already do that before bring up the problem...

any other method?

Yup, previously I have mentioned that Nokia has long abondon the ship, everything is up to the community.

Problem is, many people don't know where to find the software and app, and have little knowledge about smartphone and they claim the N900 is not powerful. Maybe those people are looking for great camera, so if camera not good = not powerful. Or some people looking for multi-touch, so no multi-touch = not powerful, or apps, etc. They totally get the wrong meaning of powerful.

For those who want to try froyo can install into your Windows. Download froyo 2,2 SDK. It is exactly look like when u install into N900.

Download and instructions here

http://melayubuntu.blogspot.com/2010/07/me...or+Malaysian%29



TQ

Usually if u are not sure its best to get iphone or android. Because everyday ppl will brain wash u here and there.

Its like u have a sniper rfile. If u do not know how to use or handle the sniper rifle is useless cant even kill anything.
If u pass it to a professional they can even kill someone from a mile away or even at close range.

Good luck mate.

This just my opinion no offense. I got n900 and have no regrets even i have an iphone now

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Jul 22 2010, 01:14 PM

so most of the apps and supports are from http://talk.maemo.org/ only?

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Added on July 22, 2010, 1:18 pmah, thing is i dun have the chance to play with a unit of n900 now~ so i not sure how this maemo5 is like~
i may not be as geeky like u guys here on this n900~ but i am an engineer graduate~ just that~ i have stop into gadgets for sometime so a bit blur on maemo5~ so i hope i pickup the right mobile device to start picking things up again~

This post has been edited by Gouki: Jul 22 2010, 01:18 PM

i don't know the other method..maybe someone else can help you..sorry mate
but FYI don't open your qwerty keyboard when you try to use virtual keyboard

since first day i receive the phone, the virtual keyboard already not working...at first i tot maybe setting problem...now seem like SW problem
yes already try open or close the qwerty keyboard and press the Text area, the virtual keyboard just won't popup...

anyway thanks alot

This post has been edited by cloud8318: Jul 22 2010, 01:37 PM

Actually i have zero experience in maemo or even linux too. Because i get n900 not because my friend say whether its good or not because i know whats N900 is capacble of.

First decide what you want by deciding what the purpose you are buying for. If stop gadget for a long time better get iphone because Maemo is for more advance user. if u expect for super graphics, alot of games and etc etc u wont find it here. If u looking for exploring, testing new application, customizing, hacking,cracking, have something different Nokia n900 is for u

ah~ i hate iphone~ period~

so i assume~ the maemo5 in the n900 doesnt come with chinese support in sms writing or reading? need apps or plugins?

Can type chinese must need 3rd party

ok then~ wait till i get the n900 and i will come back and ask all the technical details~

for me N900 isn't that perfect....reason: N900 is great at internet but poor on normal phone call section....nokia didn't make it balance....for me i said N900 isn't good enough cos i'm more on phone call than internet.....different story if opposite

Can type chinese must need 3rd party

glad to hear that~ thats my purpose of having a secondary mobile device for 3G mobile internet~ phone calls will still be on my n86 on maxis line~
after i read up some review~ the n900 looks good for mobile internet~ but my concern~ how is the n900 future support? flash 10.1? and etc?

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Added on July 22, 2010, 2:07 pmbro~ u repost twice~ i dont quite get what you trying to show~ i dont see the 3rd party apps or chinese typing in the printscreen~

This post has been edited by Gouki: Jul 22 2010, 02:07 PM

You can always check YouTube for walkthrough guide on the phone OS and features, how it look like, etc. When I want to buy the N900, it was not even available in Malaysia yet, not even AP set. Some people bring it in and selling for > RM3K... I check out everything from YouTube, how the OS look like, how the messaging look like, etc. I got hooked because it's totally different from any smartphone out there, it's outstanding, nothing can come close.
When some companies start it bring it in, it's still around RM2.4K ~ RM 2.6K, and not long after, lowyat.net AP seller start selling around RM2.2K.

I guess you can check out this review, which will tell you the pros and cons, and finally the end about the powerful features of the phone. It also mentioned about the type of users that is not suitable to use this phone:




As per previous mentioned, Nokia has abandon the ship, there may be updates, but might take long time and mostly probably bug fixing? They're concentrating on MeeGo now, Maemo is their sort of testing ground.
Might as well check out the community which they really have done A LOT and provide many missing features, customization to the OS. There're so many things that you will NOT find in any smartphones today, this is a tablet (in short, think about a NOTEBOOK with TOUCHSCREEN, shrink down to the size of a handphone).

No news about Flash 10; Nokia is being very cunning and confidential, they don't allow Adobe to give out any information and they themselves also don't want to say anything. But from the supported list, they mention Symbian and MeeGo, no mentioned of Maemo...

By default N900 can support Chinese test, you can read Chinese. For Chinese input, there is 3rd party apps for it. It was launch in HK by the way, so it has to have Chinese support.
If you check out the launching in HK and other country (go google or YouTube), you will see their country's Nokia is FAR FAR better than ours, see how they promote and how much they understand the product.

oh....another good thing from N900 is a micro PC like H/P that can put in pocket...

wrong picture?

Have published my review of the N900 after using it for a while:

http://www.shaolintiger.com/2010/07/21/nok...n-vs-nokia-n97/

I got it day of launch in Malaysia March 26th.

yeah, and for now only RM1.3k for the AP set~ i am so tempted to get one by this weekend~ no other phone come this close even those price more than 2k~

but after watching this review ---->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7qzalgFTAU

so it doesnt support google map or even Garmin mobileXT~ hmmmm~ what about standalone MSN apps? or ported version of MSN from PC? i prefer that~

If i start showing u everything its better i charge u a fee i do a manual with photos for you, summary, bar charts of device comparison, List of tasks n900 capable to do vs other devices, start up a chat room to answer every question. hehe right or not. Please understand we are users not sellers even shop cant give u info as detail as us.

The screenshot is to show u the n900 homescreen only. After u get the n900 u might have other complains like where to get this where to get that. Thats the time to ask. I think if u do this to a shop even the shop wont entertain you.

Hope you understand its like you go to shop ask 500 questions then later buy something else do u think the shop be happy?

Buy it then they will be willing to answer all your details question before buy are summary details. Same like us buy it then only ask detailed question or else u keep coming back tell us your friends telling u something else is better

I am not trying to be rude but i just want to be honest like all of us said no matter what we said u wont understand until u use the device.
Just my opinion

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Jul 22 2010, 02:47 PM

i truly understand that~ no worries~ cheers~

but pls forgive my excitement asking this n that~ coz i am working outstation now~ so i have to wait till weekends when i am back to kl and drop by these mobilephone shops to get a unit for my own~ just too much excitement in me after google around reading reviews and watching youtubes for n900~ paiseh~

of coz, i do hope u guys can be patient with me and answer some of my questions regarding is this n that possible to do in the maemo5 on the n900~ coz if it cant fulfil my needs then no point getting the n900 oso mar~ hope u guys understand in my own shoe oso~

This post has been edited by Gouki: Jul 22 2010, 02:53 PM