Comments on: Nokia N900 Available at end of October for €500 http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nokia n900 news « Next Gen Technologieshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48519 Nokia n900 news « Next Gen Technologies Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:45:54 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48519 [...] Gear Diary [...] [...] Gear Diary [...]

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48502 Joel McLaughlin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:58:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48502 Totally. Symbian looks like....CRAP. Maemo is oh so pretty. Totally. Symbian looks like….CRAP. Maemo is oh so pretty.

]]> By: Carly Zhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48501 Carly Z Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48501 It is awfully shiny and new...I just hope Nokia's got a whole line around Maemo planned out. It looks so much better than Symbian (which has been really showing its "drunk monkey" roots lately.) It is awfully shiny and new…I just hope Nokia’s got a whole line around Maemo planned out. It looks so much better than Symbian (which has been really showing its “drunk monkey” roots lately.)

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48500 Joel McLaughlin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48500 VoIP is going to take over....whether the carries want it to or not! PLUS....since this phone runs Linux, I bet that you can probably make a regular cell call on it as well. I really want this to be in the US! BAD! VoIP is going to take over….whether the carries want it to or not!

PLUS….since this phone runs Linux, I bet that you can probably make a regular cell call on it as well.

I really want this to be in the US! BAD!

]]> By: Carly Zhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48499 Carly Z Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:37:33 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48499 Ok, now I'm totally confused...there was a big debate on Brighthand's forums about whether it was a phone, and Ed Hardy said that Nokia's PR people are saying it CAN use VOIP but that's dependent on the carrier. Which is kind of misleading if they're advertising it with a phone. I agree that VOIP is the way of the future, but if the carriers who are subsidizing this have the ability to roadblock it then it makes me wonder what niche it fits in. Or Nokia's PR people are wildly misinformed. Something is definitely up! Ok, now I’m totally confused…there was a big debate on Brighthand’s forums about whether it was a phone, and Ed Hardy said that Nokia’s PR people are saying it CAN use VOIP but that’s dependent on the carrier.

Which is kind of misleading if they’re advertising it with a phone.

I agree that VOIP is the way of the future, but if the carriers who are subsidizing this have the ability to roadblock it then it makes me wonder what niche it fits in.

Or Nokia’s PR people are wildly misinformed.

Something is definitely up!

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48498 Joel McLaughlin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:33:06 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48498 Joel Mclaughlin to questionfear show details 2:32 PM (0 minutes ago) If it isn't a phone, then what is this? http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/ Also, if it has VoIP it IS a phone....it's just not using GSM or CDMA voice networks. Personally, VoIP is GOING to be the way calls will be made most of the time very soon. It's flexible in that I can take the call anywhere in the world and not need a cell network. I canbe using Roadrunner at home one minute and the next using the wifi at the coffee shoppe and in between using 3G. With a phone like the N900, I can do anything a regular cell phone can but not be dependent on using a specific network. In the future, GSM and CDMA phone networks will just morph to treat everything the same....as DATA. That includes your voice calls using VoIP. Joel Mclaughlin
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If it isn’t a phone, then what is this?

http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/

Also, if it has VoIP it IS a phone….it’s just not using GSM or CDMA voice networks.

Personally, VoIP is GOING to be the way calls will be made most of the time very soon. It’s flexible in that I can take the call anywhere in the world and not need a cell network. I canbe using Roadrunner at home one minute and the next using the wifi at the coffee shoppe and in between using 3G. With a phone like the N900, I can do anything a regular cell phone can but not be dependent on using a specific network.

In the future, GSM and CDMA phone networks will just morph to treat everything the same….as DATA. That includes your voice calls using VoIP.

]]> By: Carly Zhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-available-at-end-of-october-for-e500/#comment-48497 Carly Z Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:12:36 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=45005#comment-48497 According to Ed Hardy from Brighthand, Nokia says this does VOIP but it's NOT a phone. Bah...this got a lot less interesting. Sad. http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=15567&news=Nokia+N900+Maemo According to Ed Hardy from Brighthand, Nokia says this does VOIP but it’s NOT a phone.

Bah…this got a lot less interesting. Sad.

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=15567&news=Nokia+N900+Maemo

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