with cdma you don't need a modem as the phone acts as the modem itself. At 11:11 AM 12/18/01 -0600, you wrote: >My laptop's modem, I believe has this feature for gsm, but not cdma, which >is bad in the states, as gsm coverage isn't probably that great, and with >my modem, I didn't get software to control such phones, but there's an >adapter on the end of the cable that you plug a phone cord in to that in >itself clicks off, probably for this use. >At 03:20 PM 12/18/01 +1300, you wrote: >>there are pcncia cards for laptops that are rated for both standard >>landline dailup and cellular connections to certain phones, and they are >>listed as being 56k modems, that may only be for andline useage as you say >>gsm networks are limited to 9K6 data speed, but are seeminly trying to up >>that with a new system, that I've heard isn't working well for them at the >>moment, or that's what I've heard here in NZ anyway. >> >>cdma is a digital network, it stands for coded devisional multiple access, >>or something along those lines, it is replacing an older analogue system >>here in new zealand. >> >>At 10:43 AM 12/17/01 +0100, you wrote: >>> >>>I don't think so. Of course, I may be wrong. >>> >>>A mobile phone is constrained by technical limitations, that >>>are built-in the cellular network you are using. >>> >>>Current GSM networks, due to their architecture, cannot allow >>>you to have more than 9.6 Kbps of bandwidth -- this has nothing >>>to do with the type of transmission (digital or audio) but >>>with the speed of the GSM protocol itself. While I am not a >>>specialist of other (analog) cellular systems, I believe they >>>are even worse in this respect, since they do not have the >>>error checking and digital transmission GSM offers. >>> >>>More than that, but a "56" Kbps transmission depends on having >>>digital links (read: fiber optics) between your modem to the >>>other one. In short, it's an ugly kludge that takes advantage >>>of some possibilities of the telephone digital switiching >>>system to increase the available bandwidth. >>> >>>In some areas of the world, you'll never ever get 56 Kbps, since >>>the phone system is almost 100% copper wire and analog switches. >>>And even if your telephone system is all fiber optics and digital >>>switches, you'll never *exactly* get 56 Kbps: the best I can have >>>is about 50.xxx Kbps, and I am in an area which is almost pure >>>digital & fiber optics -- to the point that getting a DSL line >>>is a matter of days, not weeks. >>> >>>On GSM, again, you bump into the limitations of the GSM standard >>>itself: transmissions are limited to 9.6 Kbps -- period. Getting >>>an audio connection to go faster than this seems very dubious. >>> >>>Disclaimer: of course, everything I say here could be completely >>>wrong. In that case, I would be very, very, very interested in >>>getting one of these cards... Email and web access anywhere... >>>Oh, yes! <grin> >>> >>> >>>On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 04:26:42 -0500 (EST) >>>Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Actually I believe there are cards that will let you use a mobile phone >>as an >>>> audio connection - in principle capable of giving you 56k... >>>> >>>> chaals >>>> >>> >>> >>>/-------------------------------------\ >>>| Gil Andre -- Technical Writer | >>>|Knox Software: http://www.arkeia.com | >>>| email: gandre@arkeia.com | >>>\-------------------------------------/ >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>Blinux-list@redhat.com >>>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >>Dunedin, NZ >> >>Hm Ph: +64-03-4771633 >>mobile Ph: +64-027-4849896 >> >>Email: >> Blinky@earthlight.co.nz >>Fogsi461@student.otago.ac.nz >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Blinux-list@redhat.com >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > Dunedin, NZ Hm Ph: +64-03-4771633 mobile Ph: +64-027-4849896 Email: Blinky@earthlight.co.nz Fogsi461@student.otago.ac.nz