On Monday 10 August 2009 17:22:12 Paul Fertser wrote: > Mikhail Umorin <[email protected]> writes: > >> > But I think you should still not assume that every Neo owner has > >> > access to the #1024 GSM fix necessary for the 140 hour standby time. > >> > >> Should i also refrain from assuming every Neo owner has access to some > >> *nix box? Or to ssh client? This might make sense _if_ Neo wasn't a > >> geek/hacker/developer device. But it is so its users are supposed to > >> be able to solve small riddles along their ways to freedom. > > > > Paul, I think you are missing the risk part of it: if I screw up in > > software I can just reflash the device if I break a tiny piece of > > hardware -- my $400 fr is gone. > > I'm somehow certain that's a wrong assumption. Unless you do something > really cruel you're not likely to foobar the whole device. Also even > some fatal mistake will cost you less than $400 because the prices > really dropped lately. > > > Software and hardware are two totally different animals and being a geek > > in one does not imply being a geek in the other. > > Being a geek is a way of life, that's how i see it. > > > I don't feel comfortable with any hw work exactly because of the risks > > involved. So, I would like some else fix this hw bug, but not just a guy > > around the corner -- I want a high degree of certainty that I shall get > > back a working device. > > Well, i had a talk with cell phone repair guy today. Showed him my FR > with front case dismounted so he could see how much work is involved > in doing the buzz-fix. He said the work itself is very-very easy and > he'd charge $30 or probably $15 if he liked the client. > > Probably you just can't imagine what cell phone repair guys usually > do, comparing to that buzzfixing is really easy.
Ok, maybe I'll give it a try (i.e. ask some one else to do it) :-) What's a good website to get the required cap (and what cap, brand, product #)? _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
