Busy year 2008

It's been a while, I really have been busy. Met lot of interesting peoples, witnessed very nice Linux usage applications and farewelled microsoft in various implementations.

As I've been now two months with N810 and 6120C, I must say that it's all I need. Beside of that mobile approach, I've been really glad with this HP 6710p with ubuntu. It's really kicking.

And of course, I must say that something (for a long time) which I could buy, is this: goosync.com. Check it out. It ties my 6120C and mozilla thunderbird calendar plugin together very nicely! Check some details out from here.

Year 2008

I will face new year with new operator plan (Elisa, fixed 3G data) and Nokia N810 Internet tablet. It will be interesting, so far it has been fun. I really hope that this mobile computing and communication could bring something more than ordinary phone experience.

I also hope that our plans with our business is taking positive swing, since it could really be interesting.

Happy new year.

Mobile Skype

I found out that N810 is able to offer mobile skype for me. My BT handsfree is paired to N810, which is coonected to internet by BT enabled 3G phone. This combination offered me total mobile skype, while driving around Helsinki. Voice quality was ok, even 3G handover was couple of times problematic. But staying still, phone locked to 3G network - everything worked.

I think this might be one of the reasons why Maemo does not hit phones real soon, too much superior functionality which breaks barriers of current carriers.

N800 is here

Yes, my present arrived early this year.. I've been now playing with N800 a lot and I must say it's a wonderful device. Blogging, forums and skype, along with IM is finaly mobile.

Nokia has finally a vision in here, let there be more Maemo devices soon!

Switch from Sonera to Elisa

Yes, yesterday I proceed to switch my personal GSM subscribe from Sonera to Elisa. Main reason for me was fixed price data packet.

I almost got hold of whole family packet, since our GSM usage is rising and I need to find more suitable solution for us. But I backed of in Elisa store, since they almost got me in 2 year contract and that's what I don't like. Things for Elisa (and also to others who sell these 2 year contracts + phone):

1. I don't like prices like 33,90 €. Make it 34 if you need.
2. If I ask, how to terminate 2 year contract after year or so, please answer correctly. Now answer was like "you don't kind of terminate it..." or "you are obligated to this 2 years'..
3. If you try to explain me, how it's more profitable for me to get this phone free along with contract - don't expect user to be silly, Elisa is not giving free phones away - there is catch for this always.

So, for now we go without 2 year contract.

Plans for N810

I've been planning a lot to acquire Nokia N810. As my employee N800 has convinced me that this is the way to go (rather than E90) - I am seriously thinking getting this one for personal use.

I do really like N800 concept, with keyboard it could do even more. GPS is of course nice, along with decent memory capacity for MP3 storage. So we'll see.

I've been reading a few questions from Internet tablet talks forum that there are people with issues around N810 GPS. My personal opinion is the fact that Nokia should have told users with much more detail information what is principle for GPS and what are things what not to do with it, unless peoples are unaware limitations of GPS technology and get frustrated.

Since I've been playing with GPS technology from 1991, I try to share near future few points with you.

Stable 3G

While I am spending holiday season preparations in car with my E90, I wonder how 2G - 3G switching is so anoying. If I have dual mode selected, E90 shows full signal strengh for 3G, but as soon as I start web browser, phone selects 2G connection.

Why it is doing this?

And as I tested, making E90 to use only 3G in settings - everything works nicely and 3G is stable and fast. Any facts behind this?