On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Mike<mike...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Rene -- > > I just ordered the freerunner -- very exciting!
Excellent. You may want to check the GSM firmware version when you get it. I received my phone recently and it had an old firmware on it (version 8 instead of 11, I think). The phone mostly worked, but I couldn't do GPRS until I flashed the GSM firmware. Here's the page for how to update it: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing Note that, although the web page describes the procedure as a lobotomy, it's not nearly so scary, even using the step-by-step method, which I did. Even easier, there's a microSD image you can download that automates the procedure for you. By the way, the advice to just buy a SIM card instead of a whole plan is the right one. That way you won't be locked into a year long contract. I'm using T-mobile and it works great; data is unlimited and the price is fair. I've heard T-mobile's coverage is not as good as AT&T's in the US, but it hasn't been a problem for me. My only complaint is that ping times are often over 1000ms, and I'm not even sure that that's T-mobile's fault. --Ben _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community