Comments | revdkathy: R.I.P. Mo

revdkathy

R.I.P. Mo - so what next

Dec 26, 2011 09:41

I've been thinking about a new phone for a few weeks, having realised that my n900 was having charging issues. They came to a head on Friday night when he was unable to charge. I removed the cable, and the usb socket came away with it. So that's that for Mo. I cried a little: I know he was only a piece of technology, but Mo introduced me to so many ( Read more... )

Comments 15

ext_952183 December 26 2011, 11:26:48 UTC

My n900 died the same death. But I brought it back! I bought a Hama universal charger set which came with micro usb sockets. One of those I removed and soldered to the n900's motherboard (very, very carefully!). Then I bought two-component epoxy glue and covered the board and socket in glue. It's there forever now! A new life for my best friend :)

revdkathy December 26 2011, 17:28:27 UTC

That requires a degree of courage I don't have. I tried it with my Treo 600 (opening and new battery) and never managed to save him. Time for a new phone, sadly.

santaman December 26 2011, 12:09:12 UTC

https://www.johnsphones.com/

^^ I've got that one.. ;) three weeks standbye time, no worries about OS's going EOL or whatever... doesn't do networking though.. or txt.. or anything else.. ;)

*hugs Kathy*

revdkathy December 26 2011, 17:29:32 UTC

I need a converged device. or a very, very large rucksack for all the things I need to carry.
*hugs Santa back*

santaman December 26 2011, 17:50:18 UTC

:D you've become quite the gadget girl over the years :D I'm far more a neanderthal when it comes to certain things ;)

mrs_redboots December 26 2011, 18:53:20 UTC

When I was in the market for a new phone, back in June, my husband refused to buy me a Nokia, saying their app development was NBG compared to the Android's. And I do like my Android phone, although the small screen was a mistake.

revdkathy December 26 2011, 19:05:08 UTC

Well, I think Nokia are aiming to put that right with the move to windows phone. Unfortunately, that leave the n9 rather out in the cold on its own, which is part of my reservation about it.

I have an android tablet, and love that.

anonymous December 27 2011, 13:44:03 UTC

Buy a second hand N900 and save yourself a pile of cash

revdkathy December 27 2011, 16:45:52 UTC

Well that's an option. But given what just happened to Mo, I wouldn't vouch for the life expectancy of a second hand n900.