Organize your life with a Dual SIM phone

We love to organize everything in our lives. From files and books, music and movies to polishing our to – do list. We like to as much time to our family, friends and work, which should be the ideal order. However, most of us end up spending time at work while the other two are often ignored. How can this be changed? Let’s see how a simple dual SIM phone can come to your rescue, adding value and improving the quality of your life.

Get Two Numbers, Give Everyone Just One

Get closer to the people you love:

One of the most irritating aspects of work is that people call you at odd times of the day, irrespective of whether it’s a weekend, or a holiday. People who you don’t want to talk to. The simplest solution is to get a number which you can give to people who are very close to you and another for your colleagues. This way, you can switch off the other number and peacefully enjoy your time off. On a dual SIM phone, you can do this without the hassle of carrying two handsets. It is essential that you separate your work life from your personal life and experience the change that this smart, but simple move will enable.

Get more productive at work:

By having two numbers, you can also reduce the distraction that personal calls tend to become during an important meeting or a project. When you switch off your personal phone, your friend who wants to invite you to his party over the weekend can wait until you have time to take personal calls. This way, you decide when to be available and who gets to talk to you. Of course, you can give both your numbers to people who are extremely close to you so that they can reach you in case of emergency but know when not to bother you unnecessarily.

Enjoy the benefits of lower costs:

Most of us have faced this issue at some time or the other – we have one mobile phone operator providing better calling rates, while another mobile provider offering amazingly low SMS rates. Number portability has not yet been implemented in India and mobile operators call the shots. You are stuck to one operator simply because you don’t want to change your number. When you have a dual SIM phone, you can have your cake and eat it too. You can enjoy the benefits of low calling rates, as well as low SMS without having to carry two instruments. Unlike a dual SIM adapter, a dual SIM phone allows you to be available simultaneously, without having to switch between two SIMs. So you can receive SMSs on one number, and reply from the other, seamlessly. Also, several models allow you to choose one SIM from a GSM provider and another from a CDMA provider.

Travel without any hassles:

One of the most difficult things to do while travelling is to stay in touch with our near and dear ones. The roaming rates are still prohibitive and sometimes it is just not possible to have long conversations while travelling. The solution is simple, get a local prepaid SIM on your dual SIM handset, check who is trying to reach you and call them back from your local SIM. You can also give your temporary number to a special few, who can call you directly on that number. You would also be doing the people you are travelling with, a favour since they can you your phone to make urgent calls and also make some amazing local friends. Two SIM card slots in your phone means that the second you get to your foreign destination, you are ready to switch over to your international SIM from your local one with less chances of misplacing your original SIM card or having two phones to care for. Now just make sure that your phone is a quad band phone so as to have a phone that will be able to make calls or messages all over the world.

So, it’s not just time to upgrade your phone, it’s time to upgrade your life. Check this link out to discover the coolest dual SIM phones available in the country at http://www.accordmobiles.com/products.html.

Six Features to Look Out for in a Music Phone

A mobile phone is not only a device to stay in touch with the rest of the world but also an instrument which lets you connect to oneself, and there can be no better way to connect to oneself than to listen to music. Let us see are the most important features that a mobile phone MUST have to be considered a music player.

3.5 mm jack

Imagine having to carry along an adapter to be able to listen to music with your favourite earphones and not with the (mostly) boring ones which come along with the phones. Adapters are a real pain and the most important feature of a good music phone is a 3.5 mm jack on which you can directly plug in your earphones and start listening to music right away.

Built – in FM transmitter

Today, most phones come with a built-in FM transmitter (Thought they require you to plug in the earphones). However, it is best to double check this important feature before purchasing your phone. Also, see how good the quality of the signal reception is and the ease with which you can scan for radio channels, store them and have one touch access to your favourite radio stations.

Support for Stereo Bluetooth

When you really want to enjoy your music, you’ll want to hear it in stereo. And that means the phone should have the ability to connect with a Bluetooth-enabled speakers or stereo headphones — different than the Bluetooth headsets used for making hands-free calls. You may use Bluetooth occasionally for transferring files to your friend’s phone and so forth. However, if your phone supports stereo Bluetooth, get ready to get hooked – wirelessly. A stereo Bluetooth is different from that with which you just make boring calls. This one lets you listen to music, and of course, also lets you make calls. Look out for a phone which supports A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) so that you can experience true wireless music listening.

