I'm going over seas soon and I'm NOT planning on taking my air rave, but it got me thinking - and I was just curious - could I plug it in to an internet connection overseas and have free calls?
The only reason I can think that this wouldn't work is that
1. The air rave won't register on an IP Sprint detects as foreign.
2. Sprint won't register an air rave that is reporting a GPS location out of their coverage area.
I read one article that claimed that Sprint uses #2, in which case you could create a simple device that plugs into the pigtail port on the Air Rave and reports erroneous coordinates. You could probably do this by recording the input from one location and then playing it back through the pigtail at another location (not sure if straight audio would work or exactly how GPS is transmitted).
There used to be an app for Windows Mobile that would turn your phone into a bluetooth GPS that you could hook other devices up to. If there was something like this for Android - combined with mock locations being enabled, you could hook this up pretty easily.
You could also solve #1 with a VPN.
Anyway, again - I'm really not planning on doing this, just sort of thinking out loud. The fact that I would have WiFi/VoIP anyway wherever I could plug an air rave in would defeat the purpose. Also, I'm sure it would be illegal to operate your own device at 1900MHz in most countries.
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I have just setup a wireless network in my home. Compared to bluetooth it is absolutley brilliant, I have fast internet on my laptop downstairs, wifi card in ipaq working great and it was a doddle to install, whereas bluetooth presents nightmares to configure, wont work with lots of devices, is short range and very slow. For anybody who is in 2 minds I would suggest wireless is the best by far in all ways.
Hi,
Apologies if I misunderstood you, but I think you missed the point of Bluetooth/WiFi. They really are completely different technologies.
Bluetooth is designed to be short range and lower power and to be able to communicate a multitude of devices wirelessly (i.e. keyboards, mice, GPS, headsets as well as forming mini networks). It's also not really designed to be "high speed" as in the same sort of levels of WiFi.
WiFi on the other hand is ONLY for networking and compared to Bluetooth it IS much faster as you've realised and it is designed for bigger distances, but the power drain is also considerably more as well.
That's why your device has both technologies, so that you can choose which method suits you best. Personally I use the WiFi for networking, but the Bluetooth for talking to my GPS and Handsfree. I've ran a Bluetooth network before and found them quite stable (driver/firmware versions will assist here) and they're okay in an emergency, but they're really not that speedy at all.
So wifi is limited in its capabilities? So no chance of wireless gps or wireless headsets for phones?
I wouldn't say it's limited. Wireless Fidelity is wireless networking. That's what it was designed for and that's what it does.
You do get network webcams as well as network printers etc which could directly or indirectly take advantage of WiFi, but that's about as diverse as I think it goes and even then it's not really WiFi doing the work. The devices themselves have built in network cards.
Technically you could have a headset with a built in network card/wireless tranceiver, but I think since they can already do that with Bluetooth in very small sizes/low power/low cost... I can't see a WiFi implementation happening anytime soon, if ever. More likely it'll skip WiFi and that sort of thing will go in whatever wireless technology comes out next.
But aside from possibly a headset with longer range and faster networking, what else would you want to use with a range more than 10m or needs faster speeds?
I suspect mobile phones will start including 100m Bluetooth when they work out how to get the power down, but I don't believe that'll increase the speeds. But hey I didn't write/design the spec, so who knows?
I was also quite surprised and pleased by the simplicity of setting the wireless network, on the desktop I took about 1 minute, no added software, just a couple of clicks and a reboot, on the laptop I installed the software, plugged in the card and it immediately found the network and asked me politely if I would like to use it, brilliant implementation of a superb system. I also saw an advert for a long distance network connection, 3 miles I think, that would be a cheap way of all your family using a single high speed broadband connection in the same town.
The answer is simple:
Can you use high speed WIFI for more than 3 hours with any PPC with standard battery? BT does that well.
You should compensate the high speed of connection and simplicity in configuration (not very sure about this) to the longer usage time.
Calling everyone who has a Phone or Wifi enabled Pocket PC!
Ever got lost with your PDA and realised you left your GPS Receiver at home? Do you still want to navigate in big cities when you lose GPS signal? Or hell, do you just hate the fact that HTC does not integrate a GPS Receiver in their phones yet?!
Well, Navizon is the coolest application I've found in a long while. You can navigate using Wifi or GSM!? How kewl is that?
http://www.navizon.com/
Spread the word. As more people join, more GSM Towers and Wifi Access Points pop up all over the place. If your area isn't covered yet, just simply hook up to a GPS Device and it'll find and plot all the Telephone Masts and Access Points (WEP or Open). Then disconnect the gps, and become set free.
The greatest thing about Navizon is that you can use it as a Virtual GPS Device for your navigator (eg TomTom), which lets you navigate using just GSM or Wifi singals.
It has some other kewl features like seeing where your phone is online; great if your phone gets stolen, or to check on your kids.....(or wife!? - let's not go into that debate)
THE BEST PART IS - IT IS FREE!
