I dont point you in this case but there is several people here repeating same over and over again. (And then I come and repeating myself.....

But more info will come in end of october. I would not be chocked if they actually is porting QtQuick to WPx. (not fully Qt but QtDeclarative(QML))

Well I'm not a developper, and I have always been grateful for the assistance I have received here for my N900. I suspect that I am a little bit more geeky and tech aware than the average smart phone user (but not developpers). What appears to have happened here (TMO) since last year is that enthusiasm has been replaced by cynicism (myself included).

I know this attitude doesn't help but the concensus seems to be that if you can't beat them, join them. That is, be open minded, consider other options.

For example, I would not suggest an N900 to most of my less clued up friends, for them the bright and beautiful is more important than remoting a PC via VNC. I find smb mapped networked shares useful whereas they think itunes is a miracle.

Horses for causes, the right tool for the job etc, but a hacker friendly "it's not a phone it's a computer" doesn't appeal to the masses. It's been mentioned, perhaps different marketting, more fart apps etc could have changed that.

It's frustrating but I'm guessing that all the apps I could ever need exist on Android, as does the browser capability. The N9 has issues, and yes it's too soon to say if they'll get fixed. Can I live without some of these? Probably, but life is too short.

I don't have a view on windows phone on nokia, I haven't seen one yet. I'll have to let others review it first and then make a decision, likewise the new Nexus Prime or iphone 5 if (when) it ever comes out.

For those using and reporting back about the N9 - thank you.

afaq	2011-10-09 21:41

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there is a lot of unnecessary heat being generated. Questioning Nokia does not make us ’unpatriotic`.its a fricking corporation. Most people have been here with Nokia for well over a decade so no need to remind us how loyal anyone is. As for the N9, if we did not like it or we would not be around.

I've said it before but as soon as I have an n9 (big if) I am leaving Nokia like a bad habit. TMO is a different entity that I will visit and support indefinitely. It is very wise to look elsewhere when you cant get what you need in one place.

hotnikkelz

2011-10-09 22:40

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Originally Posted by afaq (Post 1106270)

It is very wise to look elsewhere when you cant get what you need in one place.

Couldn't put it better myself.
Has this thread drift totally away from n9 availability now?
Anyone has a link to some reviews so far? we need like a compilation of video reviews thread or something

hotnikkelz

2011-10-09 23:05

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http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/09/p...l-core-1-5ghz/

WTF!! overkill?

marxian

2011-10-09 23:07

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Originally Posted by hotnikkelz (Post 1106280)

Has this thread drift totally away from n9 availability now?

Yes. This is now the 'I can't get an effing N9, so help me choose something else' thread. ;)

HtheB

2011-10-09 23:09

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The posts of this thread is [click]

0x4e84

2011-10-09 23:11

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Originally Posted by Jedibeeftrix (Post 1106160)

i understand the points you and Jaylst are making, and i do recognise them, but, i just don't accept that nokia is right to be charging absolute top-flight prices for something that has mid-range specs these days.

yes, i will buy one because i am stupid enough not to care, but i think it will unduly hurt the revenue potential as they will lose more from deterred customers than they will gain from higher margins.

and if they really do have to charge £500 for an N9 to achieve a sensible margin of profitability then they are doing something very wrong!

while UK prices are not yet known the 16GB version seems to be sitting around the £500 mark, with mobilefun.co.uk sticking a £520 price tag on it.

a htc sensation from the same people currently lists at £400:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sim-free-...ion-p29011.htm

a htc titan from mobilefun lists at £480:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sim-free-...tan-p31765.htm

if the 16GB model actually ends up with a price tag around £400 then that will be sensible, however, if it really does end up north of £500 then nokia really did need to ditch meego/harmattan because it would appear quite obvious that they cannot produce high-end smartphones at a competitive price using that platform!

that fact that you and I will buy it regardless of the price is not the point, the point is that something is deeply deeply wrong if nokia has to charge over the odds for hardware that is underwhelming.

The pricing of the N9 is often debated here, and I take the opportunity of this post to disagree about the general ranting about the price (nothing personal against you, Jedibeeftrix :p )...

To my opinion, the N9 is not ridiculously overpriced when we consider all of the hardware. I mean, including the industrial design.

