Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Matt Emson
John Holmblad wrote: Having said that, and, given that there is a WIMAX version of the N810 I don't see an inherent technical or cost reason why there could not also be a version with a 2g/3g radio (GSM/HSDPA, or CDMA/EVDO) as well. I suspect it would be GSM/HSDPA based, as this is what

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread fcassia
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Matt Emson mem...@interalpha.co.uk wrote: John Holmblad wrote: Having said that, and, given that there is a WIMAX version of the N810 I don't see an inherent technical or cost reason why there could not also be a version with a 2g/3g radio (GSM/HSDPA, or

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread fcassia
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Brad Midgley bmidg...@gmail.com wrote: Nokia has several operating systems, product lines, feature sets, etc. One unfortunate explanation might simply be that the the maemo project was told they could not tread on the turf of another unit at Nokia. In my

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread John Holmblad
Jonathan, in fact, given the ease with which the N800N810 can be tethered to an EVDO or HSDPA capable mobile handset, my own biggest complaint has been with my electron guzzling mobile phone which lasts all of ~20 minutes when running with the EVDO turned on and tethered to the N810. Clearly

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 07:38:47AM -0200, fcassia wrote: On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Matt Emson mem...@interalpha.co.uk wrote: John Holmblad wrote: Having said that, and, given that there is a WIMAX version of the N810 I don't see an inherent technical or cost reason why there could

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Jonathan Greene
response below ... On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Marius Gedminas mar...@pov.lt wrote: On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 07:38:47AM -0200, fcassia wrote: On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Matt Emson mem...@interalpha.co.uk wrote: John Holmblad wrote: Having said that, and, given that there is

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Matt Emson
Marius Gedminas wrote: 3G is UMTS (or WCDMA); HSDPA is sometimes called 3.5G. In the UK, O2 only use HSDPA for their 3G service, apparently. When you buy an iPhone with them, they mumble about their 3G actually being rated faster than normal 3G and make excuses about the naming convention

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Jonathan Greene
I'm definitely in the minority in looking to have multiple things rather than a single device which would do it all. there are routers you can buy (MiFi - http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/09/novatel-mifi-c/) though I want the radio in the unit. Depending on the second device for connectivity just

Re: SMS on N800 used to work

2009-01-14 Thread Gary
Jose Vargas wrote: Now says Message from (your account name) is too long and has been shortened. If you know the solution, let me know. Your email, including headers that weren't stripped during the conversion to SMS, most likely exceeded the 160 character limit that's part of the SMS

Re: N810 with GSM radio

2009-01-14 Thread Gary
beating dead horsePutting in an 802.16e compatible chipset makes the most sense for the tablet's target market. What the original poster is arguing for is that Nokia should be using the maemo platform as a smart phone platform a la Android, the stripped down ARM port of OS X used in the iPhone,

Re: SMS on N800 used to work

2009-01-14 Thread j
Gary, I created a shorter joser...@gmail.com and like the previous jose.r.var...@gmail.com, worked for the first several messages, then got the Message from JRV is too long and has been shortened. Anyone else had this and fixed, let me know. Jose Vargas On 1/14/09, Gary g...@eyetraxx.net