JoikuSpot - Turn your Nokia handset into a Wi-Fi HotSpot

http://www.joikuspot.com/

Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet
connection.

FREE
INSTANT
EASY
-- JoikuSpot is free
-- JoikuSpot turns Nokia Smartphone to a Wi-Fi HotSpot
-- 1-click SMS download from Joiku.com

JoikuSpot is software based, no hardware or cables needed.
Recommended use with unlimited mobile data plans.

Horry wrote...

> http://www.joikuspot.com/
>
> Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet
> connection.

Why would I need to download software to do this? Mobiles can do it now
without the need of additional software.

Or is there something that I'm missing here?

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:23:45 +1100, Snapper wrote:

> Horry wrote...
>
>> http://www.joikuspot.com/
>>
>> Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet
>> connection.
>
> Why would I need to download software to do this? Mobiles can do it now
> without the need of additional software.

AFAIK, mobiles can't act as "Wi-Fi hotspots" now (without downloading
additional software).

To be sure, mobiles can presently be used to connect laptops to the
Internet, but not by acting as Wi-Fi hotspots.

> Or is there something that I'm missing here?

You're probably missing the significance of the Wi-Fi hotspot. That could
be useful in a situation where there are several people wanting to
contemporaneously use their laptops while on the road, but they only have
one handset with data capability between them.

Please, for the love of God, do not respond to this by telling me that you
can't see why anyone would want to use their handset to create a Wi-Fi
hotspot (or that you yourself are quite happy using USB cables, or that it
would be cheaper for you to use a Wi-Fi router connected to your ADSL
line).

Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote
> Snapper wrote
>> Horry wrote...

>>> http://www.joikuspot.com/

>>> Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet connection.

>> Why would I need to download software to do this?
>> Mobiles can do it now without the need of additional software.

> AFAIK, mobiles can't act as "Wi-Fi hotspots" now
> (without downloading additional software).

Correct.

> To be sure, mobiles can presently be used to connect laptops
> to the Internet, but not by acting as Wi-Fi hotspots.

Correct.

>> Or is there something that I'm missing here?

> You're probably missing the significance of the Wi-Fi hotspot. That
> could be useful in a situation where there are several people wanting
> to contemporaneously use their laptops while on the road, but they
> only have one handset with data capability between them.

Correct.

> Please, for the love of God, do not respond to this by telling me
> that you can't see why anyone would want to use their handset to
> create a Wi-Fi hotspot (or that you yourself are quite happy using
> USB cables, or that it would be cheaper for you to use a Wi-Fi router
> connected to your ADSL line).

Bet he says just that.

Horry wrote...

> You're probably missing the significance of the Wi-Fi hotspot. That could
> be useful in a situation where there are several people wanting to
> contemporaneously use their laptops while on the road, but they only have
> one handset with data capability between them.

Yeah, that's a point. Shared access, that is.

> Please, for the love of God, do not respond to this by telling me that you

Sorry, don't believe in the guy. So you're outta luck.

> can't see why anyone would want to use their handset to create a Wi-Fi
> hotspot (or that you yourself are quite happy using USB cables, or that it
> would be cheaper for you to use a Wi-Fi router connected to your ADSL
> line).

As for the first point, maybe some people can see a use for this. As for
the second point, I'd use either bluetooth or a USB cable, whichever
provides a more stable connection. As for the third point, your sarcasm is
wasted on me...



--
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Horry wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:23:45 +1100, Snapper wrote:
>
>> Horry wrote...
>>
>>> http://www.joikuspot.com/
>>>
>>> Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet
>>> connection.

This is a good concept, but with the cost of mobile data in Australia I
can't really see it gaining popularity.

Although I am sure in other countries where providers don't bend their
customers over each month when they send the bill out that it could be
very popular.


--
The views I provide are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may
belong to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

Simon Templar <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote
> Horry wrote
>> Snapper wrote
>>> Horry wrote

>>>> http://www.joikuspot.com/

>>>> Connect your laptop to internet easily using your mobile phone's internet connection.

> This is a good concept, but with the cost of mobile data in Australia I can't really see it gaining popularity.

3 is pretty decent value.

> Although I am sure in other countries where providers don't bend their customers over each month when they send the
> bill out that it could be very popular.

Plenty use it here instead of DSL.