In reality, the GSM network in Australia has ample coverage. Blanket statements like 'the FreeRunner will not function well as a phone in Australia' are patently incorrect.
please provide some evidence as to where 'service is declining badly', I've *never* heard a story of GSM coverage shrinking, and I know multiple people at Telstra. >I've had to get a 3G handset and carrier just to get consistent phone reception in my unit and >I know several people who've had to do the same thing. Where are you? What GSM carrier are/were you using? what model phone? does your building happen to be lead-lined? I find this difficult to believe, unless you're somewhere rather remote. -Dale Ben wrote: > Unfortunately the FreeRunner will not function well as a phone in > Australia due to the lack of 3G. > > The Australian Telcos don't appear to be spending anymore money on pre > 3G networks and they may even be pulling some of it out as service is > declining badly. I've had to get a 3G handset and carrier just to get > consistent phone reception in my unit and I know several people who've > had to do the same thing. > > The future is highly mobile though, so I look forward to a 3G phone > running OpenMoko. > > Ben > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community