03-29-2009
I do not use my cell phone for Internet access. One reason is that i shun cell phones anyways. We have a proverb in german, translated it is "one who is always available is part of the domestic staff" (Wer immer erreichbar ist, gehört zum Personal.). IMHO there is simply no reason to be available and contactable 24 hours per day. We had no cell phones 15 years ago and earth was still revolving even despite this appalling shortcoming.
A second reason is the exorbitant rates the cell phone companies charge for internet access. I simply am not willing to pay another 30-40$ per month for something i have for free in the office and for 5$/month at home. I can live with being offline for the time it takes to commute to the office and back.
bakunin
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
gnome-phone-manager
GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1) User Commands GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1)
NAME
gnome-phone-manager - Manage your mobile phone
USAGE
gnome-phone-manager [--identify <baddr>] [--config] [-d|--debug]] [--display=DISPLAY]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the gnome-phone-manager command.
gnome-phone-manager is a program created to allow you to control aspects of your mobile phone from your GNOME 2 desktop.
Current features include:
- Runs in the background; indicates status on the panel notification area,
- Display on-screen alert when text message (SMS) arrives,
- Text message (SMS) sending facility,
- Evolution Addressbook integration.
OPTIONS
Help Options:
-?, --help
Show help options
--help-all
Show all help options
--help-gtk
Show GTK+ Options
--help-gst
Show GStreamer Options
Application Options:
--identify <bdaddr>
Show model name of the device with Bluetooth address bdaddr.
--config
Write the configuration file for gnokii debugging
-d, --debug
Enable debug
--display=DISPLAY
X display to use
SEE ALSO
Homepage: http://live.gnome.org/PhoneManager
AUTHOR
gnome-phone-manager was written by Bastien Nocera <<hadess@hadess.net>> and Edd Dumbill <edd@usefullinc.com>
This manual page was written by Francesco Namuri <francesco@namuri.it> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
Francesco Namuri July 2007 GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1)