I have mine now for about 2 hours and i did nothing but use it.
I have to say, i'm not happy.
I already had 2 or 3 reboots :/ Its sometimes very slow and sometimes it doesn't view what it is expected to view (not very clear what i mean: for example i call the menu and it stops half way through the animation)
One thing i absolutly want is listening to my music with my bluetooth headset and that works. But not always in a good way, often it skips.
Also i noticed a lot of graphics failures, like scrolling list which do not update when you scroll them.
As i wanted to use it as my primary phone i may have to send it back if it will proof it self not beeing stable.
I'm very sad because i don't see an other phone which is as good as the n900 could be and i wont buy an other phone.
Will there be firmware updates soon?
Do you have to enable the swap? Or is it enabled by default? (I didn't find an option)
I hope Maemo 5 will improve soon so that i can keep it.
I have mine now for about 2 hours and i did nothing but use it.
I have to say, i'm not happy.
I already had 2 or 3 reboots :/ Its sometimes very slow and sometimes it doesn't view what it is expected to view (not very clear what i mean: for example i call the menu and it stops half way through the animation)
One thing i absolutly want is listening to my music with my bluetooth headset and that works. But not always in a good way, often it skips.
Also i noticed a lot of graphics failures, like scrolling list which do not update when you scroll them.
As i wanted to use it as my primary phone i may have to send it back if it will proof it self not beeing stable.
I'm very sad because i don't see an other phone which is as good as the n900 could be and i wont buy an other phone.
Will there be firmware updates soon?
Do you have to enable the swap? Or is it enabled by default? (I didn't find an option)
I hope Maemo 5 will improve soon so that i can keep it.
Swap is enabled by default. If you've copied a load of music onto it then it may be busy reading the metadata, which could cause slowdowns elsewhere. If not, I'd suggest re-flashing it - this has fixed similar issues for other people.
pls send me an email who knows best how to deal with n900 so we can compare things and application ....my id is noregret_rzv@yahoo.com .....
Some question:
1.somebody knows if there is an update so that we cand do more the 2 profiles on n900? then only silent and general?
2.why is the location sign (like a satelitte anthen) blinking all the time (is that conuming my battery) (the battery after using it continously last me 4h)
3.did anybody use the load-applet application .....i cant see a thing...onli 4-5 points that shows me if the processor is used or not....where are the screenshots and ....
1.somebody knows if there is an update so that we cand do more the 2 profiles on n900? then only silent and general?
2.why is the location sign (like a satelitte anthen) blinking all the time (is that conuming my battery) (the battery after using it continously last me 4h)
3.did anybody use the load-applet application .....i cant see a thing...onli 4-5 points that shows me if the processor is used or not....where are the screenshots and ....
1) Nope, as of now it's only general and silent
2) Don't have the n900 yet but I believe yes that means GPS is active and it is consuming your battery
2.why is the location sign (like a satelitte anthen) blinking all the time (is that conuming my battery) (the battery after using it continously last me 4h)
The satellite dish indicates the GPS is being used, which will be chewing up the battery, yes. Have you enable location information for the IM accounts? I don't know what else would be polling the location fulltime.
3.did anybody use the load-applet application .....i cant see a thing...onli 4-5 points that shows me if the processor is used or not....where are the screenshots and ....
Tap on the status area (where the load indicator is shown) and it should drop down a dialogue including the video/screenshot buttons. If you click on the "Availability" there, you can also check whether it's set to show your location or not, which will use the GPS.
My first impressions are very positive. My previous smartphone is a Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, by hardware a very nice device, should have the bang with its 528Mhz processor, but it just hasn't got the kick and smoothness. Which is absolutely bonkers! Bloody Windows Mobile made it almost the slowest device I ever owned...
But then the N900, holy crap. My first expression was: It's a iPhone experience but 200% better. The multitasking is an absolute bliss. I usually have 2 or more concurring msn chats going while browsing the internet, listening to music and take a photo now and then. Not a problem at all. The device challenge you to open as much as you can to see if it will ever slow down.
To be honest the lack of MMS or voice dailing are a non-issue for me. Frankly I couldn't care less. MSS is outdated and should be banished (old, slow and rediculous prices in the Netherlands). Voice dailing, had it on 5 mobile phones, never used once.
I'm very enthousiastic to see an almost daily increase in software availability! Think I'm going to sign up for software testing so the community can release more software from the extras-testing to the extras repository! Although Nokia describes this device step 4 out of 5 it is an absolute bliss to use, the complete integration of different accounts like msn, yahoo and such makes it so much more easier to stay connected on different channels with my friends, family and other contacts.
My 11 seasons of Top Gear play straight away with N900 with no work needed!!! New season is in HD(1.5GB files), but just since this season so i only need to change those 3 episodes.
The 700mb files i'm playing now on the N900 look amazing on the screen and TV
I have mine now for about 2 hours and i did nothing but use it.
I have to say, i'm not happy.
I already had 2 or 3 reboots :/ Its sometimes very slow and sometimes it doesn't view what it is expected to view (not very clear what i mean: for example i call the menu and it stops half way through the animation)
One thing i absolutly want is listening to my music with my bluetooth headset and that works. But not always in a good way, often it skips.
Also i noticed a lot of graphics failures, like scrolling list which do not update when you scroll them.
As i wanted to use it as my primary phone i may have to send it back if it will proof it self not beeing stable.
I'm very sad because i don't see an other phone which is as good as the n900 could be and i wont buy an other phone.
Will there be firmware updates soon?
Do you have to enable the swap? Or is it enabled by default? (I didn't find an option)
I hope Maemo 5 will improve soon so that i can keep it.
k3ks some owners have reported similar on first boot. Reboot seems to have solved for some
pls send me an email who knows best how to deal with n900 so we can compare things and application ....my id is noregret_rzv@yahoo.com .....
Some question:
1.somebody knows if there is an update so that we cand do more the 2 profiles on n900? then only silent and general?
2.why is the location sign (like a satelitte anthen) blinking all the time (is that conuming my battery) (the battery after using it continously last me 4h)
3.did anybody use the load-applet application .....i cant see a thing...onli 4-5 points that shows me if the processor is used or not....where are the screenshots and ....
1) NO software updated as of yet. Nokia said there should be an updated out before the end of the year.
2) IF you see the satellite antenna symbol it means the GPS unit is on, and consuming power. And yes if on it does comsume quite a bit of power. My N810 will only run around 6 hours with the GPS unit on. If the symbol is flashing it means that GPS unit is trying to establish a fix. If you are not needing it (like when indoors) you should turn it off to increase uptime.
2) The Load applet is two small barcharts on the the status bar. The left bar is processor load. The bar on the right seems to be the amount of memory that applications/data are using.
