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cantrdr
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
6610
Service Provider:
o2 |
 
Tue May 13, 2003 4:21 pm |
Just bought the Nokia Data cable for my 6610 for a mere 90 euro!! wasn't expecting that cost and want to return it. Is it cheaper and just as good to go for an infrared adapter? i'm not overly concerned with speed.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Bjoern
Posts: 3611
Phone Model:
Nokia E61
Service Provider:
o2 Germany |
Tue May 13, 2003 5:36 pm |
90 € is very expensive... here in germany the cable comes about 70 €...
But buy Infrared... it's much better, speed is enough, you won't get the difference really... I got an Infrared-Adapter @ eBay for 15€ - and I also can use it with other Phones with Infrared and I don't need to buy cables or else for them.
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neothematrix
Posts: 53
Phone Model:
Nokia 6610
Service Provider:
Vodafone Omnitel |
Tue May 13, 2003 6:57 pm |
Personally I saw the Nokia data cable price and choosen the infrared adapter  I'm very satisfied, you can use this whith the phone you want whithout problems, the only "plus" you have with data cable is the stability of the connection...i mean if you use your mobile as a modem, with the irda adapter you have to keep your phone near and still to the computer, so maybe this can be unconfortable.
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tangkew
Posts: 94 |
Wed May 14, 2003 2:09 am |
I agree. I have yet resolved the problem with my IrDA transfer. I kept getting the error message "The transfer failed. An error occurred while Wireless Link was connecting to the other device".
With my data cable, I have done numerous transfer since.... no problem at all...
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Xeratul
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
Nokia 6230
Service Provider:
Telenor |
Wed May 14, 2003 4:26 am |
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I havent bought any cable yet, but I think it costs 60€ here, going to buy soon
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Pantelisgeor
Posts: 40
Service Provider:
cyta |
Wed May 14, 2003 4:26 am |
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i'm using an irda port and i never had that problem (only at the beggining but after i set the properties right it's perfectly stable).. i even used it as a modem once and it was stable... i think the irda is mych better that the cable and easier to use
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r_prodigy1
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Nokia 7210
Service Provider:
Maxis |
Thu May 15, 2003 10:47 pm |
 Just a question - Which is faster when it comes to using the phone as a modem? Infrared or Data Cable? Please advise....
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BobDole
Posts: 2 |
Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:46 pm |
| r_prodigy1 wrote: | | Just a question - Which is faster when it comes to using the phone as a modem? Infrared or Data Cable? Please advise.... |
You probably won't see a significant difference in speed, however the data cable will be more reliable.
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spikey
Posts: 8
Phone Model:
nokia 3650 and sonyericsson T68i
Service Provider:
vodafone and telstra |
Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:14 am |
i have an IrDa and it is pretty good and i have had no truble what-so-ever, but as it has been said it is a bit unstable and anoying when the cat plays with the cord! after that theres a cat with a sore butt and a half transfered file  . the up side to the data cable is that if there is an upgrade for your phone you will be able to upgrade it with the data cable but this is not possible with IrDa
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fuzion
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
8390
Service Provider:
Rogers AT&T Wireless (302-72) |
Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:40 pm |
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another upside to the data cable is that they can be used to unlock your phone whereas it can't be done with iRda
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