<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>I agree with what you are saying. When I bought the phone I knew there were some issues, but I had confidence in the hardware. I also had the impression it wouldn't take much time to be able to use it as a very basic phone. Maybe I was wrong with my assumption. <br>
Even the so called reliable and stable qtopia had missing sms messages, picking up a call and no sound, lost pin enter screens, echo and resume not functional. <br><br>Would be nice to have one basic image with a focus on these issues. Even if it slowed down development. I guess developers also need a phone, don't they?<br>
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When people complain about their FR not being usable as a phone, they<br>
get answers like this one:<br>
<br>
``I appreciate that many of you purchased the FR to use as your daily<br>
phone. But I really believe that the magic of Openmoko comes from what<br>
we do with this platform that is different from, and way beyond, a mere<br>
phone.''[1]<br>
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Exaggerating just a bit, it sounds like:<br>
<br>
``My FR is not working as a phone!'' - ``Well son, it was never meant<br>
to be a phone.''<br>
<br>
That's just one random example but to me it feels like the general<br>
direction of many OM staff postings.<br>
<br>
So to pick up my earlier point: Why does <a href="http://openmoko.com" target="_blank">openmoko.com</a> not explicitly<br>
state that the phone's software is not ready for reliable daily use?<br>
There should also be a note about the possibility that the FR with your<br>
provider in your region will be suffering from GSM buzz. Thus being<br>
unusable as a phone.<br>
<br>
Ole<br>
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