On the contrary, not only do I think it may work, I know this is being planned.
Imagine:
You go into a store, let's say Kinko's. In return for filling up your wireless phone/pda (a WID) with their catalog and special offers they allow you to use their phone lines for free local voice or data calls.
All via bluetooth.
Think about it. It costs nothing (apart from BT gateways) for a store to offer this service. The more densely populated the area, the more likely you will be in range.
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On the contrary, not only do I think it may work, I know this is being planned.
Imagine:
You go into a store, let's say Kinko's. In return for filling up your wireless phone/pda (a WID) with their catalog and special offers they allow you to use their phone lines for free local voice or data calls.
All via bluetooth.
Think about it. It costs nothing (apart from BT gateways) for a store to offer this service. The more densely populated the area, the more likely you will be in range.
The Nokia wireless router is a campus product. Are the likes of Verizon going to allow one of their hardware suppliers take business away from them ?
Amateur packet radio people have had wireless repeaters for years.
What would be *really* good would be for all the wireless router people to adopt some open protocols...