**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Nov 09 02:59:57 2011 Nov 09 13:08:12 I'm considering the freerunner for my next phone, could I be filled in on some less obvious drawbacks of using it as a phone? Nov 09 13:10:05 afaik you answer calls using the touch screen, being resistive I imagine it could pose a problem accidentally answering or dropping the call, is this behavior configurable? Nov 09 13:11:38 also, what battery life do you get on it, active or idle usage pattern Nov 09 13:12:13 I know about the #1024 fix and that it supposedly extends battery life by a magnitude Nov 09 13:12:37 but I want to know some actual user reported battery lives Nov 09 14:57:48 lide: people are using different distros and i think using the touchscreen is not a problem on any of them, they have "lockscreens". Nov 09 14:58:26 lide: battery life heavily depends on the usage patterns, if you're on wifi and constantly doing something, or using the device for GPS navigation, you won't get more than 4 hours probably. Nov 09 14:59:09 lide: but if you're just answering a call per day and nothing more, it can last for 4-5 days i'd say. Nov 09 16:14:33 PaulFertser: that's pretty good news to me, thanks for the info Nov 09 16:14:47 lide: but FR is not for the faint of heart, beware Nov 09 16:15:14 I don't use my phone much, mostly it's just an annoyance to drag around wherever you go, I think freerunner can only make it more interesting :p Nov 09 16:15:36 lide: then go for it. Do not forget about the buzzfix, it's mandatory for a phone. Nov 09 16:15:43 haha yeah, I know. I'm a zaurus sl-c3200 user and a pandora preorderer also Nov 09 16:16:06 I understand the buzz fix has been taken care of in the newer a7? Nov 09 16:18:42 oh wait, was it a software issue? Nov 09 16:19:38 I'm going to screw around with different distros anyway and I don't mind at all the fact that I'm gonna have to put in some effort to configure the device Nov 09 16:21:32 and if I brick it and become unreachable for my friends and family for a couple of days, too bad Nov 09 16:24:01 I just like a bit of uncertainty and creative chaos in my life, rather than sexy exteriors and triviality Nov 09 16:24:14 but I definitely want to be able to make and receive calls and same with sms Nov 09 16:24:27 + decent battery life Nov 09 16:24:30 everything else is just extra Nov 09 16:26:34 lide: well, the battery life is ok provided you use suspend-to-ram enough. Nov 09 16:27:04 lide: you can also have some spare nokia bl-5c with you just in case. Nov 09 16:30:01 the batteries it's compatible with are still in production? in case I can't find any lying around Nov 09 16:30:52 lide: you can either obtain an original gta02 battery from dealers (not in production, but they have enough in stock) or just get a nokia one, i'm sure they'll be available for pretty long time. Nov 09 19:38:22 hi **** ENDING LOGGING AT Thu Nov 10 02:59:58 2011