(keitai-l) Re: International Usage - PHS vs WLAN

Hi Paul

This page from DDI's site explains some of the wonders of PHS packet
technology: the ability to keep sessions alive even when the air-link drops.
There aren't any base stations on the train as far as I know.

http://www.ddipocket.co.jp/data/air_tushinantei.html

By the way do you use any of the web or mail acceleration services on
b-mobile?

Cheers,
David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hardy" <pjh@bushcat.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:56 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: International Usage - PHS vs WLAN


>
>
> > PHS, too does hand-off up although the maximum speed you can move at
> > while a call is in progress is somewhere around 100Km/h (originally it
> > was 40 Km/h).
>
> My b-mobile card keeps me connected, albeit at very low throughput, on the
> Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka. I thought there might be a PHS cell on
> the train (since they're getting the payphone signals to and from the
train
> somehow).
>
>
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