Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-08 Thread Sylvain Paré
Thanks a lot for your ffedback! hey and waht about Noko? :) CU Sylvain (aka GarthPS) 2010/7/8 Nicola Mfb > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Michal Brzozowski > wrote: > > [...] > > > I'd like to hear how the N900 compares to the FR in hackability. Like > > replacing pieces of software, like key

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-08 Thread Nicola Mfb
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Michal Brzozowski wrote: [...] > I'd like to hear how the N900 compares to the FR in hackability. Like > replacing pieces of software, like keyboard, window manager, etc. I > wasn't able to find much information about this. It seems there is > only one distributi

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Timo Jyrinki
2010/7/7 Sebastian Reichel : > https://elektranox.org/website/debian_on_n900.html Thanks for your great work with Debian on N900. I do look forward to 2011 or 2012 to eventually do a switch from FreeRunner, and N900 is one (and currently best) possibility. It wouldn't hurt, though, if some truly (

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Michal Brzozowski
2010/7/7 Sebastian Reichel : > You may be interested in this: > https://elektranox.org/website/debian_on_n900.html Cool! What we need now is "just" FSO on the n900 :-) ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmo

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread arne anka
> I'd like to hear how the N900 compares to the FR in hackability. Like > replacing pieces of software, like keyboard, window manager, etc. I > wasn't able to find much information about this. It seems there is > only one distribution that fully works on the N900, which is quite > worrying. hackab

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Sebastian Reichel
On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:12:31PM +0200, Michal Brzozowski wrote: > 2010/7/7 Brolin Empey : > > I know the N900’s kernel is relatively old (2.6.28.x) and the N900 is > > less open than the FR, but this does not matter to me because it is an > > acceptable compromise in order to have a far better e

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Sebastian Reichel
On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:05:25PM +0200, Petr Vanek wrote: > On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 22:45:05 +0300 > Timo Jyrinki (TJ) wrote: > > >FreeRunner is a bit like an old (classic) car - you know it will need > >great care, you know it's not the fastest four-wheel on the block, but > >damn it's elegant when

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Michal Brzozowski
2010/7/7 Brolin Empey : > I know the N900’s kernel is relatively old (2.6.28.x) and the N900 is > less open than the FR, but this does not matter to me because it is an > acceptable compromise in order to have a far better experience with a > more powerful and current device. Thanks for your revie

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Petr Vanek
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 22:45:05 +0300 Timo Jyrinki (TJ) wrote: >FreeRunner is a bit like an old (classic) car - you know it will need >great care, you know it's not the fastest four-wheel on the block, but >damn it's elegant when you've yourself made it go so smoothly and know >how beautiful it is in

Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Timo Jyrinki
2010/7/7 Brolin Empey : > I know the N900’s kernel is relatively old (2.6.28.x) and the N900 is > less open than the FR, but this does not matter to me because it is an > acceptable compromise in order to have a far better experience with a > more powerful and current device. Sure, a finished prod

My N900 experience compared to my FR experience (was: Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise)

2010-07-07 Thread Brolin Empey
Brolin Empey wrote: > Anyway, I finally ordered a Nokia N900 from NewEgg.ca on Sunday. I > expect the N900 to be more usable as a handset than my FR. Nokia > released the N900 without USB Host support to meet deadlines because > they could not have it certified for USB Host without fully working US

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-25 Thread Brolin Empey
Russell Hay wrote: > ...now this is what I'd like offered as a hardware fix. I've not needed > the buzz-fix, but if I could have a usable volume... or at least some > info on how to do it.. I'll be a happy bunny! My “solution” was to finally succumb and/or give up and buy a Nokia N900. ;) The N9

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-25 Thread Russell Hay
...now this is what I'd like offered as a hardware fix. I've not needed the buzz-fix, but if I could have a usable volume... or at least some info on how to do it.. I'll be a happy bunny! Russ On 15 June 2010 21:48, wrote: > -[ Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:41:23AM -0700, Brolin Empey ] > > How

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread rixed
-[ Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:41:23AM -0700, Brolin Empey ] > How many other people are in my situation? The situation you describe is very similar to mine. I'd prefer a glamo that's 10 times slower but a workable mic :) ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
[Peter Nijs Di 15. Juni 2010]: > On Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:58:41 Joerg Reisenweber wrote: > > Some FR have a problem of 2 capacitors in path to earpiece reducing max > > possible earpiece level, while others have a correct 2 pcs 0R "wire" > > instead. Actually for those I heard several complai

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Peter Nijs
On Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:58:41 Joerg Reisenweber wrote: > Some FR have a problem of 2 capacitors in path to earpiece reducing max > possible earpiece level, while others have a correct 2 pcs 0R "wire" > instead. Actually for those I heard several complaints earpiece is too > loud :-) I also

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Radek Polak
On Tuesday 15 June 2010 09:41:23 Brolin Empey wrote: > How many other people are in my situation? Is there a practical > solution? I do not think having to remember to enable a louder > gsmhandset.state before using voice calls with background noise, then > enabling the quieter gsmhandset.state

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Tha_Man
e and Android on my Freerunner. I'd still give it a go if I were you, although I must admit I've been thinking of getting the N900 too (but I love the openness of the FR too much for that!). Cheers, Jeroen -- View this message in context: http://openmoko-public-mailinglists.1958.n2.nabble

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
[Brolin Empey Di 15. Juni 2010]: [...] > using it since 2009-08. One of the largest problems I still have is > call volumes when there is background noise. I usually use my FR as a > handset only, not with speakerphone nor a headset. My FR is (almost) > unusable as a handset for voice calls

Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Brolin Empey writes: > using it since 2009-08. One of the largest problems I still have is > call volumes when there is background noise. I usually use my FR as a I experience the same problem and it's one of the last problems so I'd like to do something about it. My current workaround is to

[QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-15 Thread Brolin Empey
Hello World, Almost 1 year has passed since I first posted to this list to ask “Is a FreeRunner sufficient for me?” on 2009-06-17. I have definitely had an interesting experience with my FR and have learned a lot, but it has also been a very frustrating experience. I have been living alone in