On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 03:00:39AM -0700, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
> >
> However, perhaps someone can tell me what such a data option really _is_. In
> Denmark (by the company "Sonofon" if anyone knows it), the data-option simply
> meant that they provided dial-in as any other ISP. If I had an existing ISP,
> there was no need for the data-option (so the nice phone-support told me - and
> it worked). Is it possible for the phone company to require a special
> subscription/option
Definitely. Your phone initiates data connections as just that, and the GSM
network must respond accordingly.
> (probably one which implies some unreasonable fee) for
Not necessarily. One network I use here charges less for data calls.
> letting my computer key in the number over IrDA - contrary to doing it myself
> using the keypad?
Except when your computer does it, it sets the call type, which you can
do with the Ericsson by "setting" data menu on, and then "next call type" to
data.
> To me, it would seem that the phone-company couldn't (and
> shouldn't) care either way....connections are connections, traffic is traffic.
> Or am I completely mistaken?
I think data calls are more traffic intense, or can be if you use them to
their maximum.
Dave
PS I'm certainly not an expert here, and much of what I have said is
from manuals and third parties, neither of which is necessarily reliable!
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