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

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From: Kent Hoult (khoult_at_cisco.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:44:06 -0500

I don't have GPRS or CDMA enabled by T-Mobile, but I can use my
Sony-Ericcson T610 essentially as a bluetooth modem and
dial up my ISP. It isn't very fast (~2400 baud), but it works.

"Mauricio Freitas [MVP]" <dr.emailposter@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> 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
>
> --
> 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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