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13:07.36lideI'm considering the freerunner for my next phone, could I be filled in on some less obvious drawbacks of using it as a phone?
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13:09.28lideafaik 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?
13:11.02lidealso, what battery life do you get on it, active or idle usage pattern
13:11.37lideI know about the #1024 fix and that it supposedly extends battery life by a magnitude
13:12.01lidebut I want to know some actual user reported battery lives
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14:57.11PaulFertserlide: people are using different distros and i think using the touchscreen is not a problem on any of them, they have "lockscreens".
14:57.50PaulFertserlide: 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.
14:58.32PaulFertserlide: but if you're just answering a call per day and nothing more, it can last for 4-5 days i'd say.
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16:13.55lidePaulFertser: that's pretty good news to me, thanks for the info
16:14.10PaulFertserlide: but FR is not for the faint of heart, beware
16:14.36lideI 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
16:14.59PaulFertserlide: then go for it. Do not forget about the buzzfix, it's mandatory for a phone.
16:15.06lidehaha yeah, I know. I'm a zaurus sl-c3200 user and a pandora preorderer also
16:15.28lideI understand the buzz fix has been taken care of in the newer a7?
16:18.05lideoh wait, was it a software issue?
16:19.01lideI'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
16:20.54lideand if I brick it and become unreachable for my friends and family for a couple of days, too bad
16:23.24lideI just like a bit of uncertainty and creative chaos in my life, rather than sexy exteriors and triviality
16:23.37lidebut I definitely want to be able to make and receive calls and same with sms
16:23.50lide+ decent battery life
16:23.53lideeverything else is just extra
16:25.57PaulFertserlide: well, the battery life is ok provided you use suspend-to-ram enough.
16:26.27PaulFertserlide: you can also have some spare nokia bl-5c with you just in case.
16:29.24lidethe batteries it's compatible with are still in production? in case I can't find any lying around
16:30.14PaulFertserlide: 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.
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