Date: 02 Jul 2001 11:45:46 +0930 From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx> To: Richard Johnson <raj@cisco.com> Cc: der BO <der_bo@hotmail.com>, MVN@orangedk.com, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Nokia 8210 Message-ID: <994040147.915.11.camel@percible.alfred.cx> In-Reply-To: <15166.54673.844511.933936@kitab.cisco.com> References: <F42AOCh8qKLycUtfOEb00010e13@hotmail.com> <993882324.14678.0.camel@percible.alfred.cx> <15166.54673.844511.933936@kitab.cisco.com>
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On 01 Jul 2001 00:47:29 -0700, Richard Johnson wrote:
> 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*.
Yes, that's right. I've been talking with Australia's mobile
telecomunications network in mind. We've phased out Analog completely.
- andrew
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