Cable internet + Pocket PC (1 Viewer)

[sf_diegoxrock]

hey all,
at the moment i have cable on my desktop computer and i'm going to be getting a pocket PC very soon, is it possible to hook up the cable internet to my pocket PC like you would with a laptop/computer through NIC's ?
thanks so much

 

[sunny]

Does your Pocket PC have a network card?

 

[Collin]

You mean wireless internet on your PDA? If you get one with a wifi module, then yes. But they don't typically retail for less than $1,200 retail. However, if you get one with SD expansion capabilities, you can get a SanDisk wifi card for it. As for access itself, you won't have constant connection. You will need to be in a wireless hotspot, such as near a wireless router currently connected to the internet.

 

[sf_diegoxrock]

hmm well i actually won it, so i doubt it has bluetooth, i know it's an HP iPaq and it's probably priced between 500-600 dollars

 

[sf_diegoxrock]

oh and it doesn't necessarily have to be wireless, just so that if my brother is using the comp and i need to go on the net too, i am able to using my PPC

is there a cable that can hook up the PDA to the computer so that we can share the net? a router would be around 100+ right? yeah, with christmas coming up i cant really afford to spend that much

 

[Collin]

Well I'm not talking about bluetooth, more about wifi. Bluetooth doesn't help much for wireless internet connection.

Yes, you can do that. Just have your PDA sync-ed to your computer and you can surf provided you have everything set up. Personally though, I find surfing the internet on the PDA a pain in the butt. Most PDAs right now still run on QVGA (320x240) resolution, so have fun scrolling. Some of the newer PDAs come with VGA (640x480).. but they don't retail for as low as 500-600 dollars.

 

[Templar]

HP iPaq should come with wifi, although if it doesn't it only has a SD slot and hence limited expansion.

You could set to surf through the cable given, although not exactly sure how to fiddle with the settings to do that. However as JKDDragon said, surfing on a PDA is a pain.

 

[sf_diegoxrock]

hmm yeah that res. would be annoying for surfing the net
i plan on using the PPC just to research stuff for school, so what i'd be mainly look at is just text and i'd also use it for MSN messenger

hey thanks for your help