Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:03:44 +0100, LR <lrme@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>> Turn your Windoze Mobile 6 or Symbian S60 based cell phone into a
>>> Wi-Fi hot spot using it's wireless broadband connection for a
>>> backhaul.
>>> <http://www.walkinghotspot.com>
>
>> Any idea what the differences are between the "free trial" and the
>> "carrier" versions?
>> " “While we are releasing a free trial version of the WalkingHotSpot
>> solution, it is important to understand that the feature set we are
>> releasing will not compete with products offered by our carrier partners,”"
>> http://www.walkinghotspot.com/files/...t_20080421.pdf
>>
>> I don't know whether my eyes are just getting old and lazy but I can't
>> see anything listed on the web-site.
>
> The product and web site was originally intended to convince handset
> manufacturers to adopt the product. The parent company, TapRoot
> Systems:
> <http://www.taprootsystems.com/handset_manufacturers.html>
> sells or licenses such designs to handset manufactories. On April 21,
> the company issued a press release that the software was available as
> a "free trial". Since I didn't have the required device (my XV6700
> runs WM5), I didn't bother to download it. Anyway, the rest of the
> web site appears to be from before the "free trial" release and is
> therefore somewhat confusing. The above competition statement implies
> that if some OEM decides to offer the product during the trial period,
> the feature mix will be quite different. In other words, the "free
> trial" versions may have some major limitations. Still, it's an
> interesting concept.
>
>
>
Here is another one:-
http://www.joikuspot.com/aboutJoikuSpot.php