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Author Topic: Using IR on Nokia phone to connect to Internet on PDA Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 10-01-2003 09:54 PM                     Quite simply, is this possible? I know that many phones have available as an accessory a cable that can connect to a Palm device to allow the phone to act as a modem for the Palm. Well, what about using IR? I just got a Nokia 6340i, which includes an IR port. I've already used the IR feature to beam contacts from my Handspring Visor to my phone. Can I use it to connect to the internet via my dial-up account? If so, how?  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-01-2003 10:03 PM                    What would you be doing with the phone on the internet. Certain phones have the ability to download tones and do text messages and send emails but all of this comes with a cost that if you are not careful you will be shocked when you get your bill. Be carefull with anything you do with your phone because charges may exist. Here is something else that is interesting about cell phones. THere are more of the older system analog towers out there than there are digital towers. A lot of the new features that are appearing on phones now like the video and picture taking and sending to another phone can become unavailabe and useless outside of major populous areas. Of course as the older towers get upgraded this will no longer be a problem.  |  IP: Logged Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 10-01-2003 10:06 PM                     I don't want to do anything on my phone. I just want to use the phone as a modem for my PDA. Both have IR ports. I'd be using the Web browser and email programs (mostly email) on my PDA.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-01-2003 10:12 PM                    hmmmmm that I am not sure about although I do know some phones can infer red information like adress books phone numbers and such to another phone. If you havn't alreadym check your documentation on both your phone and PDA. Again if it is possable there will probably be charges for using the phone in such a a manor.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-01-2003 11:11 PM                     I dont know about using the IR, but to use a cell phone for a modem you will use the web time and not your normal minutes. I have pcs vision and I can use my phone with a USB cable to get online with my pc. PCSvision has free wireless web so I can use as much as I want. It's pretty fast too  |  IP: Logged

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