Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:47:29 -0700 From: Richard Johnson <raj@cisco.com> To: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx> Cc: der BO <der_bo@hotmail.com>, MVN@orangedk.com, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Nokia 8210 Message-ID: <15166.54673.844511.933936@kitab.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <993882324.14678.0.camel@percible.alfred.cx> References: <F42AOCh8qKLycUtfOEb00010e13@hotmail.com> <993882324.14678.0.camel@percible.alfred.cx>
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Andrew Reid writes: > Huh? Since when do you need a PCMCIA modem card to connect to a data > service using your mobile? I've got a 5110 which I can use to connect to > the Internet using a special Nokia serial cable. You need gNokii though. I've been looking at this and would like to clarify my understanding on this point. You can only use the special Nokia serial cable and gNokii with Nokia phones which support data connections and then only if you're in a part of the country where you are getting digital service. Maybe everything in Europe is GSM (digital) everywhere and there's no Analog, so this isn't an issue? In the US GSM is not very widely available at all, other services such as TDMA and CDMA are more prevalent and older style Analog connections are what you get if you get outside of the larger cities at all. I this situation, a PCMCIA modem connecting to your cell phone is absolutely necessary if you want to guarantee you can use it *everywhere*. I'm sure I don't quite have the whole picture yet. I'm trying to piece it all together from the sketchy documentation available on the web. /raj To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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