Today is the Day That I Happily Refuse to Purchase and iPhone

Today is the Day That I Happily Refuse to Purchase and iPhone by timsamoff.

Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

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robertjosiah says:

That's interesting, because today also just so happens to be the day that I secretly think about the iPhone, but fail to afford it, and instead tell everyone about how slow its network is, while still, secretly lusting after the iPhone.

It's also the day that I move to your town.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Just lusting after the iPhone is the same as actually having one (according to the bible anyway)... If you had an N800 with the added NavKit, it would guide you right in... Safe moving!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

robertjosiah says:

Though faithful to my middle-of-the-road Samsung T509, I have commited iAdultery many times in my heart.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

marymuses says:

Wait, then this means that today is the day I realize that what I've suspected since that fateful Apple keynote has been true all along--my fiance has been cheating on me with the iPhone. I knew I should have hired that private investigator when I had the chance...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Interstink says:

The Nokia N800 = BYOC (Bring your own connection). YUK. Tried it for a week and returned it. NO JAVA VM - NO Built-in GPRS - Cell-Phone tethering is hit or miss....
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Robert ~ I am praying for you.

Mary ~ Admitting that you need a private investigator is the first step toward recovery. (Or something.)

Interstink ~ Me thinks you just didn't have a good experience... My experience on the other hand has been nothing but good. And, a whole lot cheaper than $99/mo for an anytime connection.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Bern@t says:

nice toy...

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Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Oh... Hmmm... It is so not a toy! :P
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kcinfocus says:

Meanwhile TOT sits in the corner with his little Motorola Razar, secertly wishing he was part of the cool kids group, as one silent tear he sheds.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jdp2ace says:

Oooh oooh oooh! I can do that too!

:)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

TOT ~ Razrs are cool too -- at least you can use customized ring tones! (Unlike the iPhone, btw.) ;)

James ~ Yeah! We need to schedule a time to get video chat all worked out!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

Yay for you!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

You got one, didn't you, Scott?! :P
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

Nope. I am waiting for the PC version to come out later this summer ...

;)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Ha ha ha ha ha! :D
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

filmwolf says:

My feeling is that anyone who's willing to wait in line for days to spend over 500 dollars for a cellphone (service not included) that will start becoming obsolete as soon as you step out of the store, should take that wonderful phone and use it to make an appointment for the psychiatric help they so desperately need...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Oh, man... Harsh. But, I will neither confirm nor deny what you said. ;)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Lee Stuart says:

Hey Timsamoff :)

I'm with you!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

All right, Lee! :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mr56k says:

So I just pulled the trigger and bought one of these... How do you like it? I got it to surf the web and also check email on the go. Anything else really cool you like or really dis like about it ? Thanks
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

I LOVE it! It pretty much does everything I was looking for in a handheld device and it's small enough to take everywhere. BUT, that comes at a slight cost... Be prepared to get dirty and learn the nuts and bolts of the thing. This isn't just a device you can turn on and be done with -- it can be very technical and a little confusing at times. But, once you learn how to install apps, configure certain settings, etc., it's a dream. Congratulations!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean812 says:

Tis trash next to an iPhone. Absolute and utter trash.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Dean, I beg to differ. Seriously. But, I'd hardly blame you for thinking that if you don't own an N800.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Qole Pejorian says:

The N800 is selling all over for $250 or less. It's gotten a lot cheaper than an iPhone now. And with my N800 I can set up a secure tunnel to my home network via ssh and then get a remote desktop with VNC. And how cool is Skype? Really cool, that's how cool. Waiting patiently for video calling with Skype. Ok. Not patiently. But waiting.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

;)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

i played with one of these at a store last night and i really like it. i know that linux supports yahoo chat with video via kopete. does kopete run on the n800?
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Mustafa ~ Kopete is not currently available for the N800/810, but it could probably be ported if you have the know-how.

There are a few chat apps that are currently available, though: Google Talk (core), Pidgin (3rd party), Skype (3rd party), etc.

Unfortunately, video chat is still a bit of an issue with these devices. The functionality always seems to hover somewhere around Alpha. But, hopefully, the new OS (to be released sometime in November) will fix some of this.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

thanks for the speedy answer :) i mostly use google talk but i've never used it with video ever! i will try to test it in ubuntu before i buy one.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Any time! (Although, this one wasn't so speedy, was it?)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Qole Pejorian says:

Looks like the Gizmo project will be first out of the gate with video chat to the PC! They claim to have a video-capable version for OS 2008!

My wife has dubbed my N800 the "mini-mistress" 'cause I always seem to be poking around on it.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

i've had mine for a week now :) i've already flashed it to OS2008. UKMP is awesome!!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Qol ~ Yeah, some people have already reported using OS2008/Gizmo video successfully. And, unfortunately, I think your wife and mine would find a lot in common in that regard.

