After the modem firmware upgrade from Michael, I was able to connect and
make a phone call with an ATT 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 call. Your mileage will vary, though, depending on
the type of SIM card you have and where you're located.
Ian
Jeremiah Flerchinger wrote:
I thought I remembered someone said t-mobile sim cards weren't
connecting correctly to the network, but att 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 behind it.
Mark Arvidson 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 phone is best charged turned on
and plugged into a Linux computer's USB port. My particular device
only recognizes the sim card every other boot and often forgets to
tell me if somebody is calling (they drop straight to voicemail).
Some of this may be improved with the latest modem flash.
The basic hardware platform seems solid enough (other than power
management issues). The problems I am seeing seem to be software
related, so if the openmoko software is not required in your
application, you might have some luck. I have enjoyed writing some
small bits of software for openmoko, but still cannot use it as a
primary phone.
Some claim that Qtopia works well on the device. I haven't tried it
recently enough to comment.
--Mark Arvidson
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