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Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:08
AM
Subject: [Ham-80211] Which PDA to buy as
a WiFi Finder?
From Don Hamrick/KI5SS,
Ok! I am a newbie with PDAs. Never owned one and didn't know much
about them. Now I am doing a fast study on PDAs to find out which PDA is
best to use as a WiFi Finder as its primary use and for other
applications such as Amateur Radio as cascading into its secondary use, if
feasible. My marketing research revealed the following products that fits the
bill for what am looking for.
I am a merchant seaman. I travel constantly. I want to use a PDA as a
WiFi Finder so that I don't have to pull out my laptop from its wheeled-bag
every time just to check for WiFi availability. It is easier to use a PDA for
this purpose.
SDIO CARDS:
Socket Go Wi-Fi!™ P500 - 802.11g SDIO Wi-Fi Card
Socket Go Wi-Fi!™ P300 - 802.11g SDIO Wi-Fi Card
Linksys Wireless-G Compact Flash Card, WCF54G
WiFi Software
PocketWinc (PDA WiFi Finder &
Connectivity Software)
Winc (Laptop Wifi Finder & Connectivity
Software)
I downloaded Winc and installed it. Instantly it became my default WiFi
Connect Utility over Windows barebones utility in the System Tray. I was
impressed with its intuitiveness and ease of use.
PDA
Looking for a PDA ($300 TO $600 price range) with 802.11g capability so
that I do not have to buy an SDIO card listed above since the majority of PDAs
have 802.11b.
NEXT EDUCATIONAL PHASE: Amateur Radio and 802.11b/g
Applications
How is Amateur Radio applied to 802.11b or 802.11g
services?
APRS? PACKET? Other?
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