<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ben</b> <<a href="mailto:shadroth@gmail.com">shadroth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
First of all, I'd like to say how great this project looks. OpenMoko<br>will make phones the way they should be. I've been through various<br>multifunction smart phones and I haven't been impressed:<br><br>Nokia 9210 - too fiddly, limited software
<br>Sony Ericsson P910 - screen too small, limited software<br>Nokia 7710 - too slow, almost no software.<br><br>I do have a few concerns about the hardware for the FIC 1973 though.<br><br>I'm not sure what it's like in the rest of the world, but in Australia
<br>the price of mobile data (ie. GPRS/3G/etc.) is incredibly high.<br>Relying on GPRS or quad band based methods of data access and<br>synchronisation would push the phone into the too expensive category<br>for many.<br>
<br>Data:<br>Having access to Bluetooth of WiFi for data in and around the office<br>would be of great importance. WiFi would be great when out and about<br>for data. I'd happily pay more for built in WiFi and Bluetooth, as I'd
<br>save USD$50+/month on mobile data and in most locations I'd have more<br>reliable and faster data access.<br><br>VoIP:<br>WiFi would also make the phone usable as a VoIP handset - so<br>essentially the 1973 would be the only phone that you ever need:
<br>Quadband Mobile & VoIP via WiFi. This would allow for further savings<br>to be made, so an even higher purchase price could be justified.<br><br>Mobile Office:<br>Bluetooth is essential for a multifunction mobile device. There is
<br>nothing more irritating than having to keep moving a phone away from<br>your ear, so you can write notes. Wired headsets are inconvenient and<br>speaker phones are not appropriate in many environments.<br><br>I would be very hesitant about getting this phone unless it had
<br>Bluetooth or WiFi. Both would be preferred. 802.11b is totally fine.<br><br>With Bluetooth and WiFi added to the specs this phone would not only<br>be unique, but highly desirable in the market as an all in one device
<br>(just add IR to make it a true universal remote).<br><br>My budget for the FIC 1973:<br>USD$300 with no WiFi or BT.<br>USD$450 with BT, but no WiFi<br>USD$700 with WiFi, no BT<br>USD$950 with WiFi & BT<br>(based on current exchange rate: 1 AUD = ~0.78 USD)
<br><br>Alternatively, could you make a communications add-on pack? (I don't<br>mind big phones) with BT, WiFi and maybe even IR included?<br><br>Ben<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OpenMoko community mailing list
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<br></blockquote></div>You mean something like the old school ipaq sleds? <a href="http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/peripherals/expansionjacket.htm">http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/peripherals/expansionjacket.htm</a><br><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>--Jeff