[Asterisk-Users] Bluetooth discussions

[Don Feuer]

 I do agree with what you have said about Bluetooth, however there are some
distinct advantages.  The chipsets are dirt cheap, and they normally use
hardly any power.  I do agree that the headsets are a rip, and they could go
way down.  I have been involved in the whole "networked home" which peaked
my interest in the Bluetooth discussions.  It will be interesting to see how
it goes along- I think 80.211 is much easier to use, and it doesn't require
licensing like Bluetooth does.

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Underwood
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:58 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Bluetooth discussions

Hi Don,

A large number of GSM phones and PDAs now have bluetooth. It looks likely
that through 2004 the majority of GSM phones anywhere above entry level will
have Bluetooth. My guess is that this will collapse in 2005, and bluetooth
will be dead soon after. In the meantime, I don't seem many people using the
Bluetooth feature they have. The headsets cost $100 up, and their battery
life is very poor. These have been selling for 3 years now, so we are not
just seeing the typical high cost of a new product. The first generation
headsets were over $300. Phone to notebook and phone to PDA connectivity
seems to be the main use right now. However, all those products will soon
have 802.11 so the Bluetooth feature will be superfluous.

Bluetooth just doesn't do anything very well. Other methods of doing
cordless headset to phone connectivity offer far better battery life, and
lower cost. 802.11 is now pretty cheap, much faster, more flexible, and it
going into everything soon.

Bluetooth prescence sounds like a dead end to me. However, if can work for
an 802.11 unit it probably has a real future. Anyone with 802.11 in their
phone can we tracked rather well as they move around.

Disclaimer: The value of predictions can go down as well as up :-)

Regards,
Steve


Don Feuer wrote:

> I have seen a number of phones being made by companies in Korea, but 
>do not know much about what has happened to them.  I have seen a host 
>of cellular to Bluetooth phones at COMDEX two years ago, and I am a 
>strong proponent of Bluetooth.
>
>It would be good if someone is from Korea or can read Korean to make a 
>list of companies that manufacture these phones and share them with the 
>community.
>  
>


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