09-03-2004, 03:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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How Important is WiFi to You?
I was thinking about WiFi in Pocket PCs, and I was curious to see how important you felt WiFi was as a factor in your next Pocket PC purchase. Please note that I'm not asking if you prefer WiFi over Bluetooth, or another technology. This is simply a question of whether or not WiFi as a feature is important to you in your decision of which Pocket PC to buy. Since there are no 802.11g solutions yet, assume that I'm talking about 802.11b.
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09-03-2004, 03:08 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 634
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WIFI is a critical application for me. I use it at home to avoid having to go down to my office in the basement to surf the web, and I use it at work to answer e-mails and entertain myself during long, boring staff meetings. I also increasingly use it at hotels, airports and other locations to keep on top of e-mail and news while I am traveling.
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09-03-2004, 03:10 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 28
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i live on campus when i am at school and i use wifi all the time. a good example is on my way to class yesterday. i had forgotten what room my class was in when i was already half way there. since most of campus has a wifi signal, i just pulled out my pda and looked it up as i was walking. i can also take notes during class and then sync them to my desktop over the network. i gotta have my wifi! 
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09-03-2004, 03:17 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 30
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No WIFI, no Pocket PC. It is as simple as that. I initially only bought my IPAQ 4155 for the built in Wifi.
Wifi makes Pocket PC great.
To spend $400 for a Pocket PC without Wifi would be a waste of my money.
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09-03-2004, 03:20 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 44
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I can't vote in either this or the bluetooth poll - both are essential to me & I have BT & WiFi CF cards - I won't buy a ppc without a CF slot
Can we have a poll on this please? :twisted:
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09-03-2004, 03:24 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 327
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Ever since WiFi made it to my Pocket PC Via the 4155, I no longer bother with booting up my laptop at home. What is really cool is getting that 7:30 AM phone call about a network problem and being able to use VNC or Terminal Services to connect to work and fix the problem, all with a pocket pc while still lying in bed. WiFi rules!
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09-03-2004, 04:06 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 59
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I voted neither for or against; I'm ambivalent about wifi at this time because the 3.5" screen on my Ipaq 2215 causes me eye strain when viewed for extensive periods.
Maybe when VGA becomes the de facto standard on all new models I'll reconsider... :?
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09-03-2004, 04:10 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,734
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I voted neither here not there. I would really like wifi, but if my next pocketpcphone has 3G and VGA and Bluetooth, but no wifi, I would still buy it, as wifi is easily added via SD card (whereas something like 3G is not  )
So yes, it would be very desirable, but I would not turn down the XDA IV if it had 3G, 624Mhz, VGA, megapixel camera and bluetooth, but no wifi.
Surur
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09-03-2004, 04:23 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 340
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I agree with timbur, wifi is inportant to me but it is not necessary that it is intergated into the pda. I've made do with a wifi cf card for the last two PocketPCs, and as long as my next choice has a cf slot I am good to go.
Steve 8)
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09-03-2004, 04:26 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,202
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Looks like I'm in the minority, here. Wi-Fi is a nice to have, but not have to have for me. I rarely use it for anything but syncing my PPC. It seems if I'm out somewhere where I would use WiFi, I have my laptop as well, and it just makes more sense to me to use that instead.
However, don't take away my bluetooth!!! 
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