On Monday 10 September 2007 12:47:26 Giles Jones wrote: > Alexey Feldgendler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > > This not because Apple or AT&T are evil. It's actually a bug (or call it > > a design shortcoming) and could happen to anyone. > > I'd actually call it ignorance or lack of information from Apple. Apple > like to make things simple even though the underlying technology is > complex, this minimalistic approach often results in lack of feedback to > the user. > > OpenMoko should probably > > > include some system-wide network access management that avoids huge > > roaming bills.
Yes, actually the network access management is one of the most complex things to do right on a mobile device. > Quite simply, build in a data counter that you can enter the cost of a data > unit and have the phone show you your costs incurred. But also be able to > deny access to all or specific applications. Nah it should be more advanced than that. GPRS+roaming -> only check mail once a day, only download headers. no images download when browsing GPRS+no roaming -> check mail 4 times a day, download full mail but skip attachments > 2MB Wifi+at home -> no limits public wifi -> use VPN/SSH tunneling wifi+in china -> use Tor etc > > --- > G O Jones > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
