> Sure, you could use it as a dumb phone, but perhaps then you wouldn't even need the interface.
Well, it's still better than what Symbian provides (I also have an N8). As long as I can browse and post to HN and reddit, use it for off-line GPS, playing music, sms and phone calls, it works well enough for me. It even works for tethering with a USB cable.
I suppose once the battery goes bad, I'll have to move on to something else :)