Scooby214
07-01-2007, 05:14 PM
I've been hesitant to post this as it has been widely reported that the Hotspot @Home service only works for voice, but I've been using the 6086 since Friday and I believe I have some evidence that the phone may actually be using Wifi for data. Bear with me while I share my experiences and let me know if it makes sense. :)
I usually use my phones to browse WAP sites while sitting next to my trusty AM radio, with the radio turned on. I have become accustomed to hearing the GSM buzz through the radio speakers when my phones are loading WAP pages. It happens every time, until I tried my 6086 while it was connected to my Wifi router. I can load my WAP pages while the phone's Wifi is turned on, and I hear absolutely no GSM buzz through my AM radio. I then close the browser and turn off the Wifi on the phone. While still sitting in the same position, with Wifi turned off, I then started loading WAP pages. The GSM buzz was immediately back! I have tried it quite a few times now, with the same consistent result.
Another thing I have noticed... While the phone loads most WAP sites quickly whether the Wifi is on or off, my local TV station's WAP site is slow to load on most phones. (In particular, the animated weather radar is rather slow to load.) On the 6086, it is noticeably faster to load the animated radar if the Wifi is turned on than if the Wifi is turned off!
Based on these two things, I am beginning to believe that the 6086 does use the Wifi for data, even if T-Mobile didn't intend for it to work that way.
Does my reasoning make sense, or am I missing something? I invite any observations or input from any of you who have the 6086. :)
I usually use my phones to browse WAP sites while sitting next to my trusty AM radio, with the radio turned on. I have become accustomed to hearing the GSM buzz through the radio speakers when my phones are loading WAP pages. It happens every time, until I tried my 6086 while it was connected to my Wifi router. I can load my WAP pages while the phone's Wifi is turned on, and I hear absolutely no GSM buzz through my AM radio. I then close the browser and turn off the Wifi on the phone. While still sitting in the same position, with Wifi turned off, I then started loading WAP pages. The GSM buzz was immediately back! I have tried it quite a few times now, with the same consistent result.
Another thing I have noticed... While the phone loads most WAP sites quickly whether the Wifi is on or off, my local TV station's WAP site is slow to load on most phones. (In particular, the animated weather radar is rather slow to load.) On the 6086, it is noticeably faster to load the animated radar if the Wifi is turned on than if the Wifi is turned off!
Based on these two things, I am beginning to believe that the 6086 does use the Wifi for data, even if T-Mobile didn't intend for it to work that way.
Does my reasoning make sense, or am I missing something? I invite any observations or input from any of you who have the 6086. :)