I received a Motofone F3 from India today. (A website I had read indicated they were tri-band, so I asked a friend to bring me one back from India. Unfortunately, they are dual-band, and they are the two bands NOT used in North America, 900/1800, so it won't work with any US providers.) The F3 is exactly what I would want in a non-data-enabled phone. Feature wise, it makes calls, takes call, and can also send/receive SMS messages in a pinch. Continue reading
The Nokia 9500 Communicator is an extremely powerful and feature rich PDA with a phone on the back cover. When closed, its styling can be generously called Retro or ungenerously "a brick". But when you open the clamshell, it reveals a beautiful color widescreen (640×200)
Photos of the Nokai 9500 Communicator, next to a Motorola V330, Palm T2, dollar bill, and 12oz soda can.
The Nokia 9500, sideview, closed, and open, next to a Motorola V330 and Palm T2. Continue reading
The largest problem I've had with Bluez (the bluetooth stack under Linux) is the pairing process. If everything "just works" that's great, but when your distribution lets you down and something gets miss-configured, it can be very difficult to get a phone or PDA to pair with the linux box.
Here is how to force the issue: