Xfbdev+ALSA - which phone?

W.Kenworthy billk at iinet.net.au
Fri Oct 16 02:35:26 CEST 2009


Thats ok if you want to make a call out, but how can you call in if the
phone is suspended - leaving it running will probably give a battery
life of about 4 hours or so if not less.  There is also the problem of
how to attach the dongle - would look kinda weird with one of those
silver usb cables hanging out, not to say connector damage as it gets
twisted as you put it in a pocket or bag.  The USB dongle is a great
idea for temporary/emergency use, but I dont see it as practical as day
to day phone - wish it was tho as it would solve the lack of 3G issues.

BillK

On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 22:46 +0530, rakshat hooja wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM, carmen <_ at whats-your.name> wrote:
>         since FICOpenMoko seems to have gotten out of competition
>         against ASUSACerHTCHuaWeiNokiaEriccsonSonySamsungLGApple in
>         the phone dept, which is a suitable option for someone who
>         wants 3G data and the ability to run anything?
>         
>         N900 is $600, i'd rather get 3 $100-150
>         mainland-china/last-generation Android phones that at least
>         have XFbdev going, pick the one with the best ALSA support,
>         and have 2 spares, and spend half of what Nokia wants on
>         something i'd be afraid to break/lose
>         
>         perhaps a G1?
>         
> 
> Get a Freerunner A7 and a 3G dongle that works.  
> 
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