On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Damian Spriggs <damianspri...@mac.com>wrote:
> > 1) Is there any particular kind of wireless carrier (in US) I need to > subscribe to? > > Any that use a SIM card. So AT&T or T-Mobile. (I use AT&T just fine) > Slightly off. It also needs to be a GSM network. Right now, that's only AT&T & T-Mobile for the US. > > > 2) Do I need to tell the carrier that I shall be using a linux-based phone? > > > Nope. It's a good idea not to tell them. There is nothing that they need to > do other than give you service. > Neither AT&T nor T-Mobile care. You can ask them for just the SIM card. I did. > > > 3) Can I use Nextel or ATT and T-mobile are my only national carrier > options? > > Not 100% sure, but I don't think Nextel phones use SIMs. I may be wrong > though. > Yes they do, but they don't do GSM. > > > 4) How do I get a SIM card for the phone? > > When you sign up for service, they will give you one, usually in a free > phone. All you need to do is pull the SIM out of the phone and install it in > the Freerunner > No, just ask for a SIM card. It's actually cheaper. > > > 5) Can I text (SMS) -- I intend on using Qtopia at the beginning? > > Yep, Texting works on all major distros > > > > 6) Can I sync addresses etc with my desktop? > > I haven't done it personally, but I've seen maillist threads describing the > process. > > > > I have been using Sprint (CDMA) -- so I am quite unfamiliar with the GSM > world > (and a phone that does not come with the service) -- I would appreciate any > > (obvious) tips on how to get from buying the FreeRunner to making and > receiving calls and text messages. > > > Your best bet would be a good, thorough read through of the wiki[1]. There > is a plethora of introductory information. If you still have questions, try > the friendly maillists or IRC channels. > Hope this helps. > > > [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org > --- > Damian A. Spriggs > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- Sigs are boring, except this one...
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