Using a Pocket PC as a remote

tbird2340 · Post by **tbird2340** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:57 am

I just downloaded Meedio Housebot and have been tinkering with it for a while.. What are the requirements for using a PocketPC as a remote. Does it have to have a Wifi card or can it use bluetooth, or even IR??

Thanks!

Post by **ScottBot** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:39 pm

The Software Remotes connect to the HouseBot server using network sockets. So you can either have a hardwire network connection to them, or use a WiFi connection.

yaccri · Post by **yaccri** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:58 pm

Bluetooth will also work, but it is not as good as WiFi.

Although the receive range that I experienced was very similar to the WiFi's, I encountered an annoying issue with bluetooth: I had to manually establish the connection between the PocketPC and the server every time the PocketPC was turned on. With WiFi, the connection is established automatically.

Yoram

tbird2340 · Post by **tbird2340** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:33 pm

yaccri wrote:Bluetooth will also work, but it is not as good as WiFi.
Although the receive range that I experienced was very similar to the WiFi's, I encountered an annoying issue with bluetooth: I had to manually establish the connection between the PocketPC and the server every time the PocketPC was turned on. With WiFi, the connection is established automatically.

Yoram

Ok Thanks.. WIlling to give it a shot now..