Re: [Hampshire] New Linux-based phone

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Author: Chris Dennis
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] New Linux-based phone
Alan Pope wrote:
> 2009/9/26 Chris Dennis <cgdennis@???>:
>> James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Conclusion: A 3G phone should still be able to fall back to do GSM based GPRS.
>> Thanks for that James.
>>
>> Is GPRS unusably slow for things like GPS (where the relevant bit of map
>> gets downloaded as you go)?
>>
>
> Depends how fast you're moving :)
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>


OK then, a different question:

Given that Google are good at maps, would an Android phone be better at
GPS than a Maemo or LiMo one? Yes, I know it all depends on what
applications get developed. Does anyone have experience of this sort of
technology?

cheers

Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK