dyndns faster than using androidwebkey.com service?

[pktsym]

Is using webkey with dyndns faster than using it via the free
androidwebkey.com service?

Just wanted to make sure before I fork over the $20!

Thanks!

[Móra Péter]

Hi,

If you can use dyndns (your mobile interner provider allows direct incoming connections to the phone), then our server androidwebkey.com will redirect to your phone's ip address. So after a second it's the same.

Best wishes,
  Peter

[pktsym]

Thanks for the quick answer... but I'm confused....

Yes, my mobile carrier accepts direct incoming connections.....

If I use dyndns do I get to my phone from androidwebkey.com or do I go
directly to my dyndns address to login/register?

Will going through dyndns give faster control of the phone than going
through androidwebkey.com

Thanks for the clarification!

[Móra Péter]

Hi,

There are two cases:
- you are lucky: your phone can accept direct connection, because your
mobile interenet provider lets your phone to do that
- you are not lucky: your phone can't, or you are using wifi (which is
behind a NAT)

If your are lucky, then
- you can use DynDNS. For example entering yourPhone.homeip.net
redirects to your ip address, so your browser and your phone are
connected directly, while you can see yourPhone.hoemip.net in the
browser's address line
- you can use our server, which will redirect you to your phone's ip
address (we are talking about http redirection), for example to
1.2.3.4. Then the connection between your phone and the browser will
be direct, and you can see your phone's IP address in the address bar.

If you are not lucky, then
- DynDNS won't work at all
- our server will tunnel the connection, which means that both your
phone and your browser connect to our server, which replies the
packages to the other side.

I hope it helped.

Best wishes,
Peter

[pktsym]

Thanks I understand how that works... I'm just wondering if I'll get
faster interactivity with the phone if I'm connected with dyndns since
I don't have to tunnel through your server?

Thanks!

[Móra Péter]

Hi,

Yes, direct connection is always faster.

The fastest: using wifi at home
slower: direct mobile connection (not always possible)
slowest: using our tunnel (it always works, and redirects to the
direct connection if it's possible)

Best wishes,
Peter

[pktsym]

Do I need to setup port forwarding on the router the phone is connected to via wifi to get the dyndns to work? Thanks!

[Móra Péter]

Hi,

Sure, you need. The dyndns resolves the name like
yourphone.homeip.net to an IP address, which belongs to your router.

Best wishes,
Peter