The important thing to note is that the Linux-based Wind has a smaller battery, no Bluetooth, and less RAM. So there's a good bit more there than the price of a Windows license.
IMHO, not having SIM locks would be in Nokia's best interest, because if I were to jump from, say, T-Mobile to AT&T, or move to the frosty north and use Rogers, I could still continue to use my Nokia phone.
The better question is: how bad is your D620 that Ubuntu takes 8 minutes to load? I've never seen longer than 5, and that was on a Celeron 633 w/ 96MB of RAM.
The good: Verizon will likely merge Alltel's network with their own (relatively easy, since they use the same tech), boosting coverage for subscribers on both networks The bad: Verizon will definitely replace Alltel's stock firmwares on new phones with their own, locking out features and making them consumer-hostile.
Actually, T-Mobile has the cheapest. According to Sprint's site, a data plan is $30 a month. I pay T-Mobile $20 for my BIS* package. Granted, it's EDGE, but it's fast enough (usually ~300kb/s, tops out around 500), and tethering is free. However, Sprint's $99/mo pure unlimited does beat out T-Mobile's (which doesn't include data).
Even though T-Mobile doesn't have the greatest penetration in the US, they are (AFAIK) turning a profit, and have even bigger corporate backing from DT in Germany. That same backing also (hopefully) reduces the chances of a buyout.
Sprint, unfortunately, has neither of those advantages.
The difference is, when a manufacturer is shipping the machine with Linux, they can make it work from the factory. And if it isin't, you can call their CS to make it work, or return it as defective.
PGP costs extra. 256-bit AES comes standard, and can encrypt the entire device, as well as the memory card. If you trigger a wipe, it scrubs over the memory to make it that much more difficult to recover. And if you plug it in to your PC, you need your password to touch any of the data, and it's subject to the same password rules as the device itself.
Also, you can only use the remote wipe through a BES (enterprise) connected BB, but regular users get everything else you mentioned.
BlackBerrys can encrypt the entire microSD card, to both the specific device and password. If a wipe is triggered (either remotely or by self-destruct), the card goes with it.
How many laptops have you seen rendered useless because the connection between the screen and the rest of the machine snapped? I can guarantee you this one won't be.
It's not two-way, but during the college basketball tournament, our local CBS station ran a subchannel (32.2) in a similar manner, so they could broadcast more than one game at once.
I actually have never used a something, so fortunately I have "something" trademarked. I want my $.002. You'll be hearing from my lawyer. You work at Verizon?
I believe only the binary versions are under the EULA, which AFAIK has been there since FF1. The source versions (which the distros compile from) is and has been under the MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.
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On the 701, it's to the right of Esc and above the 2. From the screens, doesn't look like they've changed the keyboard much.
The important thing to note is that the Linux-based Wind has a smaller battery, no Bluetooth, and less RAM. So there's a good bit more there than the price of a Windows license.
IMHO, not having SIM locks would be in Nokia's best interest, because if I were to jump from, say, T-Mobile to AT&T, or move to the frosty north and use Rogers, I could still continue to use my Nokia phone.
They're still held by the Free Qt deal. If they stop releasing OSS versions of Qt, it's forcefully taken from them.
Which is why you never give any data execute privleges to begin with, especially on your backup.
The better question is: how bad is your D620 that Ubuntu takes 8 minutes to load? I've never seen longer than 5, and that was on a Celeron 633 w/ 96MB of RAM.
If you look at the pictures on your current monitor, it's impossible for you to tell the difference.
The good: Verizon will likely merge Alltel's network with their own (relatively easy, since they use the same tech), boosting coverage for subscribers on both networks
The bad: Verizon will definitely replace Alltel's stock firmwares on new phones with their own, locking out features and making them consumer-hostile.
Actually, T-Mobile has the cheapest. According to Sprint's site, a data plan is $30 a month. I pay T-Mobile $20 for my BIS* package. Granted, it's EDGE, but it's fast enough (usually ~300kb/s, tops out around 500), and tethering is free. However, Sprint's $99/mo pure unlimited does beat out T-Mobile's (which doesn't include data).
*BlackBerry Internet Service
Nextel == iDEN phones & network, running nothing of note
Sprint == CDMA phones & network, running J2ME
Result: disaster
Verizon == CDMA phones & network, running BREW
Alltel == CDMA phones and network, running BREW
Result: probably much better
Even though T-Mobile doesn't have the greatest penetration in the US, they are (AFAIK) turning a profit, and have even bigger corporate backing from DT in Germany. That same backing also (hopefully) reduces the chances of a buyout.
Sprint, unfortunately, has neither of those advantages.
The difference is, when a manufacturer is shipping the machine with Linux, they can make it work from the factory. And if it isin't, you can call their CS to make it work, or return it as defective.
PGP costs extra. 256-bit AES comes standard, and can encrypt the entire device, as well as the memory card. If you trigger a wipe, it scrubs over the memory to make it that much more difficult to recover. And if you plug it in to your PC, you need your password to touch any of the data, and it's subject to the same password rules as the device itself.
Also, you can only use the remote wipe through a BES (enterprise) connected BB, but regular users get everything else you mentioned.
BlackBerrys can encrypt the entire microSD card, to both the specific device and password. If a wipe is triggered (either remotely or by self-destruct), the card goes with it.
How many laptops have you seen rendered useless because the connection between the screen and the rest of the machine snapped? I can guarantee you this one won't be.
The Eee was designed to be low cost AND small/lightweight. The Vostro 1000 is neither small nor lightweight.
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To my ears, the music seems like it was done on a Genesis sound chip.
Not that that's a bad thing.
It's not two-way, but during the college basketball tournament, our local CBS station ran a subchannel (32.2) in a similar manner, so they could broadcast more than one game at once.
Don't breathe the fumes!
I believe only the binary versions are under the EULA, which AFAIK has been there since FF1. The source versions (which the distros compile from) is and has been under the MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.