Seeking Better Mobile Solution
So, I love my iPhone. There are some things that it can't do that I really really want.
- 3G Data Speeds... EDGE is too damn slow.
- Video Broadcasting ... no app exists, and it would be too slow anyway.
- GPS. Location-based notifications among other things, also broadcasting my location. Also, tracking my whereabouts for posterity.
- Ability to act as WiFi hotspot. I want to share that 3G speed to my laptop... or to yours, wherever we go.
These things -might- get updated this summer with the next iPhone, but I doubt we'll see video broadcasting or real GPS. And frankly, I don't really want to buy another iPhone. And I also don't want to wait that long.
So I'm thinking about getting a Nokia N95, or something comparable. There are applications to do all of the aforementioned things. And, I could still use my iPhone to browse the web over the WiFi connection the Nokia creates. One cool thing is that I can just pop the SIM card out of my iPhone and into the Nokia, keeping the same phone number... and my unlimited data plan from AT&T includes 3G already so it won't cost me any more per month.
The only thing is, I don't know if it will work the way I want, or if I'll be happy with the phone itself. Know of a better solution?
Getting Connected, Staying Connected
So, I've been using a Sprint Mobile Broadband card (it's actually through a reseller: Millenicom - great deal btw), for awhile now. I use it in the car, by the beach, in my hotel room, and actually quite often in class - because unfortunately CruzNet (the UCSC WiFi network) is definitely not ubiquitous on campus, even in Engineering classrooms and other lecture halls. Now, this might be intentional (to "help" students focus), but frankly I find it quite frustrating... because I'm much less likely to go to class at all if I'm going to be sitting there, fidgeting, trying to force myself to pay attention. It's not all the time, but I guess you could say I'm addicted.
Anyway, so I'm sitting in this lecture hall right now, and I keep getting disconnected from WiFi, and my Sprint card won't stay connected either. It's such a PITA. I can't wait for WiMax, or whatever. Obviously, I'm not holding my breath, but it feels like I'm treading water, waiting for the WiMax rescue boat.
When's it gonna happen?
Blogging from the iPhone
I've been looking for a way to blog from my iPhone, especially because I wasn't having much luck with the WP-mail plugin that allows you to post by email.
Anyway, I'm writing right now on my iPhone using a plugin called WPhone, which you can find here: http://wphoneplugin.org
You can now expect a lot more posts from me here!
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