> > From: AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/08/04 Mon PM 07:59:19 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: OT - cellphone broadband surprise > > Technology has launched a surprise attack on me... > Back in 2003, in Scotland, I remember Cotty had this special cable > connecting his cellphone to his Mac to use the cellphone as a regular > modem. I did the same via IR connection, and got a transfer rate about > 9500 bits per second. The real transfer rate turned out to be lower > because of packet loss. > > My present cellphone is not too happy about connecting via its IR > interface, so I figured I better get some other stuff. A USB thingie > is now connected to my laptop (which is the same as in 2003). It hooks > up to the cellphone network, and must be doing some kinda magic 'cos > the transfer rate is a whopping 1 megabit. Geez... > > I must be getting old. But lucky.
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