anybody use wireless internet cables?

[nickl]

PocketSolutions sells a "Dell Axim Wireless Internet Cable" for select phones.

you can see it here > http://www.thepocketsolution.com/dellwireless.htm

anybody have one of these? are they worth it? can you use it with sprint?

thanks

[nickl]

PocketSolutions sells a "Dell Axim Wireless Internet Cable" for select phones.

you can see it here > http://www.thepocketsolution.com/dellwireless.htm

anybody have one of these? are they worth it? can you use it with sprint?

thanks

[TheBacklash]

now this may be worth getting.... And they make one for my phone. 8)

[dartman]

Wonder why no Nokia phones?

dart

[shawnc]

Whats the "gotcha"? You mean I can use this cable to get internet access on my Dell without additional equipment or a new ISP? Seems to good to be true.

[QYV]

I just purchased what appears to be an identical cable from here:

http://www.gomadic.com/delaxx5adtom.html

The advantage to Gomadic is that if you upgrade your Pocket PC or phone, they will exchange your cable for one that fits your new device for free!

I use Verizon Wireless, and they have a service where you can get a 14.4 connection without needing a separate ISP and there's no charge except for the minutes (comes out of your voice minute pool). Personally, this is wonderful for me, since I don't use my phone much for voice and can sync e-mail over 14.4 pretty nicely. I've been using it for almost a year with my previous PPC (an iPAQ) and loved it, and it works great with the Axim as well. If you're after more robust access, you can try their Express Network plan which is 1xRTT technology and supposedly offers speeds of between 56K and 144K. They have Express Network plans that use voice minutes as well as ones that charge by the MB. Too expensive for my needs right now, but it's very tempting.

As far as other carriers go, I have no personal experience with Sprint, but several folks on the Dell hardware forum seemed pretty happy with a Vision plan that Sprint offers. There are also GPRS plans (T-mobile, Cingular and ATT) which as far as I know require no additional ISP, charge by MB only and reportedly average 40-50K.

[TheBacklash]

The advantage to Gomadic is that if you upgrade your Pocket PC or phone, they will exchange your cable for one that fits your new device for free!

If you read the page, the same goes for this cable.

Exchange any Phone to PDA cable for free when you change phones or PDAs

And BTW, the pocketsolution cable and the gomadic cable you refer too, is the same brand. Gomadic.

[TheBacklash]

Originally Posted by dartman

Wonder why no Nokia phones?

dart

I think Nokia uses IR instead of having a serial-type connection on their phones...


Well Gomadic does list a pin out for the 5100-6100 nokia phones, and sells an adapter for it as well. Don't know what that means... but I thought I'd better correct myself before someone else did. :lol:

[Underwater Mike]

Originally Posted by TheBacklash

And BTW, the pocketsolution cable and the gomadic cable you refer too, is the same brand. Gomadic.

You're right: They're just reselling the Gomadic ComCube, which is excellent, BTW, especially for those of us stuck with non-Bluetooth-enlightened carriers.

[TheBacklash]

Forgot to mention that I did in fact buy this setup for my Dell over the weekend... It's on the way so I'll let you know how it works.

Now I can surf the net and get my E-mail at work 8) something I am currently not allowed to do, and no Wi-Fi signals anywhere near me that I could "borrow" :twisted: (not that I would do such a thing :roll: )

[nickl]

Backlash,

You'll still need to dial up, right? Who's your ISP?