Thanks for your feeback, I think I'm going to hold off on getting that phone now. On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 00:01 -0400, Gary T. Giesen wrote:
> I just picked one up last week, and I'm having issues with it. I've > managed to get it to register with my Asterisk box, but I don't get > any sound (in either direction). There's no NAT in between the phone > and the asterisk server. I've tried using various codecs with it (it > seems to support ulaw, alaw, and ilbc). I'm going to keep trying... > > Also, another thing I'm kind of disappointed with is the lack ability > to move seamlessly between Wifi and EDGE (I don't mean while on the > phone, I mean just in general). Every app seems to be prompting me > which connection I want to use, it doesnt connect to APs automatically > (at least not that I can determine). It supports the grouping of > connections, in which you can prioritize wifi access points over > edge/gprs ones. The problem is, not all applications support these > groups. > > Also, there's no way I've found to use VOIP if available, and then > revert to GSM. You can set a default call type, but if the default > isnt available, it doesnt revert to the other. > > Don't get me wrong, I've still happy with the phone, I moved from a > Blackberry 7100r, and while the email doesnt come anywhere close to > rivalling the Blackberry experience (that little magnet that RIM puts > in the holster can't be matched), it's still pretty good. I'm also > loving that it's a far less restrictive platform than the Blackberry, > ie all the bluetooth profiles are opened up, there's more software > available for it (including a mini version of apache and python). > > I'm hopeful that at some point down the road, Nokia will come out with > a firmware upgrade for this thing that ties everything together, and > gives me the seamless access point/phone switching I'm looking for. > Maybe it's a bit foolhardy, but I choose to remain optimistic... > > On 8/26/06, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark Rzepa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: August 26, 2006 12:01 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [on-asterisk] Nokia E61 > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > I've been looking at the Nokia E61, has anyone used it for > > > Voip? If I get the unlocked version, will it work on the > > > Rogers network if I add my sim card to it? > > > > Just set one up last week. No big problems; lots of info on Google on how > > folks have set them up with asterisk. > > > > Not sure about the details of running on the rogers network, but my friend > > (who owns the unit) didn't have any complaints. > > > > Jim > > > > > > -- > > Jim Van Meggelen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > > > > "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. > > This makes me rich." > > Guy Kawasaki > > -- > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mark Rzepa
