(keitai-l) Re: Series 60 hack uses Bluetooth hardware for Wi-Fi

From: Gerhard Fasol <fasol_at_eurotechnology.com>
Date: 04/01/04
Message-ID: <406C3D31.3040302@eurotechnology.com>
Maybe GPRS is not that fast, but AU's CDMA in Japan now does
2.4Mbps.

Gerhard

Giovanni Bertani wrote:
> Could  be the "Hack of the year":
> 
> 
>   They've done it again: a group of mobile phone freaks have analysed 
> Nokia's Series 60 firmware and found references to wireless LAN 
> functionality. Further analysis revealed code that allows for re-tuning 
> the bluetooth chipset to enable WLAN mode. Technical background: 
> wireless LAN and bluetooth both operate in the 2.4 GHz spectrum, so 
> they share the same core technology. Although the range will not match 
> that of dedicated WLAN cards, it should be good enough for sitting in a 
> cafe and browse web pages with Opera, far faster than it ever could be 
> with GPRS. First tests have shown transfer rates up to 2.4 MBit/s.
> 
> http://www.mobitopia.com/20040401.html#105110
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