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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