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Despite being a UNIX die-hard, I rather like Windows Phone. I'm on my second handset (Nokia 710, now 720) and will buy another without hesitation. If someone c

Despite being a UNIX die-hard, I rather like Windows Phone. I'm on my second handset (Nokia 710, now 720) and will buy another without hesitation. If someone can suggest a handset that has better navigation with zero cost, has a battery life like the 720 (2 days EASILY), is silky smooth, has an IMAP client that isn't a piece of shit, is available SIM free for under £200, has perfect Exchange integration, never crashes and can withstand being dropped hundreds of times then I'll switch. Oh and Nokia build quality: these things are like Nokia 3310s - you can throw them across the room, drop them from full head height and they still work flawlessly with no breaks (I've tried it). Not one single Android, BB, Firefox or iOS device can actually do all that, which is my problem.

dima55 13y ago
Maybe you're not a UNIX die-hard. :)
- harrytuttle 13y ago
  I have a SPARC Ultra 30 running FreeBSD as my backup MX on the end of my ADSL line with a VT220 console and my car registration ends UNX. You stand corrected :)
  - stinos 13y ago
    "my car registration ends UNX" well that's certainly more original than having an apple sticker on your car
  - Shorel 13y ago
    Well, then you should be as sad as me about the Ubuntu Edge funding failure.
    - harrytuttle 13y ago
      Why? I'm not for reference.
      - Shorel 13y ago
        Ubuntu Edge was intended to be a Debian based smartphone with the feature of becoming a full desktop if you plugged a desktop display and a keyboard in. Right now, we will be able to install Ubuntu in Android phones, but with less hardware for the same task.
networked 13y ago
>Despite being a UNIX die-hard, I rather like Windows Phone. I love the UX of Windows Phone but what has kept me from getting a WP8 device for myself is the lack of an SSH client as configurable as JuiceSSH for Android or PuTTY for Symbian (as far as I'm aware). Is there one fit for a UNIX die-hard? The killer feature of JuiceSSH for me (which was a major reason why I decided to stay on Android) is transparent SSH hopping. Another, lesser, concern is the lack text reflow in IE but I think we can expect that to be addressed soon. It's one of the top feature requests.
- harrytuttle 13y ago
  I gave up on SSH on "glass" devices so this is fine for me. Too easy to FUBAR something from miskeying. I switch on the WiFi hotspot on the device and use PuTTY on my ThinkPad instead.
  - networked 13y ago
    >I gave up on SSH on "glass" devices so this is fine for me. Too easy to FUBAR something from miskeying. As I've said in a previous HN thread on WP8 (edit: [1]), now that Android devices with QWERTY keyboards are being phased out it could be a real opportunity for Windows Phone if Microsoft encouraged vendors to ship devices with physical keyboards. How viable a market this is, I wonder? I imagine past Nokia Eseries users (like myself) would appreciate it, as should at least some of the enterprise Blackberry users Microsoft seems after. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6200051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6200051
- martijn_himself 13y ago
  As a UNIX newbie and owner of an Android device, could you give an example of typical use cases of SSH on a phone? I may give it a go myself. EDIT: I just noticed this is a SSH client rather than server right? Can you really do much on such a cramped keyboard or is it for use in emergency situations?
  - networked 13y ago

dima55 13y ago

Maybe you're not a UNIX die-hard. :)

harrytuttle 13y ago
I have a SPARC Ultra 30 running FreeBSD as my backup MX on the end of my ADSL line with a VT220 console and my car registration ends UNX. You stand corrected :)
- stinos 13y ago
  "my car registration ends UNX" well that's certainly more original than having an apple sticker on your car
- Shorel 13y ago
  Well, then you should be as sad as me about the Ubuntu Edge funding failure.
  - harrytuttle 13y ago
    Why? I'm not for reference.
    - Shorel 13y ago
      Ubuntu Edge was intended to be a Debian based smartphone with the feature of becoming a full desktop if you plugged a desktop display and a keyboard in. Right now, we will be able to install Ubuntu in Android phones, but with less hardware for the same task.

networked 13y ago

>Despite being a UNIX die-hard, I rather like Windows Phone. I love the UX of Windows Phone but what has kept me from getting a WP8 device for myself is the lack of an SSH client as configurable as JuiceSSH for Android or PuTTY for Symbian (as far as I'm aware). Is there one fit for a UNIX die-hard? The killer feature of JuiceSSH for me (which was a major reason why I decided to stay on Android) is transparent SSH hopping. Another, lesser, concern is the lack text reflow in IE but I think we can expect that to be addressed soon. It's one of the top feature requests.

harrytuttle 13y ago
I gave up on SSH on "glass" devices so this is fine for me. Too easy to FUBAR something from miskeying. I switch on the WiFi hotspot on the device and use PuTTY on my ThinkPad instead.
- networked 13y ago
  >I gave up on SSH on "glass" devices so this is fine for me. Too easy to FUBAR something from miskeying. As I've said in a previous HN thread on WP8 (edit: [1]), now that Android devices with QWERTY keyboards are being phased out it could be a real opportunity for Windows Phone if Microsoft encouraged vendors to ship devices with physical keyboards. How viable a market this is, I wonder? I imagine past Nokia Eseries users (like myself) would appreciate it, as should at least some of the enterprise Blackberry users Microsoft seems after. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6200051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6200051
martijn_himself 13y ago
As a UNIX newbie and owner of an Android device, could you give an example of typical use cases of SSH on a phone? I may give it a go myself. EDIT: I just noticed this is a SSH client rather than server right? Can you really do much on such a cramped keyboard or is it for use in emergency situations?
- networked 13y ago