Good music phone with 3G tethering in Ubuntu

getshirish · Apr 30, 2011

1. Q: Budget?
A: 5k - 7k

2. Q: Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: bar or slider

3. Q: Preferred display type?
A: any

4. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: none

5. Q: Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: any

6. Q: Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: 5MP+, preferably with flash

7. Q: Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Any

8. Q: Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G prefered. Tethering with Linux (Ubuntu) an added plus.

9. Q: What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Calling, music phone, Camera.

10. Q: Any other requirements?
A: Good music phone, tether with Ubuntu.

11. Q: If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: Sony Ericsson Cedar

My requirements are:
+ Good music phone
+ 5 MP+ camera preferably with flash
+ 3g tethering with Ubuntu
+ 5-10K. (May have to stretch to 10k

)

Am biased with Sony Ericsson Cedar. Am assuming that with the Sony
brand Cedar will also be a good music phone. The only problem with
Cedar is its camera. Its only 2 MP and no flash.

I also have the following questions:
1. Has anyone tethered a 3g mobile with Ubuntu. What speeds do you
get?
2. What constitutes a good music phone.
3. Are Sony Ericsson really good music phones or just a brand name

pauldmps · Apr 30, 2011

SE Elm

SE Hazel

Nokia C3-01

All of these might exceed you budget.

Another important thing to note is that the above SE phones do not have 3.5mm jack.

Superbad · Apr 30, 2011

The SE cedar does have a 3.5mm jack.
And does not have their proprietory port.
It has a mini usb port.
And se phones have better music output than nokias.

pauldmps · Apr 30, 2011

^^I was talking about the phones I listed im my post. They don't have 3.5mm jack.

fshaharyar · May 5, 2011

ggt said:
And se phones have better music output than nokias.

getshirish · May 6, 2011

@fshaharyar: Thanks for pointing out the Zylo.

Am now more biased towards the Zylo. Its advantages are:
+ Walkman series
+ 3g and tethering
+ Support for flac music format

Disadvantages:
+ Higher camera
+ Flash with camera
+ 3.5" jack. Will have to buy a converter.
- Does Sony also see a 3.5" converter? Had gone to the Sony shop and
they suggested that I buy a headphone for Rs. 1000+ which will
have the converter too.

Earlier I had thought of going for SE Hazel. Since the Zylo is a
walkman series mobile and plays the FLAC format, I think I will go for the Zylo.

My questions are:

+ What really makes a good music phone?
- Have started a new thread for it.

+ Is there any other mobile that plays the FLAC

+ Can I install any other applications on the Zylo?

+ Can I install a flac player on the Hazel

+ Had checked out letsbuy.com and got the cheapest price; Rs. 6999 on
it. Would there be any other site/shop from where I can get a better
discount?

pauldmps · May 6, 2011

getshirish said:
+ Is there any other mobile that plays the FLAC

+ Can I install any other applications on the Zylo?

+ Can I install a flac player on the Hazel

+ Had checked out letsbuy.com and got the cheapest price; Rs. 6999 on

it. Would there be any other site/shop from where I can get a better

discount?

I don't think there are any good phones which support flac by default.

You can install only java applications on Hazel.

There is no java flac player.

Letsbuy has the best discount online. Use the coupon code "RCOMLSB" for 15% discount.

Good music phone with 3G tethering in Ubuntu

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