[TriLUG] Recommendations for Best cell phone for use with Linux?

Greg Brown gwbrown1 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 22 13:37:12 EST 2007


"Seems all the plans want $5 to $20 per month just to allow Internet
access through your own company network! Even iPhone."

Eh?  That sucks!!!



On Nov 16, 2007 9:30 AM, Tim Jowers <timjowers at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe I'm a simpleton but I just want a phone with FREE 802.11 access.
> Seems all the plans want $5 to $20 per month just to allow Internet
> access through your own company network! Even iPhone. I guess Google
> will blow the market open with gPhone if it uses a real web browser
> (WAP - bleh!) and makes Internet free. Mashup with Skype or Vonage and
> blast off.  Hmmm, venture anyone?  :-)
>
> Maybe some of the PDA's already provide this? Just find one with a GSM
> chip? I guess what I need is a PDA which runs Linux, has 802.11, and
> also has a cell phone program. Is there any other effort like openmoko
> out there?
>
> Tim
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 8:52 AM, Scott Lambdin <lopaki at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Major bummer.
> >
> > +1
> >
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