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  • Pete McDonnell
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WHAT ABOUT F*CKING ATI?

I am so sick of their driver bullsh*t, but many manufacturers (*ahem* HP) still seem to use their craptastic chipsets in their laptops!

ARGHHHH
Along the same line, I've never understood why I can browse the app store and download an 8+MB app over 3G, but I'm barred from even accessing the music store if I'm connecting with anything other than wifi? Maybe they want to preserve the swift response of a tune preview with the ITMS? Just doesn't seem to make sense.

Who cares if I want to download a 50MB podcast (one or two hours of music) over 3G? As long as I have a cell signal and a data plan that'll accomodate it why can't it be my choice?

-Pete
To be more accurate, it's been ported Symbian S60 v3. It works perfectly fine on my E90 with it's build-in GPS.

But to my dismay, unless there is a method of downloading the maps in advance, this application will not be terribly useful unless I'm near a stationary wifi hotspot. There is basically no such thing as an unlimited data plan in Canada, and this app chews up the bandwidth like there's no tomorrow. Therefore I cannot use it while in a car, or anywhere mobile.

That highlights the biggest benefit of the Nokia Maps app - the ability to download maps in bulk. At least for a Canadian :-)

-Pete
So uhhh... if they could locate the phone via GPS why couldn't they have called it?

While I appreciate the urgency of an organ transplant, did the family previously give consent for the authorities to track them down in such a manner? Personally (I'm certainly not up for receiving an organ donation ... that I'm aware of) I don't think I'd want any 'authorities' tracking down my whereabouts in real time without either my written permission in advance or a warrant!

-Pete
Enter me please!
Maybe they only had a few in stock and/or sales were REALLY strong on this model! Time to loosen the tin foil hats a bit, guys! ;-)

-Pete
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just switched to Sprint from Verizon about three months ago for the Pre. Then I went for the Hero about a week ago. Now, I miss my hardware keyboard and am thinking about switching to the Moment. I am still able to switch back to Verizon if I want and get the Droid when it arrives. Should I just trade up to the Moment when it comes out, see if I like it, and if not switch to the Droid? Or something else entirely? Help!"

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