wifi on jornada 720
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From: davewallis69 on 19 Sep 2005 19:53 Hello. I am new to wifi. I am looking for a card for the Jornada 720, but I have heard that there are different types of wifi 802.11g and 802.11b. I can find cards for 802.11b but not the newer 802.11g. Could someone please explain how this will effect my use of wifi. i.e is the older 802.11b becoming obselete, also I would like to recive wifi in the uk, europe, and US cities.
From: Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] on 19 Sep 2005 22:06 Look for one of the original Orinoco/Lucent pcmcia cards... if memory serves, it already had the driver in rom, but think there are HPC/WinCE 2.x drivers for it on the cd and downloadable as well. There were a number of these cards with different brands... the common factor that will make it usable will be the chipset... Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
From: Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] on 19 Sep 2005 22:10 802.11b is not obsolete yet as it is still in wide use, and most "g" ap's and hotspots have backward compatibility even if they run newer protocols... about the only problem that might come up is if you need to connect to a location that requires higher security. afail, the protocol is the same when traveling internationally. "hotspots" are still _very_ random and cannot be relied on to make internet connections while traveling... the tend to be luxuries when you do find them... for example, last trip, four motels and one had wifi. Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
From: Clinton Fitch, Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com! on 19 Sep 2005 22:12 Hello, We have a complete list of cards that are compatible with the 720 on the HPC:Factor HCL. You can visit it at http://www.hpcfactor.com/hcl/. Regards, -- Clinton Fitch Co-Owner/Reviews Editor HPC:Factor http://www.hpcfactor.com Forums: http://www.hpcfactor.com/forums A Pocket PC "Best Site" For Handheld PCs! -- Clinton Fitch Senior Editor / Owner Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com! http://www.clintonfitch.com A Pocket PC Magazine "Best Site" for Pocket PC Reviews! <davewallis69(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1127173987.352359.266430(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hello. I am new to wifi. > > I am looking for a card for the Jornada 720, but I have heard that > there are different types of wifi 802.11g and 802.11b. I can find > cards for 802.11b but not the newer 802.11g. Could someone please > explain how this will effect my use of wifi. i.e is the older 802.11b > becoming obselete, also I would like to recive wifi in the uk, europe, > and US cities. >
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