Order Nokia N900 Unlocked Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touchscreen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB--U.S. Version with Full Warranty

I got my N900 earlier this month after having spent a good couple of months comparing and fretting about it. After all, almost $600.00 is nothing to just toss to the wind. I am extremely happy to report that I have not been let down. This phone does it all! Yes, the phone is new so things there are things that need to be fixed with firmware updates, but the point is, Nokia is doing just that. A trip to the forums shows all sorts of entries of things people don't like or would like better and Nokia is actually implementing many of the suggestions. I was able to come home with the phone, update the firmware over my WiFi connection, and have not experienced any of the reboots or other complaints made so far. Yes, the number of applications available for the phone is on the slim side. But what do you friggin expect? How long has the iPhone been around? In the time that I have had the phone (less than a month) I have noticed that the number of apps available to be installed increases almost daily. Once again, I have to add that a visit to the forums will show all sorts of apps in development. You can even put one that is still considered in development on your phone and fire it up if you are daring. For the time being, there appears to be a formidable number of people developing away on the device. Pretty cool to me.

What I like most of all, is that I can do what I want with the phone. Unlike iPhone, I am not forced to go with a certain provider. The apps are not controlled by Nokia so people are free to develop whatever they want with no "holds" whatsoever. If YOU like the app, YOU install it, if not, no worries. Need to replace your battery?... no worries. Unlike the iPhone, you can actually get to it without having to break the sucker open. Perhaps the best summary for what makes this phone awesome is the fact that it comes with an IR port on it. Nokia didn't develop any software that actually uses the port so you might think, WTF are they thinking? The answer is, they were thinking ahead. They provided hardware that wasn't actually "necessary" for the phone to work, and, once again, allowed us as the users and developers to do what we want with it. For a manufacturer to provide you with "unnecessary" hardware is pretty rare. For one to empower you to make it work as you want it to is almost non-existent. In the current environment of DRM and other controls that make me feel like things I buy with my money don't even belong to me, this phone is a fresh breath of clean air. Could it be better? Sure. Can you think of ANYTHING you have ever bought that you couldn't say that about? I doubt it. I feel that I have made minimal compromises with the product and that in the future, Nokia or other developers will provide the fixes to make this phone even better.Get more detail about Nokia N900 Unlocked Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touchscreen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB--U.S. Version with Full Warranty.