Just to put my 2 cents:
BT is more like a device to device protocol. For instance, you'll see
lots of mouse, keyboard and cell phone that uses BT. We can compare
BT to USB in a manner of speaking. Normally you just have to pair the
device (made them see each other) and you can exchange between the 2,
like if it was a cable. The speed of BT is small and more suited to
files or data transfert between the 2 devices.
WiFi is more for network elements, we can say it is the Ethernet side
of wireless networking. That mean that each device are not attached
directly to each other, but goes through a network to talk to each
other. You normally use a base station as the center point, but you
can also do a computer to computer network if you which. The Wifi
speed is higher and is more suited to navigating the Internet.
Le 06-10-10 à 19:53, Steve Trotter a écrit :
> But what advantage does bluetooth offer? Can't I do with Ethernet on
> wifi what I can do on bluetooth?
> Isn't bluetooth one method of wireless connecting? 802.11 another?
> Both
> accomplish the same thing, albeit differently, and one maybe does it
> better--but?
> I guess I'm confused as to why bluetooth is able to do what wifi
> can't--but then, I've never used bluetooth...
>
> can you straighten me out?
> thanks.
> Steve
>
> Javier Monllor wrote:
>> If you are only interested in file transfers, and not syncing, then
>> you should consider bluetooth. I purchased a PICO Card from Adrianno
>> and can now transfer text files, packages and vcards to my Newt and
>> back with very little issues.
>>
>> I've also installed ethernet and WiFi but have only used email, no
>> browsing and no package installation or syncing (I think you can
>> install packages with email but I haven't tried that either).
>>
>> If you're interested in ethernet, drop me a line off list as I have
>> one I can let go for a good price.
>>
>> Tovi
>>
>> On Oct 10, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Steve Trotter wrote:
>>
>> *snip*
>>
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