Re: Nokia's I-Phone alternative ... ???

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been thinking the same thing for about 10 years...

There's no point waiting - the perfect device is not just around the
corner.  Grab a bunch of what is available now, and be prepared to apply
a little xPL/xAP/etc glue to achieve your goals.

The day that the perfect HA controller arrives, is the day this group
will cease to exist!

Mal




Chris Hunter wrote:

> Aye ... actually, that seems to be a thing at the moment, about a lot
of
> things ... by which I mean, we're looking to update our landline,
> mobile's, internet connection, and PDAs ... the whole lot ... and one
of
> teh conclusions I'm coming to, is that we're unlucky with our timing
...
> in a year, there might be good solutions, but just now every option
does
> a lot of good things, but has a major flaw ... everytime I think I've
> found a solution, it turns-out to be a no-go ...
>
> Chris
>
> Joseph Heenan wrote:
>
> >It's ok - but rather dependent on finding a decent wifi connection
(and
> >of course you have to pay for the wifi connection wherever you
are, and
> >fiddle about getting the thing to actually logon to the network).
> >
> >Joseph
> >
> >Chris Hunter wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Interesting ... 'guess the thought was that VOIP would be
enough ...
> >>maybe I'm assuming VOIP is better than it is ??
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Joseph Heenan wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Chris Hunter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>'colleague suggested this was worth a look - as
Nokia's I-Phone
> alternative
> >>>>
> >>>>http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/103044/first-look-nokias-iphone-killer.html
> <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/103044/first-look-nokias-iphone-killer.html>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Well, apart from not being a phone, not having a swish UI
and not
> having
> >>>a nice h/w design.....
> >>>
> >>>Nice device, but in no shape or form is it an iPhone
killer! It's very
> >>>much still a geek device like the nokia 770, though
perhaps it'll get
> >>>slighty more market acceptance than the 770 - which still
isn't
> very much.
> >>>
> >>>(Doesn't stop me wanting one though ;) )
> >>>
> >>>Joseph
> >>>
> >>>
>
>