Wi-Fi and BlueTooth

Hi,

I have to decide between Wi-Fi and BlueTooth for a PDA device. I know some
PDAs have both but I will consider only one of these technologies. My main
concern is battery life and I was told BlueTooth is more battery-friendly
over Wi-Fi, but is it the case in real life?

In article <EBmuc.2194$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Chester <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
:I have to decide between Wi-Fi and BlueTooth for a PDA device. I know some
:PDAs have both but I will consider only one of these technologies. My main
:concern is battery life and I was told BlueTooth is more battery-friendly
ver Wi-Fi, but is it the case in real life?

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article82.php

talks about some things you should know about actual implimentations
on PDAs.
--
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct,
not tried it. -- Donald Knuth

It all depends on what you want to do with your PDA. For networking anywhere
I would go for bluetooth connected to a GPRS or UMTS/CDMA mobile phone
(Wi-Fi is coming but it will never be everywhere). For syncing agendas with
your computer at home Bluetooth is also good (you'll need a Bluetooth
adapter for your PC too)

Note that Bluetooth offers limited bandwidth, so it won't be high speed
Internet. But then again, who wants to do that on such a small screen...

"Chester" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EBmuc.2194$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have to decide between Wi-Fi and BlueTooth for a PDA device. I know some
> PDAs have both but I will consider only one of these technologies. My main
> concern is battery life and I was told BlueTooth is more battery-friendly
> over Wi-Fi, but is it the case in real life?
>
>

"Walter Roberson" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
news:c9dabn$5aa$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <EBmuc.2194$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Chester <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> :I have to decide between Wi-Fi and BlueTooth for a PDA device. I know
some
> :PDAs have both but I will consider only one of these technologies. My
main
> :concern is battery life and I was told BlueTooth is more battery-friendly
> ver Wi-Fi, but is it the case in real life?
>
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article82.php
>
> talks about some things you should know about actual implimentations
> on PDAs.

Usefull informations. It's not a perfect world!

Thanks!

> --
> Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct,
> not tried it. -- Donald Knuth