just wondering if the pandora would be able to have any kind of phone capabilities. mostly curious about some sort of voip service. i'm looking into getting one of those new sprint 4g wifi modems, and if i could skip the phone and just use a pandora
Any Kind Of Phone Capabilities?
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So I'd rather skip the phone capabilities for this and many more reasons.
Alec said:*snip*
Not to be rude, but have you ever seen what a Pandora looks like? It's entirely not designed in a way that you can comfortably talk into. With OpenMoko, you can actually hold it in your hand while putting it to your face. With the Pandora, you'd look something like this:
*snip*
So I'd rather skip the phone capabilities for this and many more reasons.
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dflemstr
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Two words:
Bluetooth headset.
Bluetooth headset.
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dflemstr, nice
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On this topic, though, there are several linux open source programs that would probably work quite agreeably with pandora if properly ported. For instance: \
Linphone
sipX
Vocal
Here's a list
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Open+Source+VOIP+Software
Linphone
sipX
Vocal
Here's a list
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Open+Source+VOIP+Software
Nah, still don't like the idea.
I guess if you can afford a data plan with enough speed/traffic limit, if you get a good VoIP solution running (Skype port still needs to be seen) and if battery can sustain 3G/4G connectivity for as long as normal phone use requires (ie: around the clock) then it might be a good phone replacement.
That's my main problem, I can't see Pandora + 3G/4G + VoIP program as a replacement for a standard cheap cell phone. The price of data plan is too expensive and coverage will most likely be poor.
I'd rather do the otherway around, keep the cellphone (and thus the voice functions) and tether Pandora if I want mobile Internet. Then I need not have 3G/4G whilst still having voice (thus cheaper data plan).
Also what about the VoIP plan? Isn't that an extra cost on top? I don't think making calls into regular phone networks will come for free.
I guess if you can afford a data plan with enough speed/traffic limit, if you get a good VoIP solution running (Skype port still needs to be seen) and if battery can sustain 3G/4G connectivity for as long as normal phone use requires (ie: around the clock) then it might be a good phone replacement.
That's my main problem, I can't see Pandora + 3G/4G + VoIP program as a replacement for a standard cheap cell phone. The price of data plan is too expensive and coverage will most likely be poor.
I'd rather do the otherway around, keep the cellphone (and thus the voice functions) and tether Pandora if I want mobile Internet. Then I need not have 3G/4G whilst still having voice (thus cheaper data plan).
Also what about the VoIP plan? Isn't that an extra cost on top? I don't think making calls into regular phone networks will come for free.
pelrun
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Hey, the Pandora's not *that* uncomfortable as a phone; people can get used to talking into all sorts of bizarre things.
laurencevde
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Depends on the country you live in whether or not it's attractive.
Over here in the Netherlands, we can get data-only UMTS for less than €20,-/month, with good speeds and usable limits, or ~€10,-/month on top of a voice-plan, with lower speeds and FUPs (and a pre-paid plan, with low limits)
VOIP can be done through voipbuster, basically for €10,- per 3 months, 300min per week per ip-address (though calling to dutch mobile phones happens to NOT be "free", but 25c/min...).
Over here in the Netherlands, we can get data-only UMTS for less than €20,-/month, with good speeds and usable limits, or ~€10,-/month on top of a voice-plan, with lower speeds and FUPs (and a pre-paid plan, with low limits)
VOIP can be done through voipbuster, basically for €10,- per 3 months, 300min per week per ip-address (though calling to dutch mobile phones happens to NOT be "free", but 25c/min...).
