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3 phone as PC modem

Myxomatosis · 2007-04-07 22:03:50

I know there are many threads already on this subjects and subjects like this but they sometimes have conflicting information. So I need some solid answers to a few questions before I buy a phone (ThreePay, Pay As You Go). 1. Does https, POP, SMTP etc work? 2. Do Peer to Peer programs work? 3. What kind of ping times would…

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07-04-2007 11:03pm

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Myxomatosis

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I know there are many threads already on this subjects and subjects like this but they sometimes have conflicting information. So I need some solid answers to a few questions before I buy a phone (ThreePay, Pay As You Go).

1. Does https, POP, SMTP etc work?

2. Do Peer to Peer programs work?

3. What kind of ping times would be expected?

Thanks

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#2 08-04-2007 10:24am
Sponge Bob

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1 yes
2 with some hacking yes
3. 150-200ms, same as dialup

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#3 08-04-2007 5:42pm
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Dialup esp ISDN has much lower ping times than 3G

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#4 08-04-2007 8:59pm
Myxomatosis

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Some hacking you say?

Any information on what exactly I'd have to do?

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