[wplug] nokia n900 vs iphone

[Matthew Hughes]

Writing thi from my 3g iPhone on the bus. Which can't sync with iTunes  
bcause it won't run on my home computer. So far I have yet to find  
anything on line to let me put _my_ music on _my_ iphone! Without  
using an OS, I am not using.

Other that I have been pleased with it as a mobile device. It is fast  
enough that I can do things. Playing games are fun. So far I have  
downloaded fifty or so apps and not paid for them, all free. There are  
so many more apps that I can't find all of the ones I might want. From  
the web sites I have looked at over purchasing at app store can be an  
issue because you don't feel like your spending money when you do it.  
Also all of the proprietary issues still exist. No ogg and there is  
still drm to contend with.

One other issue I had was no data service for a couple of days on  
AT&T. Magically fixed itself though. I suspect AT&T missed up the  
billing.

The nokia looked like a fun litle gadget and the one I saw in the wild  
was being used by a guy connected with Pittsburgh mobile comp group  
Which you may want to contact them before purchase to get more opinions.


Matthew says Greetings from "America's Most Livable City!" (According  
to Places Rated Almanac and the Economist.)

On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:41, Scott Sweeny <ssweeny at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-10-19 at 11:12 -0400, Kevin Dunn wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Anybody lookin at buying the Nokia N900 ? I am on the fence . It is a
>> bit high on the price tag and not released yet . I am also looking at
>> the iphone ,
>> I need some feedback to help my decsion, I have pros and cons about
>> both .
>>
>>
>>
>> IPHONE  $199 16G
>>
>> PROs:
>> Lots of apps that I could actually use , works well, has 3G on
>> AT&T,great gps for free and a sweet gps add on for $90 .
>>
>> CONs:
>> Apple locks it down tight and keeps control, No tethering without
>> jailbreak, no ssh without jailbreak .
>>
>>
>> N900 $582.00 on Amazon
>>
>> PROs:
>>
>> Runs linux , endless possibilities,
>>
>> CONs:
>>
>> Very few apps , would have to use on Tmobile for 3G and coverage  
>> seems
>> to suck , Probably would have to use on AT&T but would only be EDGE ,
>> new and not proven yet .
>>
>> thanks for any thoughts , kevin
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>
> There is a rumor that the N900 will be carried by TM by the end of the
> month (and supposedly subsidized).
>
> Additionally, the Maemo OS on the N900 is essentially Debian for ARM  
> so
> there are lots of FLOSS apps that you can install. For example I  
> have an
> N810, which is the precursor to the N900 and I regularly play nethack,
> FreeCiv and The Secret of Monkey Island (using SCUMMVM) on it. Not all
> those apps will be catered to the touchscreen and form-factor of  
> course,
> but I've found apps for just about everything I want to do on the
> device.
>
> Cheers,
> ~Scott
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