[BLUG] Windows Mobile sucks. Where is Linux mobile?

[Mark Krenz]

  Well, my monitoring system (Nagios) does that too, like every 6 hours.
But I can't count on Nagios to know whether I heard the alert or not,
that is up to my phone.

On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 01:59:45AM GMT, Gaddis, Jeremy L. [jlgaddis_at_ivytech.edu] said the following:
> I quite like my Blackberry.  It doesn't "resend" alerts, but our
> monitoring system takes care of that.
> 
> --
> Jeremy L. Gaddis
> Network Administrator
> 812.330.6156 (w)  812.391.0358 (m)
> 
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blug-admin_at_cs.indiana.edu on behalf of Mark Krenz
> Sent: Sun 3/18/2007 9:40 PM
> To: blug_at_cs.indiana.edu
> Subject: [BLUG] Windows Mobile sucks. Where is Linux mobile?
>  
> 
>  There it had to be said.
> 
>  Now I know there are some others out there that share my sentiments.
> What frustrates me is that as a system administrator, I need to be able
> to receive text message alerts on my phone and have the phone re-notify
> me if I don't check the message initially.  Either I'm sleeping and need
> more noise to wake me up or I'm away from my phone (Eeeek!!) and need to
> hear that I was alerted when I get back to it.
> 
>   My wife just bought a Motorola Q and I was thinkign about getting one,
> good thing I haven't yet.  Windows Mobile for Smartphones doesn't
> properly re-alert me.  And neither does the full Windows Mobile (I also
> have a Treo 700w at my day job).  Neither one of these cell phone
> operating systems give you the proper options to re-send an alert if you
> don't check the message.
> 
>   Does anyone else face this problem with phones recently?  Any
> suggestions as to what good phones are out there that don't use Windows,
> but still offer the same kind of functionality?  I'd still like to be
> able to use a decent calendar on my phone, etc.
> 
>   Anyone know if any phones out there run Linux?
> 
>   Keep in mind that I am with Verizon and pretty much need to stick with
> them.  I know there are some better options with Nokia phones, etc.  But
> I can't get good coverage at work.
> 
>   While I'm on the gripe wagon.  I could potentially use a really long
> alert to page me like a 2 minute song or something, but the problem is
> that Windows based phones don't allow you to cancel the alert that is
> running.  So if you get the alert early on in the notification, you
> can't do anything to shut it off and have to wait through it, etc.  This
> was a basic feature of cell phones up until now.  What has happened to
> cell phones?  The professionals who have used them for so many years are
> now getting the shaft.
> 
>   Phones these days were seem to be made for 19 year old girls driving
> in their daddy's car.  Even the high end phones.
> 
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> Mark Krenz
> Bloomington Linux Users Group
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