No Bluetooth File Transfer facility in T-Mobile G1?
Our beloved reader, Madi, has questioned a critical thing:
I have 2 doubts about new T-mobile’s G1. 1st is weather it has the bluetooth file transferring facility, and 2nd is weather it can be used in countries of the south asia.
I open the T-Mobile G1’s user manual which has been leaked few weeks ago. In page 34-35 about Bluetooth, it never mention anything about File Transfer Facility via Bluetooth. The user manual only tell that we can use Bluetooth to send and receive calls using a headset or hands-free car kit. Thus, we cannot transfer any file to other phone (or computer) via Bluetooth? I search through the document and found nothing to prove that G1 supports any file transfer. Probably we should use email on transferring a file?
It is something unusual in this openness era. Sony Ericsson and Nokia have long history on supporting File Transfer via Bluetooth. What Google are trying to protect then? If it is really true, it is one negative consideration to buy Android platform, beside no video call facility. Please answer this, Google!
i prefer BlackBerry...
October 15th, 2008 at 12:10 am
There will be many third party apps to address any shortcomings of the software. For example there is an app, I forget the name, that lets you store files in the “cloud”. So you could use this facility to transfer files between phone and computer.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:56 am
@Ecogeek
Yes, it should be. But there is no facility on sending a file phone-to-phone as usually we do among peers.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:59 am
First of all i should thank Amir who answerd my question. But i stil have 2 probs on this G1.
1. Is it coming cim unlocked to be used in the south asian region?
2. What is 3.5G tecnology which it mentions in its specifications. Isnt it about the video call facility?
Please answer me Amir or any body else….
October 16th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Does the iPhone 3G has the bluetooth file transfering facility?
October 17th, 2008 at 6:03 am
@Madi
1. I don’t think so
2. It has HSDPA for Internet access, but not for video calling
3. iPhone 3G doesn’t have bluetooth file transfer facility