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Nelson Castillo wrote: > On 7/27/07, Andreas Kostyrka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > (cut) >>> * Will we be able to use the GSM directly? I am new to >>> this, and I'd like to know if we can make a GSM call >>> (to other Neo) and send arbitrary data. >> Yes and no. You cannot make a Voice call and send arbitrary data. You >> can make a data call (so called CSD) and send arbitrary data. Trouble is >> that this is clearly visible to the operator as the call is signaled >> differently, so if you are trying to avoid data call costs, it's not >> possible. > > We didn't know about CSD. Good. We are not trying to avoid any cost. We > just care about the latency of the GPRS link which renders it rather unusable, > at least in our country. I don't think that the latency of CSD is much better than the GPRS one. Plus CSD means 14400 bits per second at absolute best. Andreas > >> As a mental model, you can think of the Neo as an Linux/ARM based PDA >> with an embedded GSM modem. > > :) > > Regards. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGqn/THJdudm4KnO0RAqvSAKDMZR0RJwIWQYxrCySb2crWBamD0ACfTx+v jk0jkUzz4FXOg/JeMLJSGso= =9Px0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
