[Hidden-tech] Neo FreeRunner?

Rikk Desgres all at pinehurstpictures.com
Sat Jun 27 12:57:11 EDT 2009


No, Get a Nokia E71....definite iPhone killer...especially an unlocked
version.

Rikk


On 6/23/09 5:57 PM, "Tom Adams- Reelife Productions" <tomadams at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> just get an iPhone. :@/
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> On Jun 23, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Brian Johnson <site-hidden-tech at sherbang.com
>> wrote:
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>> Seth Seeger wrote:
>>> Does anyone have an OpenMoko Neo Freerunner phone?  I'm curious to
>>> see
>>> it and hear any opinions before I make a decision between that an an
>>> iPhone.  I know that it's probably not as flashy or as polished as
>>> the
>>> iPhone, but it has the major geeky factor of running Linux!
>>> 
>> 
>> Firstly I badly wanted this phone to be great when it came out. I
>> was excited about a 100% open (hardware and software) phone.
>> Unfortunately, my understanding is that it's pretty lousy.  The
>> software never really got there and isn't suitable for use as a
>> daily phone.  It can be an ok phone with the Android software
>> installed on it, but if you're going to do that then you're probably
>> better off getting the G1 because it has nicer hardware. If you're
>> not on T-Mobile you can get Google's developer phone which is an
>> unlocked G1. With that, the only thing you'll be missing is 3G
>> support but the OpenMoko phone isn't 3G anyway.
>> 
>> Myself, since I'm on AT&T (and don't want an iPhone), I'm sticking
>> with my old phone until either an Android phone or the Palm Pre is
>> available on AT&T. Based on what I'm seeing on the tech rumor sites
>> I'm hoping this will be by the end of the year.
>> 
>> 
>> BTW: The development kits for both OpenMoko and Android each include
>> an emulator for their phones. This gives you a way to try out the
>> software a bit without having to buy the hardware.
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