Re: Help with Dell x51V
- From: "Sven" <sejohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 20:09:54 -0600
If Sprint sold you the 'phone as a modem plan', did their rep offer to
explain how you were going to use that? (on the web of course there wouldn't
have been an explanation, but when I got my T-Mobile stuff they wouldn't
even let me order anything that wouldn't work on the phone I said I had)
That said, there are often available cables that can hook between the
devices, in lieu of BT, but that is probably more than you want your wife to
deal with.
The BT option though isn't typically tough once you do your initial pairing.
Normally you would just try to open a web site and a text box pops up asking
if you want to connect via BT. You click yes/OK, and it does the rest,
connecting to the phone, dialing it, etc. That assumes BT is on, on the
devices, but I have normally left mine that way when I used this method.
Bottom line is that use isn't that tough. I normally didn't need to take my
phone out of my pocket or backpack to get connected.
CF GPRS card is easier of course, but you would be somewhat limited in phone
carrier. A Sprint setup is a Sprint setup. ISP is somewhat irrelevant.
Sprint (or whoever) would get you on the net. You don't need an 'isp' at
that point, though you might want someone to provide you e-mail. That can be
a free account if you wish, or if you have a home isp you can generally use
that e-mail via a web interface.
Is the whole point to get the Dell connected, or just get your wife
connected. If the latter, many phones have fairly decent web/mail/etc.
capabilities in their own right. A PPC phone like the Q, or T-Mobile MDA
(Cingular 8125) might be something you could consider. A better phone with
BT, will probably have some capability in any case. Quick internet things
like checking an address, weather, flight time, can probably be done right
on the phone, reserving the Axim lashup for things that need more input or
the larger screen.
--
Sven
MVP - Mobile Devices
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"Chris Jordan" <Chris.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The advantage of McDonalds (at least here in the UK) is that they often
have free WiFi..... This way you X51 will connect direct to the Internet
without needing any other cards or phone connections!
I tried to get her to do it that way. There are tons of hot spots around
her.
it would have been much easier on me to just get her the black berry.
i think the PDA is a little easier and she loves the pointers.
I did order the Phone as modem plan from sprint and wonder if that is
going to end up being money lost.
right now i think i am liking the connect via blue toothe option which
would require a new phone ( i think ). she could probably just leave her
phone clipped on the outside of her pocketbook.
but i also like the stand alone with the gprs cf card.
im just going to tell her what i know so far and let her pick. its safer
that way.
with the card would i have more options as to who the isp will be?
John
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