Spying On Your Wife's Cell Phone No Longer Acceptable
On to the standard (default 20mA) mode, the battery provides two to three hours of operation and up to eight hours of standby. In the 2mA mode, the battery provides approximately four to six hours of operation and up to eight hours of standby. The supplied 9V battery is available in just about any store, and you can replace it by sliding off the battery cover. If you're looking to spy on your wife's cell phone, you couldn't find a better battery and phone combo!
For the evaluation, Spectrum Cellular provided units for the Motorola MicroTac hand-held and the OKI 1100 series hand-held phones. Each type of phone requires its own version of software, as well as the appropriate cables for connection to the particular series of phone. When we tested with a Motorola DPC-550 and an OKI 1145, the data-side of our connection varied. As mentioned earlier, this is simply an interface, a device to provide an RJ-11 connection with dial tone to an existing fax machine or cellular-capable modem. Focusing on the portability of the unit, we decided to use AXCELL with two IBM ThinkPad 750 series laptops. Each was equipped with a different modem: one with an AT&T Keep-In-Touch (KIT)14.4 Data/ 14.4 Fax PCMCIA modem (ETC-enhanced) and the other with an IBM MicroElectronics 14.4 Data/Fax PCMCIA modem (MNP-10).
Although direct connect is good, not all of the phone manufacturers or cellular modem manufacturers have direct connect available. This is the case with the IBM modem we used in our evaluation. Although the modem is cellular capable, without something like the AXCELL, you might as well just get a landline modem. This is not cheating wife territory. This kind of spying of mobile phones can be done on land lines just as well as on mobile phones and cannot be compromised. One of the best ways of finding
It couldn't be easier to use. The package comes with the AXCELL interface, a direct-connect cable for your particular phone and a small RJ-11 jumper cable to connect the interface to your modem's RJ-11 jack. Simply connect the interface to your phone and modem (or fax) with the supplied cables, and power up your phone. You can turn on your modem or fax and use it as if you were connected to a landline. The AXCELL interface takes care of providing dial tone to your modem. It dials the phone number for you and even presses the SEND and END buttons for you.
EVALUATION
The evaluation process consisted of using the AXCELL interface in numerous ways. The most widely used form of data communications is probably faxing documents. We conducted field tests by using a Motorola MicroTac, in conjunction with a Mitsubishi Access portable fax machine (with built-in batteries), to send and receive faxes from remote locations. The quality and speed of the numerous hard-copy faxes (fax-to-fax machines), as well as the transmission speed, were impressive. So far, so good.
We also used the IBM Thinkpad laptop with QuickLink 11 Fax software and AT&T KIT PCMCIA modem for outgoing and incoming faxes. This test included fax transmissions from a laptop to fax machine, fax machine to laptop, and laptop to laptop. All transmissions were successful. Sending and receiving faxes from the field can sure come in handy.
With the advent of telecommuting and the "mobile office," the need to constantly keep in touch with the office is important. We were pleased to see that the AXCELL interface plays a key role in this area. When not transferring files, performance is subjective. Using the ThinkPad and IBM modem, we connected first to our cc:mail remote server to check our E-mail. We connected at 14.4K and exchanged messages in just a few minutes. From there, it was on to CompuServe and the internet via PipeLine's internet access service. It was great being able to navigate the World Wide Web over cellular. There was no noticeable performance difference between accessing these services via cellular and dialing in through the landline. There are some differences, however, in your setup prior to connecting to these services.
Sending data over cellular works best when both the sending and receiving side use the same protocol: i.e. MNP-10 or ETC - Enhanced Throughput Cellular. For best results, we recommend going through a multi-protocol modem pool. We tested data connections with and without our modem pool. You also need to verify that the modems are configured for a cellular connection; having a cellular-capable modem does not mean that this feature is turned on. For example, we used the following setup strings on our modems: * AT&T Keep-In-Touch: AT&F5&I10&W * IBM MicroElectronics: AT:E0%E1)MI*H1@M12\N5&W
The primary features that these strings enable are error correction (ETC/ MNP-10) and audio levels. Initial levels of-10dB or -12dB are recommended. The AXCELL user guide mentions that you set certain parameters in the modem command string when sending data over cellular. These include setting register S7 (wait for carrier) and register S10 (delay before hang-up). The information is included in the manual and takes less than a minute to enter. Once you've configured the modem, any other software concerns are a non-issue. We dialed into local bulletin boards, as well as to each other's laptops, using Procomm Plus, Crosstalk for Windows, Quick Link 11 Fax for Windows and FaxWorks. Connection speeds were from 9600K to 14.4K baud. For accuracy and speed, we sent and received text files (fixed 100K) and Microsoft Word documents; we collaborated on this review by sending each other our revisions over cellular with AXCELL. Results were impressive. When we connected via the modem pool or with the direct connect cable on the AT&T KIT card, data transfer rates were as high as 1400b/s; in poor signal conditions, rates fell to around 700b/s to 800b/s. Connections without the modem pool to noncellular modems were unpredictable.
