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Re: HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, multitouch.

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Post by scott_s » Thu, Jun 25, 2009, 2:18 AM UTC

wandermatt wrote: post #40

scott_s wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the problem there is Apple - they don't want Flash support on the iPhone. They haven't explicitly stated so, but I think they don't want it because it would give people the ability to develop full iPhone applications that don't go through their store and approval process.

That's also why they're never going to support HTML5, client-side storage, or geo-location in Mobile Safari.

Fair enough - but I can't think of any other reason why Apple would reject Adobe's advances for getting Flash on the iPhone.

Re: HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, multitouch.

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Post by bodhi » Thu, Jun 25, 2009, 5:18 AM UTC

andyking wrote: post #32

pieter wrote: post #30

now you'll just need to find a provider who will actually allow you to use VoiP over 3G.

The British network "3" (that's their name!) actively encourage it, selling dedicated Skype phones and running a fairly heavy ad campaign promoting "free calls forever": http://www.three.co.uk/Company/3G_Network/Skype Calls made via Skype don't eat up your data plan and aren't charged by the minute - they're actually free. I have one and it works surprisingly well, even in patchy coverage where voice calls break up.…

As far as I know, that's because the Skype call isn't actually routed over the data connection, it transfers the voice via the existing voice network and the other end is hooked into a Skype gateway.

[Citation Needed] but I don't have time to dig one up at work

Re: HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, multitouch.

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Post by kingnothing » Thu, Jun 25, 2009, 10:05 AM UTC

mieses wrote: post #35

Can the Sense interface be disabled if you want to use the default Andoid interface?

I have the feeling that you could just delete all of the Sense widgets.

Re: HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, multitouch.

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Post by listic » Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 10:57 AM UTC

pieter wrote: post #38

listic wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

£5 per month or per GB?

You get a GB, which is valid for a month. If you want more, you can pay another £5. (or £2.50 for 500MB which is valid for a week)

Well, it's not that expensive. GB is much, isn't it? Here in Russia we pay around 1 ruble/MB which amounts to £20/GB, that's with recent price drops, which I consider decent.

There are no cellular providers like the "3", but on the other hand, phones are not locked to the operator as a rule.