Wi-Fi speeds, I'm more than likely going to also need (or at least
prefer) using my laptop (which is only 2.8 lbs, so I tend to have it
with me a lot anyway).
Nobody's *wrong* for wanting Wi-Fi in the Treo, but I wonder how much
that want is based on actual need. I work at a university. Many of
my colleagues use Wi-Fi-equipped WinMob smartphones (our entire campus
and surrounding city blocks are covered with free university
wireless). Of the 5 whose usage patterns I know, only 1 ever uses
Wi-Fi on his smartphone (he's too cheap to pay for cellular data and
only uses Wi-Fi for email a few times a month) -- the rest rely on
their cellular data connections 100% of the time. One of thier claimed
reasons is that Wi-Fi chews up battery way faster than cell data does,
but mostly I think that it's not worth the hassle of switching
wireless modes when cellular is fast *enough* 95% of the time. Again,
we don't tend to get nastygrams about heavy usage, though (I generally
use 20-30 MB per month)
- Craig
On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let me know when you find free wi-fi in major airports.
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> > I concede 24/7 EvDO is handier than WiFi. But I'm still disappointed
> > that the 700p won't support WiFi -- like many highend devices already do.
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> > I'm lucky enough to have two independant coffee shops near my home in
> > Colorado,
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