Recently, I almost cried in my desire for an HSPA Internet Tablet or Nokia N97. Here’s the story:
First, a confession: Since I moved to Silicon Valley, I’ve been carrying an iPhone 3G. In an unfamiliar neighborhood, the Google Maps application and ability to easily check mutliple Email accounts have been very handy. I constantly use Twitterific, Devicescape Easy Connect, the Bank of America app, and Crayon Physics. My podcasts sync up easily and all my music/media is managed by iTunes.
I also now own an MSI Wind U100. Having to take frequent trips to the Data Center, I find the weight, resolution, keyboard, and Windows XP OS perfect for the task. A USB to Serial adapter perfect for the task. Some router, switch, and blade server web interfaces still only work in IE with ActiveX.
Enough confession. Now it’s time to get to the desire.
I was in a situation where a server needed attention and I was not at my computer. There was no wifi nearby. The MSI Wind does not have 3G and it’s not possible to tether my iPhone without playing with experiemental, warranty-voiding cracks. I needed to use a web browser for testing, SSH for server connection, and Yahoo to communicate with my co-workers on status. The iPhone can do all of these, right? Sure… if you don’t mind disconnecting both SSH and Yahoo to go to the web browser.
So here I am: Unable to run background tasks and unable to tether to a 3G connection. I need to be rid of these limitations. I can go back to the Nokia N95-3 with the Nokia N810, but the North American firmware seems to have been abandoned by Nokia developers. My N82 was my favorite phone ever except for the lack of 3G.
Please – dear developers at Nokia – put the N97 or the HSPA equipped N8×0 soon so that I may buy them. I wonder if my company would allow me to expense them out….
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Why not use your N95-3 with your Netbook? The N95’s firmware, while maybe a little older, is still usable.
I could – but then I’d always have to have the two in order to be “very mobile.” I’d like the ability to leave the Netbook home from time to time.
The N810+UMTS-cell is just perfect for that.
I use my cellphone to connect to the Internet via UMTS all the time through the N810. UMTS and bluetooth drains the battery in a few hours though, but it works like a charm!
no clue you moved to the Valley, found another job, everything cool?
That’s a bad thing in the Iphone. But it can be solved with an app called “Backgrounder”.
Still I don’t understand why you resist to share your 3G connection over wifi with the Iphone.
Jailbreaking your iPhone is easy and does not necessarily void the warranty. Don’t confuse unlocking with jailbreaking. You can always revert back to OEM firmware after a jailbreak. It’s nearly impossible to “brick” on iphone with a firmware flash (or so I’ve heard).
If you jailbreak, you can run background tasks AND share your 3G. I use this with my N810 and it works great.
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