Guys, i just checked with Nokia centre at the Curve. The phone will only be launched in the 3rd week of March...and the price tag according to the sales girl is...

RM2999!

I think it is totally overpriced...   

I was prepared to pay 2500 at the most...

wah 3k...

luckily got mine though is AP..well, zitron n AP makes no difference except warranty 

ya, but there is alot of difference when it comes to warranty and after sales service

ya, but there is alot of difference when it comes to warranty and after sales service

Btw, check out the link below and see how you can customize your conversations~

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36618&page=35

At present, the main problem with the AP users of the N900 is no MMS function and Landscape mode rite? I believe the official launch of this phone will have this problems addressed?

So wat ur saying is, the difference is just the hardware warranty then rite?

In terms of software firmware updates, the AP version will receive exactly the same updates as the Official phone? Based on my understanding, AP phones come from diff countries, and their tweaks may be diff? Do correct me if i'm wrong.

And yes, i agree that official Nokia stores sell it at the RRP i.e. premium. Therefore, we can still get the original set at other handphone retailers at a slightly lower price from the RRP (discount of RM100-200 + -).

At present, the main problem with the AP users of the N900 is no MMS function and Landscape mode rite? I believe the official launch of this phone will have this problems addressed?

wow tats so cool  

I don't think there is going any change in Landscape mode & potrait mode in upcoming n900

Qt is a programming language like Java, and same like Java it can be deploy everywhere. Thus as long as the OS support Qt library, it can run the apps. Qt4.6 is the version which can be supported by many OS.

N900 is also build upon Qt4, thus the nice looking UI/screen, buttons, progress bar, etc. Looks like Flash style. PR1.2 is said to have full Qt4.6 built in.

Please correct me if there's anything wrong with above statement.
Well, the blog itself is talking about the great Maemo, N900 and upcoming MeeGo. The problem comes from the comments from the users; mainly they're frustrated with the new OS which everyone fears Maemo5 will be forgotten and loose it's support.

As a longtime Nokia user, I don't think Nokia will stop supporting their old device, they might support less as time goes, but by that time, it's pretty much stable usually.
The future of N900 is still uncertain as Nokia said it's too early to tell if N900 can be upgraded to MeeGo; but I'm sure they won't just drop N900 away. Besides, with Qt4.6 as their emphasis, we can rest assure that many apps develop in Qt4.6 can install in MeeGo as well as Maemo5, even Symbian, WinMo, etc. They also don't want to the trouble have to port the apps to various OS right?

The main concern here is the support as currently Maemo5 is still not stable and needs a lot of improvements, still very new/young. Nokia also specifically mentioned they're pushing the updates for Maemo, hence, we already have 3 updates since the launch of the N900 (1 update being the major one) and with another upcoming major update .

Anyway, as I've mentioned previously, it really depends what you're looking for as your next phone. The best phone for Mr. A may not be the best phone for Mr. B. Think carefully what you really want for your next phone and make your decision. Personally, I don't find other phone attractive or outstanding, they all look pretty much the same. Maemo OS is like a totally different class, the Desktop idea/design is really unique and outstanding, you don't see this in other phones in the market, which makes it very unique and outstanding. The original theme and background (water splash) is also very creative and classy in design. The buttons, progress bars, media player main screen, music player timeline bars, all are very nice looking, like a Flash device; unlike others which looks plain and normal.
It's one of the kind OS with very nice UI design. Plus, N900 it's the only Maemo5 device in the market.

On the other hand, the Android is also nice in another way, but I find it quite like the iPhone OS in certain way, but a much better/improved version. There're unique features or attractive part of Android OS, and it's also one of the fastest updated OS, having already version 2.x and soon to v3?  Plus, there're just soo many device options for Android OS out there. Depends how you look at it, it's good and also bad. Bad in terms of? Just like WinMo devices, one of it is, be prepared that your device gets outdated very quickly with more and more new device supporting Android and new better specs keep coming. The good thing still remains where you can still upgrade your OS to newer version, but the hardware specs is the one that can be fix.

Yup, the MMS is one of the problem problem, the other common one is: As most people have been using custom ringtones for contacts to identify caller, grouping contacts for easy sms sending to groups and assigning ringtones to groups; they might be surprise to find this feature missing in the N900.

Btw, anybody knows why for SMS, it doesn't show our name or nickname? It always show "You"
Somehow in the forum, those people have nicknames instead of "You". Seems its not define in the html or js file.

AFAIK Maemo 5 UI on N900 was being build on GTK+, not QT4 as u hve stated before...but then, this is not really important LOL

And from what u hve stated before,agree that Nokia do support their older phone....heck they still roll out updates for N95 and N82 earlier this year if im not mistaken

And Nokia haven't state that N900 will be upgradable to Maemo6 in the future....ALTHOUGH there are some assuring saying from the community that Meego MAYBE can be ported to N900 due to its FULLY open nature (for example, although being dubbed as open source, N900 UI was closed sourced...meaning oni free for Nokia to modify etc)....just keep ur finger crossed....

