Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Jeff Andros
On 11/26/07, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder how well this works on average. If this would work well > enough I don't believe we'd be seeing all the integrated GPS units for > the claimed purpose of servicing E911. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E911#Wireless_Enhanced_

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Steve
I remember discussions of this on usenet many years ago. (in the AMPS days) I seem to remember a company selling software that cellular companies could run on their switches to triangulate phones. It was used to catch cloners and supposedly worked quite well, at least in well covered areas like

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread mcb, inc.
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Michael Shiloh wrote: Some updates: GSM Firmware fix for 3G AT&T users: Background: Until we figure out a way to let customers update their GSM firmware, I was offering to do it. Status: Unfortunately, I've not been able to connect reliably with the GSM hardware debug

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Michael Shiloh
Pietro "m0nt0" Montorfano wrote: Michael Shiloh ha scritto: The gating factor is still the Wifi driver. We don't expect a5 to add much of a delay. Michael Felix Andersen wrote: [snip] So what about to have a phisical switch for the 850Mhz issue in rev05 if it's not so complicated? Or a p

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Pietro "m0nt0" Montorfano
Michael Shiloh ha scritto: The gating factor is still the Wifi driver. We don't expect a5 to add much of a delay. Michael Felix Andersen wrote: [snip] So what about to have a phisical switch for the 850Mhz issue in rev05 if it's not so complicated? Or a partial solution to that? Also if i'

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Michael Shiloh
The gating factor is still the Wifi driver. We don't expect a5 to add much of a delay. Michael Felix Andersen wrote: So the public launch of GTA02 might be delayed further? mån 2007-11-26 klockan 13:56 -0800 skrev Michael Shiloh: Hi Krzysztof, I did get a description but I didn't understand

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Felix Andersen
So the public launch of GTA02 might be delayed further? mån 2007-11-26 klockan 13:56 -0800 skrev Michael Shiloh: > Hi Krzysztof, > > I did get a description but I didn't understand it. It has something to > do with the interface to the coulomb counter on the battery. At any > rate, I think they

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Michael Shiloh
Hi Krzysztof, I did get a description but I didn't understand it. It has something to do with the interface to the coulomb counter on the battery. At any rate, I think they'll hold off on a5 until they get the confirmation about the Wifi hardware. Michael Krzysztof Kajkowski wrote: Wiadom

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Krzysztof Kajkowski
Wiadomość napisana w dniu Nov 26, 2007, o godz 8:41 PM, przez Michael Shiloh: Hi Community, Hi Michael! What about neccessity to make fifth revision of GTA02? Do you confirm that ver. 4 of hardware is buggy? Thanks! Krzysztof ___ OpenMoko c

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
"Jeff Andros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OK, legal matters aside, your network operators ALWAYS know where your > phone is: cell towers can triangulate the position of your phone(it's like > reverse GPS... multiple receivers on a single source). I wonder how well this works on average. If

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Ben Burdette
Thanks for the update! I'm relieved to hear that 850mhz is not a dead duck. I'm keeping my hopes up for an 850 capable gta02. Ben Burdette ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/c

Re: November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Lucas Bonnet
Michael Shiloh a écrit : > As usual, questions, comments, and corrections are welcome. And, as usual, thanks a lot for the Community Update! -- Lucas signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community

Re: Is there any MPlayer running on Neo1973/OpenMoko platform?

2007-11-26 Thread Peter Trapp
On Montag, 26. November 2007, Mete Fikirlier wrote: > Hi, > > I have just received a Neo1973 and wanted to use MPlayer. Is there any > MPlayer running on Neo1973? > > I found the following statement at the bottom of > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Media_Player > > Is there anything i can use just

November 26, 2007 Community Update

2007-11-26 Thread Michael Shiloh
Hi Community, Some updates: GSM Firmware fix for 3G AT&T users: Background: Until we figure out a way to let customers update their GSM firmware, I was offering to do it. Status: Unfortunately, I've not been able to connect reliably with the GSM hardware debug serial port. I'm working on th

Is there any MPlayer running on Neo1973/OpenMoko platform?

