i bit the bullet and got the n900! - Page 2 - maemo.org

Safao | # 11 | 2010-02-03, 22:16 | Report

$480 its pretty cheap. Good deal man,

danramos | # 12 | 2010-02-03, 22:20 | Report

Originally Posted by Safao View Post

$480 its pretty cheap. Good deal man,

Yeah! Not bad at all. Props! I hope you enjoy the heck out of it. heh

thelushlife | # 13 | 2010-02-03, 22:22 | Report

i actually routinely see n900s sell for $500 on ebay shipped. from my research i gather that's about the sweet price point for most buyers/sellers.

nilchak | # 14 | 2010-02-03, 22:23 | Report

Originally Posted by thelushlife View Post

the only thing not working is 'turning control' to portrait mode for phone. however i much prefer to use the n900 in landscape mode exclusively, so it's not a problem.

Open up the phone app and then from the phone menu on the top select Turning control (which I assume you did) and then set the Display Orientation to Portrait.

That should work for you, strange if that does not work - have you updated to new and latest PR1.1 update ?

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noobmonkey | # 15 | 2010-02-03, 22:23 | Report

Originally Posted by thelushlife View Post

no go on getting microb to work in portrait mode. doesn't really concern me though, i'm thrilled the n900 is so fuss-free for me, i imagined i would encounter alot of problems from reading all the posts on the forum.

i paid us480 for the device with an extra battery. not the absolute cheapest, i know dell had it for us429 a while back. but even if i got it from dell, i'm not located in the states, so overseas shipping would cost me another us30. not to mention additional 7% goods tax on the n900.

all in all, the n900 performs as well, if not better than the droid/nexus one, at a cheaper price!

goto settings, scroll to the bottom and select About product... just check what version of the software you are running

May just be an old version that needs updating, i'm hoping

(As much as you may not use it, always nice to have the phone working!) - other thing you could check..... Install the eyes widget - maybe the accelerometer is stuck?

MartinNZ | # 16 | 2010-02-03, 22:34 | Report

install shortcutd using App Manager if you haven't already. multitasking is much easier with this neat little app. Just search the forum for "shortcutd" and you'll find all you need to know.

N.B. This app is in the Extras-Devel repository. Before installing any software from this repository please consider that the software is new and under active development. Because of this it may include bugs that lead to unwanted side-effects such as, but not limited to, battery drain, overheating of device, endless reboot loops... anything that could possibly go wrong with your device can go wrong when installing from the extras-devel repos. Please be very careful! If possible, before you install anything, read threads (on this forum) related to the specific app that you intend to install to find out if other users have reported problems.

Last edited by MartinNZ; 2010-02-03 at 22:55. Reason: Adding disclaimer

noobmonkey | # 17 | 2010-02-03, 22:39 | Report

Originally Posted by MartinNZ View Post

install shortcutd using App Manager if you haven't already. multitasking is much easier with this neat little app. Just search the forum for "shortcutd" and you'll find all you need to know.

Martin isn't that in development? (Need to put the usual disclaimer when you send people in there!)

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MartinNZ | # 18 | 2010-02-03, 22:54 | Report

Originally Posted by noobmonkey View Post

Martin isn't that in development? (Need to put the usual disclaimer when you send people in there!)

You're entirely correct. Sorry about that. See my edited post, including disclaimer, above

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noobmonkey | # 19 | 2010-02-03, 22:54 | Report

Originally Posted by MartinNZ View Post

You're entirely correct. Sorry about that. See my edited post, including disclaimer, above

hehe

- allthough you got me to download it, like it lots!

Sorry... back on topic!

Helmuth | # 20 | 2010-02-04, 14:11 | Report

Originally Posted by MartinNZ View Post

install shortcutd using App Manager if you haven't already. multitasking is much easier with this neat little app. Just search the forum for "shortcutd" and you'll find all you need to know.

Don't forget this Brainstorm and Vote for Solution #1 to improve the usability of shortcutd.