[Bug 411170] [NEW] empathy doesn't indicate whether the contact is using a cellphone

[Michael Jones]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: empathy

Many of my contacts on various instant messaging networks use their
cellphones to IM. Cellphones have physical limitations to how fast you
can type and send a message, and how quickly you can read them.

Depending on whether my contact is on a cellphone at the time or not, I
frequently will change my communication behaviour so as to not
inconvenience them.

I know that it is possible for the IM client to notify me of whether my
contact is on a cellphone or not, as services like Meebo, and clients
like Pidgin, or AIM (On windows) will give me this visual indication.

This is a major issue for me, especially considering that some of these
contacts pay by the message, all for the want of an icon.

** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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empathy doesn't indicate whether the contact is using a cellphone
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