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2013-11-11
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#1223
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Originally Posted by joerg_rw
If you are exploring aftermarket manufacturers for the cases, perhaps you should investigate the possibility of manufacturing the back case replacing the chrome "ring" around the camera lens cover with one with a black matte finish. An all-black finish for the lens cover itself (instead of the blue-sided cover currently on the OEM cover) should be considered also.
Cases are abundance, even in three (four?) colors, and sellers claim they can ramp up production to a few 1000/week.
I personally have not had any issues, but some N900 users in the early years identified these parts (the lens cover in particular) as contributing to hazy image quality of photos taken (see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36675). Some users who had significant problems resorted to painting/coloring the offending parts black themselves. This apparently drove some improvement in photo quality.
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2013-11-11
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Originally Posted by joerg_rw
It's a bad news, I need a working phone for USA and Europe, but I don't want to sacrifice LTE.
Well, seems there's no true global module available, only PLS8-E(urope) and PLS8-US(a), both supporting bands that the other variant doesn't. So customers have to decide which modem they want (we will build-to-custom).
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2013-11-11
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Originally Posted by Astaoth
Not supporting all bands of all 'generations' in both Europe and USA doesn't yet mean it's not working at all when roaming. It just means you can't select from all available services when abroad. You still may be able to use UMTS or at least EDGE.
It's a bad news, I need a working phone for USA and Europe, but I don't want to sacrifice LTE.
[edit] it seems the PLS8-US supports 900/1800 GSM/EDGE at least, which should be fine for phonecalls and basic data almost everywhere in the world [/edit]
Worst case handling at it's best: we might offer pluggable modem modules so you just swap the module when you travel. This however is absolutely not evaluated for feasibility yet, but it's on my list of things to look into.
cheers
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Last edited by joerg_rw; 2013-11-13 at 18:39.
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2013-11-11
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whooaaaaaa pluggable modem modules.
that sound so fukken cool, and i dont even travel much.
that sound so fukken cool, and i dont even travel much.
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Originally Posted by joerg_rw
Thank you for the precisions.
Not supporting all bands of all 'generations' in both Europe and USA doesn't yet mean it's not working at all when roaming. It just means you can't select from all available services when abroad. You still may be able to use UMTS or at least EDGE.
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2013-11-11
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If I neither care for US compatibility nor for LTE will it matter which of the two remaining modems is built into my device from a standpoint of ease of use (driver availablility), reliablility or anything else?
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2013-11-11
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Originally Posted by sulu
Basically no, it seems to me they are all rated heavy-duty (automotive extended temperature range), long life, and supposed to have similar or even identical interface both electrical as well as logical.
If I neither care for US compatibility nor for LTE will it matter which of the two remaining modems is built into my device from a standpoint of ease of use (driver availablility), reliablility or anything else?
It's just that there are several models, some supporting all EU bands incl LTE, or US bands incl LTE, or US and EU bands and CDMA. See http://m2m.gemalto.com/products/m2m-advanced.html
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Originally Posted by joerg_rw
wtf ? Calypso then
Not supporting all bands of all 'generations' in both Europe and USA doesn't yet mean it's not working at all when roaming. It just means you can't select from all available services when abroad. You still may be able to use UMTS or at least EDGE. Worst case handling at it's best: we might offer pluggable modem modules so you just swap the module when you travel. This however is absolutely not evaluated for feasibility yet, but it's on my list of things to look into. cheers jOERG
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Technically all those should be compatible and drop-in replacements. We don't know about software compatibility, I.E. if fremantle dialer would work flawlessly with any or all of them.
We're just starting to evaluate our options :-)
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