On the way back from Houston this weekend, while I was in the backseat, I used bluetooth from my laptop to connect to my phone to connect to the internet. I really love bluetooth......when it works right. I'm using an Audiovox SMT 5600 to do this. It's been an ok phone so far, but I'd like something that's not running windows mobile on it.
On 6/20/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/20/06, deadcityskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, I believe there is a wi-fi hack, pure software out there. > > > > One of the things that's often disabled on the phones by the company right? > > There actually isn't a wifi card in the device, so there isn't a > software hack. However, there is a program that unlocks the ability > to use the phone as a modem for a laptop. I bought it right after I > got the phone. Essentially requires you to plug the phone into your > laptop via USB, then you can hop on EVDO from your laptop for fast > internet access from anywhere (within EVDO areas). > > I dunno what I'd use the wifi card for really. I use infared to > update my contacts / calendar from my laptop and my office > calendar/outlook syncs via EVDO link to our company's exchange server. > I also POP mail from several accounts over EVDO. If I did all this > over wifi I'd have to be in range of my wifi base to get that to work, > which isn't of much use to me. I mean - it's a mobile device after > all, if I am near my wifi station, I am also near my desktop/laptop > and don't need internet access via my 700. > > The only drawback I have found for this so far is that I can't get VPN > working over the EVDO link. I haven't tried too hard yet though - I > might get it working still. > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209859 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
