On Tuesday 07 August 2007 08:09, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> Dear everyone on the list
>
> I am going to purchase a new mobile phone: having not purchased a new
> mobile phone for some 6 years I am shocked in both number of choices on
> the market and over-wheelming number of features to choose from. I guess
> probably people on the list know better which in-expensive durable model
> that can cope well with SuSE software, e.g. Evolution (for contact
> persons and alarm is okay).
>
> Internet: It's better if the mobile phone can offer Internet
> connectivity, to allow me read / send email on the mobile phone using
> IMAP. No need to run a browser on it. Also it's better if the phone can
> provide my notebook wireless Internet connection through infrared or
> bluetooth or whatever Linux supports. No fancy function like camera and
> radio needed. If mp3 is supported then better also support OGG.
>
> Multimedia: No complex feature like play one of 1000 games and run
> several kinds of virtual machine. No need wide built-in full-color
> screen for watching movie and reading book.
>
> Mac OS: It would be better if it's also supported by Mac OS X 10.2 which
> is my second OS, but that I think for that I'll go to consult Mac OS
> user group.
>
> LDAP: it's a dream if there is a model supports LDAP because all my
> contacts are stored in centralized LDAP contact directory in our
> company, but when I ask LDAP most mobile phone retailer guy don't know
> what I am talking about. I'll start a google research later see if there
> is such a product.
>
> Durability: The last mobile phone I used 6 years until it's lost (NOT
> BROKEN). I know many manufacturer try to design IT goods to last exactly
> as long as warranty period with excuse that nobody will use it for more
> than 3 years etc. I am nobody and I am going to use it for some longer
> time. It seems in China now people change mobile phone as frequent as
> they take bath so a lot of Chinese products are designed feature-rich,
> good-looking, very cheap and only last a month or two.
Do you want a smart phone? Or just a phone with a few extra features?
Odds are you should check what your provider is pushing this week.
Models
change. They have different names in different parts of the world or even
with different providers. Feature sets can change between providers.
Internet check what your provider network supports. What they might be
supporting real soon now. HSPDA phones seem to be getting cheaper by the day
but if your provider doesn't support it no point spending the extra money.
I'm not sure bluetooth is really fast enough for HSPDA. I'd want a cable
personally.
You might want to consider a laptop card [assuming you're hauling a
laptop
around] and a basic phone.
Nick
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