Not to mention, I also have to say that WinMo is very2 underrated, as much as how Android is underrated...And at this stage...looking at how things going for Android OS...I hve to say that fragmentation can be a silent killer for them

Last but not least...I am FULLY agree that hardware specs is very important if u want a future proof device
BTW...plz Clareen and Eteam Trade....don't increase ur N900 AP price...Im a poor student LOL

I'm using fMMS its working. Im using Celcom.
To change YOU to yr nickname follow this step

just edit the .js-file.

Orignal Code:



to Code:


change nickname to your name. Refer to http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=502404#post502404

edit this filename /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.js

TQ

But the N900 does have Qt4 library built-in already, just not Qt4.6. There're apps which are build using Qt4 which gives better UI design, similar to current N900 UI. I'm not sure those cool N900 UI is GTK+ based or Qt based, but looks like Qt based or was it simply the core of N900? Anyway, it's a very cool looking UI.

I think possibly what the community mentioned is that, non-official port. Hahaha 
Anyway, there's a dual boot video of N900 booting Maemo and Andriod.

WinMo loose our in terms of UI design; What we see now is those themes or manufacturer specified themes; The core itself is very old fashion with win 3.11 looking scrollbars, ugly buttons, plain looking calendar, plain looking text messaging, etc. It never change since I've been using WinMo 2002! Gosh.. What have they been doing for so many version changes? The OS itself is quite powerful and customizable, I've not use WM6 and above, but previous versions, you can basically customize a lot of things, edit the registry and such. But MS have already known that their OS and developement tools are lack of multimedia or rich content. VS2008 are multimedia targeted, and the have many developments tools which are competing against tools like Flash and so on, even Vista they've OS are multimedia rich. Only their mobile OS still old fashioned; possibly why they ditch the entire WinMo OS and start over with Windows Phone 7. In the recent interview, seems MS is finally targeting a device which has the power of the PC at the hands, which was what the PocketPC suppose to do but never did properly. (And my, the minimum requirements for Windows Phone 7 is high, 1GHz processor is the minimum)

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_handset_running...d-news-1477.php

I don't think the Android is underrated? Isn't it very popular? Many people are looking forward for Android devices and there're so many choices around; I think many are waiting for the X10 possibly. The Motorola Droid/Milestone seems great and great competitor against the N900 as both have very similar design and looks very much the same, but it looses out in some specs (e.g. 512Mb internal memory vs 32GB on N900). For those who wants less bulky phone, the milestone/droid is a great choice, plus the build quality is great.

OLOLOL...My bad...mistyped that...I actually want to say that Android OS is very2 OVERrated...as how much Winmobile is UNDERrated...Epic fail from me
Different type of OS will appeal for different type of consumer...and I hve to say that both of the OSes (is this rite? lol) have their own appeal...
In my POV...Android OS will appeal for the consumer who prefers slick looking interface + good func without hving to be restricted in wall guarded garden.. *cough a certain fruit company cough*...and WinMo will be preferred for the business minded ones....For me? I'm using Symbian OS lol....Function over form FTW

And yes...it will be unofficial port if what the community is saying...mybe it is just the same as the OS2008 Hacker Edition released by Nokia for the 770 internet tablet...just keep our finger crossed

For N900 booting android...I have to mention that Canonical, the guys behind Ubuntu was porting the required libraries for running Android OS apps on Ubuntu....(although the progress is very slow but hey an effort is great enuff lol)...It means that once the project completed, it can be ported for the usage of ARM proc....What im trying to say that why bother with running full android when you could just run android os apps natively on N900 (although again...we must wait for the project to finish first haih )

For the N900 UI...yes the UI of N900 was being based on GTK+ while the QT part is being used for apps...the migration of Maemo UI from GTK+ to Qt will occur in Maemo 6...And this is confirmed by Nokia themselves

Again...just sharing my point of view here...and really sorry for the mistake LOL  

AFAIK Maemo 5 UI on N900 was being build on GTK+, not QT4 as u hve stated before...but then, this is not really important LOL

And from what u hve stated before,agree that Nokia do support their older phone....heck they still roll out updates for N95 and N82 earlier this year if im not mistaken

And Nokia haven't state that N900 will be upgradable to Maemo6 in the future....ALTHOUGH there are some assuring saying from the community that Meego MAYBE can be ported to N900 due to its FULLY open nature (for example, although being dubbed as open source, N900 UI was closed sourced...meaning oni free for Nokia to modify etc)....just keep ur finger crossed....

Not to mention, I also have to say that WinMo is very2 underrated, as much as how Android is underrated...And at this stage...looking at how things going for Android OS...I hve to say that fragmentation can be a silent killer for them

Last but not least...I am FULLY agree that hardware specs is very important if u want a future proof device
BTW...plz Clareen and Eteam Trade....don't increase ur N900 AP price...Im a poor student LOL

hopefully everything will be ok with this phone ..