Comments on: Is a Nokia Internet Tablet coming soon to T-Mobile USA? http://nokiaexperts.com/nokia-internet-tablet-coming-tmobile-usa/ Everything Nokia, S60, and More Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Brad Barbaza http://nokiaexperts.com/nokia-internet-tablet-coming-tmobile-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-2358 Brad Barbaza Tue, 26 May 2009 21:30:15 +0000 http://nokiaexperts.com/?p=1199#comment-2358 <p>I own a Nokia 770 internet tablet. The last thing I used it for was to research my last phone purchase. After that, the Nokia E71 took over for web use. I do miss the screen size, but with RSS, that's not as important for what I do. It's just SO nice having email, txt, address book, calendar and a phone all in one package. </p> <p>The 770 choked on some web pages too and would freeze from time to time. Email was horrible on it too. </p> <p>I'm sure the new ones are much better, but I think it'd be easier to find a phone with a slightly better web experience than it would be to build an internet tablet that can do all of the things my phone can.</p> I own a Nokia 770 internet tablet. The last thing I used it for was to research my last phone purchase. After that, the Nokia E71 took over for web use. I do miss the screen size, but with RSS, that’s not as important for what I do. It’s just SO nice having email, txt, address book, calendar and a phone all in one package.

The 770 choked on some web pages too and would freeze from time to time. Email was horrible on it too.

I’m sure the new ones are much better, but I think it’d be easier to find a phone with a slightly better web experience than it would be to build an internet tablet that can do all of the things my phone can.

]]> By: Tim Cooper http://nokiaexperts.com/nokia-internet-tablet-coming-tmobile-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Tim Cooper Mon, 25 May 2009 22:52:29 +0000 http://nokiaexperts.com/?p=1199#comment-2320 <p>I have my N810 on the bay.uk right now. I tried, hard, to get 'into it' for the last 3-4 months, but just couldn't. There was nothing (except screen size) that my E90 didn't already do, better.</p> <p>From a post of mine on HoFo:</p> <p>[quote]The downside of the NITs is that they can be hard work to get the apps working. While it's true that there are quite a few apps available, a lot of them are 'home brew', not professionally made. So although they 'work' they are not as finished or polished as you'd expect if you are used to 'off the shelf' solutions. </p> <p>For example. As S60 (3rd) users we have several options for GPS apps. Tomtom, GarminXT, Google maps, Nokia maps, McGuider, Route 66, Co-Pilot, Viewranger, etc. </p> <p>The NITs have only 2 GPS apps. Maemo Mapper, and Navit. In both cases you have to put in loads of effort to get them to work as real turn by turn GPS apps. With Navit you have to manually find and install maps formatted to work with the app,there are no packaged maps available. Maemo Mapper downloads the maps 'on the fly' as you travel around, requiring an always on tether through your phone, which kills both your phone battery and the NITs. The only way round this is to load the area you will be travelling before you leave home (and your Wi-Fi router) by scrolling around that area at different zoom levels on the NIT and allowing those maps to load. A PITA! </p> <p>On a more positive note the NITs make AWESOME PMP's. Use Nokia's Internet Tablet video converter to run your movies through, then stick them on the SD card. They play very nicely. NIT media apps like Canola2 and Mediabox can display album art so you can finger scroll through your music, podcasts (yes, like the J-phone...). The NITs are a fraction of the cost of an Archos, and play most formats (as long as they are resized for NIT).[/quote]</p> <p>I like the form factor of the N810, and the spec on this possible replacement sounds great. But, they (Nokia) had better have the kind of finished, polished apps you'd expect to see on our existing S60 phones. Maemo just doesn't have them, yet.</p> I have my N810 on the bay.uk right now. I tried, hard, to get ‘into it’ for the last 3-4 months, but just couldn’t. There was nothing (except screen size) that my E90 didn’t already do, better.

From a post of mine on HoFo:

[quote]The downside of the NITs is that they can be hard work to get the apps working. While it’s true that there are quite a few apps available, a lot of them are ‘home brew’, not professionally made. So although they ‘work’ they are not as finished or polished as you’d expect if you are used to ‘off the shelf’ solutions.

For example. As S60 (3rd) users we have several options for GPS apps. Tomtom, GarminXT, Google maps, Nokia maps, McGuider, Route 66, Co-Pilot, Viewranger, etc.

The NITs have only 2 GPS apps. Maemo Mapper, and Navit. In both cases you have to put in loads of effort to get them to work as real turn by turn GPS apps. With Navit you have to manually find and install maps formatted to work with the app,there are no packaged maps available. Maemo Mapper downloads the maps ‘on the fly’ as you travel around, requiring an always on tether through your phone, which kills both your phone battery and the NITs. The only way round this is to load the area you will be travelling before you leave home (and your Wi-Fi router) by scrolling around that area at different zoom levels on the NIT and allowing those maps to load. A PITA!

On a more positive note the NITs make AWESOME PMP’s. Use Nokia’s Internet Tablet video converter to run your movies through, then stick them on the SD card. They play very nicely. NIT media apps like Canola2 and Mediabox can display album art so you can finger scroll through your music, podcasts (yes, like the J-phone…). The NITs are a fraction of the cost of an Archos, and play most formats (as long as they are resized for NIT).[/quote]

I like the form factor of the N810, and the spec on this possible replacement sounds great. But, they (Nokia) had better have the kind of finished, polished apps you’d expect to see on our existing S60 phones. Maemo just doesn’t have them, yet.

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