What is the difference between WiFi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity?
Neither WiFi or Bluetooth are required, we often get questions.. Bluetooth is used for Personal Area Network. This technology has a much shorter range than 802.11b and is used solely to connect devices located around the user. For example, you can print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA to a Bluetooth enabled printer, or you can use your PDA contacts to dial out on a Bluetooth enabled cellular phone. It, in most instances, cannot be used to access the internet. A possible exception to this may be through a cell phone. The best way to think about Bluetooth is as a cable replacement among peripherals WiFi, 802.11b in this case, is a method of accessing an existing network, and thus the internet. It has a much wider range, up to 100m compared to 10m for Bluetooth. Neither UCLA nor any of our affiliated hospitals have student applications that will use the wireless capability at this time. What does it mean when it says that a PDA is branded? This means that a company has purchased some PDAs an
Bluetooth is used for Personal Area Network. This technology has a much shorter range than 802.11b and is used solely to connect devices located around the user. For example, you can print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA to a Bluetooth enabled printer, or you can use your PDA contacts to dial out on a Bluetooth enabled cellular phone. It, in most instances, cannot be used to access the internet. A possible exception to this may be through a cell phone. The best way to think about Bluetooth is as a cable replacement among peripherals WiFi, 802.11b in this case, is a method of accessing an existing network, and thus the internet. It has a much wider range, up to 100m compared to 10m for Bluetooth. Neither UCLA nor any of our affiliated hospitals have student applications that will use the wireless capability at this time. What does it mean when it says that a PDA is branded? This means that a company has purchased some PDAs and has had them marked with their company name. The unit themselve
