At 04 Apr 2008 20:18:02 -0400 (PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per Larry:
> > my Nokia N800 Linux tablet
>
> This is from somebody who knows nothing - but would like to merge
> their cell phone and PDA.
>
> Does the N800 do cell phone on tMob's band?


No. The N800 is a "web tablet." It is not a cellphone.


> Seems like cell phone functionality is implicit, considering the
> thread....

That's just Larry assuming any consumer choice he's made is right for
everyone else.

Larry carries a separate bluetooth-enabled cellphone to make cellphone
calls and to connect the N800 to the internet with when WiFi isn't available.
A perfectly legitimate combination, but the N800 is NOT what they call a
"convergence device" (combination PDA and cellphone.)

> but one of the reviews said something like "Don't get
> rid of your cell phone or PDA when you buy the Nokia product..."

True. The N800 supports a variety of VoIP services like Skype and the
Gizmo Project, but unless it's connected to the internet either Via WiFi or
a cellphone, a web tablet has the same telephonic abilities of Moses' stone
tablets.