On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:43:44 +0100 Giles Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 11 Sep 2007, at 22:23, Shawn Rutledge wrote: > > > On 9/11/07, Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> didn't we discuss this a few weeks ago? > >> > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6987784.stm > > > > I'm wondering what they had to do to the radio to make it possible, > > or if it is at all with GSM. Sounds like maybe they used something > > different. > > > > Of course this phone could do it with WiFi or Bluetooth, purely in > > software. > > It could, but as discussed previously, there's all sorts of > drawbacks. Drop outs, power usage etc.. > > With custom technology you can improve on that. It's not a > technology that can be depended on like cell networks as it relies on > a chain of people being between you and the destination. > > Some technology info here: > > http://www.terranet.se/index.php? > option=com_content&task=category§ionid=8&id=17&Itemid=62 > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community FBI and co wouldn't be happy as tracing mobile calls would have just got harder. -- Ewan Marshall (ewanm89) Geek by nature, Linux by choice.
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