[MeeGo-ivi] Terminal Mode

[Nasa]

----- "Alistair Adams (Nokia-MS-Qt/SiliconValley)" <alistair.adams at nokia.com> wrote:

> On 3/14/2011 8:09 AM, ext Nasa wrote:
> > ----- "alistair adams"<alistair.adams at nokia.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> The official answer
> >>
> >> A regular VNC server is not sufficient, as it does not support the
> >> extension we did to the protocol. You should be able to test the
> basic
> >> VNC operations with a regular VNC server though. The current Qt
> client
> >> requires a UPnP server as well, as it will not start the VNC
> >> connection before it has detected a TM enabled server device.
> >>
> >> Nasa, what was your motivation for this? Just to try it out on
> your
> >> phone or something else?
> > Yeah,
> >
> > I see this as a possible "Killer App" so I wanted to give it a try
> with
> > a VNC server I have loaded on my phone.
> >
> > BTW: While this app looks really cool -- has anyone said anything
> about
> > getting support for this from the wireless companies here in the US?
>  Since
> > you have to pay extra to have tethering capabilites (if you don't
> root
> > the phone) and this seems like it requires that...  Just thinking
> out
> > loud.
> >
> > Nasa
> Yes, tethering policies is something that varies around the world.
> Some 
> carriers have one, others don't. Maybe it will go away with the 
> unlimited data plans.
> 

Unlimited data plans seem to on the way out, here in the US, 

http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/25/technology/verizon_iphone_plan/index.htm


> The TM 1.0 spec doesn't include a tethering option, you'd have to use
> 
> the usual BT DUN/PAN to tether the phone.
> 
> Some wireless companies have expressed an interested in TM from the 
> perspective of getting apps into cars.
> 
> -Alistair
> 
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