On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Orlando Andico wrote: > To be more specific, GPRS or General Packet Radio Service allows a > 40.2kbps connection, PERMANENT. So the best way to use it is have a > Bluetooth+GPRS phone, notebook with Bluetooth PCMCIA, and you've got The > Real Deal Mobile Internet.
Any linux devices out there with that? Or maybe a notebook with a Bluetooth + GSM card... > .. > > > 3. What is the cheapest good enough Nokia GPRS phone? How much is > > > it selling today? Is today the right time to buy one? > > > > There is only one Nokia GPRS phone -- the 8310. I would not buy one, > > because the functionality is rather limited and it has a reputation for > > falling apart easily. > > To be more specific, 8310 is Nokia' first GPRS phone. Knowing Nokia, it's > gonna be buggy as hell (remember the 7110?) Yup, and the 9210 grrrr. Which just means you keep upgrading firmware versions. The v5.01 of the Nokie 7110, and the 3.62 of the 9210 are pretty solid now. > > I would go with an Ericsson. The first GPRS phone from Ericsson was the > R520m, so the current Ericsson phones are second-generation already. I'm > leaning toward the T65 because the T68 is too expensive (color screen). > But Ericsson phones are BUTT-UGLY ! ! ! The ones designing their fones should be fired! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
