which t-mobile android phone?

[der.hans]

Am 16. Mär, 2010 schwätzte Joseph Sinclair so:

> For your wife, a Nexus One from Google is probably the best choice, as it is the most iPhone-like and will blend in well with her colleagues' iPhones.

She'd most like something similar to a traditional palm device.

> A few notes:
>  The Android O/S can do voice and data simultaneously if the phone radio and network support it (the Nexus One radio is capable), but as I understand it T-Mobile's network can't do data and voice at the same time due to a limitation of their 3G network.  Verizon cannot do voice/data together either, not sure about Sprint.

Ah, maybe it's ATT that can do simultaneous.

>  An unlocked phone will get most of your features, go to google.com/phone for the Nexus One (cannot be purchased anywhere else), which is unlocked, and has the best CPU (Snapdragon at 1GHz) and screen currently available.

Yeah, I was planning on getting one there.

>  I don't think bluetooth tethering is available on any current phone, but you should be able to write an app for it on an unlocked phone.

OK, I'll check.

>  All Android phones can connect to your mail server if you load an appropriate application from the Marketplace.
>  All newer Android "Google Experience" phones can play vorbis and theora AFAIK.

Cool.

>  Sync depends on software, look through the Android Marketplace for sync apps that match what you use on the desktop, or you could write your own (it's not very difficult).
>  All "Google Experience" Android phones should have GPS, camera w/ video, full function while charging, bluetooth, WiFi, compass, accelerometers, external storage (mostly SDHC-micro).
>
> I don't think any current Android phones have external display capability
>
> One of your desiderata confuses me:
>  Phone-to-phone via bluetooth/wifi (do you mean walkie-talkie, phone calls, contact sharing, or other?)

I mean contact, data, etc. when in proximity. I'd love to be able to ssh
back and forth over a local network :), but I'm mostly interested in being
able to trade small pieces of data such as contact info, a picture or a URL.

ciao,

der.hans

> der.hans wrote:
>> moin moin,
>>
>> I need to get new phones. Which of the t-mobile android phones best meet
>> the following requirements?
>>
>> Required features:
>> . bluetooth tethering
>> . ability to turn off GPS if one is available
>> . ssh out
>> . bluetooth
>> . connect to my own mail servers
>> . root access
>> . play ogg-vorbis
>> . contact, etc. syncing w/ GNU/Linux
>>
>> Desired features:
>> . tether and call at the same time
>> . on phone internet connection and call at the same time
>> . ssh in across cell network
>> . USB tethering
>> . fully functional while charging
>> . root access w/o jailbreaking
>> . wifi
>> . tetherable via wifi
>> . phone to phone communication via bluetooth
>> . phone to phone communication via wifi
>> . GPS
>> . camera and video
>> . external storage card, prefer sdmc
>> . can use external display ( monitor and/or TV )
>>
>> Any features that I forgot?
>>
>> t-mobile has Motorola CLIQ, Samsung Behold II, t-mobile myTouch and G1.
>> Which is the better phone? I will be trying to do this w/o a contract, so
>> deals don't matter and all phones appears to be almost equally expensive.
>> I am interested in consumer ready, easy to use as this one is for my wife.
>>
>> What services/features are included in the service plan? If not, what is
>> the add on cost?
>>
>> . cell phone calling?
>> . internet access ( not just web )?
>> . tethering?
>> . gps?
>>
>> I still haven't completely decided whether I will go with the Nexxus One
>> or N900 for my own use. Will the N900 work with t-mobile? I believe it
>> will.
>>
>> I could consider ATT if I go with the N900 and it works well with ATT, but
>> as I understand it the Nexxus One currently will not work fully with ATT.
>>
>> Does t-mobile carry a Linux-based, large numbered, low-cost phone? This
>> one just needs to be able to make and receive calls on the family plan.
>> Receiving text messages on the family plan would also be good.
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
>
>

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