Apparently there is an issue in California with a number of cellular service
providers selling cell phones advertised to have bluetooth functions that do
not. The main phone in question seems to be the Motorola V710. If you go to
https://www.lawyersandsettlements ...

Q: Why is my GPRS, EDGE, or UMTS so slow?
A1: SERIAL PORT BOTTLENECK: Connections between handsets and "tethered"
devices (e.g., notebook computer, PDA) are typically implemented as a
serial

Q: Does ENS make for better coverage and/or connections?
A: Post-merger Cingular still has two separate networks, the old ATTWS
(blue)
network and the old Cingular (orange) network.  While both ATTWS and

Cingular EGPRS(EDGE) performance continues to be good here in the San
Francisco Bay Area.  See screen captures of network throughput for FTP at
<http://j.navas.home.att.net/cingular_media_net/speed_9-1-2005.htm>
Note that speeds are relatively steady at near full speed for the two

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4196762.stm>:
  Mobile phone use does not up the risk of cancer, at least in the
  first 10 years of use, the largest investigation to date shows.
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