Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Brad Midgley
Hey I've also used the iPhone sim for data etc in a less locked-down device. Have you noticed the strange text messages you get whenever there's a status change on the voicemailbox? It can be annoying. The text message is a URL and appears to be related to iPhone's special handling of voicemail.

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread Mark
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 7:02 PM, James Knott wrote: > Mark wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, James Knott wrote: >> >>> Bottom line, there are a lot of technical and usage reasons that make it >>> much harder for malware to attack Linux/Unix. >>> >>> >> But NOT impossible, and the fact rem

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Kevin T. Neely
RDP and VNC are pretty light as far as full graphical protocols go, although you may be right about eating up the usage. Still, I'd imagine actually DOING the web browsing on a tethered phone would use just as much data. I can easily chew through 20-30MB on train ride just doing my mail. ICA is

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
James, as you are well aware, a user of a Microsoft Desktop or Server OS is not required to use Outlook for email. Mozilla Thunderbird works quite well on Microsoft OS's and of course there is Evolution. I should add that, just as Microsoft has mitigated/eliminated well known vulnerabilities

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
Jonathan, I did not ask the sales rep, HOW ATT prevents tethering on the iphone and it did not occur to me that they would use the user identity and account info derived from the SIM to prevent tethering. For that to work, the ATT network would have to be able to determine when a device was at

Fwd: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Jose Vargas
Funny Apple hasn't sued them. The developer explicitly states you'll have to jailbreak. Jose http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/index.php On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, John Holmblad < jholmb...@acadiasecurenets.com> wrote: > Jose, > > Interesting. I have to wonder though if ATT considers th

Re: N8xx ponderings

2009-03-10 Thread hendrik
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 02:41:25PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote: > hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote: > > > >> * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot > >> to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu cu

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
Jose, Interesting. I have to wonder though if ATT considers that a hack as legitimate as it might be that violates the use policy of its service for the iphone. There is a similar app that installs/runs on 802.11 enabled Windows Mobile devices. Best Regards, John Holmblad Acadia Secur

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread James Knott
Mark wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, James Knott wrote: > >> Bottom line, there are a lot of technical and usage reasons that make it >> much harder for malware to attack Linux/Unix. >> >> > But NOT impossible, and the fact remains that the overwhelming > majority of malware write

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Kevin T. Neely
I did set it up last year, so I am sure my pricing is pretty good. It's not so good that it is the *real* unlimited data which some people still enjoy. I get just over 100kbps, but that's because I have an N82 and it's Edge only in the US. When I swap my SIM to my N75, I get 400+kbps K On Tue,

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread James Knott
kenneth marken wrote: >> >> Bottom line, there are a lot of technical and usage reasons that make it >> much harder for malware to attack Linux/Unix. >> >> > the "big" problem here is that the target for said malware have > changed... > > its no longer about bringing down whole systems. these days

Re: 3G + iphone - not so fast

2009-03-10 Thread Peter Bart
On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 22:11 +, Matt Emson wrote: > HSDPA (3.5G)? Also, was this comparing 3G to EVDO? In the UK, all the > 3G that O2 provides is HSDPA and it is blazingly fast. > > No offence to the people in the States, but your GSM network is in the > stone age. I'd def go for EVDO if I

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
Jean. Christian, yes I do while at the same time realizing that I could be wrong on this. Depending upon how Nokia product management intends to position the G4 IT product (eg is it going to be a direct substitute for the iphone with additional superior features like tethering support and high

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
Kevin, you may have legacy pricing because it now appears from the ATT www site that it is $30/month for the "Data Connect" service. Do you actually get bit rates above 100kbps in your location? I suspect that the ATT service, similar to Verizon Wireless's service, will automatically downhift

Re: 3G + iphone - not so fast

2009-03-10 Thread Matt Emson
HSDPA (3.5G)? Also, was this comparing 3G to EVDO? In the UK, all the 3G that O2 provides is HSDPA and it is blazingly fast. No offence to the people in the States, but your GSM network is in the stone age. I'd def go for EVDO if I was in the States. Sent from my iPhone On 10 Mar 2009, at 19

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Jose Vargas
Read PDA.net is now available for iPhone that for around $40 turns it into a wireless router. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Jonathan Greene wrote: > I've been using the original iPhone SIM in various devices for years > now and I tether all kinds of mobile devices from laptops, N810, > netbook

Re: videos on n810

2009-03-10 Thread lakestevensdental
Olavo Junior wrote: > hi, > > which video format is better for n810 (avi, mpg, ...) ? I have a > N95, but our videos (mpg4) don't play in n810, sound ok, but images is > too slow > > How to I convert .mp4 to with linux? > As others have noted, there's an encoder available for mp4s

