Gerard Jemitus wrote: [...]
*I know you're mainly into more esoteric hacking on this phone, but as a starter..... is it possible to get rid of the automated daily email calls, and just use it as a phone, forget all the overpriced email, sms etc...... **I know you can reduce the frequency of the calls, but how about getting rid of them completely??? Any ideas??*
Nah, we tend to just rip out Amstrad's software completely and replace it. You could probably set something up involving another computer and a modem which pretended to be Amstrad's server, but I doubt it would be worth the effort.
Incidentally, the daily call is to a freephone number --- IIRC, the emailer will never charge you money unless you press the Send/Receive button. The email notification flashing light is done using a nifty caller-ID trick which doesn't involve making an actual telephone call. So provided you let it download its advertisements, it should go on working as a simple phone indefinitely.