Music Formats

While MP3 is the standard format for music, look out for a phone which is not just able to play MP3 but also various other format such as WMA and AAC. Make sure the phone you want will be able to play the music you have or want

Battery Life

The sooner you accept the fact that your phone will not last as long as it usually does, when you start listening to a lot of music, you will understand the significance of a powerful battery faster. In order to make sure that your phone does not run out of juice during the most crucial moments, you should consider having a spare battery with you. Other options are to go for a phone with a dual battery. That will ensure that you never miss that most important call.

Support for External Storage

You will be surprised how fast your phone will run out of space once you start storing music. A typical MP3 music file occupies around 5 MB of space and even if you have just 30 songs, your phone’s internal memory will not be enough. Go for a phone which supports external SD/Micro SD so that you never run out of space.

Keeping these factors in mind, it’s time to dump the portable music player or give it to some young cousin and start enjoying the benefits of your music phone. And just in case if you’re on the lookout for a music phone that has all these features you should check out Q155, a swanky new phone from Accord, fully loaded with a top class music player, camera and many more features.

Mobile Phone Memory

Don't you just hate those "No Memory" messages right when you are about to receive a most critical file?

With Multimedia features in your mobile phone, you have the opportunity of listening to music, clicking pictures, creating videos and even downloading films into your mobile. So where does all this stuff go?

Your cell phone is constantly hungry for memory as you store more and more of your world within it. Images, games, applications, wallpapers, themes, music and even text messages take up space in your mobile. So depending on your phone’s capacity and your usage preferences, it’s important to maintain enough storage memory in your mobile.

Your Accord Mobile has a camera, video recording, sound recording, MP3 player, and a phonebook and diary all built into it. You can also surf the internet on it, which means that it will keep a record of the pages that you have visited. All this requires memory.

Your mobile phone has two types of memories - Internal and External. It’s important to understand the difference between the two and know what's going where within your phone.

Internal Memory

Your phone’s internal memory comes within the handset. This is extremely essential for your phone to carry out the simplest of actions. When you receive text messages or other files into your phone (through Bluetooth or otherwise), these automatically get stored within the internal memory.

Some ringtones, wallpapers, themes etc come as part of your mobile’s software. These are always stored within your mobile’s internal memory and often cannot be moved or deleted. In other words, they are part and parcel of your internal memory and will occupy that space no matter what.

So your best bet is to control those which can be moved or deleted in the internal memory to ensure that you always have enough space to work with.

Keep your phone’s internal memory clean by getting rid of all the unwanted messages and data within it or by moving it to the external memory.

External Memory

The external memory in your mobile is quite flexible. It comes in the form of a chip which can hold files to a particular capacity. There are a variety of chips with different capacities available in the market. But it’s important to know which type and what capacity can your mobile handle or recognise.

Most Accord Mobiles give you the flexibility of adding external memory of up to 4 GB. Accord Mobiles recognise Micro-SD microchips; the most common and reliable chips available in the market. It’s also one of the cheapest. You can get a 4GB Micro-SD card in the market for about Rs.600.

In general, the rule to follow when buying storage for your mobile phone is the more the better. It is always better to have more storage and not need it than to need it and not have it. Over a period of time as you use your phone for various purposes, you will also need more storage for the pictures you click, videos you create, music you listen to and even the reminders, birthdays, notes etc which you store in your calendar.

An average MP3 file takes up around 4MB of space depending on the length and quality of the recording, so a 4GB memory card can hold around 1000 songs, that’s as good as a Nano. Music would normally be transferred to your mobile from your PC. When you plug in your mobile to a PC, you will be able to open the external memory as a folder in the PC and directly copy and paste music, image or video files into the memory.

If you take a lot of videos, the storage will fill up more quickly. So once again, keep enough memory in your phone depending on your usage. The actual size of a video file will vary with the length of the film. Short video clips of the sort that you may normally watch on a phone are generally around the same size as a music file, so bear this in mind.

You can store thousands of pictures in your mobile phone’s external, even when clicking at the best resolution. But keep in mind that there are other files that will also take up space in your mobile.

The pictures and videos you create with your Accord Mobile camera get stored directly into your external memory. So you don’t have to worry about the internal memory getting eaten up as you click away.

