Nokia N900 to hit Vodafone next month Vodafone looks set to become UK first operator to release Nokia’s N900 smartphone-cum-tablet. Nokia announced late last month that only those who pre-ordered the Maemo-based device through its website would receive the phone in December. The firm claimed that the sheer volume of advance orders forced it to put back the handset …
And those who could send a pal to schlep down to 5 East 57th Street New York, NY 10022-2556 and get it for about $650 (+tax, bloody americans).
Why do the yanks pat $650 for something made in Finland when we are supposed to pay $811?
Why can they but it now when Expansys say they'll have it "in 5 working days" (right, I'll believe that).
... mine that is. Placed my order back in September and 80 days later Nokia is still announcing delays. Damn, even poor 'ole Motorola managed to announce and ship the Droid during this time.
Seeing that Maemo developers already have their second N900 from Nokia doesn't help either. It simply sucks being a Nokia customer.
N900 might be a fine peace of tech, but I'm sick of waiting and I have no sympathy left for it.
Job well failed, Nokia.
I have one in my pocket and I can say, unreservedly, that it is the most advanced phone on the market at the moment.
The key is the OS- it multi-tasks like it's a full sized laptop and has basically all the functions of one also...plus being Linux you can do/download/install just about anything to it without all the restrictions of the likes of the fruit-plastered phone, the Pre or anything Android.
Oh, and if you want it cheap on a good Vodafone tariff, give the Nokia flagship stores a call- they have it in stock and I got a damn reasonable price, even for an upgrade (theorder.co.uk have them but at ripoff rates and mobilephonesdirect have awful customer service).
GET ONE! You won't be disappointed.
Of the N900, that is. In the short time I messed about with it, I really like it. I personally would have preferred an N97 style keyboard with angled screen but many wouldn't. The screen is boss and the OS is light years beyond S60.
The part I squealed at most was the ability to drop to a shell prompt but that's because I'm an utter nerd.
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