Re: is internet browsing possible via bluetooth enabled cellular phone ?

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From: Mauricio Freitas [MVP] (dr.emailposter_at_nowhere.invalid)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:15:28 +1300

This is not a Bluetooth problem:

a) Mobile phones connect to the Internet using GPRS or CDMA, and this is the
bottleneck for speed
b) Mobile operators charge for the use of GPRS or CDMA, not for the use of
Bluetooth 

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Mauricio Freitas, Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
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"* GH *" <gh_no_spam@lineone.net> wrote in message 
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>
> Bluetooth is a bit slow and downloading graphic hungry web pages will cost
> LOTS.  ABout £1 to £4 per MB from most UK networks.
>

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