On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:31:48 +0800 William Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> said:
> > but - u'd need a phone that actually uses such things nicely and still most > > people dont have one. you'd need an iphone, modern android or palm webos > > device for this to really work. then it becomes a different game as your > > phone can make use of all that data... > > > Also dont forget "progress" - here in Western Australia GSM coverage is > static and may even be shrinking, where 3G is already far greater and > expanding. The freerunner is a phone only as long as a network is > available to connect to - as I found out when on holiday last year. > Think driving hundreds of kilometers with no connection at all, where a > 3G phone at least had a connection at many places. > > GSM obsolete here :( just wait until the LTE (or whatever comes after 3.5g) craze comes. gsm likely will start being dismantled - i know if i travel to korea or japan i NEED a 3g phone. 2g just doesnt work as they have no gsm/gprs etc. networks at all - only 3g. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community