You confirm my thoughts. Interesting article in Slashdot and they tend to trash motoblur. I was a little surprised at that. However maybe they are thinking of performance on a machine without the dual cores.
The plan I was looking at is the same as yours. On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 12:34:57AM -0600, TekBudda wrote: > My wife & I just picked up Atrix's recently & we have been pretty > happy with them...save the battery life. Not the best, but can last > the whole day or so on a charge. > > I researched various options before slapping the money down & what > really sold me on the Atrix was the lapdock. In the past when I have > had PDA's I always seemed to have the external keyboard as > well...mostly because of my fat fingers. As well, I currently have a > fist gen netbook (4gb EeePC) & was looking at possibly getting a newer > one for the increased specs & greater functionality offered. Had I > purchased a netbook, I would still have needed to get a phone to > provide tethering. To me, the Atrix & the lapdock offer that perfect > mix for my needs. It gives me the portability of a netbook, with the > power of a half decent laptop. I do have a regular sized laptop, but > this combo is more compact & quicker to make mobile. > > I haven't purchased the lapdock yet, but have got to physically hold > one & talked to at least one person who has it & they like it. They > have compared the performance to a entry level'ish laptop. The other > docks are pretty nice as well. The multimedia dock I believe has a > remoe so that you can connect it up to your TV & play things right > from the phone. The otehr dock is just your standard dock. All of > the (including the phone) seem to have a fairly solid build & the > prices aren't that unreasonable. > > The plan we have is $55/month & includes free unlimited voice video & > picture text, 200 minutes, free evenings & weekends after 6, a Fab 10 > (free calls to any 10 numbers of any provider in Canada) & 1 GB of > data. I believe we have the minutes shared between our phones as > well. They also threw in our voice mai & call display as well & > didn't charge the sodomy fee. Whne I priced a plan with similar specs > it was around $85...so all in all I think we got a good deal. > Oh...they were also offering a $75 credit on a $100 phone, making them > $25. If you are doing a new activation though, it looks like you can > get the phone for free. Lisa was looking at an iPhone, but changed > her mind based mostly on the price of crapple apps, but I think also > so that we can share accessories & the expandability. > > Her sister is also looking at the atrix as well & considering an > iPhone. She is currently on Screwus (Telus) but is considering making > the switch for the deal we got & possibly the Atrix. All in all a > great phone. The screen is bright wide & just awesome. Lisa showed > hers at work & the iClones were all jealous. I was showing mine to a > boss today & he was impressed also by the dual-core speed, the > brightness, & overall feel & functionality. > > I am using it mostly as a phone, but find myself using it more for > facebooking (also part of the deal...unlimited social networking), > keeping track of items, managing my information, etc. I see the > funtionality expanding as I learn t do more with it & make the > appropriate investments in what I need to make it do what I want it to > do. I seem it evolving from a mostly fun-tertainment device right now > to much more business functionality. > > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:29 AM, <t...@terralogic.net> wrote: > > I _think_ a smart phone is what I need. I have considered just using a > > netbook. > > > > I'm now in the real estate property services area. When I'm at a property > > I need to take pictures and I need to make notes. The easiest way I can > > think of would be voice->text with the data being stored in a file. I > > don't really need the G3 data capabilities for that. However I would like > > to send and receive emails. Currently my emails arrive in my servers and I > > use ssh. If I install ssh in the phone then I cna access them. > > > > What I really like about the Motorola Atrix is that it has HDMNI and USB > > and a nice docking station so it can drive a real KB and mouse and > > display... which I can mount in the vehicle. Thus I have a mobile office. > > > > Back in my office I can sycn it (tether as you say). But I really don't > > think I'll need to do much of that in the field. > > > > What I will need to do is xmit log notes and pics to my son's office. I > > can do this via two (2) methods. 1) Use the G3 system and 2) find a WiFi > > hot spot. > > > > There are times when a GPS tied into maps would be useful. In this area > > there is a different solution I would like to find. I expect to be in the > > dessert some day in China 100's of miles from cell towers and I would like > > to pick up GPS coords as in Lat Long. These need to end up in my notes > > files so that if we find something interesting and want to take pictures > > and make notes that the lat long has been automatically recorded. > > > > Finally I think it might be useful to be able to access the servers but > > again WiFi is likely good enough. > > > > The main purpose is a PDA and the phone side of things is a bonus. > > > > What in fact would work is pure data so I can just send an email out and > > receive them. IE - a netbook will do the job. But its pretty akward as a > > camera. I could use a mic and Skype. > > > > What I am left with is the idea that the Atrix will do everything. > > > > I did some checking and I'm left with the impression Google thinks we > > should program it in Java. Persomally I really prefer C/C++. I think > > maybe it can do either. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 09:54:39PM -0600, Neil B wrote: > >> Is your requirements for an actual phone/PDA (access to mail and calendar > >> but not primary interface) or do you want a "modem" that you can use a > >> netbook (for example) to use as the interface? > >> > >> I have an HTC Hero from Telus that runs Android. I have not rooted it > >> because I have not had the need to do so to perform the necessary > >> requirements I wanted. This was the ability to use the built in GPS, use > >> the > >> camera, create and use my own ring tones, take pictures that can be > >> accessed > >> from the device via a USB cable, use it as a phone, have a working caller > >> ID, access a MS exchange server (for work), access my personal > >> email/calendar (currently hosted on Google) - both of which is mostly used > >> to receive the emails moreso than to actually reply to those emails, have > >> an > >> automated backup of my contacts hosted away from the phone, send SMS > >> messages, and use various other social media/network interfaces. I also > >> have > >> the ability to tether my pc (or netbook) to my phone to provide a data > >> connection and use the data allocation I have within my plan. > >> > >> All of this rambling is leading to the point that is a smart phone the > >> ultimate or right device you want to be using for your tasks? Just because > >> a > >> device can perform a task does not mean you want to be using it to perform > >> that task on a regular bases. Smart phones are good for some tasks if you > >> need access in an emergency. Other times it is best to be working on a real > >> pc with a familiar interface (hardware and software). > >> > >> Cheers! > >> > >> ~Neil > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:20 PM, <t...@terralogic.net> wrote: > >> > >> > It is. I know I want to install some deamons to upload files to my > >> > servers > >> > and I'll want ssh and bash and other than this I don't know. I'll be > >> > looking for an emulator which can run under probably Ubuntu and KDE > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 09:17:29PM -0600, Mark Carlson wrote: > >> > > In my experience, you do not need root access to develop your own app > >> > > and use it on your (Android) phone. Is that what you were asking > >> > > about? > >> > > > >> > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:12 PM, <t...@terralogic.net> wrote: > >> > > > It looks to me the best is the Motorola Atrix which with a 3 year > >> > contract from Bell is 0 down as I recall + $50 fpr voice and data. > >> > > > > >> > > > What about getting root access? 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