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Two bits: 1) The pragmatics of the platform means that iPhone == AT&T. You have to get both, so it's fair to box them together. 2) Mobile flash runs great on

Two bits: 1) The pragmatics of the platform means that iPhone == AT&T. You have to get both, so it's fair to box them together. 2) Mobile flash runs great on my Nokia N900. Even streaming full-screen video.

megablast 16y ago
Is there a way to switch it off? I do not look forward to going back to loads of ads on a page, especially if they are flash.
- jarek 16y ago
  Yes, of course. Maemo is a platform built on belief in giving users a choice.
  - megablast 16y ago
    Ok, can you switch it off easily in the software, or do you need to recompile. Can you switch it on on a flash app basis, so a screen might have an ad and a video, then you can play the video only? If so, that is great. I still don't miss Flash on my iPhone, and definately want to still keep on missing it.
    - jarek 16y ago
      On my N810, I can switch it off in the default browser as a what seems to be per-process setting. It takes three touches to toggle it from the main browsing screen. I don't know what it is on the N900, but I really doubt they'd downgrade it to a compile option. Other browsers available on the platform might have different functionalities — in particular, the alpha/beta of Opera Mobile has click-to-Flash—like functionality.
brk 16y ago
How is the battery life with streaming video? I do not own an N900, but I everything I have seen and heard from people who did buy them is that the battery life is shit.
- budfive 16y ago
  I haven't owned any other smartphones, but the N900 battery life seems OK. It easily lasts a day if I use it heavily (browsing, tethering, GPS mapping, etc). If I just use it as a phone/instant messaging device I end up charging every other day.
halostatue 16y ago
For me, iPhone == Rogers or iPhone == Bell or iPhone == Telus. When Verizon is on LTE, we'll probably see multiple iPhone carriers in the U.S.

megablast 16y ago

Is there a way to switch it off? I do not look forward to going back to loads of ads on a page, especially if they are flash.

jarek 16y ago
Yes, of course. Maemo is a platform built on belief in giving users a choice.
- megablast 16y ago
  Ok, can you switch it off easily in the software, or do you need to recompile. Can you switch it on on a flash app basis, so a screen might have an ad and a video, then you can play the video only? If so, that is great. I still don't miss Flash on my iPhone, and definately want to still keep on missing it.
  - jarek 16y ago
    On my N810, I can switch it off in the default browser as a what seems to be per-process setting. It takes three touches to toggle it from the main browsing screen. I don't know what it is on the N900, but I really doubt they'd downgrade it to a compile option. Other browsers available on the platform might have different functionalities — in particular, the alpha/beta of Opera Mobile has click-to-Flash—like functionality.

brk 16y ago

How is the battery life with streaming video? I do not own an N900, but I everything I have seen and heard from people who did buy them is that the battery life is shit.

budfive 16y ago
I haven't owned any other smartphones, but the N900 battery life seems OK. It easily lasts a day if I use it heavily (browsing, tethering, GPS mapping, etc). If I just use it as a phone/instant messaging device I end up charging every other day.

halostatue 16y ago

For me, iPhone == Rogers or iPhone == Bell or iPhone == Telus. When Verizon is on LTE, we'll probably see multiple iPhone carriers in the U.S.