Comments on: Can you think of a 5th Nokia blunder from 2009?

By: Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:04:55 +0000

Having the Nokia N900 support T-Mobile is a HUGE bonus for those of us on T-Mobile and given that all the other NAM Nokia devices work only on AT&T I see no reason why T-Mobile customers can’t have a device too. AT&T has major network issues with the iPhone at the moment and Nokia probably saw an opportunity to go with a carrier that has faster HSPA+ rolling out, plans that are similar to Europe (no contract, monthly plans), and the best customer service in the US. That or they knew I was a T-Mobile USA customer and they wanted to please me and have me buy another Nokia device

By: aamir

aamir — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:05 +0000

martin: v4 is now available for my e71-2 nam version… my suggestion though is that you should stick to v2 for now, my camera is now worse than it was before…. i have actually compared pics from two phones… do yourself a favor by not upgrading…

By: nokiaRob

nokiaRob — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:58:17 +0000

n97
s60 5th edition
5800 nam not working on att when released
no xenon in n86
no 1500 battery in n86 and n900

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:40:25 +0000

Lack of RAM in the N97 or N97 mini (should have learned from the 5800 experience!)

N900 on TMobile instead of AT&T, Tmo is fine with decent coverage in the cities but it does not compare to AT&T in the States. Also this was a departure for Nokia that potentially cost some sales as people did not want (or could not) to switch!

By: illusionado

illusionado — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:27:45 +0000

e72 design!,i hate it.it almost copied d e71.and naming e75 is not good maybe it shud b name e70.or e69.hahah.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:11:01 +0000

Surprised nobody suggested already the N900′s lack of the frequencies to do 3G on AT&T’s network.

By: E71-2

E71-2 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:58:44 +0000

I would agree that # 5 would be the lack of support for U.S. customers. My Nokia E71 is still stuck on firmware v200 while the rest of the world has already upgraded to v300 and then v400. I would love to upgrade so I can improve the crappy camera quality on my E71.

Nokia really should give their phones names too (i.e. like Blackberry and all other companies) instead of a number and letter. A name would go far in the Marketing department.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:06:55 +0000

How about;

1) Failure to put a capacitive touch screen on the N97 2 years after Apple conclusively showed that it makes a real difference 2) Ovi Store 3) Failure to move the UI and general behaviour of the devices forward in line with competitors 4) Every phone has painful bugs in the firmware for the first 6 months 5) Launching the N900 without a clear roadmap - is this the future, or will you be stranded with a lemon of an OS that no-one builds apps for

By: rob

rob — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:03:58 +0000

Definitely lack of competitiveness in US. Carrier incentives are built-in to the American model for the most part, so if a consumer does not get a discount, then they are usually paying a portion of their monthly bill to a fund they’ll never cash out.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:49:38 +0000

The N900 not having native portrait mode.