I just got the Nokia 6086 and T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home service a few weeks ago. It is truly awesome. All calls from home now go over the internet so essentially these are VOIP (Voice over IP) calls. I run a secure network and had a few problems with that but it ends up working well.

If the network is open, it connects automatically. Unforunately, those locations where they make you agree to a Terms & Conditions prior to letting you surf, do not work (since you can’t do this on the phone).

The Noika 6086 looks like just another cell but it packs a pretty good bang for the buck. The best thing is the Nokia PC Suite (free download) and it’ll sync your phone with Outlook - including contacts, calendar, to-do list and notes. DO NOT use the mytmobile.com contact/backup if you’re going to do this. It’ll screw things up big time. One or the other and they work great - just can’t do both.

The Nokia PC Suite also includes s/w to manage your files on the phone (I bought a 2G card - buy it from anywhere but t-mobile. Beware Wal-mart is NOT the place. They were actually more than t-mobile. I got mine through Fry’s but check around at TigerDirect or buy.com and you sounds find a good deal.)

Another cool thing I found in the s/w was a converter from avi to 3gp so I can even put full length movies on the phone (in case I’m somewhere and really bored).

More on this stuff later The phone was ONLY $50!

Well, typically the cobbler’s children have no shoes. If you’re too young to figure that one out or unfamiliar with the anecdote, what it means is that I seldom take the time to work on my own site - primarily because I’m far too busy working for other people and doing theirs. However, over Thanksgiving, I have taken a few hours each day to work a little and get the mobile side of the house up. The implementation is pretty slick (I think, anyway) in that you can access the same content on the mobile side as you would via the computer. If you happen to have a cell phone that allows internet access (I’m on t-mobile and it’s only $5.95 a month!) give it a shot and tell me what you think. Thanks and enjoy!

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