That's what a classroom for a kid is supposed to be?

It's not tough enough for any kid to figure out what's going on in the world?

In other news today:

Teacher Provided Grant to Study Creative Defense of Incompetency
NEA Announces Press Release Tomorrow

And sold by BellSouth.

Nokia 9000 in 1996.

Smartphone 2002 announced by Microsoft in 2001 - defined as lacking a touchscreen.

Winner: IBM, by nearly a decade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#History

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/feb02/02-19intelwirelesspr.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/feb02/02-19tismartphonepr.mspx

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2004/01/01/mpx2002.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_9000_Communicator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(phone)

The individual plan for unlimited everything, no data caps, except for 450 minutes to landlines, with a per-minute charge thereafter is $70/month. For unlimited everything , it's $100/month.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your Nexus One plan at $70/month is capped at 500 minutes and does have a data cap, does it not?

Further, as an EVO owner, I can assure you that Sprint adds a $10 premium stated for 4G access (whether you use it or not) and with some suggested preferential treatments for any data throttling.

That puts the EVO at $80/month compared to your $70. Sprint charges $30/month for the feature that lets your phone act a mobile wifi hotspot - it is not required if you don't use the service, and if you do want that capability but would rather escape the charges, you simply void your warranty, root your phone and do it for free.

Bottom line, Sprint's pricing isn't mysterious, it's $10/month more to use an EVO on Sprint than a Nexus One on T-Mobile with plans that are only arguably comparable.

I'm not saying that I'm happy with the price, tho.... ;)

I thought this was a fabulous submission - news for nerds, with links to balancing links to opposing points of view and a counterpoint example of a competitor's approach.

That said - isn't it time that Android got its own sub-section?

This isn't Apple news, it's Android news, and it seems to me that just putting this in the Apple area has done little to help signal to noise.

Android isn't going anywhere and it's market share is on a steady incline.

Sure, it's only a mobile OS - but it also represents a significant penetration of a desktop based on a Linux-based operating system for mobile users.

How is that not a good rationale for a new category for news for nerds, stuff that matters?

http://www.evdoinfo.com/

Hopefully, I didn't misread that. "Via update" implied a supported process to me, not rooting, or ad hoc or something.

Yep - not trying to do your thinking for you. I was pretty sure, just from my not-what-it-was-memory, that you were the guy last year that took time to turn me on to some of the Nokia alternatives and so forth - and that set me out armed with info to look into better alternatives and looking at things differently from what I had been.

Presuming that my memory was correct, I was just hoping to give back.

See also:

http://androidandme.com/2009/11/applications/swype-keyboard-coming-to-android-in-2010/

Apologies if this is old hat - hey, it's just bytes of info.

Fring is just a front-end. It coalesces contact in one place and uses any xport layer you desire.

If you want swype capability, how about checking this out?

http://www.shapewriter.com/software.html#android

http://lifehacker.com/5344955/get-a-better-android-keyboard-no-rooting-required

http://forum.androidcentral.com/hacking/7674-wifi-hotspot-app.html

There's at least one poster there talking about simultaneously supporting his iPod touch and laptop - no extra software on those devices - via their wifi.

The beauty of Android - you can get in as much trouble as you like. :)

I've every reason to expect that Fring will fully support the iPhone 4 - I had an iPhone buddy turn me on to Fring in the first place.

No waiting for Skype support - just use Fring.

Maybe we're just miscommunicating then.

I'm not advocating rooting - I didn't try that on my Moment. BUT - for those that want to go that route, the EVO forums are already pointing to hotspot methods, such as the one I posted (it included tethering, too - but if you followed that app's link you'll see both are supported.

I'm well-aware of EVO's capabilities. Like you, I've been studying them and went for mine on the 4th - but my store was shorted, so I had to wait until yesterday.

I was merely making an arcane point - not an important one.

For the masses, and for practical purposes, and to not get in trouble with any carrier's TOS - yes, I'll agree that the EVO is unique with this as a supported feature.

By the way - have you installed Fring? I'm Skype videoconferencing with my offices (I'm on travel) from my EVO and I'm loving it!

You want free videoconferencing on your forward-camera phone? Use Fring - I'm using it on my EVO on travel, and I'm Skype videoconferencing our offices just with my phone.

http://www.fring.com/fring_is/what_is_fring/

It's too simple:

1. Create Fring account

2. Attach Fring to whatever xport you want. I don't have any special skype app installed, I just told Fring that I wanted to use Skype and AIM, logged in to each and I was good to go.

Won't support video or audio thru AIM, so I'm SOL for my iChat only friends - but Skype - works great.

You may be right.

As I understand tethering (I used to tether my Razr to my Macbook Pro), one dedicates something like a modem script to communicate with the phone and the phone does the rest.

As I understand hotspot, the phone's internet is then served with the phone putting out the wifi signal, per this quote:

From - http://blog.7touchgroup.com/tag/android-hotspot-app/

The downside was that it required a rooted phone, but I've been seeing these instructions for a few months now.

Did I miss something?

Me, for one.

I've been using mobile videoconferencing since yesterday. I'm on travel with my EVO and Skype videoconferencing our various offices while on travel, without looking for a hotspot or pulling out my laptop.

http://www.fring.com/fring_is/what_is_fring/

There are lots of places on the web that tell you how to hotspot your Android phone, the EVO just makes it simpler.

FWIW - just so you know - Android 2.2 is coming to EVO in July from Sprint - no mucking about to install Froyo by rooting, etc. I can't wait, got my EVO yesterday, replaced my Samsung Moment (that was a great phone too, IMO - but the EVO is just better).

http://www.evdoinfo.com/