Possible to add WiFi ?

GadgetShop · 01-12-2006, 10:16 PM

I have the lowest spec Dell Axim X30. So no bluetooth or wireless.

Ive just got a wireless router, is it possible to convert my PDA to a wifi device ? Possibly with an SD addon ?

Mogwai · 01-13-2006, 11:02 AM

Yes you can get wifi SD cards. Have a look on ebay, they have plenty.

they look kinda horrible as they stick out far more than a built in wifi. And im not sure how reliable they are either.

speedz · 01-17-2006, 01:52 AM

My brother had a SD wifi card in his laptop.

They do stick out in your laptop but they work fine. I think even as good as built in ones. He never had a problem with them.

Brinkley · 02-13-2006, 04:27 PM

My concern with the external wifi, like the SD cards for these devices, is they often use up a lot more power than the built-in devices. Since they are made to work with many devices, they are not really tweaked to be as efficient as possible.

I would keep that in mind.

dnc · 03-19-2006, 01:38 PM

If it has a CF slot then that's even better - the transmitters stick out less, are cheaper and have a smaller chance of breaking (because they don't stick out so much!) but I didn't have an option with my iPaq...my model only has the SD slot so I had a look around (and decided NOT to buy one off of eBay...) and found one that has worked for over 2 years, without a hitch - the software is quite good too!

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=89714
I think it's gone up in price since I bought it though...maybe they've changed some of the insides?

sweet_mayhem · 11-23-2006, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brinkley

My concern with the external wifi, like the SD cards for these devices, is they often use up a lot more power than the built-in devices. Since they are made to work with many devices, they are not really tweaked to be as efficient as possible.

I would keep that in mind.

oh, i would keep that in mind, too. i didn' t know before that external wifi could take so much energy..

destiny_star2006 · 11-24-2006, 01:46 PM

Will definatly keep that in mind!
Thanks very much for posting!