2007-11-26 Thread Mete Fikirlier
Hi, I have just received a Neo1973 and wanted to use MPlayer. Is there any MPlayer running on Neo1973? I found the following statement at the bottom of http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Media_Player Is there anything i can use just to see video playing on the neo? A: Yes, there is a version of m

Re: SIM Card Copy

2007-11-26 Thread KISS Attila
On Nov 26, 2007 10:49 AM, Cailan Halliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had an idea that I got from a couple of devices, how about a virtual > SIM card? Is it possible to make an ISO of a SIM card and store it in the > Neo to be, for lack of a better word, booted from? I've seen devices

Re: SIM Card Copy

2007-11-26 Thread Chris Hessing
I have done a little bit of work with SIM cards in Linux. You should check out the PCSC project. It isn't the easiest thing to get running, but it can read and write data to/from SIM cards. (Assuming you have a reader it supports. I have a Towitoko Chipdrive, and a Cardman 6020 that it works

Re: SIM Card Copy

2007-11-26 Thread Shawn Rutledge
On Nov 26, 2007 10:49 AM, Cailan Halliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had an idea that I got from a couple of devices, how about a virtual > SIM card? Is it possible to make an ISO of a SIM card and store it in the > Neo to be, for lack of a better word, booted from? I've seen devices like

SIM Card Copy

2007-11-26 Thread Cailan Halliday
I just had an idea that I got from a couple of devices, how about a virtual SIM card? Is it possible to make an ISO of a SIM card and store it in the Neo to be, for lack of a better word, booted from? I've seen devices like these: http://www.thetravelinsider.com/phones/simsaver.htm http://www.thin

Neo1973/OpenMoko as a laptop replacement

2007-11-26 Thread Mark
On Tue Nov 20 09:52:07 CET 2007 Attila Csipa plists at prometheus.org.yu wrote: >On Monday 19 November 2007 19:01:14 Mark wrote: >> My interest in the Neo from the the beginning has been the possibility >> of running Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice on it. All I would need > >Are you really-rea

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Edwin Lock
Everyone would take out the battery just because they have a feeling that the might be bugged? You'd have to set the time/date anew everytime etc.. It would be much more convenient if somehow you could be sure that when its off it really is, and I think with OM you can be quite sure :)

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread AVee
On Monday 26 November 2007 12:51, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > flexd wrote: > > Wow that's alot of replies for something i wrote so quickly. > > I didn't really mean it all seriously, and im all for being > > untrackable and all, like you guys say. > > > > But if they wanna track me, then fine, they ca

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread AVee
On Monday 26 November 2007 03:36, Piotr Duda wrote: > Ian Darwin pisze: > [...] > > > And you can power off any cell phone, [...] > > This could not be enough. At the beginning of this list there was some > discussion about a case where feds recorded chats of some mafia guy with > his own car's mob

Re: trouble lists.openmoko.org

2007-11-26 Thread NorBioS
All righ tbut we may lose some eager and competent people that are ndeed expressing heir interest On Saturday, November 24, 2007, at 01:38PM, "Maximilian Bauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >we encounter serious problems with our listserver >please stay tuned and sorry for the inconvenience. >

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Shachar Shemesh
flexd wrote: > Wow that's alot of replies for something i wrote so quickly. > I didn't really mean it all seriously, and im all for being > untrackable and all, like you guys say. > > But if they wanna track me, then fine, they can if they want. > > I just pity the fool that's gonna sit and monitor

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread Humberto Massa
2007/11/26, Jeff Andros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On 11/25/07, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Can people ever be compelled to supply > > truthful GPS information to LEO as long as open source cellphones are > > legal? > > > > OK, legal matters aside, your network

Re: /. : Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request

2007-11-26 Thread flexd
Wow that's alot of replies for something i wrote so quickly. I didn't really mean it all seriously, and im all for being untrackable and all, like you guys say. But if they wanna track me, then fine, they can if they want. I just pity the fool that's gonna sit and monitor my boring life. Jay