I think that might be a good suggestion, except for the constraints I'm
working under. I'm looking to get a phone in short order (as my current
one broke), I want one that will work with my existing service (Sprint),
and I'm trying to find one for not more than $50. All of the phones I
listed are, of course, technically worth more than $50, but I'm due for a
new phone from Sprint, so I can get them all for <= $50 from Sprint (after
rebates and such).
A cursory look around eBay and google suggests that I'll probably have
difficulty finding one for less than $50, certainly on a short time scale.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Nick
On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, David Zakar wrote:
You should be able to find a Treo 650 on the cheap. Those will almost
certainly work with Linux - Palm support has always been the most reliable
of the various synch systems.
-DMZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Cummings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UM-LINUX] Mobile Phones that Will Work with Linux
I need to get a new mobile phone, and I'd really like one that will work
with Linux software. Specifically I'd like to, at minimum, be able to back
up my contacts, and preferably be able to sync contacts and calaneder
entries with some piece of software on the PC. An added bonus would be the
ability to move mp3 ringtones and such to the phone.
I'm sure that all this and more is possible with some "smart phones", but
I'm constrained by cost and carrier (Sprint) to the following
possibilities:
LG LX-160
Samsung M300
Sanyo SCP-3100
Sanyo KATANA II
Sanyo SCP-3200
Motorola MOTORAZR V3m
Samsung M510
Does anyone know anything about getting these to work with Linux or, even
better, have some personal experience? I know bitpim seems to be popular
software to interface with phones, but I can't find a definite statement
that any of these work with bitpim except the SCP-3100, and it seems to only
do limited stuff. If you don't have any info about these specific models,
can you comment on which manufacturers (if any) are generally most likely to
have phones that work with Linux?
Thanks,
Nick