The Spectrum Cellular unit was used many times before we received it for the evaluation. A recent fire at a local telephone central office disrupted our landline telephone service at our headquarters building. Until full service was restored, modem and fax lines in our headquarters were at a premium. When people in our department needed to send or receive a fax, I made my OKI 1145 telephone and my OKI Data Link Direct (repackaged Spectrum Cellular AXCELL) available to them.
For the evaluation, Spectrum Cellular provided units for the Motorola MicroTac hand-held and the OKI 1100 series hand-held phones. Each type of phone requires its own version of software, as well as the appropriate cables for connection to the particular series of phone. When we tested with a Motorola DPC-550 and an OKI 1145, the data-side of our connection varied. As mentioned earlier, this is simply an interface, a device to provide an RJ-11 connection with dial tone to an existing fax machine or cellular-capable modem. Focusing on the portability of the unit, we decided to use AXCELL with two IBM ThinkPad 750 series laptops. Each was equipped with a different modem: one with an AT&T Keep-In-Touch (KIT)14.4 Data/ 14.4 Fax PCMCIA modem (ETC-enhanced) and the other with an IBM MicroElectronics 14.4 Data/Fax PCMCIA modem (MNP-10).
Although direct connect is good, not all of the phone manufacturers or cellular modem manufacturers have direct connect available. This is the case with the IBM modem we used in our evaluation. Although the modem is cellular capable, without something like the AXCELL, you might as well just get a landline modem. This is not cheating wife territory. This kind of spying of mobile phones can be done on land lines just as well as on mobile phones and cannot be compromised. One of the best ways of finding
It couldn't be easier to use. The package comes with the AXCELL interface, a direct-connect cable for your particular phone and a small RJ-11 jumper cable to connect the interface to your modem's RJ-11 jack. Simply connect the interface to your phone and modem (or fax) with the supplied cables, and power up your phone. You can turn on your modem or fax and use it as if you were connected to a landline. The AXCELL interface takes care of providing dial tone to your modem. It dials the phone number for you and even presses the SEND and END buttons for you.
EVALUATION
The evaluation process consisted of using the AXCELL interface in numerous ways. The most widely used form of data communications is probably faxing documents. We conducted field tests by using a Motorola MicroTac, in conjunction with a Mitsubishi Access portable fax machine (with built-in batteries), to send and receive faxes from remote locations. The quality and speed of the numerous hard-copy faxes (fax-to-fax machines), as well as the transmission speed, were impressive. So far, so good.
We also used the IBM Thinkpad laptop with QuickLink 11 Fax software and AT&T KIT PCMCIA modem for outgoing and incoming faxes. This test included fax transmissions from a laptop to fax machine, fax machine to laptop, and laptop to laptop. All transmissions were successful. Sending and receiving faxes from the field can sure come in handy.
With the advent of telecommuting and the "mobile office," the need to constantly keep in touch with the office is important. We were pleased to see that the AXCELL interface plays a key role in this area. When not transferring files, performance is subjective. Using the ThinkPad and IBM modem, we connected first to our cc:mail remote server to check our E-mail. We connected at 14.4K and exchanged messages in just a few minutes. From there, it was on to CompuServe and the internet via PipeLine's internet access service. It was great being able to navigate the World Wide Web over cellular. There was no noticeable performance difference between accessing these services via cellular and dialing in through the landline. There are some differences, however, in your setup prior to connecting to these services.
Sending data over cellular works best when both the sending and receiving side use the same protocol: i.e. MNP-10 or ETC - Enhanced Throughput Cellular. For best results, we recommend going through a multi-protocol modem pool. We tested data connections with and without our modem pool. You also need to verify that the modems are configured for a cellular connection; having a cellular-capable modem does not mean that this feature is turned on. For example, we used the following setup strings on our modems: * AT&T Keep-In-Touch: AT&F5&I10&W * IBM MicroElectronics: AT:E0%E1)MI*H1@M12\N5&W
The primary features that these strings enable are error correction (ETC/ MNP-10) and audio levels. Initial levels of-10dB or -12dB are recommended. The AXCELL user guide mentions that you set certain parameters in the modem command string when sending data over cellular. These include setting register S7 (wait for carrier) and register S10 (delay before hang-up). The information is included in the manual and takes less than a minute to enter. Once you've configured the modem, any other software concerns are a non-issue. We dialed into local bulletin boards, as well as to each other's laptops, using Procomm Plus, Crosstalk for Windows, Quick Link 11 Fax for Windows and FaxWorks. Connection speeds were from 9600K to 14.4K baud. For accuracy and speed, we sent and received text files (fixed 100K) and Microsoft Word documents; we collaborated on this review by sending each other our revisions over cellular with AXCELL. Results were impressive. When we connected via the modem pool or with the direct connect cable on the AT&T KIT card, data transfer rates were as high as 1400b/s; in poor signal conditions, rates fell to around 700b/s to 800b/s. Connections without the modem pool to noncellular modems were unpredictable.
The Spectrum Cellular unit was used many times before we received it for the evaluation. A recent fire at a local telephone central office disrupted our landline telephone service at our headquarters building. Until full service was restored, modem and fax lines in our headquarters were at a premium. When people in our department needed to send or receive a fax, I made my OKI 1145 telephone and my OKI Data Link Direct (repackaged Spectrum Cellular AXCELL) available to them.