"Mobilizing" your iPod touch

[gobble]

I finally got around to doing this so here is an FYI post.

iPod touch owners will note how WiFi drains the battery like a hole in a bucket of water. Besides WiFi is only available in your house.

Well I now use my GPRS cell phone as a modem over bluetooth via a process called reverse tethering. What does this mean? It means I can browse google maps anywhere on the road when I am lost, or surf the net sitting in a cafe. And with a GPRS class 32 enabled cell phone, I get decent speeds. My cell phone also has 3G. Which means for 12K (US pricing) + 4K for 3G cell phone or a total of 16K you get a device that is as mobile as the iphone costing 2.5X more - only without the ability to make calls of course! You can hop on the 3G bandwagon later once it becomes more affordable for super fast streaming!

I did this using a software called ibluever, which can be installed once you jailbreak the IOS. I use IOS 4.1. It costs 5USD (Paanch Doolar!)

Edit: Next is what?!! GPS receiver paired over bluetooth. But it cost 3.5K so I'm gonna demo it in a showroom first. Paired with routing and navigation s/w on the Touch, it should be pretty useful.

HTH

 

[captrajesh]

SSsshhhh Gobble, run to the patent office and file a provisional patent first or you will be deprived of millliiooons of doolars.hyeah:

Your concept is not very clear. You are using the phone as modem (using its GPRS) to connect a device via blue tooth, right? But you have not specified which device. (I think this device is what costs 12 K right?)

 

[hemantwaghe]

Gobble ..havre you adapted tactics ogf certain poster whose posts used to confuse everyone and there was intense debates????

Or level of my limited intelligence dropped so much that I am not able to understand plain english?

 

[teky]

Your concept is not very clear. You are using the phone as modem (using its GPRS) to connect a device via blue tooth, right? But you have not specified which device. (I think this device is what costs 12 K right?)

Captain - He is using a iPod Touch as a device which is connecting to a 3G enabled phone via GPRSto Internet using Bluetooth

The device which costs 12 K is the iPod Touch and the other phone is 4 K

 

[Kittu]

I think Gobble clearly mentioned existing owners so they already have it , used it and wrekked so its not 12k

 

[captrajesh]

Captain - He is using a iPod Touch as a device which is connecting to a 3G enabled phone via GPRSto Internet using Bluetooth

The device which costs 12 K is the iPod Touch and the other phone is 4 K

Jeez, GPRS as such has pathetic speed and Bluetooth is even more pathetic. Soa what is the advantage here? Less power consumption of the I touch battery ?

 

[gobble]

Gobble ..havre you adapted tactics ogf certain poster whose posts used to confuse everyone and there was intense debates????

Or level of my limited intelligence dropped so much that I am not able to understand plain english?

But No! The fact that you have responded means your intelligence has awoken!! hyeah: ok don't hit me just kidding!

That's right I am usingy my Touch without wireless now using Bluetooth to network with my cell which has GPRS

Cheers

 

[gobble]

Jeez, GPRS as such has pathetic speed and Bluetooth is even more pathetic. Soa what is the advantage here? Less power consumption of the I touch battery ?

Captain
You must have tried GPRS with a class 10 device. Try a class32 one - my speeds are pretty damn good! Besides I have option of 3G as well.

Cheers

 

[gobble]

Jeez, GPRS as such has pathetic speed and Bluetooth is even more pathetic. Soa what is the advantage here? Less power consumption of the I touch battery ?

Captain
The iBluever is an implementation of the Bluetooth stack that overcomes these deficiencies.
Cheers

 

[gobble]

Captain - He is using a iPod Touch as a device which is connecting to a 3G enabled phone via GPRSto Internet using Bluetooth

The device which costs 12 K is the iPod Touch and the other phone is 4 K

Right! 32gb iPod 3G costs 12k back then.

Thanks for clearing the fog.

So for 16k I get a device of apple UI touchscreen quality that is always connected!!

Cheers