Mustafa ~ Congratulations! :) I think the upcoming version of UKTube should come with an icon that I created!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

Awesome!!! Congrats! I can't wait to see it.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Qole Pejorian says:

I called my wife's cell phone from my N800 using Skype last night, sitting in a cafe and eating a muffin. I used the cafe's free wifi. I had to stop the Internet radio stream and I had to minimize the e-book I was reading, first. Can the iPhone do that?

I'm pretty sure the iPhone can't do this:

Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Nice! ;)
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Fam says:

Qole Pejorian You don't have to stop any app while using another app in iPhone. it just works because it's multitasking and it's fast.

On the other hand, you have to stop all apps except Skype before you can use skype because N800 isn't multitasking wise.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Chris... Hmmm... I haven't had that experience. :-/
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

joshkeller says:

i dont understand whats so good about this, its not anything i think anyone i know would use, but what works for you works for you.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

> its not anything i think
> anyone i know would
> use

Interesting. In my opinion, by describing it as such, you're placing the same description on any computer -- because that's basically what the N800 is.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Qole Pejorian says:

Chris, I had to stop the music because, um, I was making a phone call and I'm not multitasking enough to concentrate on a phone call with music playing loudly at the same time... And I minimized the e-book so I could see the dial-pad, since, while I enjoy reading novels, they aren't very useful for phone calls, either.

The N800 is perfectly capable of multitasking. I used it this week in the car as a GPS navigator / wayfinder and a iPod-like jukebox, simultaneously. I'm sure the iPhone does that really well, too. What GPS mapping software would you recommend for the iPhone?

Here's my attempt at importing the GPS route data from Maemo Mapper into Google Maps using gpsbabel, a command-line GPS data manipulation program I've installed on my tablet.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Nice, Qole!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

juanfer (jffonseca10) says:

whateva!!!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

:p
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

Jobs and Gates will be fighting through all of us until the end of time, won't they?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Ha ha ha! And, Linus Torvalds, I'm guessing. ;)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

and Woz just laughs while playing Segway Polo ... :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Ha! :D
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

... and then there is Nolan. What ever happened to him after getting out of the pizza biz? I think he runs a bistro in the Valley with his wife :0 Hell with both Mac and PC ... I miss my 1040STe!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Oh, doesn't everybody, Scott? Too bad those things didn't fit in our pockets! ;)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Docherty says:

Didn't need to - we were too busy actually sitting down and getting stuff done! 4 whole mgs of ram, baby! Aw, yeah!

Ironic that you would be on this side of the Apple discussion. If you remember, it was you that mentored me with Web design on a IIci!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Oh, I'm always on the side of Apple... That is, unless they decide to close the door on certain issues. But, they seem to be opening up again, so... But, seriously, I'd love to have an iPhone. Still, I think I'd love my Internet Tablets more.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

K·FREE says:

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Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Cool. Thanks for letting me know. :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Greg Grabinski says:

Qole Pejorian,

you do realize that not a single iPhone user would be bothered to post pictures saying that he doesn't want a N800... It tells ya something, ya know...

:)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

It's easy to drink the Koolaid when everyone knows the Koolaid man.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Greg Grabinski says:

Huh?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Getting fuzzy...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Greg Grabinski says:

Look, english is not my first language and I really don't know what you meant by the Koolaid-statement...

My point was that people who don't have an iPhone seem to be overly proud not to have one and I find that rather strange. Everyone should use whatever they like, but why make a fuss about not using something?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

filmwolf says:

Greg, it's a reference to the mass suicide of the cult at Jonestown years back and how everyone willingly downed the poisoned Kool-Aid. It implies a sort of herd mentality where everyone blindly goes along...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Sorry, Greg -- this is an old conversation. I apologize for any offense.

Thanks, filmwolf.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

RegarderVoir says:

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Thank you. Added!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Hmmm... Slithy or not slithy. That is the question.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Fam says:

yesterday was the day Nokia decided to copy some ideas from Apple.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Well, that could easily be said about every company now, couldn't it? ;)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mne23 says:

just becareful mate

Directly copied from the Committee to Protect Bloggers:

Nokia Reaffirms Membership on the List of Western Corporate Collaborators
By Curt on Apr 22, 2009 in Nokia, Corporate censorship, Iran, Imprisoned bloggers

HamsaWeb’s CRIME Report indicates Nokia, the cellular phone giant, has cooperated with Iranian security to enable the latter to arrest students, including bloggers

But a new report reveals that Nokia may be helping connect the wrong people: Iranian security agents and grassroots dissidents. It seems Nokia has helped Iran install electronic surveillance equipment to intercept text messages, emails, and more. Several activists appear to have been jailed thanks to Nokia’s technology.
committeetoprotectbloggers.org/2009/04/22/nok ia-reaffirms...
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

timsamoff says:

Wow. :/
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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