Maybe I didn't see another thread if it does exist, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thought of this.
Is there any piece of software that will basically turn my Windows Mobile phone into a pbx/sip server, or else allow one to use my cell phone as the external phone connection? I think it'd be saweet to come home, connect up my phone to my wireless network, and then have sip phones around my house that connect to my PBX server that uses my cell phone for incoming/outgoing calls while its sitting nicely tucked away charging. That way, I could have multiple phones around the house that I can use to answer incoming calls to my cell phone, and to make calls out through my cell phone.
Anyone have any ideas or seen anything? Any reasons why this wouldn't work? I'm a developer(java/vb), so if there arn't many reasons why it can't be done, maybe I'll take it on and see what I can come up with.
I've seen the GE Cell Fusion stuff which is something like what I'm thinking, but I'd rather have some sort of PBX/SIP server that I can customize and configure.
There are mobile PBX systems. Maybe this is synonymous with mini PBX systems.
I just run on the following site
http://dailymobile.se/2009/01/07/op...ith-your-blackberry-garageshadow-application/
And I wondered if its possible to have something like that on my diamond.
Most are using infrared which isn't really available in current devices anymore. And afaik infrared in mobile devices will only have a range of at most 1 meter (optimistic guess).
Does the blue flashing light indicate that bluetooth is on?
there is a special remote which can connect to a comp. you can send signals to whatever you like... BUT, it's problematic.
As i stated like a year ago in a guide i wrote about bluetooth services,
the only bluetooth service working with AD controllers is the GXP port.. which you don't have on windows mobile.. it's not software related.. sorry.
You could use NetRemote via WiFi (and configure MortScript to connect to Your home WiFi network automatically if it approaches a certain mobile cell tower so if You are near home You are already connected to NetRemote server) and use an IR repeater from the server for the door. This is a theoretical concept which I haven't tried but in theory - why shouldn't it work?
You would probably want to use gps, not a cell tower id, and yes it is theoretically possible to make your phone trigger something to open your garage... but i think the questions was can you use your phone to open your garage door.
you can't use GPS as GPS can only send signals.. not receive...
you would be able to connect to your comp using wifi but then you'd have to be able to send signals through your home network to the garage door. the problem is not the sending of the signals but the receiving by the door.
of course it's "possible" but it's somewhat of a project to have the receiver operate the door... at least the way i see it.
Joel - wouldn't the outcome be the same, meaning using your phone to open garage door? Of course, the simplest way would be to buy a gsm controller, insert a SIM there with a number and hook the controller up with the door, so when you call the controller it opens the door. That solution is expensive tho and you can't use it for other stuff like with NetRemote - you can practically control anything with IR or ZWave repeaters.
lol, $100-200 for a gsm controller, then a $40 monthly plan for the gsm? i say just go buy a remote. they sell keychain sized garage door remotes at home depot for like $20 and last about a year for the cell battery opening the door about twice a day.
I have a suggestion tho.
try searching for a bluetooth controller.
someone here would have to write the application for you..
but if you manage to find a bluetooth controller, you might (you need to know how) be able to connect it to the engine.. and give it the what... 10mA trigger it needs?
What about a radio (funk) controller ? Can our handhelds do that ?
cellular radio?
untrueparadox - although with your solution doesn't let him open the door with phone, it's definitely the best and cheapest so far
my last year project might just be developing a straight current independent bluetooth controller. i'll give you the prototype for a symbolic price if you want
so what do you do when you happen to be near your home but dont want to or can't park in the garage? You know, those rare but plausible times when it so happens you are parking on the street. OH wait, there goes your door again!
Just hoping you thought it through all the way.
Look into zwave and MControl for your pc
There are some folks here trying to decide between getting the Frontier bluetooth/WiFi only vs the LTE model. There are others who are iPhone users. And there are probably a few folks, like me, who want to ditch (or significantly reduce) the use of their smartphone. For us, knowing what the LTE version can do on its own is important. Its clear that an Android phone is required for setup, but beyond that, how accessible does it need to be? What S3 functions/apps work without being connected to a smartphone?
You will be able to go to the gym or do other sporting activities such as hiking or snowboarding without a phone. take calls, texts and as of the middle december listen to Spotify.
You also cannot use the find my phone/find my gear feature if they are need to use the mobile network. If you're within Bluetooth range then it will work just fine though.
I have an LTE device and have noticed that Samsung Pay still requires the companion app on the phone. You can make up to 5 purchases (depending on card issuer) while disconnected from the phone, but after that you have to connect to the phone again to continue to use Samsung Pay. On a positive note, I have had great success using Samsung Pay on the watch and it works in many places that don't take NFC payment as well.
While connected via Bluetooth, the watch disconnects from the LTE network and works just like a Bluetooth version of the watch.