Hi,
Sorry don't get me wrong... I realise its not the IrDA that is the
problem... its a physical limitation of my service provider and the
current technology (Roll on 3rd Generation!!)
Thanks for the link..... looks good!
Neil
Dave Davey wrote:
>
> 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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