> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:26:33 +0530 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ilugd] ubuntu feisty linux to nokia E61i bluetooth > > [snip] >> >> Next is getting internet on the move using wireless ISP's like Idea, >> Hutch Airtel Reliance Tata etc.. >> Again at my blog: >> http://tuxatwork.blogspot.com/2007/11/getting-internet-up-on-roam.html >> > > oh! small error there. airtel internet on gsm phone works on prepaid > cards too. am using it. that said, even with GPRS over EDGE, the > connectivity is fickle. after a few sessions discovered that either it > works straight away on connect, or just stands still on connect. if > the latter happens, just disconnect and try again. a few minutes into > the connection it may slow down again. so disconnect and try again. > sigh! > As far as i know, Airtel is not known for providing internet on prepaid, they have a plan for full unlimited internet on postpaid costing around 450 per month. Same with vodafone is 199 per month but with additional 5p per 10 kb data charge but supporting both prepaid and postpaid. Then !dea has a brilliant plan of 5 Rs per day daily rental unlimited internet plan. Another is a zero rental plan costing 2p per kb (to try out, the access pt name is internet) > in contrast, WLAN rocks. have got into the habit of strolling or > walking around while the phone seeks WLAN connections, and am startled > to find WI-FI waves almost everywhere, although almost all are secured > and encrypted. Yes obviously wlan provides much much better speeds. But WI-FI goes down as you step out of delhi, in trains roads etc... So? > > the cafecoffeeday around the corner offers wi-fi for patrons, at a > steep cost of rs 90 for 90 minutes, valid for 48 hours, and was happy > to note they offer full support and service for 'Linux'. including > mentioning command-line instructions on how to connect your gnuLinux > laptop to their service. anybody tried it yet? how's the speed and > service? Really those guys give such service! Brilliant! If the speed is good then i think the cost is also okay... > >> About contact synchronization... i am not sure, but i am working on an >> application "barbie", (barbie.sourceforge.net) in which i am trying to >> add this feature. This is reading and writing an xml file in the C drive >> of the phone. May be these holidays.. :-) Oh GOD... they have removed barbie... Actually i never read their terms of service.. he he. So they must have removed because of inactivity. Actually tough time going these days, so haven't worked on it from almost last two months. But anyways thaks for making me aware.. I'll do something.. > > your url does not work, so searched for barbie on sourceforge. she's > gone missing. > > > :-) Are.. there is nothing to smile on a deleted project at sf. > niyam bhushan > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22/23, 2008 > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Shamail Tayyab shamail [at] inbox [dot] com 4 2 3 2 4 9 9 9 9 9 - 1 9 + (right to left without spaces) <<Bringing Linux and Mobiles one step closer>> Blog at: http://tuxatwork.blogspot.com
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