Re: Battery, WiFi and Email Q's
From: Amirov Zakhar (amirov_at_tric.ru)
Date: 02/18/05
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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:52:54 +0600
My PPC has 1500mA and it's still not enough.
It plays MP3 only 14-16 hours.
Maybe i shoud buy 3000mA. I saw one for Asus 716.
"23s" <asdf@asdf.com> wrote in message
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> These questions pertain to an Asus A730W unit but perhaps are generic
enough
> to be 2003SE / pocket pc related in general.
>
> Battery question:
> I saw an "1800" battery for an A730 at the time of my A730W purchase.
Since
> "1800" is approx 60% "more" than "1100" (which is the default
> measurement/rating of my A730W's battery); is it therefore logical to
assume
> my potential time away from the base would be extended by 60%, all other
> variables being equal, if I got that 1800 battery?
>
> WiFi question:
> I have an 802.11g/b netgear WAP at home, WEP is enabled. Provided with the
> network key, my A730W unit can connect, obtain an IP from my DHCP server,
> and can access the internet successfully over this network. Monitoring
the
> signal strength meter in WiFi information shows a constant "full bars"
> signal strength that does not falter - and I am 5 feet from the WAP, so
that
> sounds about right.
>
> While connected to my home network, the network connection icon at the top
> of the pda screen alternates every few minutes between the "2 arrows" icon
> (connected) and the "2 arrows with an X" icon (disconnected). After about
1
> minute, it will flip back to the "2 arrows" icon, stay connected for about
2
> minutes, rinse and repeat. While this is going on, I watched the WiFi
Info
> page and it consistantly showed signal strength as full (the meter is
100%)
> and the status says "connected", even though the network connection icon
at
> the top of the screen periodically reflects a conflicting status.
> Unfortunately, the icon at the top of the screen is reflecting the
accurate
> status; when I see "2 arrows with an X", I cannot access network
resources,
> despite the 'info' page saying it is "connected" w/ full strength. In
> essense, it appears that my "physical" connection (if you can call it
that)
> is constant; i.e., the signal is always strong. But my "logical"
> communications are intermittant. Or something like that... I have no
idea.
>
> At work, we have a somewhat older WAP unit that is strictly 802.11b and
does
> not implement WEP. I can connect to this network, obtain an IP address
from
> work's DHCP server, access the internet, etc, just as I do at home. The
> difference being that this WiFi connection never drops; I always have the
"2
> arrows" icon, and I have a truly constant, working connection.
>
> EMail (outlook) question:
> I've configured an account for my ISP's POP3 server. In outlook, I can
> watch Send/Receive authenticate against my ISP's mail server and attempt
to
> download headers, when the operation suddenly halts and displays a message
> saying that 'Messages cannot be downloaded to my mobile device. Ensure the
> connection is ok and mail settings are correct (etc...)'.
>
> I have sent email with success, but have yet to receive any messages thus
> far, due to receiving this error every time. I'm flat-out stumped on that
> one, hoping it's a known issue of some kind but I'm not finding much about
> it online.
>
> Any ideas or similar experiences with any of this?
>
>
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