Phone was great for the 2 days I had it, and I had just read an article about T-Mo rolling out their 7Mb and 21Mb networks in Philly, when I went to charge the 900 for the second time. It turned out that the metal part of the micro-USB receptacle had come apart in the seam, and eventually came off of the circuit board completely. I wound up taking it apart to see if I could re-solder, but one side was obstructed by chipset/housing. No part of the casing or phone's internals to help support the USB port and its only held in by (4) very small soldering points and (2) slightly larger "epoxy?" points. Phone being RMA'd (luckily) by vendor. This after 2 years of no issues with microUSB, and bulky miniUSB-to-microUSB adapter, on my Moto Q.
That said, I like this phone for many of the reasons already stated. One other feature which may not have been mentioned, is that you can dial back the power consumption of the WiFi radio. I just came from the "DROID" and posted my thoughts here:
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As mentioned, the calendar was limited in options for setting up "recurring events" however I was able to sync my Outlook calendar from my PC, which manages my Comcast POP3 account, via the Nokia PC sync software. Phone seemed really stable, but again, not very many apps available to mess it up (a la the DROID). I'm not sure why someone said there are no "Notifications", there are multi-colored LEDs and "pop-ups" for the respective notifications...though it would be nice to have something persistent in the "status" bar by the "clock".
Having "highlight-to-copy-and-paste" is really easy (just press and hold), along with a mouse pointer, are great features. Its also great to have Flash support, and I though I'd finally be able to listen to XM Radio via my online account. While the web pages render quickly and properly, the media player itself is not compatible, and the only thing which does not render properly. I'm not sure if there is a workaround for that, and wonder if it will be a recurring issue on other sites. I just wish there was a search app comparable to that of Windows' "Live Search"...didn't have time to search for alternatives, or if "Live Search" would run on 900.
Overall, having the N900 feels like having a Ferrari F430 Competition, but they only installed 1st gear. "For me", all the basics are handled, and handled fairly well, but given the lack of apps (specifically Sling or Hava Player, and LED flashlight) and my inability go get Vonage account working with the native SIP client, I'm in the waiting game like many others. Outside of that, I just wish call volume were at least 50% higher for both earpiece and speaker. My Moto Q is much higher in both respects vs. the 900. Although my fellow co-worker, also a VoIP engineer, stated that Nokia has native noice cancelling which raises volume on an "as needed basis", to compensate for surroundings. I also thought the resistive screen would be a deal breaker, but again, compared to the DROID, its much more accurate, and more forgiving in that it doesn't open what's not intended. I'm eagerly awaiting my replacement.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.
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