Openmoko hits the wall [LWN.net]

Openmoko hits the wall

Posted Apr 10, 2009 18:33 UTC (Fri) by zooko (subscriber, #2589)
In reply to: Openmoko hits the wall by eli
Parent article: Openmoko hits the wall

Yeah, this is why I approve of the plan to make a "bugfixed FreeRunner".

Fix the buzz, fix the "can't boot without battery", ship it.

I'm not saying it will save the company -- probably nothing will, but
that's life in the jungle. I'm just saying I'd like a FreeRunner that
doesn't buzz and that you can easily recharge if you run out of battery.

I don't actually understand what "3G" is or why I should care. I think
I've used "3G" cell phones and found them to be exactly as unreliable and
low-voice-quality as other cell phones... I guess 3G offers a higher
data rate channel, which I admit would be cool, but I can use wifi where I
have it so I'm not too worried.

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Openmoko hits the wall

Posted Apr 12, 2009 11:04 UTC (Sun) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]

Just wondering where you live. since it must be more than 5 years since I connected to a non-3G network. I'm primarily in Europe and haven't seen non-3G in a while.

The way 3G was explained to me is that it it combines the protocol stack of GSM with the encoding of CDMA, removing some of the annoying limitations of GSM (primarily distance).