[TriLUG] Recommendations for Best cell phone for use with Linux?

[Kevin M. Flanagan]

While they run Windows, ATT Tilt phones have a GPS and 802.11G.  If you want to do much with the GPS you do need a data plan.  I haven't seen anyone syncing with Linux, but I haven't looked either.  I have an older device, the 8125, I'm sending this via Wakemed's open wifi.  ;-)

Kevin


-----Original Message-----
From: "Tim Jowers" <timjowers at gmail.com>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: 11/16/07 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Recommendations for Best cell phone for use with Linux?

Maybe I'm a simpleton but I just want a phone with FREE 802.11 access.
Seems all the plans want $5 to $20 per month just to allow Internet
access through your own company network! Even iPhone. I guess Google
will blow the market open with gPhone if it uses a real web browser
(WAP - bleh!) and makes Internet free. Mashup with Skype or Vonage and
blast off.  Hmmm, venture anyone?  :-)

Maybe some of the PDA's already provide this? Just find one with a GSM
chip? I guess what I need is a PDA which runs Linux, has 802.11, and
also has a cell phone program. Is there any other effort like openmoko
out there?

Tim


On Nov 16, 2007 8:52 AM, Scott Lambdin <lopaki at gmail.com> wrote:
> Major bummer.
>
> +1
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