One thing to consider though is to regularly back up all your images and videos and other important files from your Accord mobile onto your PC or an online storage service like Flicker where you know that they will be safe. There is nothing worse than having your phone stolen and losing all your important photos inside it.

Your mobile also has a specialised phone book memory. Accord gives you phone book memory to store up to 500 contacts!

In addition to that, most SIM cards come with an internal memory where you can store an additional 250 contacts or sometimes more. The contacts are stored in simple 'Name and number' pairs. Entries containing multiple phone numbers and additional information will usually not be stored on the SIM card. If you try to copy such entries to a SIM, your mobile’s software will break them up into multiple entries and all additional information will be deleted. Most SIM cards even store a number of SMS messages.

It is advisable to store all your important contacts within your SIM card. In case you decide to upgrade your phone, all your important contacts will be within your reach instantly when you insert your SIM into the new phone. At least till you can transfer the rest of your phone book into your new mobile.

HOW TO USE EXTERNAL MEMORY

· Make sure you note down which type of external memory and till what capacity is supported by your mobile and buy an external memory chip accordingly. Most Accord Mobiles support Micro-SD chips of up to 4 GB.

· Install the card. Once you have the correct memory card in hand, turn off your phone and insert the card. Your Accord Mobile user manual clearly shows where the external memory chip can be inserted and how to place it. When you turn the phone back on, the phone will recognize the card that has been installed.

· Start storing. Some ringtones, wallpapers, graphics etc stay connected to your internal memory. But all the music, videos, pictures etc which you add to your mobile can be stored directly to this external memory chip. Download from the internet to the external memory or connect to your PC and transfer.

· Make sure to back up. You can use your external memory chip to store hundreds of pictures and songs and other applications but remember to back up these files regularly to your PC or external hard disks so that you never lose them!

PROTECT YOUR MOBILE’S MEMORY

Mobile phone recycling has become crucial in today’s environment. We encourage everyone to give in their old phones for recycling. But before giving your phone away, for recycling or otherwise, it is important to ensure that you remove all personal information and files from the mobile.

If you have stored some contacts in your SIM card, start by taking the card out. Remember that your call history will be saved in call logs and there will be other information such notes and memos. All this will reside in the phone's internal memory. You should delete all of this.

There are also reset commands available in your Accord Mobile. Just one click will remove and delete all your personal information. It is still always advisable to recheck all information, in address book, call logs, and other data stores of your phone to ensure that it’s all gone.

If you can’t find the reset commands, that’s what the User Manual is for. Open your Accord Mobile’s user manual and you can easily locate the reset commands for your every need. If you have misplaced your user manual, don’t fret. Log on to accordmobiles.com and you can download the specific user manual for your Accord Mobile for free!

Notes on the 64th year of independence.

Today India completes 63 years since gaining independence from the British Raj on 15th august 1947. Around the country, one question often emerges on this day. Newspapers ask celebrities, anchors ask politicians, teachers ask students, and we often ask ourselves: What does Independence mean to you?

In a country riddled with paradoxes and brimming with cultural diversity, the only thing certain is a myriad different answers for that very question. The economic gap between the rich and the poor, the psychological gap between the urban and the rural and the physical gap between the north and the south; perspectives and thinking change every few kilometers with language and lifestyles. One's moment of celebration may be completely lost on another.

With that question and its multitude answers in mind, let this Independence day be a celebration of our differences, a chance to find common ground and unity in diversity. After all, that has been the motto all along. We studied it in school and even wrote essays to reiterate that fact : Unity in Diversity. The slogan for a rising India.

So how are you going to celebrate this Independence day?

Kite flying has been the quintessence of India's freedom and development over the years. We all can relate to childhood memories of colorful patang wars and manja cuts on fingers.

Or watch the unfurling of the flag and speech by the Prime Minister on national TV.

Or get out on town because there are Independence day specials going around everywhere. Sales, discounts, special menus, singing and dancing nights, all around the country has been drowned in the Indian flavor this weekend.

Watch Rand De Basanti, wear khadi or sing "मिले सुर मेरा तुम्हारा", start blogging in Hindi or go visit the national museums and cultural hubs around your city.

Happy Independence Day

Jai Hind

User Profiles on your Mobile

User profiles define how your phone reacts when you receive a call or a message, how your keypad sounds when you press a key, the alerts you do or do not get, the light effects you see on your mobile and much more.

