Re: [SPAM?] Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-13 Thread Jonathan Greene
I use the Nokia LD-3W which is a SiRF chipset, but there's no display and no way to select options I'm aware of... Maemo is OK for me... My main issue is retaining the GPS connection -- not to mention the cellular connection around my house as there are big dark areas without coverage. I wish

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power.

2007-04-12 Thread Kalle Valo
ext Brenton Bills [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well there has been a bit of talk on WIFI power usage for the N800, just wondering if it uses less power than bluetooth or the same or what? When there's no data to transfer, Bluetooth with a DUN connection established (ie. GPRS) consumes slightly

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Laurent GUERBY
FWIW, my globalsat BT-359 GPS linked via bluetooth to my N800 running maemo mapper on during a whole Paris-Toulouse-Castres TGV (high speed train) trip ran on one charge taking 19910 data points from 2007-04-06T08:25:02+02:00 to 2007-04-06T15:11:46+02:00 so a bit less than 7 hours, resulting .gpx

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Michel Brabants
Hello, I just had a trip to Frankfurt for my company and took the N800 with me. I used it to map the road and a colleague used it to browse the web for a second (ebay). I looked at the screen from time to time, ... The trip took around 3 hours, but I also used it during the evening to get

Re: Wifi vrs Bluetooth power = maemo mapper experience

2007-04-12 Thread Jonathan Greene
were you downloading maps on the go over cellular or had you cached in advance? I find Maemo (or perhaps my GPS) seems to think I am moving at times when I am sitting still -- like at my desk. With tracks on, I can see my location float a bit... otherwise, it's a very cool program. On

Wifi vrs Bluetooth power.

2007-04-11 Thread Brenton Bills
Greetings folks, Well there has been a bit of talk on WIFI power usage for the N800, just wondering if it uses less power than bluetooth or the same or what? Also wondering if the N800 can listen to bluetooth requests while in sleep mode or if that would just kill the battery too quick or even