[Tfug] OT: RFC about Android and ebook software

[Robert Hunter]

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On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 01:23:26PM -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>   Its not really targeting people like you and I, its for investors
> and media people primarily.  please don't get nauseous over it.

No worries, I wasn't directing that at you.  Contempt for the
marketroids is standard fare in "unix culture". ;-)

>> 1) No support for WPA-EAP (i.e., can't use it with UAWifi)

> I would assume that with OpenMoko + Android, youll be able to make
> VOIP calls at a Wifi hotspot.  If you remember correctly, this very
> feature was quite the controversial item with the iPhone.  not sure
> if you can do this right now with the iPhone.  The cell phone
> companies generally don't want their cell networks being sold as a
> data transport commodity (which it would be if I could switch to
> Wifi at any time to make a call).  This greatly reduces the general
> sales value, both on the shelf and at the stock ticker.

I know very little about the iPhone.  The G1 does support WiFi
according to what I've read, but not WPA-EAP (which is used for
authentication in "enterprise" environments).  You obviously could
still use an open network, or one that uses WEP, or WPA-PSK.

In time, hopefully we'll see things improve for the G1, or that better
Android phones will hit the market.  I'd also like to see more service
provider options than T-Mobile, but I probably shouldn't hold my
breath.  I'm speculating that Verizon would never even consider it,
and that AT&T's partenrship with Apple may preclude them as well.

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