Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > I just want to toss out some thoughts and see if it inspires anyone: > > 1. What certification do they have now? Are those certifications accepted > in Israel? > FCC - for the U.S import CE - for Europe import NCC - for Taiwan import
The FCC certification accepted for American technologies (TDMA, CDMA - pelephone network ) , the CE certification accepted for European GSM technologies - but Moc want GCF-CC and the device have CE certification > 2. Who actually manufactures them? For example, the world's largest cell > phone manufacturer is Flextronics, which has a plant in Israel. > > Just because a phone has a familar name on it does not mean it did not > come off a Flextronics production line. > > If they do manufacture them, it may be possible to have a small > run of them manufactured here. > > according to my agreement FIC/Openmoko is the manufacture , i am not sure that it is profitable to manufactured here. > 3. Has anyone pitched it to Orange or Cell-Com? They may carry it just to > say they do. (Sell an open source pocket computer/cell phone). Especially > if the other company gets the exclusive iPhone contract. > I am using the device as my daily cellphone in Orange. the device have a multi-band GSM 900/1800/1900 (for Europe ) or 850/1800/1900 (US) . here is the information for the local cellphone companies : http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_il.shtml > 4. The MOC issued a blanket approval for iPhones, maybe you can get them > to issue one for this unit. Can it be modified to fit the political > or social aims of the party with the MOC portfolio? > I didn't understand. Moc should fit the requirements to this century - the Israeli law is based on the telegraph law ( from 1945 or something like that). I have been there few days after the approval of 600 iPhones, as far as I understand there is a big problem with this approval , and there will not be any more . the technical staff of Moc said to me that this approval is NOT legal. > 5. Can you get a special exemption for importing a batch of them for > software development? > Yes . I opened 3 applications : 1. import for export - to help FIC/OpenMoko and/or any one that want to import change the software and export the device. 2. import for development 3. import for trade I didn't opened application for "import for military usage" because : 1. I don't believe the targets that "military usage" have. :-) 2. the army or other , need to ask for it ,and so far no one thats defined as "military " asked for it > Geoff. > > > > -- Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html P Save a tree...please don't print this e-mail/ / ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
