Free Runner Phone

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 14:30 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote:
> Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone?  Opinions?  Cool?  
> Stinks?  Not ready?
> 
> If not ready - what is your estimate of ahem "talent level" to get it to 
> work well enough.  (Makes and takes calls, browses on wifi, GPS?)

Based on the presentation at the Ottawa Linux Symposium by OpenMoko's
own Werner Almesberger... Um, yeah, I'm definitely not buying one unless
its just as a toy. Still quite rough around the edges, not something I'd
want to depend on.

> Does anyone know if they have any plans to go quad band?  That way I 
> could use it when I travel.

Its something being considered for the next iteration. The chipset
currently used can only be set to use three bands right now, so you have
to choose between the two different tri-band configs they offer.



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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com