I've seen a number of "Wi-Fi finders" used by people at MiniWireless, W2i, and other conferences and they were of little or no use.
My Dell Axim X30 is a couple of years old but picks up dozens of SSIDs in most places along with their received level and the noise level for each. It only runs Windows Mobile 2003 but it lets me also run SKYPE telephony (the darned microphone is on the top and the speaker is on the bottom...not designed to be a handset...but, once you get passed feeling dumb, it works.) It's only 1/2" thick. There are lots of 3rd party support, too. . . . j o n a t h a n Jonathan Schmidt Perftech -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 1:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Re: [Ham-80211] Which PDA to buy as a WiFi Finder? On Mon, August 14, 2006 10:48 am, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > I don't know if it'll work on a pda but this program is very helpful. I > use it quite a bit. Won't show non wifi systems, but it sounds like > that's all you need it to do. Best one out there. Most wireless ISPs I > know use it. > http://www.netstumbler.com/ > > Anyone out there have any suggestions for Don? Remember to reply to his > personal address as you'll not be able to reply to the mailing list his > post came from. If the original sender ONLY needs a wi-fi detector, you can get those at Staples for about thirty bucks. I think it's actually called just that, a "wi-fi detector," or something very similar. For us WISP folks, obviously things get a bit trickier. If I weren't terrified to crack it open, I'd love to take a recent PDA, solder on an antenna lead, and use that, plus NetStumbler, plus a plain old flat-panel antenna (like we use for many of our customer installs) and get most of the benefits of a BVS Yellowjacket without the $3000 price tag. :) David Smith MVN.net -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
