[Gllug] Choosing a new mobile phone

[Phil Reynolds]

On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 02:40:47PM +0000, damion.yates at gmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Phil Reynolds wrote:
> 
> > I am about to choose a new mobile phone. I am looking for one with
> > GPS built in, and the other major condition is that it must work OK
> > as a modem in Linux.
> > 
> > Because I am on O2 and have not yet found a network with better
> > customer service, I am looking at phones I can get on O2.
> 
> Almost all phones will act as a modem, but I'd be more concerned that
> you are with O2 and expect to use this usefully as a modem.
> 
> I sent an [OT] email about this a few days ago, which was ignored.
> Basically O2 are rate limiting their "3G" (hah!) network to ~17kB/sec
> which is 1/2 2.5G speeds, it's what the iPhone can do, and is exactly
> what AT&T did just before the their iPhone launch.
> 
> I've since worked out that this is locked for all non business users.
> If you get a business O2 contract you'll get 1/2Mb/sec which is fine
> (albeit 1/3rd of the speed "3" provide).

Hmmm... so, bearing in mind that I want to avoid both Orange and 3,
who's any good for this?

> The N95 is a great phone, the GPS will eat your battery like nobodies
> business though.  The N95 8GB due shortly, is a sexy black, with
> bigger screen and an estimated double battery life, due to much
> improved OS power savings and a generally upped mAh rating.
> 
> For actual satnav I use a tomtom BT device, the E90 and N95 will work
> with it, giving strong and fast lock.  I paid for tomtom on my 9500
> and have never looked back, the battery life on that is good, but its
> camera is 1.3MP and it can't do 3G.

Bearing in mind past experience, I am looking to "nail" it together
rather than depend on Bluetooth.

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