Hey all, I've been considering a project to hack the FreeRunner to work on my Nextel network. The information I'm finding seems to suggest that GSM and iDEN are somewhat related. Both use SIM-cards and TDMA, and iDEN even uses GSM signaling for call setup (according to Wikipedia). Whatever changes past that I do not yet know.
Before I delve too deeply into this project, does anyone have any knowledge about how different the network technologies are, and how modular is the radio design of the openmoko device? ie. If I swap out one comms chip with another, how much of the existing infrastructure has to change? Do I even need to swap out the ICs? Is iDEN simply a superset of GSM? Why do I care? Because I work mostly out of my home, and I live in a place where only Nextel covers at all well. I'm contemplating engaging in a new contract with Nextel but would like a great phone too. Thanks! Matt -- Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intelguardians.com PGP Fingerprint: 87EB 54A8 FB42 0A0E B8AE CDA7 FF99 2A64 E70F 4466 hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net
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