the following is from the questions and answer page at the ministry of communications:
http://www.moc.gov.il/moc/doa_iis.dll/Serve/item/English/1.1.98.10.html class 2 and 3 bluetooth is approved, 100 milliwatt is awaiting approval. -yair On 7/17/05, Hetz Ben Hamo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > 1 - Is it worth trying? > > > > No. > > And thats because ... ? > > > > > 2 - Does anyone have hands-on experience? > > > > No. There are three "bands" that bluetooth uses. The first is for "local" > > communication such as between your headset and a phone on your belt. > > Range is about one meter. This band is legal in Israel. > > > > The next two bands, designed for connection to you phone and a computer > > with a 2-3 meter range and all the computers in a room, are not legal > > to use, import or sell in Israel. > > Says who? care to back up your claim with some official doc or a > refferal to an official position please? > > > Another problem is that bluetooth was designed like Sendmail. The concept > > of people using it to attack your system, steal bandwidth for kidde porn > > and spam, etc was not in the designer's minds. There is no security > > in current bluetooth implementations. > > Actually, there is. You can definately "hide" the device in the > bluetooth setup. I have tested it here on my Nokia 6230, my pocketPC, > and with a Win2K machine I have around here. You can easily "hide" > your device so it doesn't show up if someone scans the range. > > You also have a 4 letters/digits security key which you need to > exchange for each transaction (unless you set it up for auto accept). > I'm sure it's not a great secure solution, but with few simple clicks > you can protect yourself. > > > There was a problem with one particular cell phone/pocket PC combo > > that if you had bluetooth turned on, it would become infected with > > a virus if an infected phone came within range. You can look it up, > > this is not a fake or FUD. > > It's not a FUD, but considering that all my bluetooth device DO ask me > by default if I want to let anyone join my bluetooth devices, I say > it's a standard alert. > > > 3 - What Bluetooth dongle do you reccomend with good Linux support? > > I'm planning next week to play with Belkin USB dongle and Fedora core > 3. I'll share my notes with you if you want. > > Thanks, > Hetz > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
