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Of course openoffice.org allows exporting to pdf, and editing spreadsheets. Wait for the new and improved version from Qole - he's now experimenting with running openoffice and whatnot in a separate window, with a separate window manager, just like you were on your desktop machine. This has been available for long on Maemo 4 devices, and was usable and nice.
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2009-12-20
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nashith i will pay an all..
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2009-12-20
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Originally Posted by jcompagner
I can afford $60-$80 a month.. I have to pay that anyway with the N900 because I will have unlimited voice/text/data with the N900 just like my G1.
what price tag?
The N900 is cheap.. its way cheaper then my previous phone (E90) that one i had with contract for a bit more then 500 Euro (without it was about 700 or 800) but the n900 i have without contract for 510!
You are not comparing it with the another phone that you have to buy with a contract right? Most of the time that is way more expensive after 1 or 2 years!
I can afford $150 for the phone and $60-$80 a month.
I can't afford $550 for a phone right this second. I can't exactly cancel my current phone and try and save up $550 for 9 months.. because I still need a phone for those 9 months.
Sure.. the N900 does not require you have a data plan from a provider, or you could use skype if you don't have a voice plan... so the TCO (TOTAL cost of ownership) *could* be lower on the N900 than a normal subsidized phone. In my case, my monthly charge will likely not change - and the cost of my phone has more than tripled. I'm not worried about whether I'll be ahead 2 years from now.. but I can walk into a store, and pay right now.
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2009-12-20
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint
What is expensive for you might be cheap for someone else
I can afford $150 for the phone and $60-$80 a month.
I can't afford $550 for a phone right this second. I can't exactly cancel my current phone and try and save up $550 for 9 months.. because I still need a phone for those 9 months.
Over here, the iPhone 32 GB costs ~1200 USD without contract, but the N900 is available for 700 USD. Which is over 40% less!
The HTC Touch HD is about the same price - but with NO GB of flash...
So from a European perspective of unlocked superpower "phones", the N900 is WAY ahead in terms of price/performance.
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"the idea of truly having a computer in your pocket just moved a big step closer."
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint
to be fair, the american / canadian mobile phone market is a joke, and so are the networks...paying for incoming calls and texts, unlimited web costing ridiculous amounts of money...then generally the handsets available are extremely low quality, crippled by software tampered with by the networks, services restricted by the networks etc etc.
I can afford $60-$80 a month.. I have to pay that anyway with the N900 because I will have unlimited voice/text/data with the N900 just like my G1.
I can afford $150 for the phone and $60-$80 a month.
I can't afford $550 for a phone right this second. I can't exactly cancel my current phone and try and save up $550 for 9 months.. because I still need a phone for those 9 months.
Sure.. the N900 does not require you have a data plan from a provider, or you could use skype if you don't have a voice plan... so the TCO (TOTAL cost of ownership) *could* be lower on the N900 than a normal subsidized phone. In my case, my monthly charge will likely not change - and the cost of my phone has more than tripled. I'm not worried about whether I'll be ahead 2 years from now.. but I can walk into a store, and pay right now.
the N900 is no more expensive than any other comparatively spec'd handset, even looking back retrospectively (E90 Communicator, Nokia 9500 Communicator, SonyEricsson P910). of course i'm talking about the cost of the handset SIM-free and unsubsidised by a network.
i can totally understand your need for a mobile phone, and not being able to afford the unsubsidised cost up-front....but unfortunately even with the high cost of a long term contract in your country, i'm sure they would still make you pay a large chunk of the cost of the handset.
