<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">* a <b>reliable</b> phone for SMS and brief voice calls. The FreeRunner would be my primary phone, not only a toy.<br>
</blockquote>i dont do much sms, but ive never heard of a missed sms from my contacts<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">
* tasks/todo lists (including tasks with and without alarms, recurring
and non-recurring tasks, tasks with and without due dates, tasks with
and without attached notes)<br></blockquote>e-tasks <a href="http://www.opkg.org/package_211.html">http://www.opkg.org/package_211.html</a><br>or pimlico tasks <a href="http://www.pimlico-project.org/tasks.html">http://www.pimlico-project.org/tasks.html</a><br>
<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">* I need a calender to choose dates like on Palm OS. I do not want a date chooser like on my Nokia 6103b.<br>
* calendar (I enter all of my appointments, work holidays, and other
dates I want to remember, then the Agenda/overview screen of the
Calendar/Datebook (?) Palm OS application shows upcoming events in the
next 2 weeks or so. I want something similar on a phone. I need
support for recurring events and events on a certain day but with no
time.)<br></blockquote>gpe-calandar <a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GPECalendar">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GPECalendar</a> [just switched. looks good to me thus far]<br>pimlico dates <a href="http://www.pimlico-project.org/dates.html">http://www.pimlico-project.org/dates.html</a><br>
<div> </div><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">* textual notes (so I don’t have to keep track of lots of paper notes),<br></blockquote>
leafpad works great for me <a href="http://www.opkg.org/package_152.html">http://www.opkg.org/package_152.html</a><br>you could also try gpe-sketchbook for freehand notes<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">
* a calculator with features comparable to the Palm OS application EasyCalc<br></blockquote>there is a maddening scientific calculator, never tried it <a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/HP48_Series_RPN_Calculator">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/HP48_Series_RPN_Calculator</a><br>
but SHR-testing/unstable[?] comes with pCalc that works great and even supports a*(b-c) equations<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">
* enough storage for SMS messages so I never have to delete old SMS
messages. I never have to delete old e-mail, so why should I have to
delete old SMS messages? I have to keep deleting old SMS messages on
my Nokia 6103b because it does not have enough storage.<br></blockquote>mini sd cards can be gigantic. not sure if there is anyway to have sms get stored there or not<br>
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* a drawing/painting application<br></blockquote>see gpe-sketchbook. i think someone else is working on an alternative app for sketching as well.<br>there is also numptyphysics <a href="http://www.opkg.org/package_3.html">http://www.opkg.org/package_3.html</a><br>
which is sorta like drawing/painting and is madly addictive<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">1. Are there applications with all of the specific features I listed,
though? My Nokia 6103b has some basic organiser applications, such as
for calender and task lists, but it does not have all of the features I
listed.</blockquote><div><br>think of it as a computer, not a phone. there are or are soon going to be apps for whatever it is you desire. <br></div>
<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">I can live without PC sync as long as my information is safe in my
FreeRunner (stored in non-volatile memory in case the battery dies). I
do not even have my Nokia 6103b synced with my PC because I cannot get
Nokia PC Suite to connect to my phone via Bluetooth. I have to use
Bluetooth because I do not have a data cable for my phone. I could buy
a cable, but I am not very motiviated to do so because I do not need PC
sync. <br></blockquote><br>i think everything[?] is still around if the bat dies. <br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">2. Is the FreeRunner’s display readable without a backlight? My
Nokia 6103b’s display has a backlight, but the backlight turns off
after a few seconds of inactivity. However, this is OK because I can
still read the display without the backlight. However, I have seen
some cell phones, such as my dad’s Samsung, where both the display and
backlight turn off after a few seconds of inactivity. This is not very
usable for me, especially since I am a relatively slow reader to start
with.</blockquote><div><br>this is a good question. as of right now the answer is no, but on my recent trip i noticed that slightly angled away from direct sunlight i could read my screen without the backlight being on. theres has got to be something that could be done from that idea.<br>
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<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">3. I leave my Nokia 6103b on for about 16 hours or less per day. I
do not use it for most of that time. When I do use it, it is usually
for SMS or organiser applications, not for voice calls. Will the
FreeRunner’s battery life be OK for my usage?</blockquote><div><br>if you poweroff WIFI and GPS you might get 6-8 hours depending on screen brightness. there are also suspend functions which expand battery life. i cant say how much because im on an older OS version and my suspend is non-functional :)<br>
<br>basically with my computer usb cable at work and my car charger i have battery all day<br></div><br>