Re: N8xx ponderings

2009-03-10 Thread lakestevensdental
hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote: > >> * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot >> to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu currently recommends an separate >> partition for swap memory, but W7 isn

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Jonathan Greene
I've been using the original iPhone SIM in various devices for years now and I tether all kinds of mobile devices from laptops, N810, netbooks ... no issues. I've cleared 2Gb a few times, but 5 would be more like your only connection ... On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Kevin T. Neely wrote: > FW

Re: Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread Kevin T. Neely
FWIW, I don't have an iphone, but I do have a $15/mo unlimited (which means 5GB) plan from AT&T and I tether my laptop to that. K On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM, John Holmblad < jholmb...@acadiasecurenets.com> wrote: > All, > > I finally had a chance to visit an ATT store near me to check out i

Iphone + tethering - No Way

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
All, I finally had a chance to visit an ATT store near me to check out iphone service plan pricing. In the process I learned that the iphone does NOT support tethering (via bluetooth or otherwise) of other devices to it for the purpose of Internet access for such other devices. Furthermore I l

3G + iphone - not so fast

2009-03-10 Thread John Holmblad
All, maybe some of you have seen this already. but today I came across the following utube video which attempts to separate fact from fiction with respect to ATT's 3g service when used with the Iphone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaN1Nz1Dyls&eurl=http://www.jasonball.com/techbytes/2008/0

Re: videos on n810

2009-03-10 Thread Olavo Junior
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 01:01:48PM -0600, Mark wrote: > > > >        which video format is better for n810 (avi, mpg, ...) ? I have a > > N95, but our videos (mpg4) don't play in n810, sound ok, but images is > > too slow > > > >        How to I convert .mp4 to with linux? > > > > > > thx > > > >

Re: videos on n810

2009-03-10 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Olavo Junior wrote: > hi, > >        which video format is better for n810 (avi, mpg, ...) ? I have a > N95, but our videos (mpg4) don't play in n810, sound ok, but images is > too slow > >        How to I convert .mp4 to with linux? All that is explained here: h

Re: videos on n810

2009-03-10 Thread Mark
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Olavo Junior wrote: > hi, > >        which video format is better for n810 (avi, mpg, ...) ? I have a > N95, but our videos (mpg4) don't play in n810, sound ok, but images is > too slow > >        How to I convert .mp4 to with linux? > > > thx > It's not the for

videos on n810

2009-03-10 Thread Olavo Junior
hi, which video format is better for n810 (avi, mpg, ...) ? I have a N95, but our videos (mpg4) don't play in n810, sound ok, but images is too slow How to I convert .mp4 to with linux? thx ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread Mark
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:21 AM, kenneth marken wrote: > > basically, the only really safe option is to yank that plug, and use > only home-coded apps... Provided you *never* make any mistakes or overlook any bugs... ;-) Mark ___ maemo-users mailing li

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread Mark
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, James Knott wrote: > Bottom line, there are a lot of technical and usage reasons that make it > much harder for malware to attack Linux/Unix. > But NOT impossible, and the fact remains that the overwhelming majority of malware writers are either Mac or Linux fanboys

Re: N8xx ponderings

2009-03-10 Thread Mark
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Matt Emson wrote: > Mark wrote: >> >> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:20 PM, kenneth marken >> wrote: >> >>> >>> i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in >>> norwegian... >>> >>> >> >> To quote Dickens, "the law is an ass". > > Remember that Dicken

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread kenneth marken
James Knott wrote: > Mark wrote: >> And the only reason that Linux and Macs are so relatively safe from >> viruses and worms is because they aren't targeted, not because they >> are fundamentally more secure. >> >> > Well, considering that most web sites run Apache on Linux or Unix, I'm > not so

Re: N8xx ponderings

2009-03-10 Thread Matt Emson
Mark wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:20 PM, kenneth marken wrote: > >> i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in norwegian... >> >> > > To quote Dickens, "the law is an ass". Remember that Dickens was English and in British English, "Ass" is a kind of Donkey, wher

Re: N8xx ponderings

2009-03-10 Thread hendrik
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote: > > * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot > to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu currently recommends an separate > partition for swap memory, but W7 isn't going to allow it. Has the partit

Re: Nokia device usage

2009-03-10 Thread Alberto Garcia
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 03:56:48PM -0600, Mark wrote: > And the only reason that Linux and Macs are so relatively safe from > viruses and worms is because they aren't targeted, not because they > are fundamentally more secure. This would make sense if creating a virus required a significant effor