Re: N800 inflight!
Good luck on your trip and tell us how the N800 works for you. I have just landed back home, after a weeks worth of hopping around the US (Glasgow - Amsterdam - SF - Dallas - Chicago - Dublin - Glasgow) and i will write up a blog about my experience; let me just say, it isn't as positive as some of the experiences here. I would have been seriously in trouble had it been the only device with me. Once i get the email fires dealt with, i'll blog with full details. thanks -- Alan Williamson a wiki -and- a blog @ http://www.Blog-City.com/ b: http://alan.blog-city.com/ ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
RE: N800 inflight!
Hi, Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. That is what I did on my visit to SF (well, I had 770 instead because back then). The laptop was too hard to use in the very cramped tourist class (which was very uncomfortable even without the laptop). The flight had free wireless lan as far as I remember but it required some multi-digit security code that was impossible to remember and pain to enter with the virtual keyboard. I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have 4GB space on my N800 and the cards are full. I have plenty of audio books and music. They are excellent on bus etc. While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. As somebody told already. However, if you was planning to use the bluetooth keyboard, obviously it turns that off too because wireless off means wireless off including bluetooth. I couldn't use the 770 on flight from SF to Denver because the flight crew didn't understand that it was not a phone and I didn't want to argue about that because I was already so tired that I slept most of the trip until the plane flew to severe turbulence in Denver. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) I carry laptop nowadays only on business trips. On vacation trips I can live with N800 only. Best Regards Karoliina ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
On french TGV my N800 with maemo mapper and bluetooth GPS lasted about 7 hours on one charge (screen not always on, but GPS recording always on): http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/2007-April/004899.html I tried video with minimum screen brightness and the N800 stayed up playing 4 hours on one charge: http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/2007-April/004903.html 2 GB is 8 hours of video, so it's not the limiting factor which is still the battery. Let us know how your experience went, Laurent On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 17:22 +0100, Alan Williamson wrote: Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have VNC all configured and SSH. SO there should be no stopping me eh? While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
On Tuesday 08 May 2007 11:22, Alan Williamson wrote: SNIP I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. SNIP Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) Alan, Well, guess I'm mad as you. I recently travelled to Germany from the US and bought the N800 just prior to the trip specifically since I didn't want to lug the laptop. It worked great. No bluetooth keyboard -- would have been nice to have one! Used it for email, ssh, sftp, VoIP Telephony (Gizmo Project), and uploading trip pictures (my camera uses SD cards) to my web site. I call it the closest thing to a WiFi enabled laptop that fits in your pocket you can buy. (that doesn't run an OS I'm adverse to). Anyway, I recommend it! I found a cheap ( $10 USD) pocket paper pad portfolio thingy with a zipper. Ripped the paper pad out, got adhesive-backed Velcro, stuck it to the back of the N800 and inside the portfolio. Still fit in my shirt pocket. And made it quite resistant to dropping. Not perfect, but I didn't have time to figure anything better out before the trip. Good luck on your trip and tell us how the N800 works for you. Thanks, Steve ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:32:05PM -0400, James Knott wrote: Alan Williamson wrote: Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. Are you planning to use the keyboard on the plane? Will they allow bluetooth wireless? Is this the point of the experiment? I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have VNC all configured and SSH. SO there should be no stopping me eh? While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) There's a off line option, which turns off all wireless, including bluetooth. Just press the power button to bring up the list to select. Thus losing the keyboard. Isn't there any way to connect a keyboard using (gasp) wires? -- hendrik -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
Why not just deactivate the wireless and then stop the scan and connect automatically for the flight? Check the connectivity settings in Tools / Connection Manager. You can then use Bluetooth without issue and it should be fine on a plane... plenty of people are using the N800 / Keyboard combo as it fits nicely on the tray table compared to a full laptop. On 5/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:32:05PM -0400, James Knott wrote: Alan Williamson wrote: Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. Are you planning to use the keyboard on the plane? Will they allow bluetooth wireless? Is this the point of the experiment? I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have VNC all configured and SSH. SO there should be no stopping me eh? While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) There's a off line option, which turns off all wireless, including bluetooth. Just press the power button to bring up the list to select. Thus losing the keyboard. Isn't there any way to connect a keyboard using (gasp) wires? -- hendrik -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users -- Jonathan Greene +1.914.750.8740 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
N800 inflight!
Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have VNC all configured and SSH. SO there should be no stopping me eh? While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) -- Alan Williamson a wiki -and- a blog @ http://www.Blog-City.com/ b: http://alan.blog-city.com/ ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
Alan Williamson wrote: Afternoon happy N800'ers! I will be conducting an experiment. I will be travelling from the UK to San Francisco, and then back via Dallas, and instead of carrying my laptop, i am going to be armed with just my N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. I have loaded up my 2GB card with tunes, audio books, pics of the kids. I have VNC all configured and SSH. SO there should be no stopping me eh? While i am on the place, is there a way for me to kill the wireless completely? This would ensure i don't get hassle from the air hostesses but also to save as much battery for the flight as possible. Any advice? Am i mad trying this, or should i just take my laptop as a backup? :) There's a off line option, which turns off all wireless, including bluetooth. Just press the power button to bring up the list to select. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N800 inflight!
There's a off line option, which turns off all wireless, including bluetooth. Just press the power button to bring up the list to select. oooh sweet, now i see it. [i never turn off the device!] thanks James. -- Alan Williamson a wiki -and- a blog @ http://www.Blog-City.com/ b: http://alan.blog-city.com/ ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
RE: N800 inflight!
Yeah, I'm surprised the option was not put in another location, such as the wifi icon. I always forget it's accessed via the tablet's power button... and I helped launch the crazy thing! I blame advancing age. Randall (Randy) Arnold Quality Feedback Analyst Nokia-CMO/Dallas 1-817-408-5159 (mobile) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ext Alan Williamson Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:34 AM To: maemo-users Subject: Re: N800 inflight! There's a off line option, which turns off all wireless, including bluetooth. Just press the power button to bring up the list to select. oooh sweet, now i see it. [i never turn off the device!] thanks James. -- Alan Williamson a wiki -and- a blog @ http://www.Blog-City.com/ b: http://alan.blog-city.com/ ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
