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I have a "dry" DSL line at work, and yes, it's more, but not enough more to cover the POTS service cost, so it made sense to go that way, since there was no need for POTS.
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If you can collect all data with internal sensors (sound, image, motion, etc.), then you can do all software and all Java. However, if you need external sensor inputs, it gets more complicated.
Most Android phones are USB device (slave), and as such, cannot initiate external triggers and/or events. So, you would need an external controller to collect data and "ADB push" into the phone. Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a standard protocol in all Android phones. We are using a PIC24FJ256DA206 to do it.
You can have a Java App talking to a socket server or just polling some data location in flash memory. Furthermore, you are likely limited to user space access, without doing too much damage to the phone. We have gained temperory root access to a LG VS740, but it won't survive reboot. Making permanent root access risks bricking the phone. So, we are not there yet.
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I just installed the Android SDK on a 32 bit laptop. To say it is slow is to be understated.
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