[nmglug] Showing off my new Linux Phone

[andres]

On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 15:53 -0600, BrianO'Keefe wrote:

> I've been waiting for this for 2 years and here it is! I was reading the


me too, today's happy day

> FAQ and still don't know how this would work on say, my Alltel account.
> I checked out the GSM coverage as per the "technical specifications" but
> I still don't know the answer. Does anyone? It would certainly make a
> difference to me.


the only limitation is GSM,
Alltell runs on 850 and 1900 (and are indeed supported by freerunner)
http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_us.shtml

so what's involved is just swapping the chip from your oldie,
;-)





> 
> andres wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 13:42 -0600, Mindshare Studios wrote:
> >> So is it based on Android?
> >>
> > not exactly, seems there's no phone that runs android yet,
> > it seems that freerunner will be capable of it very soon
> >
> > It's a white box, that runs openmoko which is a full linux distro
> > aimed at running on a mobile phone
> > (its on stable now),
> >
> > here is the soft stack
> > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Image:OpenmokoFramework08.png
> >
> > in the new specs it shows android as well, but mostly as an full stack
> > option,
> >
> > it's a true linux box with kernel 2.6.*
> > if the app fits, then runs,
> > i.e.
> > ekiga soft voip phone so you can use it when on wifi
> > pidgin
> > ogg player
> > twitux,
> > etc, etc,
> >
> > If anybody can find a better linux gadget let me know,
> >
> >
> >>  
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Damian
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> *From:*nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org [mailto:nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org]
> >> *On Behalf Of *andres
> >> *Sent:* Friday, July 04, 2008 12:21 PM
> >> *To:* NMGLUG.org mailing list; New Mexico Linux Users Group Mail List
> >> *Subject:* [nmglug] Showing off my new Linux Phone
> >>
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Just wanted to share that today July 4th,
> >> Openmoko started shipping the new Neo-Freerunner,
> >>
> >> I just purchased mine, hopefully receiving it next Tuesday.
> >> a truly open sourced mobile phone that runs on Linux
> >> Has GPS (and socket for external antenna), G2.5, WiFi, Bluethoot, USB
> >> ports,  etc, etc,
> >> check it out,
> >>
> >> http://www.openmoko.com
> >>
> >> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/WhyOpenMoko
> >>
> >> A real envy for those brickable iphones!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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