Re: what's not functional?

2008-01-15 Thread Tom Kunz
This is all very interesting. I will be needing to eventually use it elsewhere throughout the world, particularly Asia. Will this require hardware changes, or is it mainly a software issue at this point? Given the other info stated in the thread, it sounds like it would be moderately accepta

Re: what's not functional?

2008-01-14 Thread ian douglas
After the modem firmware upgrade from Michael, I was able to connect and make a phone call with an AT&T SIM card that didn't work before. And a TMobile SIM card that didn't work at all before would now at least register on the network and show signal strength, but would not make/receive a phone

Re: what's not functional?

2008-01-14 Thread Nick Guenther
On 1/14/08, Mark Arvidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tom, > > If your usage is for North America, be aware that the Neo as it is offered > now does not include support for the 850MHz band, so you will only be able > to use the 1900MHz in these parts. > > The battery life is 3-4 hours, and the

Re: what's not functional?

2008-01-14 Thread Jeremiah Flerchinger
I thought I remembered someone said t-mobile sim cards weren't connecting correctly to the network, but at&t cards were working fine. GPS is working fine although there was talk about changing the chip & drivers in the next release - although I'm not sure about the state of that or the reasons

Re: what's not functional?

2008-01-14 Thread Mark Arvidson
Hi Tom, If your usage is for North America, be aware that the Neo as it is offered now does not include support for the 850MHz band, so you will only be able to use the 1900MHz in these parts. The battery life is 3-4 hours, and the phone is best charged turned on and plugged into a Linux computer

what's not functional?

2008-01-14 Thread Tom Kunz
Hi All, I've just joined the list, but I've been following openmoko off and on, at a distance, for several months now, maybe it's been a year or so. Over time, I've heard of various things that did or didn't work, how useful/successful the phone is for everyday use, etc. At this point, I re