I don't care to have a graphics chip that is a few months old, a processor that has a mere single core and runs at only 1GHz, as long as this combination still allows the SW to run smoothly, also when multitasking heavily. And in ths department, I think that we have a winner here.

But I do care that I will have a gorgeous piece of hardware that will not fall in pieces or look ugly after 6 months.

The polycarbonate unibody construction surrounding tightly the curved gorilla glass, that is the playground of an intuitive user interface, are for me solid arguments to buy the phone. Nearly as much as the choice of the operating system running underneath the surface. I'm even glad not to have a removable battery and no SD card slot, as this allows even less dust to enter the phone and reduces the risk of mechanical failure...

I'm not a Nokia devotee* (my first and only Nokia until now was the N900), but I just have a profound respect and admiration of what Marko Ahtisaari and his team are achieving.

I'm looking forward to see what's next...

edit: (*) no, I'm not a fan of the brand with a fruit either, and I don't trust green robots that much...

SR90	2011-10-09 23:16

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Just bought a Black Nokia n9 64gb from UAE for a price of $750 canadian , I have to ship it to Vancouver now !

It comes with two year warranty inside UAE ( external and internal )

I have asked for a group buy so I could hook up the TMO members ...

Let's see how it goes ...

Im excited :D

scapegoat845

2011-10-09 23:21

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Originally Posted by SR90 (Post 1106293)

Care to explain where you bought this ?

SR90	2011-10-09 23:25

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106295)

Care to explain where you bought this ?

Sure , Nokia store at Emirates mall.

If anyone has any questions , i would be glad to help :)

scapegoat845

2011-10-09 23:40

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Originally Posted by SR90 (Post 1106300)

Sure , Nokia store at Emirates mall.

If anyone has any questions , i would be glad to help :)

Yea, i got one. can u ship one to my house by tomorrow !? :D

scapegoat845

2011-10-09 23:46

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Wow. Just wow... Another swift kick to the balls.
https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/...kia-N9-support

HtheB

2011-10-09 23:47

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106311)

Wow. Just wow....
https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/...kia-N9-support

No video calling?!

LOL!

olighak

2011-10-09 23:57

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Originally Posted by SR90 (Post 1106300)

Sure , Nokia store at Emirates mall.

If anyone has any questions , i would be glad to help :)

I do man. I'm going to Bahrain this week, right next door.

How did you buy it there, you got a local friend? Are they already in stock?

smegheadz

2011-10-10 00:11

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106311)

Wow. Just wow... Another swift kick to the balls.
https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/...kia-N9-support

This has been known for quite some time that video calling through skype would not be supported with the initial release of the N9. Remember the n900 didn't have video calling through skype on the initial release.

scapegoat845

2011-10-10 00:30

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Originally Posted by smegheadz (Post 1106318)

Sorry, I thought it was just hear say. Never owned an N900. Almost bought one, but i figured to wait for N9.... Did it ever get it thru SW updates ?

awex	2011-10-10 01:08

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106319)

Quote:

Originally Posted by smegheadz (Post 1106318)

Remember the n900 didn't have video calling through skype on the initial release.

Did it ever get it thru SW updates ?

Remember the n900 didn't have video calling through skype on the initial release.

:D

SR90	2011-10-10 01:09

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Originally Posted by olighak (Post 1106315)

I do man. I'm going to Bahrain this week, right next door.

How did you buy it there, you got a local friend? Are they already in stock?

Yes , It is available in UAE , not everywhere , Nokia store and also Axiom .

They are in stock and I have asked my brother to buy it for me :)

toki	2011-10-10 03:28

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i was meant to post this the other day., but, finally got my hands on a n9! made the acquisition and am quite happy!

and for some reason, harvey normans was giving it to me 20% off!!!!!
woot! so i got my 64GB CHEAPER than the 16GB!

