[ale] Ultimate Cell Phone remote?

[James Sumners]

I really think you would be better off getting a decent universal
remote. I use a Harmony 550, configured as a Series 2 TiVo remote,
with my XBMC.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Calvin Harrigan
<charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Being the Luddite that I am about portable telephone technology I'm
> turning to the ale community for what might seem like easy questions.
> I'm looking for an ultimate remote control for my mythtv/boxee/hulu/xbmc
> HTPC.  After seeing some of the newer phones with slide out
> keyboards/touch screens etc. I thought these phone would be ideal for an
> uber remote.  The question I had was:  Can these phones, IPhones,
> BlackBerries, generally be used without having service.  As in dedicated
> use as a remote control that communicates via wifi/bluetooth?
> Any ideas along these lines?  Obviously I would have to develop an app
> for the platform, just feeling the waters for now.
>
> Thanks
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