[lithiumhead]

Hi guys

I am planning to buy a fone with the following features:

1) One which can help me interface with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile devices like:
http://www.lemosint.com/scripts/bluetooth_parani_sd.asp
or
http://www.sysbas.com/e_product/e_con_bl.html

It seems that a series 60 phone would be better than a series 40 phone because there are a bit more examples and source code available for series 60.

Basically I would like to write an application or a python script (for Python for Series 60) to parse NMEA messages from a RS232 GPS receiver connected to one of the above devices. I suppose SPP would do it (i have no experience in developing for S60 yet)

2) Dont want to spend on a camera.. would be happy if there was none

3) Would like A2DP for listening to music when using the phone as a media player (all work and no play would make jack a dumb boy.. sowhen not developing, i would be listening to nice stereo music)

I have the following options:

Nokia N73 : Series 60 3rd edition, 3.2 mega pix camera (dont want to spend so much for a cam!), and the latest firmware adds A2DP too.. but people say that this fone keeps hanging/crashing and if not ahnging or crashing then the bluetooth thingy is very erratic

Nokia 6300: series 40 3rd edition... i would like to buy this one very much but i think there isnt much help available for developing SPP type application on this phone... i am not sure.. please tell me

Nokia 5700 Xpress Music: This seems to be the best choice.. but can anyone confirm if i would be able to develop an SPP application comfortably on it?


to get an idea of the kind of application that i want to develop for series 60 please see:
http://infonet.ibs.invensys.com/Extranet/Literat.nsf/7490085715df9d4880256a030047f007/df7d2200ba24762c80256c25003bd69c/$FILE/DS13111-1206.pdf

(bottom left figure on page 3)


So should I go for 5700?
Is there any differences in terms of software development on various series 60 phones?

Anurag Chugh
India