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Anyone using one of these things? I have one and Love it. Best part it is running linux!! I haven't rooted it yet but that is planned down the road....
- 09-11-2010 #1Linux Guru
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Sprint Evo 4G
Anyone using one of these things? I have one and Love it. Best part it is running linux!! I haven't rooted it yet but that is planned down the road.
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Nice!
I really want to get a smartphone with Linux/Android but I probably won't because I refuse to sign a contract. So I just stick with my dumb, can't do nothing phone for now.I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
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- 09-12-2010 #3Linux Guru
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Mike, you can get an unlocked android phone and just stick your favorite provider's SIM in it. Of course you will also need to get a data plan. That's what I did when I got my Nexus One. I took the AT&T SIM out of my dumb-as-a-rock Nokia phone and put it in the N1. It worked instantly! The next day I got an email from AT&T congratulating me on my new smart phone, and that they'd have to update my data plan (I had none).
Originally Posted by MikeTbob 
So, I have the $30/month unlimited plan, just like an iPhone. I can use the phone as a USB modem, so I have been able to cancel my Sprint data account, saving about $65/month, for a net gain of about $35/month on the plus side (a good bottle of single-malt or tequila). It also has the ability to be used as a WiFi hotspot for up to 5 computers. Basically a portable access point. Anyway, I didn't need to get a new contract - they just added the data plan onto my current family plan (3 phones, 2 of which are smart phones).
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
- 09-14-2010 #4Linux Guru
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You could just buy the phone outright then you don't have to sign any contracts.
I haven't found a cli for it yet, still looking
- 09-14-2010 #5Linux Guru
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Purchasing an unlocked phone is fine (I have several), but you still need some sort of service plan with a provider in order to connect to the phone/data network, unless you ONLY use it with WiFi network access. However, at least with an unlocked phone you can install any provider's SIM in it, and change your provider without dealing with phone cruft other than popping one SIM out and plugging the new one in. Originally Posted by Lazydog Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
- 09-14-2010 #6Linux Guru
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my problem with US carriers is (except for tmobile) that even if you pay for a phone at full price, you don't get a lower phone rate.
Retail price for most smartphones runs about 500-600, but even if you pay for that up front you still pay the monthly price that you would have with a contract
Now, tmobile is $20/mo less when you don't have a subsidized phone, which means that after the 2 years you've paid for your phone and you didn't have a contract
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