On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I was looking at the Tata indicom ad. about a new 'photon' device that > has a WLAN which can allow upto 5 users to connect to the internet via > WLAN. The same can be done in mobile phones that are internet enabled > and have a WLAN too. Simply share the internet (GPRS, EDGE, 3G) with the > WLAN device and use it as a wireless router. If some mobile apps makers > could pick up this idea and make a tiny application, it can save the > users the need to buy new devices and have a handy internet source for > some devices around.
Concept? It's been a reality since ages. My friend used to use his GPRS enabled symbian phone's wifi to open websites on his iPad. Some useful links: 1. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ 2. http://www.joiku.com/?action=products&mode=productDetails&product_id=310 3. http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/13/exclusive-google-to-add-tethering-wifi-hotspot-to-android-2-2-froyo/ 4. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/turn_your_iphone_into_a_wi-fi_hotspot.php Some keywords you could use for further search "wifi tethering", "wifi hotspot", > Regards, > > Rony. -- With Regards, Mehul Ved -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
