06-25-2005, 02:00 PM
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The Stuff Dreams are Made Of - MiniSD Wireless LAN Card
 8O Anyone interested in adding WiFi to their device?? This miniSD card supports 802.11b and Windows Mobile 2003. Ok, I'm seriously excited about this, but I'm concerned about giving up my 512 MB memory card. I've got loads of programs and music on it. Where would I put all that? :? Even still, I want one! If anyone finds a store selling one of these, be sure to let us know. 
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06-25-2005, 03:34 PM
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Sweet. It will fit nicely into the upcoming HP Mobile Messenger (WMPE2003SE) which has SD and miniSD slots so I could use it either way and still have memory to burn, yeah baby, yeah.
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06-25-2005, 04:33 PM
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Ok, assuming this isn't a joke, where is the antenna?
Is the antenna external? How does it connect to the mini-sd card when it's in the phone?
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06-25-2005, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jfreiman
Ok, assuming this isn't a joke, where is the antenna? Is the antenna external? How does it connect to the mini-sd card when it's in the phone?
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Internal, wound around inside the card. Having an external antenna on your phone would suck - I doubt anyone would buy this if it had an external antenna. It connects via the contact points on the miniSD card just like with memory. |
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06-25-2005, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by jfreiman
Ok, assuming this isn't a joke, where is the antenna? Is the antenna external? How does it connect to the mini-sd card when it's in the phone?
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Internal, wound around inside the card. Having an external antenna on your phone would suck - I doubt anyone would buy this if it had an external antenna. It connects via the contact points on the miniSD card just like with memory. |
So, what kind of range will this unit have AND how much power will it use if it has to send the signal either through the battery or the circuit board, etc of the phone? |
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06-25-2005, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jfreiman
So, what kind of range will this unit have AND how much power will it use if it has to send the signal either through the battery or the circuit board, etc of the phone?
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Units with internal antennas tend to have worse range than external ones, but since none of us have it, it's a little hard to give you answers. ;-) And it's not sending the WiFi signal through the phone, it's just sending the data. Though it would be rather interesting if the WiFi card was able to use the antenna of the phone to boost range. Now THAT would be something else!  |
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06-25-2005, 06:42 PM
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So, what kind of range will this unit have AND how much power will it use if it has to send the signal either through the battery or the circuit board, etc of the phone?
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According to the website:
Operrating Range Outside 400m / Inside 100m
Operating Voltage PA: 3.0 ~ 3.6V, TRX: 2.7V
Avg Operation 185mA (While viewing Web)
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06-25-2005, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Temporale
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Originally Posted by jfreiman
So, what kind of range will this unit have AND how much power will it use if it has to send the signal either through the battery or the circuit board, etc of the phone?
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According to the website:
Operrating Range Outside 400m / Inside 100m
Operating Voltage PA: 3.0 ~ 3.6V, TRX: 2.7V
Avg Operation 185mA (While viewing Web)
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Well, I looked at the web site as well, and to me, it looks like the specs are ONLY for the SD card, not the Mini-SD card. |
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06-25-2005, 07:47 PM
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Would be nice if this thing actually exists or is made. I don't think there is a CF or SD WiFi card out there that has the antenna embedded, like this does. Maybe they would extend the leap in technology back to SD and CF formats so that we coud put a CF or SD Wifi card in our 2215s or X5s or others and not have it stick out or remove it to close the case.
I agree totally on the HP Mobile Messenger. Would be nice to have the option of WiFi without it sticking out. There are rumors of a WiFi 6500 (6700?) but some have that loosing the GPS.
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06-26-2005, 12:00 AM
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Looks like it is going to be a battery eater, but the concept is cool.
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