User profiles are a great way of increasing the productivity and efficiency of your phone. Your Accord Mobile comes with certain preset profiles for your convenience. Once you get familiar with these, you will be able to use them in specific circumstances or events without having to change your mobile’s settings (ringtones, themes, light effects etc) again and again. Each of the available profiles can be left at their default setting or customized to suit your needs. So you can select and customize the most suitable profile for your situation.

Accord Mobiles provide you with the following preset profiles:

· General: The general mode is the default mode for your mobile phone. When you get your phone for the first time, it will be in the general mode. As the name suggests, the mode has all the general features. No added effects or quirks.

· Meeting: This is generally the silent mode for your phone. Every mobile needs a easy to set silent mode for when you enter areas where cell phones are not allowed or need to be kept on silent. The Meeting mode can be kept such that it is perfect for when you are in such areas. You can customize it by keeping the vibrating mode on, if it suits you. Further, you can add or remove the light effects depending on the event. I usually keep the light effects on so that in a dark movie hall I know when my phone rings even though it’s on silent.

· Indoors: Simply a profile suitable for Indoors. The ringing volume is kept low as noise levels are also very low indoors. Shrill or loud ringtones can be jarring as such.

· Outdoors: As the name suggests a profile for the outdoor environment. We are surrounded with a lot of buzz around us in malls, on the roads etc. Keeping that in mind, this profile normally has the highest volume set for ringtone. Sometimes its set on vibrator too as that is the best way to get aware of your phone ringing in a loud or noisy area.

· Headset: This is a specialised Accord Mobile profile which gets activated whenever you connect a headset to your phone. There is no option of activating it manually. It will automatically get activated only when an earphone is connected. You can customize this profile in many unique ways. For example, if you got to Customize and set Answer Mode to Auto, incoming calls will automatically get answered whenever you are on headset.

· Bluetooth: This profile is specifically designed to suit your needs while using the Bluetooth feature of your mobile (for more on Bluetooth check out our previous post "All About Bluetooth")

How to activate a User Profile

All your User Profiles are stored within the settings of your phone. When you open user profiles, the entire list is presented and you can choose which to activate. Alternatively, there are often shortcuts to change the profile. In standby state, you can hold the hash (#) key to switch to the mute mode. To switch back to the original mode, hold the hash (#) key again. Check your Accord Mobile User Manual for more specific instructions.

How to Customize a User Profile

Through the same list, you can choose to customize individual profiles. The features you can usually customize are:

· Tone setup: You can set the incoming call tone, power-on prompt tone, power-off prompt tone, message tone, and keypad tone.

· Volume: Set the volume of the conversation tone, the ring tone, the keypad tone. This is the most handy feature. You can keep the volume high for crowded places, low for when you are asleep and on mute during meetings or lectures.

· Alert type: You can select from ring, vibrate, ring and vibrate, or ring after vibrate. A vibrating alert can be very helpful but keep in mind that it uses up battery.

· Ring type: Set the ring type to Single, Repeat or Ascending.

· Extra tones: You can also activate or deactivate the warning tone, error tone, network connection tone, and conversation start tone.

· Answer mode: Set whether to answer incoming calls by pressing any key or only by the green key.

Select your preferences for each and you have your very own specialised profile for special occasions.

Interesting Facts about Cell Phones

We’ve got some interesting cell phone facts for you:

Did you know that a cell-phone is actually a complicated radio? Interesting right?

Cell phone (telefone celular) is a wireless, portable, long-range, electronic telephone, which during travel can seamlessly change antenna connections, from one radio reception cell to another radio reception cell, without dropping or losing the ongoing call.

Besides the standard voice function of a telephone, latest cell phones (telefone celular) as all of us know have features such as SMS for text messages, MMS for multimedia messages, radio, games, internet connectivity for email, browsing, blogging, music (MP3) playback, memo recording, built-in cameras and camcorders, ringtones, personal organizers, Push-to-Talk (PTT), Bluetooth and infrared connectivity, call registers, streaming video, downloading video, video call, and also serve as wireless modems for PCs that can be connected to the Internet.

The power in a cell phone (telefone celular) is obtained from rechargeable batteries, which can be recharged from the mains, a USB port or a cigarette lighter port in an automobile. Nickel Metal Hydride were the most common types of batteries, which due to the "memory effect" (the user can recharge only when the entire battery is drained off) were replaced by Lithium-Ion batteries, which did not suffer from any memory effect.

