Slightly OT - sync Blackberry, iPhone with Linux

Matt Shields matt-urrlRJtNKRMsHrnhXWJB8w at public.gmane.org
Mon Dec 28 20:56:19 EST 2009


On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> The Verizon and AT&T adds are amusing. because Verizon advertises their
> 3G coverage, but ignore total coverage, but certainly 3G is better than
> EDGE, and 4G is coming.
>
> On 12/28/2009 05:21 PM, Gregory Boyce wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Tom Metro wrote:
> >
> >> Jerry Feldman wrote:
> >>> I'd love to switch, but it is too difficult to move...
> >>> I hope that an android based phone becomes available on AT&T...
> >>
> >> You could buy an unlocked Android phone:
> >>
> http://www.newegg.com/product/ProductList.aspx?description=unlocked+android&Submit=ENE&Ntk=all&N=0&DisplayStyle=1&page=0&sourceid=Mozilla-search
> >>
> >>
> >> At $400+, probably not cost effective, unless you can convince AT&T to
> >> sell you a plan without a phone subsidy. (Some carriers offer such
> >> plans.)
> >
> > Unfortunately those phones would be Edge only (no 3G) on AT&T.
> >
> > AT&T operates their 3G network on UMTS 850 or 1900
> >
> >
>
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I'm not sure what the difference between whatever data service the BB Storm
and BB World Phone (8830) on Verizon and the Motorola Droid are, but I
definitely noticed a huge difference in speed both in the OS and the web
browsing after moving to the Droid.  I've heard that with both BB and
Android you can tether your laptop to your phone for internet.  I never
tried it before mainly because it seemed like the internet was always very
slow with the BB, but now I'm considering trying it with the Droid.

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