I have a Toshiba 3505. I need to frequently print and fax
reports while I go from room to room seeing medical
patients with my tablet pc. This needs to be wireless as
I do not want to have to go back and forth to physically
connect to a fax modem or printer.
802.11b works fine but requires a second computer to
function as the "server" which would be connected to a
wireless router with printer or print server and fax
modem.
I had thought that bluetooth would be a simpler
alternative but it seems very slow.
I bought a zoomtel usb bluetooth adapter (class 1-- up to
100 ft range)for the tablet pc. My printer is a canon i80
with its own bluetooth adapter. The fax modem is a
zoomtel bluetooth 56K modem (built in bluetooth).
I was able to set them up ok and they work, but both
function very slowly. When it is transmitting to the
bluetooth device the cpu usage goes to 100% for a good 15
seconds or more so that I can't do other tasks.
This test setting was with the devices less than 5 feet
away so it should not be a distance issue.
I am going to can the bluetooth approach for now but am
wondering if other people are happy or sad or have a
different/better experience with bluetooth?
Thanks,
Doug Lazenby