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[jet87]

hey, i wanted to know if anybody knew if it was possible for a pocket pc to connect to the internet still sitting on the cradle, with the PC off. maybe with some software??

[Pony99CA]

hey, i wanted to know if anybody knew if it was possible for a pocket pc to connect to the internet still sitting on the cradle, with the PC off. maybe with some software??
With the PC on, you can just use ActiveSync pass-through. With the PC off, you'll need a Pocket PC with WiFi to connect to a router (or, possibly, a Pocket PC with Bluetooth to connect to a Bluetooth Access Point).

If you tell us what Pocket PC you have, maybe we can give more help.

Steve

[OSUKid7]

Eh, that's not possible - not without extra hardware, in which case it doesn't matter if its in the cradle. When your computer is off, how would it use the internet/network connection from that computer? Makes no sense at all.

[Pony99CA]

Eh, that's not possible - not without extra hardware, in which case it doesn't matter if its in the cradle. When your computer is off, how would it use the internet/network connection from that computer? Makes no sense at all.
Isn't that basically what I said? However, as we don't know what Pocket PC jet87 is talking about or what Internet connectivity he has, he may have that "extra hardware", which I also said.

Also, if he does have WiFi, being in the cradle can matter for one thing -- power. WiFi takes a lot of power, and being in the cradle will allow using it longer (except for some people who don't power their cradles).

Steve