Because I would like to use it as an incoming e-mail monitor/mp3 player/tail -f viewer of serber log files/ picture viewer for pictures fresh from my digital camera.
I would like to leave it on 24 hours a day plugged into my stereo which is not far from where I sleep. I want a silent terminal and this thing seems ideal.
If someone confirms this thing has no fans or only silent ones, I'm buying one right away.
Coming from Germany and basically using 3 different dialup providers a day (my linux router logs on to the one that is currently the cheapest) - reconfiguring your SMTP server everytime you switch internet providers is a pain in the neck - so I like to use SMTP Servers that require SMTP-Auth.
I have not yet seen an internet provider here in Germany that blocks port 25.
The first one I came accross was when I was in New Jersey for 5 months and took my laptop with me. I used NetZero for a while and OK - I was only allowed to use their SMTP Server but it was free and they added a line or two of advertisements.
But at least they allowed me to put in a different from address and allowed me to continue to use my normal e-mail account.
Does MSN Service in the US allow you to do at least that?
As far as I can see, this thing has no email client.
If it had one, I would have been interested.
But this one is for SMS senders only (ie Kids).
I personally don't see the point in SMS. I pay 10-15Pf (less than 5-7 cents) a minute for a nationwide one minute call on my calling plan. An SMS (160 characters) costs 3 times as much.
My ideal phone (not yet invented)
- supports compact flash cards for MP3s (not MMC like all MP3 capable GSM phone use)
- triband
- HSCSD (GPRS is too damn expensive)
- IRDA
- E-Mail client
- Full keyboard
Ericsson has a phone that comes pretty close,
but lacks MP3 and full keyboard.
We have moved beyond that. A browser is a tool for viewing (and handling) OBJECTS!.
Objects, not documents, while a document can be an object as a file can be.
What does the word "Browser" mean? An interesting question. Basically to browse something. Usually HTML texts. But these can link to PDFs, have some sort of videos embedded in them or other multmedia objects, and we all have become used to a browser being able to do almost anything.
Since we (mainly programmers) think that almost anything can be represented as an object and a browser is an object browser - why not base the whole GUI on a browser for objects if almost anything can be perceived as an object. OK, a browser come beyond browsing and have turned into "Object Managers".
I am thinking especially of the wonderful Konquerer which windows basically copied the functionality of in IE4 and upwards.
With it, the connection time is practically zero as th GSM connects to the Internet Dialin port via ISDN instead of with a modem. To use it, you just need a different init string, and the other side has to support V110 (not all do, but a lot do).
I use it when connecting my laptop. I only get 9.6 kBit as I don't use it enough for the $10 extra a month to be able to use HSCSD (High speed circuit switched data) which is capable of transferring 14.4*3=43,2 down/14.4 up or something like that. And that only costs regular phone charges.
GPRS is too expensive here in Germany.
If I would use it, I would have to pay $0.35 per 10 kilobytes for the first 100kb and $0.10 after that.
So one MB would cost $3.50 + 90*$0.10 = $12.50 for one megabyte!!!
With HSCSD I only pay $0.10 per minute and get a decent connection. That makes a megabyte price if continously transferring data of $0.35
I'd just be happy if the dumb fsck radio dj's would tell you what songs they've played.
In Europe, we have a thing called RDS - Radio Data system - I don't know if you have it in the states. RDS carries a thing called RT (radio text).
Virtually all radio stations support it. You press a button on the receiver and it tells you what song is playing, the weather, usually a url of the station.All new receivers basically support it as well.
Another thing you can do is just write down the time and date and then check the playlist on the website or send the radio station an e-mail. I have done that several times before I had an RT-capable radio or am in the car where only RDS is supported (automatic frequency switching, radio station name display) but not radio text as to not distract the driver).
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Is this thing silent?
Because I would like to use it as an incoming e-mail monitor/mp3 player/tail -f viewer of serber log files/ picture viewer for pictures fresh from my digital camera.
I would like to leave it on 24 hours a day plugged into my stereo which is not far from where I sleep. I want a silent terminal and this thing seems ideal.
If someone confirms this thing has no fans or only silent ones, I'm buying one right away.
Coming from Germany and basically using 3 different dialup providers a day (my linux router logs on to the one that is currently the cheapest) - reconfiguring your SMTP server everytime you switch internet providers is a pain in the neck - so I like to use SMTP Servers that require SMTP-Auth.
I have not yet seen an internet provider here in Germany that blocks port 25.
The first one I came accross was when I was in New Jersey for 5 months and took my laptop with me. I used NetZero for a while and OK - I was only allowed to use their SMTP Server but it was free and they added a line or two of advertisements.
But at least they allowed me to put in a different from address and allowed me to continue to use my normal e-mail account.
Does MSN Service in the US allow you to do at least that?
As far as I can see, this thing has no email client.
If it had one, I would have been interested.
But this one is for SMS senders only (ie Kids).
I personally don't see the point in SMS. I pay 10-15Pf (less than 5-7 cents) a minute for a nationwide one minute call on my calling plan. An SMS (160 characters) costs 3 times as much.
My ideal phone (not yet invented)
- supports compact flash cards for MP3s (not MMC like all MP3 capable GSM phone use)
- triband
- HSCSD (GPRS is too damn expensive)
- IRDA
- E-Mail client
- Full keyboard
Ericsson has a phone that comes pretty close,
but lacks MP3 and full keyboard.
We have moved beyond that. A browser is a tool for viewing (and handling) OBJECTS!.
Objects, not documents, while a document can be an object as a file can be.
What does the word "Browser" mean? An interesting question. Basically to browse something. Usually HTML texts. But these can link to PDFs, have some sort of videos embedded in them or other multmedia objects, and we all have become used to a browser being able to do almost anything.
Since we (mainly programmers) think that almost anything can be represented as an object and a browser is an object browser - why not base the whole GUI on a browser for objects if almost anything can be perceived as an object. OK, a browser come beyond browsing and have turned into "Object Managers".
I am thinking especially of the wonderful Konquerer which windows basically copied the functionality of in IE4 and upwards.
They're going to use GSM800 aren't they?
Just now phones are starting to have GSM 900/1800/1900 as a standard and now we have GSM 800 as well.
Oh well.
Also known as "ISDN" on some phones.
With it, the connection time is practically zero as th GSM connects to the Internet Dialin port via ISDN instead of with a modem. To use it, you just need a different init string, and the other side has to support V110 (not all do, but a lot do).
I use it when connecting my laptop. I only get 9.6 kBit as I don't use it enough for the $10 extra a month to be able to use HSCSD (High speed circuit switched data) which is capable of transferring 14.4*3=43,2 down/14.4 up or something like that. And that only costs regular phone charges.
GPRS is too expensive here in Germany.
If I would use it, I would have to pay $0.35 per 10 kilobytes for the first 100kb and $0.10 after that.
So one MB would cost $3.50 + 90*$0.10 = $12.50 for one megabyte!!!
With HSCSD I only pay $0.10 per minute and get a decent connection. That makes a megabyte price if continously transferring data of $0.35
In Europe, we have a thing called RDS - Radio Data system - I don't know if you have it in the states. RDS carries a thing called RT (radio text).
Virtually all radio stations support it. You press a button on the receiver and it tells you what song is playing, the weather, usually a url of the station.All new receivers basically support it as well.
Another thing you can do is just write down the time and date and then check the playlist on the website or send the radio station an e-mail. I have done that several times before I had an RT-capable radio or am in the car where only RDS is supported (automatic frequency switching, radio station name display) but not radio text as to not distract the driver).