(keitai-l) Re: SoftBank X01HT

From: Tom Motoyoshi Kalland <tmk_at_infeline.org>
Date: 11/08/06
Message-ID: <45520E39.6070602@infeline.org>
For real? It won't let you install 3rd party apps like Opera and Skype? 
Isn't that the whole point of getting these smart phones (a bit tired of 
  how closed the normal Japanese phones are)? :/

I'm mainly using Macs too so wondering about the sync'ing. Anyone got 
any opinion on this for example? 
http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_windowsmobile.php

Regards, Tom


Hugh Ashton wrote:
> On 08/11/2006 0:05, "Stuart Woodward" <stuartcw@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The SoftBank X01HT looks really nice. It is even wifi capable.
>>
>> http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/product/3g/x01ht/index.html
>>
>> What's the catch? :-)
> 
> It uses a Micro$oft operating system?
> It's hacked so no third-party apps can be installed?
> It won't sync with Macintoshes?
> 
> And as they say, it won't send MMS, so any non-SB messages have to go
> through an ISP (packet charges)
> 
> Hugh
Received on Wed Nov 8 19:05:08 2006