Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse (was: 2007.11 snapshot available)

2007-12-06 Thread Shawn Rutledge
On Dec 5, 2007 2:25 AM, Thomas Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The latest snapshot includes the first alpha version of the Messages > application which allows you to send and receive SMS messages. That's good news! > I can confirm that GTA02 fixes this - you do not even need a battery in > the

Re: SMS is required

2007-12-06 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
I did not know they charge you extra for SMS in the US, since SMS is the data transfers that happens between pressing the 'call' button and the connection to the other phone (actually SMS was a hack found out by Nokia people back in the '90's) It was part of the GSM standard right from the

Re: SMS is required

2007-12-06 Thread Casper van Donderen
I did not know they charge you extra for SMS in the US, since SMS is the data transfers that happens between pressing the 'call' button and the connection to the other phone (actually SMS was a hack found out by Nokia people back in the '90's) But over here in the Netherlands we have a fair-use po

Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse

2007-12-05 Thread Shawn Rutledge
On Dec 5, 2007 12:18 AM, flexd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Richard Reichenbacher wrote: > > Shawn Rutledge wrote: > >> On Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM, Bernhard Kaindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European > >>> mobile phone user a part

Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse (was: 2007.11 snapshot available)

2007-12-05 Thread Thomas Wood
On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 01:45 +0100, Bernhard Kaindl wrote: > On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Jon Phillips wrote: [...] > > So can we __please__ put the thought of text messaging (SMS) being > optional for mass __usage__ (not resting, as it's now) to rest now? > > Of course it's not neccesary if you do not pla

Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse

2007-12-04 Thread flexd
Richard Reichenbacher wrote: Shawn Rutledge wrote: On Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM, Bernhard Kaindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European mobile phone user a part of "mass", then you are wrong and yes, text text messaging (SMS) is an absolute

Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse

2007-12-04 Thread Richard Reichenbacher
Shawn Rutledge wrote: On Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM, Bernhard Kaindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European mobile phone user a part of "mass", then you are wrong and yes, text text messaging (SMS) is an absolute requirement for European mobi

Re: SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse (was: 2007.11 snapshot available)

2007-12-04 Thread Shawn Rutledge
On Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM, Bernhard Kaindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European > mobile phone user a part of "mass", then you are wrong and yes, text > text messaging (SMS) is an absolute requirement for European mobile Plenty of people u

SMS is required + fix for battery drained isse (was: 2007.11 snapshot available)

2007-12-04 Thread Bernhard Kaindl
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Jon Phillips wrote: Priorities for mass usage: 1. phone working 2. acceptable battery life (1 full day without charge) Am I wrong? It depends how you define as "mass" and "usage". Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European mobile phone user a