On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 08:45:43PM +0100, Neil C. Dean wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Since fiddling with IrDA between my laptop and my Ericcson 768 phone I
> soon decided that the speed and cost of the net connection wasn't worth
> it, I had almost resigned IR as not an option for me ;-(
If connectivity by a land-line alternative is not an issue, the cost and
speed are serious impediments, but be clear this is not a problem with IrDA.
Assuming you have everything configured properly, the performance with
a 768 and Di27 is the same as with a 768 and DC-23v4, the PCMCIA alternative.
If you are in a location where GSM is your only option, it can be worth
the cost, provided you take care to minimise connect times. I use my
Linux system from our yacht, and keep the costs down with a number of
Unix tricks. See "Linux under Sail" if you are intested in pointers.
http://www.physiol.usyd.edu.au/daved/papers/2000/sail/
Dave
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