Hello,

I am an IT professional and am looking for a phone with any carrier that can do the following

- Has a decently fast, accurate browser

- Can run a free VNC client

- Has a free SSH client capable of tunneling to secure those VNC (and other) connections and stay connected for other apps (multi task-capable)

- Can receive alerts/email

- Has a touch-screen for easy panning/clicking/zooming on VNC.

- Is stable enough to do all of the above

The G1 is the only phone that I have found that seems to be up to the task. I don't care for windows mobile(though I am open to reason), and the only blackberry apps that can do secure remote access cost major $$$.

Here are some the 3rd-party apps I found. I tried them in the android emulator:


connectbot - Google Code

android-vnc-viewer - Google Code

Unfortunately, I live in an area that does not have 3G coverage by T-Mobile (Ohio). But iI do have strong EDGE coverage, does anyone think that I would be able to perform VNC operations if I use low bandwidth settings? (Yes, I know it has Wi-Fi/802.11)

If not, can someone recommend a phone based on my needs? I am currently with Verizon. Most of my friends and family use them as well, so I am simi-reluctant to switch. However, most, if not all of Verizon's phones are crap, and their data plans are very expensive. So I am looking for a phone and carrier that fits my profession and can provide cheap bandwidth.

Thanks