On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 15:34, Andy Swallow wrote: > > Does anybody know much about using a mobile phone as a modem for a laptop? Is > the whole subject something of a minefield? Is it only realistically possible > with Windows? Any pros/cons that I should be aware of? Actually very easy : the phone acts exactly as a serial modem. If you have ever configured a PPP connexion, nothing new here. If your phone communicates with the PC via IR, a kernel module is needed, and then you can consider the IR port as just another serial port. Keep in mind that standard GSM tops at about 9.6 Kb/s, 14.4 Kb/s with HSCSD. With GPRS you can expect throughputs between 20 and 50 Kb/s according to how many time slots you use.
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