Subj : Telnet OS/2 BBS w/Cell Phone?
To   : Peter Knapper
From : Mike Luther
Date : Mon Jan 03 2005 08:58 am

Thanks Peter ..

 PK> Its pretty standard with all the recent Cell phone providerss these 
 PK> days, the Cell phone user can dial a PSTN connection 
 PK> of their ISP and access the internet from their cell 
 PK> phone (at a price). Some phones have "mini" web 
 PK> browsers built in, others provide a serial port that 
 PK> can then be used from their PC/Laptop attached to the 
 PK> phone. From there they use web browser, telnet, etc...

Ah!  Makes sense now ..

 PK> It reportedly
 PK> performs well because the data is digital all the way 
 PK> and doesn't get modulated and demodulated like 
 PK> standard analog PSTN modems, its more like and ISDN 
 PK> connection.

Interesting ..

 PK> I don't
 PK> trust anything that goes to air these days........;-) 
 PK> You can always encrypt the traffic if the other end 
 PK> plays ball, but your ISP has to offer the service. 

Nor me says the flea ..  Playing VPN this way or something could be more of 
interest to me, but I'm not turned on by all kinds of freedoms.  Even such 
things as OnStar have a price..

 PK> Ditto here, I dont have one (I don't yet see the need
 PK> on a personal basis), but I carry one from work 
 PK> because they want me to. I just get to ensure its only 
 PK> ON when I want to contact someone OR be 
 PK> contacted..........;-)

Hej, as a high time multi-engine instrument flight instructor here even back in 
1963 we were aware of the high percentage of aircraft accidents (incidents may 
be more so ..) that took place while the pilot was talking over the radio and 
so on.

Let alone use the new ones with PICTURES to look at as well when driving???

Thanks for the education Peter.


--> Sleep well; OS/2's still awake! ;)

Mike @ 1:117/3001

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