-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Justyn Butler wrote: > A couple of days ago Sean made a speech at ESC. > > For anyone interested it is described here, with a video excerpt: > http://techpulse360.com/2009/03/31/esc09-open-moko-is-the-anti-iphone-runs-google-android-but-still-no-3g/ > > He talks about the level of freedom the Freerunner offers people > wanting to create a customized phone or those who want a development > phone. > > He also explains what it would take to put 3G in the phones, saying > that they'd do it (but the 3G part would be closed) if a customer put > in a large enough order (ie 50,000 units). > > Justyn. > > ps. At this point I'd like to say that I'd seriously consider paying > up to $200 extra for a 3.5G-enabled OpenMoko phone (which, per the > speech, is what it would cost). But I definitely can't order 50,000 of > them.
I seem to remember last year a Canadian company had made a spacer that fitted between the phone and the back cover to make the FR something like 5mm fatter. Into the extra space they'd put a Digital TV Receiver and displayed TV on the FR screen. If you could get a hold of the plastic spacer could you then take a 3.5G USB Dongle and put that into the space? I think that 3.5G USB Dongles are supported by the usb serial option driver. I've got a: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 12d1:1003 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E220 HSDPA Modem / E270 HSDPA/HSUPA Modem plugged into this Ubuntu laptop. I did plug it into the FR running SHR and it all worked without a problem once I'd created the necessary /etc files. Is HSDPA 3.5G? Maybe it's only 3G I can't keep up with my G's. Anyhow HSDPA Dongle worked on the FR if that's of any help. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknVLVIACgkQXlbjSJ5n4BD1+wCeLZ57QJ4/ckxfptSkbFb1OpT3 sGgAn0P1sMJPZ6fPIWKunLFmg3rcL1nU =o5qB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
