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Talkback It has Skype and WiFi, so I need Mobile connectivity via WiFi or a GPRS datalink (GPRS is much too expensive). I already have a notebook /Laptop which I use as a Mobile phone at home. Developing such ideas for PC architecture based consumer devices...
[March 7, 2007, 21:27]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Talkback The recent article on WiFi just prompted me to inform you of the WiFi experiences I have had over the last year: My Nokia Brick gets WiFi better than a laptop but on my boat (where I wish I could be all nearly the time) in Newcastle upon Tyne, a...
[December 23, 2005, 13:39]
Makes Even Bigger Difference For The Home User
Talkback In the office their is probably 1-2 other wifi signals at the 2.4ghz frequency and a few people that have bluetooth turned on on their phones or laptops. TV/Digi Sender detectable wifi signals from neighbours
[July 29, 2008, 13:20]
School WiFi Panic Provokes Debate
Blog I have to say I agree with that, as the rollout of hotspot and outdoor municipal WiFi (and eventually Wimax) covers ever greater physical areas. So there seem to be two camps on the radiation/WiFi debate : those who want to deploy and use the...
[November 22, 2006, 12:39]
You Should Pay For Connection -But Who Is It For/What Does It Do For The
Talkback If it was feasible I would have preferred Bluetooth connection while that is the universal wireless mobile connection - so we could use any Bluetooth mobile of our choice, maybe with a bit of downloaded Java code - rather than be stuck with...
[January 14, 2007, 22:17]
Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA PC Card
Blog On the other hand, the removal of WLAN (WiFi) from the adapter reflects the fact that the vast majority of laptop computers today have integrated WiFi support. Another positive aspect of the Swisscom Unlimited Data Manager software is the "seamless...
[January 22, 2008, 12:37]
Schools Panic Over WiFi
Blog Comment After all, there is a reasonable chance that many of these same parents have Wifi in their homes, but that is okay no doubt? Obviously I don't know Mr Bevington, but as I said, Wifi, and other COFDM/DSSS 2.4GHz signals are everywhere.
[November 22, 2006, 10:32]
BT To Use Bluetooth To Cut Mobile Costs
Talkback Many homes already have DECT phone and it is much more commonly used standard on phones than WiFi or BT put together. The other reason for adding DECT is that I will also be spending a lot more time within this DECT area than any 3rd party WiFi or...
[July 30, 2003, 10:17]
Does O2 Do EDGE?
Talkback So 70% of the UK don't have EDGE -- so can't get e-mail or web browsing on an iPhone without a personal WiFi network -- so would do better with the bottom of the range Nokia (that can get e-mail over the "plain old telephone system").
[September 23, 2007, 18:39]
A Week Working With Linux
Blog Comment This is essentially the same mistake that I made when setting up WiFi networking on Linux, although in my own defense I will say that this is nowhere near as obvious as setting up WiFi was. I have tried it, and as far as I am able to see, it...
[August 5, 2008, 17:39]
A Brilliant Combo With Everything You Need
Member Review Inbuilt wifi The jam wins on this one.but what do you expect with wifi built in? I have had my xda IIi for over a month, and I can honestly say it is a faboulous PDA/phone. I recently traded my iPAQ 2210 and bought this and I have not regretted...
[April 13, 2005, 14:00]
Schools Panic Over WiFi
Blog Comment As with so many things, this is confounded by the fact that most people appear to have no negative response whatsoever to WiFi radiation - but similarly most people don't react negatively to Penicillin, yet you would not give that to someone with...
[November 22, 2006, 11:19]
I Loved It....but No Cigar...yet
Member Review I am not an advanced user and I found 2 days trying to install my wifi card too much to bear. I reloaded windows, installed the driver for my wifi card and was up and running at the click of an icon. I like this software so much I have not deleted...
[February 25, 2007, 18:11]
An Impressive Week With Ubuntu
Blog Next I wanted to see if the WiFi connection would work with my home network. I found the hardware management window, and according to that, there were only a few "problems" - the built-in softmodem required a proprietary driver which had not been...
[May 30, 2008, 13:59]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog The WiFi adapter seemed to have been recognized, but then I remembered that I had it turned off at the front-panel switch. In particular, the Intel Core2 Duo CPU, Mobile Intel 965 Express graphics, and the 4965AGN WiFi interested me - without all...
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
A Good PDA And A Decent Phone But...
Member Review Wifi connection is not quite stable when used in power conservation mode, otherwise it is stable and fast. WiFi: The settings and network selection are not user friendly. Skype: If the WiFi is reliable the sound quality is very good.
[December 20, 2007, 10:44]
Windows Wi-Fi Attack Discovered
Talkback This "newly discovered" vulnerability makes matters even worse, as we now discover that the XP client can't tell the difference between a normal access point-to-laptop (infrastructure) WiFi mode and the less commonly used laptop-to-laptop (ad-hoc...
[January 20, 2006, 9:34]
Broadband Campaigners Demand More Govt Leadership
Talkback Have they figured out a diabolical way to extort fees from future users of wifi and other liberating newer trends? I feel AT&T and their friends have gouged us on Cellphone rates for years and now they have a...
[May 6, 2005, 17:10]
Future Of Wireless Broadband Is In The Air
Talkback Rupert, you obviously have been following developments more closely than most winters on the subject - it's amazing how mis-informed technical editors are on these subjects .even worse that it was for the notorious hype following WiFi/802.11b/a/g...
[January 30, 2004, 4:11]
Hold It Till You Get Home (or Hotel)
Talkback I am not so important I can't wait till I get home, to a WiFi Hot Spot, Internet cafe or even pay the Hotel's expensive but nothing like so bad "all you can eat" WiFi fee. I have tried my free 1MB allowance and it works fine over a Bluetooth link...
[July 20, 2007, 20:41]
