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still not conviced bv !!! try harder .....what im trying to say is that its not all that great !!! wait for red tooth !!
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Posted: 2003-01-20 16:34:00
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If you not convinced, then just don't pay the money for a BT accessory. Simple as that.
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Posted: 2003-01-20 16:41:00
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WELL AM USING IT WITH THE HBH-30 HEADSET. iTS GREAT FOR THE CAR.
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Posted: 2003-01-20 16:42:00
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using it with my jabra bt300 and for my ipaq conecting via t68i for catching my mail little web browsing and chating on msn messenger with my friends when im not at home
regards laz
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Posted: 2003-01-20 16:48:00
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Anuj, Bluetooth is supposed to 'cut the cable'.
Try surfing on your PDA while walking and holding your phone's IR in line with it.
Bluetooth is just another wireless standard. The 'hype' is just that... HYPE.
I use Bluetooth everyday:
-wireless headset in the car to my phone
-instant sync of PIM data from phone to PC without having to dock phone
-sending business cards to new contacts (multiple send possible w/ P800)
-send/receive pictures from friends
Bluetooth offers about 1Mb/sec data rate. 30 feet (at best) range. Non-line-of-sight operation.
It's the best of cable and IR combined.
IR is still useful, don't get me wrong, I still IR as well... to beam vcards to people who don't have BT. But I feel IR is on it's way out... it'll be a while though, and it's still a very reliable mode of wireless data exchange. But BT offers so much more for data.
The main problem with IR is that it has to be either ON or OFF. Bluetooth can be left on w/ minimal power drain... IR can't.
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Posted: 2003-01-20 16:49:00
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hey nice reply mate ! But i was under the impression that bt uses alot of battery especially coz of the flashing blue led ?
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Posted: 2003-01-20 17:11:00
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not realy i have it on all the time speaking o my bt headset and connecting to the ipaq still it holds for 2 days betwen charging the phone .... yeah did i mention i blab a lot on the phone heheheh
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Posted: 2003-01-20 17:28:00
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Well, I don't know which consumes more power DURING transmission... but BT is very low power during standby (IR has no standby mode) so a connection can be made without having to activate it. There is also "Auto" mode which BT is OFF, until the phone INITIATES a BT connection... in AUTO mode, the phone has to be the one to initiate the BT transfer... it will not respond to external BT requests.
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Posted: 2003-01-20 17:43:00
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Listen, if you realy want compare it that way, IR will be in most cases better. You may send v-cards or sth to almost every old phone with IR. But remember that BT can make you laugh! Try sending msg to brick-owners. Comedy!
Regards, hErBi
This message was posted from a T68i
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Posted: 2003-01-20 17:48:00
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that's assuming that all you use BT or IR for is sending and receiving vCards.
Surfing w/ PDA + celfone over IR is hell... unless you're sitting down and have a desk in front of you.
And you said it in your previous post... IR is better at sending to
OLD phones and devices.
IR still has it's uses... but BT is just getting started. Like I said, the great thing about BT is that you can leave it on...PLUS you don't have to face the devices at each other.
IR is useful for devices that communicate one-way or don't need a steady connection like: remotes, car remotes (I find IR car alarms better than radio based ones since no one can scan for your frequency) and auto-focus elements in cameras.
I like the fact that most phones with Bluetooth also have IR
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Posted: 2003-01-20 18:03:00
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