On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 11:37 +1000, O Plameras wrote: > Mike MacCana wrote: > > >Aye, it is indeed. /dev/rfcomm0 is your serial port, your phone is your > >modem. > > > >And all for a mere $3.38 per MB. Thanks Optus!
> It is provided as WAP service by telecom companies. Er, yes. Hence 'thanks Optus' above. > Bluetooth is tremendously cost-effective and flexible as a wirless > networking solution for Domestic or specialised networking setup > compare to wifi-NIC or the traditional hardwire. Bluetooth != GPRS (which is what I was talking about - using a phone as a *modem*, rather than something to send/receive pictures to/from). Bluetooth has a short range, as you mention, 100M at best, I know of no ISPs who use bluetooth to talk to your phone. If you meant GPRS, in Australia, it's not really that cost effective when compared to a wireless (802.11b, or 3G not using WAP/GPRS) ISP. Bluetooth in the successor to infrared. And that's all. Infrared that goes through walls. As you said, great for the home, but not for long range wide area wireless. GPRS would be lovely for wide area wireless, cause the coverage is brilliant. But not until the prices drop by an order of magnitude. Mike -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
