Re: Simple wireless data transfer

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r_z_aret_at_pen_fact.com
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:30:03 -0500

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 04:13:04 -0800, "dgarrett"
<dgarrett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can you use one of your phone to dial a land line dial-up modem in a PC? I
>think not. You see you are probably using a limited free packet data service
>that your carrier or moto has enabled in their phone. Are both phones using
>the same carrier? Try this between a CDMA carrier and GSM carrier. The

I have two ISPs that accept dial-up access via land line. I can use
either phone to connect to either ISP using the same phone numbers I
use when connecting via PC and modem. I don't see the bills for one
carrier. I see the bills for the other and have never seen an extra
charge for data service.

>modem I am talking about is independant of the type of phone or carrier, it
>will work with any combination, you just need to have this modem on both ends
>of the phone call. Also their is a much larger network coverage for the
>voice call than the "data ready" coverage, and you can roam from one network
>to the next with our effecting the modem, it will still work with out having
>to restart the connection, because it is using the voice channel.
>
>"r_z_aret@pen_fact.com" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:05:03 -0800, "Darrin Garrett"
>> <DarrinGarrett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Well I would put money on it that you could not get it to work if you tried
>> >it on any digital cell phone, especally at 300 baud! Yippy. Right now the
>> >only way to get data through a cell phone is if you have data coverage and
>> >pay for it$$$$$
>>
>> Not true. I have two cell phones that declare themselves "Data ready".
>> I connect one (a Motorola Startac) via a serial cable to a computer,
>> and it looks just like an external modem to the computer. I connect
>> the other (a Motorola V66) using a USB cable, add a small driver, and
>> then it too looks like a modem. That means all my usual terminal
>> software works using a regular connection. No extra money. No special
>> ISP. I've used the Startac with a Libretto 110CT running Win 98 and an
>> HP 620 upgraded to CE 2.11. I've used the V66 with the Libretto. I'm
>> quite sure the speed is limited to 19.2KB for the Startac. I _think_
>> the V66 has the same limit, but don't have such clear
>> feedback/settings.
>>
>>
>>
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