Bob Dunlop wrote:
>> Can anyone with experience of such a machine suggest which models would
>> be worth researching further please?
>
> N900 running Maemo has a nice slide out keyboard. It's more a pocket
> computer that makes phone calls than a smart phone.
>
> I had it acting as a WiFi to 3G router for some linux boxen when I needed
> it. WiFi in adhoc mode and CLI fiddling to setup, but then it was only for
> a quick test.
>
> Bluetooth tethering for Ubuntu seems to be well understood from a quick
> web search[1] but I've not actually tried it. Why use one linux box just
> to tether another linux box ?
>
>
> [1] http://myn900.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/tethered-n900-to-ubuntu-9-10-via-bluetooth/
Thanks very much for all your input - now I know where to start looking!
The Nokia shop in Newbury will be one of my first ports of call!
To answer Bob Dunlop's question: when I'm away from home I like to use
my Aspire One to keep up with email and possibly a bit of web browsing,
so I want to be able to use a mobile phone as a 3G/GPRS modem (as I do
with my current phone). The Aspire One doesn't have Bluetooth built in,
so I use the USB lead which came with the phone to connect the phone to
the netbook. The idea of using the phone as a WiFi to 3G router is
interesting, though...
Thanks again
Ian
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