hi, any suggestion which sdio wi-fi card that will best work with the xda mini? i tried to search the web but no particular sdio was mentioned that is compatible with the mini. also, a linksys router is being used at the office.
1) does it matter or any sdio will work provided that i have the drivers installed on my mini?
2) am i correct that if ever i will connect to any hotspots or even at our office (using wi-fi), i will not be charged by my carrier for the connection?
any help would be highly appreciated. i just dont want to end up spending money on SDIO card and later on will not work with my mini. thanks very much!
mydada
1) all with available drivers should work. I use the SanDisk Wifi with 256 MB Memory without problems
2) I think this depens on your settings. Normally you're right, but if you are doing some things with your connection profiles you can get a probelm, that you're gprs connection would be used....
HTH
Stefan
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I'm running an XDA2, with a Sandisk WiFi card. After much messing about, I finally got my XDA2 and PC to communicate, well, recognise each other. I now have two problems which I would welcome any advice on;
1) Can I activesync wirelessly? NOT through bluetooth, but through WiFi?
2) I've read some other postings confirming the possibility of utilising my broadband connection to my PC through the WiFi card, thus allowing my XDA2 to browse the 'net. The problem is, how do I set this up?
Thanks, in advance...........
hi guys,
i just bought an XDA II mini, and i heard there are a lot of problems with wireless lan, so im confused, can i use the sandsick wifi card with that phone and access the internet ? does it work well or do i have to trick somethign ? and what kind of card does work ? thank you for the help.
should be possible of cause you need something to connect to
so you need a wifi router or have access to a wifi hotspot somewhere
My MDA Compact works perfectly well with the SanDisk Wifi with 256Mb memory. I didn't experience any problems, except setting it up! :lol: But now I know what to do, its perfect.
ah ok, so wifi and wireless lan are the same but ? meaning as long as theres a wireless lan internet hotspot around, i can use it right ?
yep you got it in one.
well if the hotspot let you
if it's a private wifi network then unly if they dident make it secure
and if it public hotspot they may want to charge you for using it
yeah i know that, how bout security keys ? can the card handle 64/128 bit encryption when i know the key ?
looking at sandisks site would give the answer to that question i think
i got the card, and it was installed fine, also fins my wireless network, but i cant sue internet explorer, it always says i have no connection, and under modem settings i cannot choose wireless, only dial in or bluetooth/gprs settings
if you mean surf and not sue
then try choosing the connection
under advanced when you want to suft using wifi
you have to sellect that connection insted of the GPRS which is the std connection picked there
i tried that, but then in the modem settings there is no wifi option to choose, only gprs, bluetooth and a few others
I've finally managed to get my Sandisk wifi card working with my XDA2 using Socket drivers but I still cannot get IE to connect to the net using a wifi connection? What settings must I use to get the thing to work? Thanks.
Hi folks, seeing as I have just obtained a wizard (o2 XDA mini), I thought I'd have a snoop around and join a forum or two.
The thread question is this:
I have a laptop, it has no built in connectivity.
I have the wizard, it has wi-fi and bluetooth.
Would it be possible to connect my laptop via bluetooth to the wizard which would then allow me to access wireless internet?
I have searched on here and found the same sort of question but with no replies.
I don't know what software, if any, is available to do this but surely it must be possible. I know I could browse with the wizard but if I could get the wi-fi data out via bluetooth, it would be great.
Thanks peeps, great forum. I have learnt quite alot already and I've only had the pda a couple of days.
Anybody???
I don't know about bluetooth connectivity between the wizard and the the laptop, for one you will need to get a Bluetooth adapter/dongle for your laptop to connect to the wizard.
However you can use the wizard linked via usb to laptop and use the Edge/GPRS to surf on the laptop. That's called tethering. And i'm sure there's a How to FAQ somewhere on here or over at HowardForums.
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=510&more=1
Yeah, tethering is one solution. I am a coach driver and as such have long boring days of doing asically nothing. I have upgraded from a Nokia 7610 which I used to connect to my laptop via a BT dingle and use the GPRS modem that way.
The main point is that GPRS is expensive and if I can find a Wi-Fi AP, could I connect to the net through that in the same way that I would use the GPRS connection.
Not sure where you're going Jerry. Wouldn't it be simpler if Wi Fi is available to get a USB or PCMCIA WiFi card for the laptop?
I suppose it would. It was just a thought as in 'If I can do it, why spend more money?' :lol:
Then again, PCMCIA Wi-Fi cards a cheap enough I suppose.
:lol: Anything for free :lol:
I have an XDA2 with WIFI card (but no software to find wifi signal). What I would like to know is can I connect my laptop to the internet using either wifi card or usb connection. And if so what is the eaisest way to achieve this. And can anyone recomend the best software to use with my wifi card.
Thanks
Terry
skillpoint said:
I have an XDA2 with WIFI card (but no software to find wifi signal). What I would like to know is can I connect my laptop to the internet using either wifi card or usb connection. And if so what is the eaisest way to achieve this. And can anyone recomend the best software to use with my wifi card.
Thanks
Terry
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Just spend 20 bucks for a pcmca wifi card for your laptop. The proven eaisest way.