talking about heavy internet usage i recently got a text from tmob saying i had used 80% of monthly usage.
I download some podcasts to the g1! 2009/8/5 <darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk> > Written from my perspective as a G1 Android user.. > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > I have been using a Nokia 3220 since around late 2004. Recently I've > > been doing so over the free Blyk network but as that's now shutting > > down (in 2 and 1/2 weeks) I'm in need of a new phone network. My > > phone's battery dies very quickly (although I just ordered a > > replacement one to maintain some use of the phone). > > > > As I now need to get a new network I figured it would be great to have > > internet access out and about. Of course this means getting a modern > > phone as well but I've been planning on replacing my current phone for > > a *long* time. > > > > Also factor in that I'm a student who's never had a contract before so > > the idea is very daunting to me. Especially because of almost no > > income and mostly loans. I figure that I will have to take a contract > > to get decent rates for texts/minutes and internet. > > > > So next comes two epically difficult tasks: > > 1) Find a network with decent rates on texts, minutes and a reasonable > > "unlimited" plan (500mb is not reasonable). At the same time don't > > lock myself into an 18-24 month contract. > > T-Mobile with the G1 do unlimited data with a fair use policy. I'm a fairly > heavy user and haven't fallen foul of any fair use restrictions yet. > > You will struggle to get a phone without a 12-18 month contract without > paying through the nose. > > > 2) Select a phone that complements the above network. > > I have my G1 on T-Mobile but I know of other that have bought them for > around £190 from eBay unlocked and use them on Orange. Not sure of the data > deals there though. > > > Offering me a decent web browser, > > Android browser is webkit based and works great. No gesture support by > default but if you load a community ROM (like I have) it puts gesture > support like pinch zooming back in. > > > much customisability (geek factor), > > G1 is ideal then, root it (easy) then put whichever community build you > want on. You then can tweak lots of things like startup, shutdown screens, > themes, amount of virtual screens, get a shell directly on the phone, SSH to > other devices, use it as a WiFi/BT router etc. > > > good calendar > > system for my awful memory, > > The Google Calendar syncing is brilliant. Google Calender itself is great > and the phone client works very well with it. > > > decent media playback (ogg would be a plus > > but I suppose I could always write a script to convert to MP3 when > > copying files over), > > The built-in music player plays OGG. The video player is restricted to > H.264 because of the built-in hardware decoder but it makes for very nice > quality, smooth video at a decent res. > > > anything else that people think is essential(?) > > Bluetooth compatibility with Ubuntu would be useful. > > I've got a Brodit car kit for my G1 and it sync's hands-free Bluetooth with > the car stereo and Bluetooth audio streaming. Add CoPilot Live 9 Android for > £25 and it's the ultimate car PC. Play videos on the move, audio through the > car stereo, play audio while sat-nav directions overlay, phone calls break > through the BT audio connection seamlessly. It's an awesome bit of kit. All > your contacts are sync'd from your Gmail account so you don't have to edit > anything on the phone. > > > > > I think that what complements my needs best in terms of a phone might > > be an Android one but I think they cost around £400 so wondering what > > everyone else has/knows of. > > As I said, others I know have bought them for <£200 > > > > > I'm able to provide additional information as required. To anyone > > who's read through this mountain of text and then taken the time to > > reply, thank you :) > > > > Jai > > > > At the risk of annoying iPhone users, to me the G1 is a more capable phone > and will give you a lot more freedom. It's great fun to use and the Qwerty > keyboard is the absolute killer. I've used the on-screen keyboard and it's > no comparison to a real keyboard. > > HTH. > Darren > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Javad
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