This is all very interesting. I will be needing to eventually use it
elsewhere throughout the world, particularly Asia. Will this require
hardware changes, or is it mainly a software issue at this point?
Given the other info stated in the thread, it sounds like it would be
moderately acceptable as a technology demonstrator and as a good
development platform (given the underlying hardware doesn't change too
much) to get my software onto.
Thanks,
Tom
Mark Arvidson wrote:
Hi Tom,
If your usage is for North America, be aware that the Neo as it is
offered now does not include support for the 850MHz band, so you will
only be able to use the 1900MHz in these parts.
The battery life is 3-4 hours, and the phone is best charged turned on
and plugged into a Linux computer's USB port. My particular device
only recognizes the sim card every other boot and often forgets to
tell me if somebody is calling (they drop straight to voicemail).
Some of this may be improved with the latest modem flash.
The basic hardware platform seems solid enough (other than power
management issues). The problems I am seeing seem to be software
related, so if the openmoko software is not required in your
application, you might have some luck. I have enjoyed writing some
small bits of software for openmoko, but still cannot use it as a
primary phone.
Some claim that Qtopia works well on the device. I haven't tried it
recently enough to comment.
--Mark Arvidson
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