Cell phones (telefone celular) came into existence because of the invention of hexagonal cells in 1947, for the base stations by Bell Labs engineers. This was further developed during the 1960s by Bell Labs. During a call, the channel frequency could not be changed automatically from one cell (base station coverage area) to another cell (base station coverage area) as the person traveled from the area of one cell to the area of another cell. Amos Joel of Bell Labs invented a breakthrough invention and called it as the `call handoff` by which the channel frequency could be changed automatically from one cell to another cell, during the same call, as the mobile user traveled from one cell to another cell. Due to their heavy construction, these phones were used mainly in automobiles.

The first practical cell phone in a non-vehicle setting, and which could be handheld, was invented by Martin Cooper, who made the world`s first handheld cell phone (telefone celular) call on April 3, 1973.

The technology by which the cell phone (telefone celular) works depends on the mobile phone operator; however, all of them use electromagnetic radio waves, which are in touch with a cell site (base station). The base station is composed of several antennas which are mounted on a pole, tower, or building. Cell sites are spread at a distance of 5 to 8 miles (approx. 8 to 13 km) from each other. The low power transceiver from the cell phone transmits the voice and data to the nearest cell site. During movement, the cell phone will "handoff" the information to other cell site. Mobile phone operators use many technologies to maintain the smooth stream of digitized data from the cell phone to the cell site and vice versa.

The wireless telephone technologies are grouped under heads known as generations, starting from zero generation or 0G. The current generation going on is 4G; however, there are old cell phones (telefone celular) that still operate on 1G, 2G, and 3G technologies.

The difference between a walkie talkie and a cell phone is that walkie talkies can communicate as far as 1000 ft. and cell phones can transmit several miles away from the cell tower.

The first truly mobile phone (one that didn’t require its own case for transportation) went on sale in 1985.

There are half as many active cell phones on the planet as there are people

Korean teenagers can be called text messaging fans. They send over 200,000 text messages a year, that’s about 60 texts per day.

Mobile phones are being used around the world to notify people of upcoming disaster and emergencies. Phone companies in countries like Finland and Japan, where earthquakes are very common, are already integrating such feature. What’s more, the service would be absolutely free of charge!

As a convenient method of vote delivery, the Estonians now using their mobile phones. It also serves as a very convenient means to show their personal identification.

In many cafes and pubs around the country, you will find waiters taking your order on their cell phones. Apple showrooms across the World are adopting this method to eliminate the use of paper entirely. So buy an Accord Mobile and you can contribute towards saving the trees!

All About Bluetooth

“Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short length radio waves) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security.”

That’s wiki and here’s the simple version.

The Bluetooth feature on your Accord mobile helps you do everything that you normally use data cables for, except without the added mess and bother of the wires. That means transferring files, photos, videos etc in and out of your phone, talking hands-free, connecting to the internet and much more. A Bluetooth connection is wireless and automatic, and it has a number of interesting features that can simplify our daily lives.

It is necessary to know and understand how to use your mobile’s Bluetooth efficiently and safely.

So here goes.

What can it do?

With the Bluetooth feature of your mobile, you can:

· Transfer files (such as mp3s and photos) to and from your mobile

· Backup your Accord mobile to your PC

· Use a Bluetooth GPS device for satellite navigation on your mobile phone, PDA or laptop.

· Exchange business cards, calendar entries and photos with other users

· Use a Bluetooth headset for hands-free calling

· Use the phone as a wireless modem from your Bluetooth-enabled laptop or PDA

The variety of things you can do with the Bluetooth technology are mostly only limited by imagination. As you read on, you will get a better idea of the capabilities of this feature and how to use it resourcefully.

The Advantage

Bluetooth is designed to be a secure and inexpensive way of connecting and exchanging information between devices without wires. Within this simple definition are a horde of benefits:

· Its wireless! You can eliminate all the dangers and inconvenience that accompany cables and wires.

· It’s efficient! Bluetooth can instantly transfer information between various devices as long as they are all compatible. Driving directions can be sent from your car’s GPS system to your phone and all your friend’s handsets as well as to your PC, all within the same minute.

· The technology itself is cheap which means its pocket friendly. There are hardly any additional costs, if ever.

