Interestingly clearwire announced they plan to offer voip using sip today. As I am sure you all know they are sprint's partner in wimax so it's not hard to connect the dots here. We already have a sip stack and always on makes it quite easy to do voice ... Assuming you live or work within an available market. On 1/24/08, John Holmblad <jholmblad at acadiasecurenets.com> wrote: > Aaron, > > the N800 and N810 Internet Tablet are what I would call pre-4g mobile > devices. > > Nokia has asserted that is is going to launch a WIMAX version of the > Internet Tablet for use on Sprint's Xohm (WIMAX) Network. If Nokia > follows through on its announced intent (I think they will), then that > version of the Internet Tablet can probably lay claim to being the first > 4g mobile device in the world, since it will be "all IP all the time" > and will be running on a network (XOHM) that Sprint is claiming to be a > 4g network. > > I have not seen a release date for this product from Nokia but I would > expect it to be out in the first half of this year. Sprint is already > testing the WIMAX service with employees (so-called "friends and family" > if you will) before a full rollout in the Washington DC area and one > other market. > > Here is the url to the www page at the Xohm www site for the > partnerships that Sprint has for the XOHM service: > > http://www.xohm.com/xohm_about_partnership.html > > Best Regards, > > John Holmblad > > Acadia Secure Networks, LLC > > Aaron Newcomb wrote: > > OK enthusiasts, when is this going to happen? I talked about this a > > lot with attendees of the last Ohio LInuxfest and it is clear that the > > next generation of this device needs a phone. I know that there will > > be squabbles with the carriers about not being able to lock down the > > features (in the US at least), but I am convinced that this device > > would sell millions of units if it was a phone along with all the > > other great things that it does already. > > > > I think the relative success of the iPhone is proof that people are > > willing to pay for it. If the cost can stay on par with the iPhone or > > even slightly more people would flock to an all-in-one device that you > > can develop and run your own apps on. > > > > I fall into the group of people who need to be on my cell phone a lot > > for work and I carry my laptop around for access to the web (email, > > calendar, short browsing sessions). I also carry a media player for > > video and audio playback. I can't stand Blackberry or Treo phones. > > Most of the people I work with have them and hate them. So, as I see > > it the N810 meets 2 out of 3 of my needs, but that third one (cell > > phone) is where I spend most of my work time and I just can't justify > > the cost unless I can get that last component. > > > > For no extra charge ... I am happy to use a wired or bluetooth headset > > or speakerphone. I don't need to hold the device up to my head. I have > > gotten past the Ma Bell days of yesteryear. > > > > Does anyone have an inside scoop on this? Is this even in the labs at > > this point? Am I out of my mind or is this next step the most > > important one in the evolution of the product? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > -- Jonathan Greene +1.914.750.8740 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - jonathangreene at gmail.com Skype / Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com
