Re: Looking for suggestions/opinions: Cellular Wireless on PPC?

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From: jcastro ("jcastro")
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:49:33 -0300

"Mitchell Freeman" <mitchellnospam@nospamwinhack.com> wrote in message
news:10og28ko06fc7c0@corp.supernews.com...
> Short version: I am looking for advice and opinions on GPRS connectivity
in
> conjunction with the new Pocket PCs available today. I need to get a new
> Pocket PC but it appears that none of the current models seem to support
> expansion packs that accept PCMCIA cards (which I use for GPRS
> communications). Is
> "Bluetooth-to-your-cell-phone-and-using-your-phone-as-your-modem" the
> correct or only way to go about this today? Are there other options out
> there that I am missing?
>
> Long version:
> I have an older iPAQ h3870 that I have had for a long time (as far as time
> goes in OUR industry, that is). One of the first things I bought for it
was
> the PCMCIA jacket so I could run cellular wireless cards from my PDA
(first
> CDPD, later GPRS). It has been true wireless freedom (albeit a very slow
> freedom) to be able to connect (almost) anywhere (almost) anytime, and I
> loathe going without that option in the future.
>
> I am now getting ready to purchase my next PDA (my 3870 is quickly
becoming
> too antequated for my needs). By looking around at HP, Dell, Toshiba, and
> Viewsonic, it appears that NO ONE is making the expansion jackets (or
> anything even similar) for their current models. None of the new
> manufacturer models seem to offer any kind of PCMCIA/cellular wireless
> expansion accessory options for their devices.
>

i have the same trouble so i'm stick with a h3970 (i had a 3630) and a
pcmcia jacket. I remember that 54xx family is also compatible with the old
pcmcia jacket. Anyways, the 3970 is enough good for me (wm2003, 3970 with
ppc2002 stink!) not enough for games but still good for anything else.

In any case, the "newest models" have not more that some extra features
(bluetooth, sdio port, wireless), really there not are a significant speed
into a old-model (strongarms) and a newest model (xscale), they are only
noticed in games but for games you can buy a gba. The more fancy and
useable new feature is the vga screen, if you don't care about it, then you
can think to stay with you old 3870 or see a model not-so-new (and
expensive).

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