I originally bought the 770 to use as a quick email reader and casual internet browser. Unfortunately, wi-fi is still not prevalent enough in San Francisco to be of much use. Instead, I've been using my mobile phone, which does both. Reading email works well on a mobile phone, especially Gmail, but browsing is a complete pain. One of the common browsing tasks I like to do is looking up maps, which I've found Google Maps Mobile to be more than adequate, even on the smaller mobile screen. So, for now, I barely use my 770.

When I take my next overseas vacation though, the 770 will be with me and the mobile phone will stay at home. Instead of waiting for an internet kiosk, I can use the 770, as most hotels/hostels provide free wi-fi...

If it were the E800, you might have a point, but it's the N800, so stuff like Citrix, business PIM and push e-mail (which sounds completely ******ed, btw) wouldn't make much sense since barely anyone would use them. Totally different demographic. Also far more expensive for the average person. Its like saying Ford and GM are dead because of a new Royls Royce.

The tablet was never meant to be a replacement for a high end business phone. I wish people would understand that.

I guess it must be the screen for me then because I have a windows mobile device and symbian devices (2 of them) that now collect dust because of the tablet.
I initially got mine to "try out" for 30 days from the Nokia flagship store knowing they have a lenient return policy and found that after a couple of weeks I couldn't return it.
I use it for web browsing in bed, on the couch, its the best eBook reader I have used with fbReader in portrait mode (reading Harry Potter right now, I own the hardcover but its so much more convenient on the tablet). I also used it to record lectures/meetings and simultaneously type the notes with a BT keyboard. Recently I have been using it as a VOIP phone with skype and SIP with lots of success. I also use the internet radio and Rhapsody.
I have used many mobile devices including Symbian and Windows mobile always looking for a convergence device and have finally settled on a two device system.
I carry a Nokia N75 UMTS mobile phone and the tablet in my day bag and I find that my uses breakdown to phone calls, SMS and pictures on my phone and then all other browsing, searching and multimedia on the web tablet.

You are correct I do not use mine for work, I work in an office with inet on all the time and unfortunately no wifi in the area, or weak signals. I do keep it in the car, and you are right about it being useful for maps and movie times and 411 etc on the road, that is if you find a wifi signal. I don't have a data play with ATT so I just use wifi.

I suppose this is a good idea. I have a few clients and I keep an eye on their site as well, I am planning on launching a niche specific technology community soon and I suppose while on the road updating would be easier, although I am always in front of a comp.

I use mine at work if I get bored or need to check my gmail, our network is totally locked down, but there just happens to be a wireless router hooked up to a residential dsl line on the other side of the wall from me, for testing purposes, making sure that our sites are accessable externally and such. But now it also serves the purpose of keeping me entertained and connected to my gmail from time to time. I also like to use the tablet for IM's when I'm playing a fullscreen game or when I'm vpn'd into work at home.

WOW I never expected such a response to this thread. Thanks everyone. Lets keep it going. I have read every single response and have gained some great ideas.

Now my .02 cents.

I plan on eventually setting up a media server so I can hopefully then just access it all of my movies and music while away and stream. This alone would prove the device to be quite useful. From what I have read a good program for this is tversity ( suggestions would be good if there are others )

I would probably use it more where if there were more hotspots in my area. If i had a data plan I would use it or as well since my work uses a firewall and a proxy and I cannot access yahoo mail, gmail or any instant messaging, ugh. An all in one device would be great such as the n95 if it had 3G and was linux based, oh and wasn't 700 bucks. I know they are planning on making n95 killers that are linux based but how many years til them? And when they come out 3x the price probably.

I haven't had a chance to use it in the real world yet, I live near Manhattan and the next time I go i will surely take it as I will be able to take advantage of the maps and using it to find places. Im sure I will find a hotspot within 2 feet of where I am lol.

I use google reader alot, and the fact that (correct me if i'm wrong) you can't use the keyboard shortcuts to fullscreen and such on the device really urks me. I know there is google mobile reader but I find that useless as it doesn't show how many new posts there are and other advanced functionality.

readier mini from whomever made it is OK, had some formatting issues with that as well.

Of course I would find this device invaluable when traveling, buy a few SD cards pop in a few movies and a decent music collection and i'm good. Haven't traveled since I got it yet though lol.

I am not sure if they make it but I would like the ability to amplify the signal in my car through some sort of repeater or something so I can connect to wifi further away, that would be nice.

As for the Palm Foleo - Looks like a laptop to me. Not sure what OS it runs, I will assume palm's OS. For half a pound more I can get 3-5 more inches of screen real estate ANY OS I want and a whole slue of other options, that is if i go with an uber protable laptop.

This may have been asked before but if I skype and use a bluetooth headset I can make calls that way correct?

I am a web designer so I am fickle to begin with when to viewing websites, so I am annoyed when one of the sites I like cannot even be properly accessed which is superherohype.com

I am still looking for the perfect mobile solution, the n800 will prove quite useful for traveling, in a car or plane so i don't have to lug a laptop but I still am longing for a 2-3lb wide screen powerhouse with atleast 2gb and dual core. Of course I don't want to spend more then 1200 either hehe. ho hum.

quik3r, you may find it useful to use the tablet to test/preview the websites you design. Consider that if it's viewable on the tablet, it will likely be on any other mid-to-large platform. I intend to actually design my future sites specifically to the abilities of the tablets, since a PC can easily tolerate anything they can.

Hey, all. Newb owner and poster in these forums. Nice to meet you.

I've had my N800 for a week, so I guess I'm still in 'find applications' and 'learn to haXX0r' mode with it. So far, so good with a few installed applications (Canola, VNC Viewer, osso-xterm, Mozilla-based browser, Cisco VPN client, etc.) Other applications leave me puzzled (internet radio, mplayer) as to how to properly deal with them. Well, it's a brave new world I'm entering here... patience has GOT to be the key.

I find that simple web browsing is ok with the N800, but it's too time-consuming to reply to posts on my favorite forums, so I save that for my laptop. There are a bunch of sites that are set up for greater than 800 pixels wide, too, and for those I pretty much use my laptop, rather than scroll/pan with the N800.

I'm popping off my email from Google, but not sure if I'm interested in continuing to do that with the built-in email client. I read here that some people are using claws-mail, but also thought I heard it can't be made the default email client on the N800, tied in with the little email indicator icon on the home screen. Is this true?

What I plan to use my N800 for is to monitor several servers I have down at a server farm, shell into them and do basic maintenance, and take it with me when I travel for work (work webmail, VPN in to work, web browsing, mp3 listening, etc.) I'm definitely into getting a bluetooth keyboard for it to help deal with the typing issues.

I'm encouraged by the community development for this device (one of the main reasons I bought it), the fact that Skype is now on it, and the fact that it's mini-Debian, which I'm comfortable working with. I would say that, once I get this initial love-fest over with, I'll probably be a more than casual user of my N800, especially if people continue to develop apps that the community is requesting.

I totally understand that, but the tablet easily could be a useful business tool and and a pda replacement. The demographic Nokia selected is wrong. Hardware enthusiasts and hardcore linux folks will not provide a revenue stream to Nokia to make the tablet worthwhile in the long run. It will die without better software applications for business. I wish Nokia would pay Citrix to make a client and would facilitate pim development for offline use. Yeah . . . yeah . . . yeah - I know - that is not what the tablet was made for, but the tablet is a linux computer perfectly capable of doing all the things I (and many others) want, plus more.