· It’s Automatic! It can be set so that you don’t have to start up or establish any connections or give any commands. Transfers will take place automatically when you come within range of 30 feet. Just keep it on the right mode and forget about it!

· It works on a standard protocol. This means that its standard wireless specification assure a high level of compatibility amidst other devices.

· It consumes lesser energy. As it uses low power signals, the Bluetooth needs only little energy which means that it utilizes less electrical power or battery. But this is as compared to other wireless technologies. Don’t use up battery power by keeping Bluetooth on when not being used. (Check How to Extend Your Battery Life)

· It offers great flexibility and mobility. With the Bluetooth standard, compatible gadgets share both voice and data communication. A Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone can share voice conversations with a compatible Bluetooth headset. The same cell phone can also create a GPRS connection to the internet. Also with the Bluetooth, the same phone can connect to a laptop and the latter can surf the web and even send and receive emails.

Connecting to the internet

If there is no source of internet connection available, you can use your mobile phone’s Bluetooth to connect your PC to the internet, provided the PC has a Bluetooth Feature.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Turn on the Bluetooth enabled cell phone and turn on the Bluetooth connection software.

2. Make the phone discoverable.

3. In Windows XP on the laptop go to My Bluetooth Places.

4. Select View Devices in Range.

5. After the discovery process is complete, you should see the icon for the cell phone.

6. Right-click on the icon and select Discover Available Services.

7. To connect to your cell phone right-click on the Dial-Up Networking.

8. Select Connect Dial-up networking.

9. The phone will ask if you want to accept the connection request, decline or add to paired.

10. The last step pairs the phone and laptop and performs the connection request.

11. You will be prompted to enter a PIN code to pair up the devices, the PIN is entered in the cell phone.

12. A dialogue box appears asking for user name, password and the phone number of your ISP.

13. Click on the dial button to complete the connection.

An advantage of using Bluetooth is that your phone can remain in your laptop carrying case or pocket and Bluetooth does not require direct line of sight connection.

Bluetooth Security

Know The Problem

Bluejacking involves Bluetooth users sending a business card (just a text message, really) to other Bluetooth users within a 10-meter (32-foot) radius. If the user doesn't realize what the message is, he might allow the contact to be added to his address book, and the contact can send him messages that might be automatically opened because they're coming from a known contact.

Bluebugging is more of a problem, because it allows hackers to remotely access a user's phone and use its features, including placing calls and sending text messages, and the user doesn't realize it's happening.

The Car Whisperer is a piece of software that allows hackers to send audio to and receive audio from a Bluetooth-enabled car stereo. Like a computer security hole, these vulnerabilities are an inevitable result of technological innovation, and device manufacturers are releasing firmware upgrades that address new problems as they arise.

Devices can easily grab radio waves out of the air, so people who send sensitive information over a wireless connection need to take precautions to make sure those signals aren't intercepted.

Eliminate the problem

1. You can also simply switch the Bluetooth mode to "non-discoverable" and avoid connecting with other Bluetooth devices entirely. This especially makes sense if you use Bluetooth network primarily for synching devices at home,

2. Bluetooth users can establish "trusted devices" that can exchange data without asking permission. When any other device tries to establish a connection to the user's gadget, the user has to decide to allow it.

3. Don't "pair" with unknown devices. Just like you would not open your door to a stranger, do not accept content or pair with devices from unknown users.

4. Pair your device in private to make the permanent connection. And if your device comes with a default Personal Identification Number (PIN), change it to one that only you know.

5. If you are not using Bluetooth, simply turn it off. This the best thing you can do as it is good for your battery and for your safety.

For Your Information

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

It’s a common question. Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are wireless technologies. So what’s the difference and why choose one over the other?

· Bluetooth runs at a lower speed and power than Wi-Fi. This means that Bluetooth consumes much less power, an asset for your mobile phone.

· Since it covers shorter distances and has a 2 level password protection, it is more secure than Wi-Fi.

· All you need is a Bluetooth adaptor on all the devices connecting with each other. On the other hand, a Wi-Fi connection requires much more hardware.

· Bluetooth is fairly simple to use. It can be used to connect up to seven devices at a time and it is easy to switch between devices or find and connect to any device. With Wi-Fi, one needs to configure the hardware and software.

Remember, the two don't interfere with each other, but the two don't talk to each other either - in other words you can't get a device with Bluetooth to communicate to a device that only supports Wi-Fi.