Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development?

UrbanaMan writes "I am about to start developing Air and Flex apps for Android and need a smartphone to use for debugging. I want to be able to carry on working in the UK as well as in the US. I don't need to use the phone, so I am looking for an unlocked phone that can be used on pay-as-you-go data plans on both sides of the Atlantic. For app testing I need Flash Player (plus a processer pwerfull enough to support flash), a reasonable amount of memory, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, camera and USB (inc charging) and Android 2.3 or later. Are there any such phones/deals available for non millionaires?"

Comments

Nexus One?

[Anonymous Coward]

Uh....Nexus One from ebay? Lots of T-Mobile users in the USA are likely to be listing them soon...

Any Android 2.3 on GSM

[Anonymous Coward]

Just get any GSM handset with Android 2.3 and you'll be fine.. Probably cost you 400 bucks on ebay or go somewhere in eastern Europe and get one..

Developing Flash "apps" for a phone, eh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Developing Flash "apps" for a phone, eh? Here's a quick set of instructions:

- buy shotgun and ammo

- load shotgun

- insert in mouth

- pull trigger, repeat as needed

Seriously, I can't think of anything more suck-tastic than Flash apps on a phone. Piss-poor battery life, miserable performance and a UI that'll probably still think there's a mouse around...

Re:Flash

[ItsLenny]

I second that.. use HTML 5 or native android app development (depending on what you're trying to do). Flash will be dead soon air / flex might live on, but I doubt any of those will be viable in the long run...