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  Is Bluetooth a Viable Alternative to 802.11b?
Subject:   Bluetooth faster than cable?
Date:   2002-11-22 21:27:30
From:   mcarney
Your cable may be well under 1mbs but mine is not. I regularly have bandwidth well above that -- up to 2mbs. Bluetooth is too little and too late. Ubiquitous and inexpensive equipment is built around 802.11 and it fits neatly into existing standards and infrastructure. The burden of proof required is substantial to justify having a second air interface on the same frequency as 802.11b and performing many of the same functions. Cable replacement? I have a wireless keyboard and mouse that I purchased three years for half the price of Bluetooth versions. The enormous effort on Bluetooth would be better spent producing a low power 802.11 device.