Vote for openmoto! On 08/08/2007 21:45, Mike Klein wrote: > For use other than simple voice (gsm, 3g) a cellular chip would present > some REAL political obstacles in US of course. > > Most US carriers (except Sprint) terms of service (tos) forbid anything > other than straight html and pop/imap with ssl all around. Any > streaming, voip, etc. (sigh) constitutes a violation and your contract > can be terminated along with you paying fees. Most carriers > intentionally cripple the hardware (face camera removal on Hermes for > ATT) or firmware (bt dun removal). > > They are very afraid of a web experience they don't control...in part > because networks aren't where rest of world's are...and also because > they offer competing 'services' disallowing what you already should be > able to do on your "unlimited" plan. > > Even a business grade account doesn't change tos...your only option for > privacy is vpn...and this may unnecessarily cripple you...and you're > still in violation of tos doing this anyways, so... > > Maybe gsm could be haggled but full 3g ala evdo or hsdpa may not be > possible anytime soon. This 'quandary' makes me straddle > carriers...8525/ATT for most capable phone and ST5111/Sprint data card > for getting 'work done' while on the road. > > I'd love to replace my 8525 with a device I wouldn't have to reboot 5 > times/day. It's quite capable...but 20 clicks to do what s/be a click > away is getting old. > > I like the direction the N800 is going in and finding more uses for it > all the time. Add an eye-loop on next model though. > > > mike > > Quim Gil wrote: > > Hi, > > > > - Go to maemo.org > > - Introduce "wimax" in the search box. > > > > You get by default 3 results under "maemo.org documentation". But this > > is not what you are asking for. > > > > Change the selection in the dropdown menu to "Mail Archive" > > > > - "Results 1 - 10 of about 33 for wimax." > > > > Enjoy the reading. :) > > > > The first public mention I remember was early on January: > > http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=113890&WT.svl=news1_1 > > > > On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 11:22 -0700, ext Gary wrote: > >> The article below mentions discussion of Sprint's WiMAX N800 "on the > >> Maemo mailing list and other places" but I've not seen it here on > >> 'users.' Has this been discussed already or have I been asleep at the > >> wheel? Either way it's exciting news for users here in the States. > >> Perhaps this will encourage some non-US 3G carriers to work with Nokia > >> as well. > >> > >> -Gary > >> > >> > >> "At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco this week, /LinuxDevices/ > >> spoke with Dr. Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's director of open source. ... Jaaksi > >> said the WiMAX-enabled N800 would 'most probably' include WiFi and > >> Bluetooth as well. He felt that interference problems could be > >> minimized, noting, 'We had the same interference with Bluetooth and WiFi > >> initially, but we solved that.' ... He said the new device would likely > >> get more publicity during the process of FCC approval. However, he > >> declined to announce any timeframe for when that might happen, in > >> deference to Sprint. Jaaksi declined to say whose WiMAX chip will go > >> into the planned device. Noting that the WiMAX specifications continue > >> to evolve, he said he believed the device would support Mobile WiMAX > >> initially, with support for additional WiMAX variants to follow. ... > >> Asked whether Nokia might also consider adding a cellular radio chip to > >> its Linux-based Internet tablet in the future, Jaaksi replied, 'It's > >> more a business model than a technology barrier.'" > >> > >> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8069179684.html > >> _______________________________________________ > >> maemo-users mailing list > >> maemo-users at maemo.org > >> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
