Orange Unique / Broadband / Mac

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >I've been thinking the same thing for about ten-years ...

Package that looks best for us is Orange Unique with Broadband ... they
say it's OK for Mac OX8.6 - OSX, which is what we have ... but it's also
said they don't support Mac OS & that it has to be set-up manually ...
whatever that means ... so - just wondered if anyone had done it, by any
chance, & how it went ??

Chris



Saturday, 27 Jan-07 - 16:06:51 +0000

from: Joseph Heenan
joseph-l@xxxxxxx

>'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

(Chris)

>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)

>Interesting ... 'guess the thought was that VOIP would be enough ...
maybe I'm assuming VOIP is better than it is ??

(Chris)

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

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Saturday, 27 Jan-07 - 20:19:43 +0000

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
the 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 -
while having a lot of good things - has a major flaw ... everytime I
think I've found a solution, it turns-out to be a no-go ...

Chris

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Saturday, 27 Jan-07 - 20:09:53 +0000

from: Andy Davies   dajdavies@xxxxxxx

Looks perfect for sofa surfing ... currently having a debate with my
alter ego as to whether I should get one of these or an 'XP-based tablet
off eBay ...

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Saturday, 27 Jan-07 - 23:36:17 +0000

from: Mal Lansell   mal@xxxxxxx

I've been thinking the same thing for about ten-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