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Since there seems to be a lot of BT experts here, perhaps I can ask a related question – why is BT still so slow? Sometimes I want to transfer a file from a de
by kypro 3y ago
Since there seems to be a lot of BT experts here, perhaps I can ask a related question – why is BT still so slow?
Sometimes I want to transfer a file from a device to my phone or vice versa and it can take several minutes to transfer a file a few MBs in size. And don't get me wrong, it's far better than it used to be back in the 00s, but I guess it just seems odd to me that close proximity wireless file transfer isn't at least as fast as wifi? Or perhaps it is and my phone / laptop isn't supporting the full speed transfers?
- Aurornis 3y ago> seems odd to me that close proximity wireless file transfer isn't at least as fast as wifi? BT is low power and low bandwidth. If it was as fast as WiFi, we’d just use WiFi for everything. Protocols like AirDrop use Bluetooth for negotiation and then WiFi for data transfer for this reason.
- kypro 3y ago> If it was as fast as WiFi, we’d just use WiFi for everything. Yeah, but there's no cross platform way to send files over wifi like AirDrop that I'm aware of? The reason I use Bluetooth is because I have an android phone and if I'm not connected to wifi, or can't send a file over wifi for some reason (I'd typically need to upload somewhere first then download to my device), then I have no other options but BT. So I suppose a follow up question would be, why isn't there some kind of peer-to-peer file transfer protocol using wifi that all devices implement? Given a lot of people don't have AirDrop because they're not using Apple devices how is the average person suppose to send files between devices quickly without first uploading to the internet or using cables?