S0urcerr0r | # 191 | 2010-09-16, 22:06 | Report

apparantly you like to contradict your own oppinions by talking for others as well.

...and no... youre wrong about "pretending" to have other peoples weight, as it can be easilly seen (and proven) on this forum that many people love the n900 (as well as there are many who hates it) ...theres no need to "pretend" anything like that here, since the proofs are right in front of your face - you just have to release your mindblocks
i never stated that the n900 is flawless - only that i need these features that is currently missing on other phones.
unlike you, i can read both negative and positive feedback and process without any discrimination.

apparantly you are so angry about the n900 that you cant accept any positive comments about it.
apparantly as well, you also missed the part where i stated that i also reconsider the n900 from time to time.

anyways, since your anger clouds your judgement so much that u miss essential parts of this conversation, as well as pretending that there arent many people who likes the n900 (despite tons of positive feedback on TMO), and finally getting a attitude problem to those people - i feel no reason to continue this discussion.

Patrickcctx | # 192 | 2010-09-19, 02:35 | Report

OK, I used to stare in envy at those iPhone4 users who could get seemingly almost instant downloads and the bright screen that seems to move so fast with a quick swipe and a touch etc. So I broke down and bought an unlocked iPhone4 when I was last in London and brought it back to the US. I have spent the last 48 hours trying to get the thing working properly on T-Mobile in the US and OK, I got it working this morning and tested it's speed - nothing extraordinary on the T-Mobile network - and certainly only marginally faster than my trusty N900.

But what got my goat was:
i) the keyboard on the iPhone4, which is dreadful - even though I live in Texas I'm hardly obese, so my (piano-playing) fingers are not podgy by any stretch of the imagination. Writing a text with the iPhone took almost twice the time it would take with the N900;
ii) iTunes - why would I have to Sync with iTunes all the time - I couldn't transfer anything without using iTunes - at least with the N900 you have 2 choices and can see what you have on your phone. And then of course you have to put up with all those endless Bonjour and iTunes updates on your computer ;
iii) 3G - for a company that clearly has world dominance on it's mind, Apple has made a high-end phone that doesn't work on T-Mobile's 3G network in the US - so the N900 is much better in the sense that it operates on 3G networks virtually worldwide; and
iv) Internet connection - so I used the Edge network and the iPhone4 was all the time losing the connection and then searching for it again. My N900 locks in and rarely loses the signal. I don't know if this is to do with the band around the iPhone4, but whatever the reason, it's not as good as the N900.

I now realize 3 things about the iPhone4:
1. "This changes everything. Again" is a brilliant piece of marketing. But the substance behind it can only be delivered by spending twice what I spend on my cellphone bill per month with AT&T. And the point is that it DOESN'T change anything much - the OS is fast, yes, but the software is awkward and the 2 home screens don't show any capability of letting you know what apps are multitasking (unlike the N900) - and that's just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the lack of functionality in the phone compared to what I'm used to with the N900. But Nokia needs to up the ante with its advertising - maybe hire a different agency and start to think in terms of more stylish phones rather than the clunky image it tends to have with most phone users.
2. The iPhone is for people who like TV remotes - they are not interested in what is going on inside and in customizing anything - they just want it to work straight out of the box and they're prepared to pay for many of the apps that you get for free with the N900. OK, I know most of the world's population is like that, but not everyone, thank god!
3. The one really impressive thing about the iPhone4 is that It's battery life is way way longer than on the N900, and so I hope Nokia is paying attention and gives us a decent battery life next time around.

So to end the story, my iPhone4 is now for sale on eBay and I'm back with my N900. Anyone want to buy it?

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Texrat | # 193 | 2010-09-19, 03:11 | Report

Problems are relative and particular to the individual - Texrat's second axoim

ysss | # 194 | 2010-09-19, 03:20 | Report

@patrickcctx:
1. The keyboard has above average auto spell correction, most users should just pummel through and let The System autocorrects the text. Provided you use 100% English (or any of te supported dictionary).

2. The n900 doesn't work on AT&T's 3G network.

3. ITunes: yeah. But it does have many good features to analyze and manage your medias, compared to bare file handling.

Texrat | # 195 | 2010-09-19, 03:52 | Report

I'm not even gonna touch the irony. Nope.

ysss | # 196 | 2010-09-19, 03:54 | Report

LOL, that was on N900.

(jk, I typed that on my iphone while getting a haircut and I forgot to switch the language :P)

ps: correct post vs good haircut, I picked the latter. That's priority *g*

Russianhaxor | # 197 | 2010-09-19, 04:22 | Report

I wouldn't consider myself to be an expert on Nokia yet, but I want to input my two cents. I've already written many articles about Nokia and the changes that need to occur for the company to be successful once again. If you're interested just head on over to my site...

But the real thing here is that Nokia only has one chance left to save face and that is Meego. Period. They need to build Meego correctly and make sure it is one of the best operating systems for a mobile phone that mankind has ever encountered and they need to bring that experience along with it. Not only that, they need to make sure that developers KNOW that Meego is here to stay and that Nokia is going to throw its full support behind Meego, unlike Maemo.

ctbeiser | # 198 | 2010-09-19, 04:32 | Report

Seriously guys, you make a great case for "nobody cares" with your 20 pages of trying to rationalize the N900 not being a great device for this guy as being a problem with him. Chill out, let him buy a new phone, and be done with it.

Texrat | # 199 | 2010-09-19, 05:30 | Report

thread killer.

Russianhaxor | # 200 | 2010-09-19, 05:34 | Report

I honestly did not read all 20 pages of the thread, and to be frank it doesn't seem like it's necessary. I only really think people should be addressing the OP and not some obscure tangent that was born as a result of this topic. In my opinion, Nokia needs to change their marketing, their design(they're doing that), Operating systems (hopefully doing that), and Developer support (by not jerking the operating system chain and providing an open source OS while still supporting it)