ubuntu-us-nj Openmoko Group Buy option

[Joe Terranova]

I see various news reports discussing the OpenMoko FreeRunner. But
there's a major point people are discussing. The FreeRunner doesn't
support 3g or edge; it only supports gprs. Furthermore, it's very
unclear what providers are supported, and it's not clear whether it
can handle SIM cards.

I very much like the OpenMoko project, but I can't see myself spending
over 300 on a phone that's still a beta. I'd like an open phone, but
without the device actually being a -phone-, with all the features and
support therein, it's the same as my n810.

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Gilbert Hartmann <BertHartm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  The Openmoko people have announced that there will be an option to buy a
>  10-pack of phones for a discounted price (I think it's like $30 less a
>  phone, plus cheaper shipping). Unfortunately, they still haven't
>  announced a ship date for the phones yet. I know there's been interest
>  among different people, and I'm wondering if anyone would be interested
>  in going in on that to save some money when it comes out and hopefully
>  form a network of users in the area.  If anyone's interested, either
>  sign up on the wiki page they've set up at
>  http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales#New_York and/or let me know (I
>  can also add you to the wiki if you don't want to sign up to edit the
>  page). Note: the group currently says New York, though we're all in NJ,
>  I'll change it if there's a large enough group in NJ.
>
>  I'm sending this out to the RUSlug and Ubuntu NJ lists. Please forward
>  it on to interested parties who may not be on those lists.
>
>  Thanks,
>  --Bert
>
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