Win! =]

unfuccwittable

2011-10-10 04:02

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Originally Posted by toki (Post 1106344)

proxy one for me?

anis_ber

2011-10-10 04:27

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Originally Posted by toki (Post 1106344)

how much? where are you located?

jalyst

2011-10-10 04:40

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106311)

Wow. Just wow... Another swift kick to the balls.
https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/...kia-N9-support

Well were not surprised are we, we've kinda known for mth now that it's probably not coming.
Esp. in light of Nokia's alliance with MS, and MS's more recent acquisition of Skype.
There's still Peregrine, I prefer XMPP/Jingle (possibly MUJI eventually) anyway.

jalyst

2011-10-10 04:43

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Originally Posted by toki (Post 1106344)

Did you get it in from a HN branch in Victoria?
For som reason they seem to be getting it for big discounts down there compared to queenslanders.

toki	2011-10-10 04:58

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yeh harvey normans in victoria =]

dont remember the exact price, but i paid like $750 for me 64GB

the guy was mumbling when he was telling me about the discount, so i dont really know why they gave it to me..

who am i to question their authority?

shallimus

2011-10-10 05:03

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Originally Posted by hotnikkelz (Post 1106286)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/09/p...l-core-1-5ghz/

WTF!! overkill?

640k ought to be enough for anybody. Furthermore, we see a total global market of between 5 to 10 computers.

danramos

2011-10-10 05:14

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Originally Posted by scapegoat845 (Post 1106311)

Wow. Just wow... Another swift kick to the balls.
https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/...kia-N9-support

So... which step are we on again? Or is this part of the future disruptions? next billion? What Nokia buzzword or marketing phrase best describes this AWESOME level of support for their new product/platform?

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Originally Posted by smegheadz (Post 1106318)

But I thought this was supposed to be so easy to port to? Why wouldn't it include video support? At LEAST voicemail support, for crying out loud. Are they writing a whole new application for this?? What's the point of this platform, then?

gerbick

2011-10-10 05:44

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 1106370)

To add to this, I thought Skype was written in Qt as well?

slai	2011-10-10 05:46

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same as galaxy note isnt it?

unfuccwittable

2011-10-10 06:02

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does ANY Nokia phone support skype out of the box? Symbian used to have it (via fring), then lost it, then got it back, then lost it again. N900 didn't have it out of the box either. and let's be honest, the video call on the N900 plain sucks.

slai	2011-10-10 06:35

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wow who uses videocall?

marrat

2011-10-10 06:39

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Just look what the postman brought :D :eek:

slai	2011-10-10 08:25

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Anyone working on overclocking btw?

And whats the situation with a flasher so I can restore my phone if I mess something up?

gerbick

2011-10-10 09:17

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Originally Posted by slai (Post 1106383)

wow who uses videocall?

I do. Via my Xoom and Skype or Oovoo. I also use Skype on my Atrix.

I use it... a lot.

slai	2011-10-10 09:21

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Crazy. I never even consider it :s . Not a huge deal in norway, or perhaps im just behind on tech evolution.

gerbick

2011-10-10 09:26

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Originally Posted by slai (Post 1106426)

Crazy. I never even consider it :s . Not a huge deal in norway, or perhaps im just behind on tech evolution.

Saves money when I talk to people in Germany, China, Jamaica, et al. It helps a bunch.

erendorn

2011-10-10 09:29

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Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 1106429)

Saves money when I talk to people in Germany, China, Jamaica, et al. It helps a bunch.

but do you really need the video part for that (although I really think it should be included)?

jalyst

2011-10-10 09:36

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More Australian ads... (uploaded in 1080p this time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc4D1...re=uploademail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHiyL...re=uploademail
Don't even know who this "celebrity" is, then again I don't watch much TV/Sports
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdLYI...re=uploademail

Most (if not all) of these were posted earlier I think, but it can't hurt to post them again :)
They were uploaded by Nokia Australia today, but have been out for about 1wk IIRC.

alex25

2011-10-10 09:38

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Originally Posted by Hydroponies (Post 1103152)

Switzerland:
The black 16gb N9 is now in stock at digitec.ch, one of the biggest online shops in switzerland. According to the website ">10" devices are available, based on my expierience with this store i believe this is correct.
Other colors and 64gb models are not yet in stock and "are supposed to ship in early october".

Edit: sry forgot to mention they only ship within switzerland

I seems that all of the 16GB black devices at digitec.ch are sold by now. Anyone knows when the 64GB devices will be available in Switzerland? (at digitec.ch)
(I got a mail last week from nokia.ch that mentioned that the n9 is now available, however it was not mentioned which version is available)

jalyst

2011-10-10 09:44

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Originally Posted by alex25 (Post 1106433)

Post in here please
N9 16/64GB: worldwide availability & pricing

Thank-you.

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