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Old August 1st, 2002, 02:27 PM
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Default Re: Ye New Galactic Bar & Grill & Phong\'s Head Cantina - After Hours

Dogscoff sits at a table with a beer in his hand and a bank statement in the other. On the table in front of him is an array of computer hardware catalogues.

OK... I've decided not to go for that novatech laptop I mentioned the other day. I'm now looking at spending a little extra (well, about 25% extra=-) to get a Sony Vaio 701. Or maybe a 601. Maybe a bluetooth card as well to plug into it. Anyway, here's my question:

Does anyone know what sort of bandwidth I can expect using my mobile phone (ericcson T39m) as a modem across a bluetooth connection? How will it compare to a 56k modem dialup? I already use it for IR dialup and it is sloooow. Something like 9600, which is prohibitive even for downloading PBW files. And what's all this GPRS business? I know that's got something to do with it but what?

I've searched and searched with Google but haven't found any definitive answers to these questions. Any geeks out there who know about this stuff?