Wireless modem for NX70?

[Red Boats]

Is there any card for the NX70 that allows direct wireless connection to internet/email etc? At the moment i don't need a bluetooth or wi-fi card (assuming I understand correctly that these simply allow connection to an existing network, and via that network the net etc), but a card I can have in the NX that will allow me to connect for email from the car, say, or in a hotel parking lot, or somewhere else not likely to have a LAN in operation.

If this is NOT possible, what card do I need to connect to my cell phone to use THAT as a modem and connection?

Thanks

Red

[Token User]

You'll need to go to Japan for this (Air-H service). Works out kinda costly by the time you factor in flights :)
No US based solution - though there are CF based solutions out there (Sprint PCS CF2031 - review here (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,834570,00.asp)) that would work IF SONY STOPPED SCREWING US WITH CF DRIVERS (sorry ... sore point).

Oh yeah ... Clie to Cellphone. Need more info on what your cellphone is, but this is actually a reasonable solution. All you will need is a data cable from the serial port on the bottom of your Clie to the connector on the bottom of your phone. If your cellphone has IR, that also works. A number of options exist, but it will all depend on your cellphone.

[n2ifp]

Token User sums it up pretty good!

[RogerMoore]

So.... If I have a Nokia 6360, IR enabled, I could connect to the internet with out the WiFi card? What else would I need?

Thanks
Roger

[DavidF]

goto thesuppynet.com -- i just ordered my clie to kyocera smartphone adapter - if it does what it claims i can attach it between them and get wireless internet access anywhere with my clie .. yay! take that sony :p

[Raybot]

If your phone supports IrDA, you can already get wireless internet access anywhere by adding a network entry on the Clie for IrDA modem, turning the IrDA modem on your phone on, pointing one at the other then connecting with the Clie ... I've been able to check email, browse the web, telnet, etc. using my NX70 and Nokia 8210 quite nicely over the Telstra WAP service (yes, at least in Australia, you can run POP, telnet and plain ol' HTTP over the WAP service!). Do a search in the forum for a previous post I made with full instructions.

If your phone has bluetooth, even better, just use a bluetooth MS and you can do the same without line of sight! Pitty you can't be using another MS at the same time ... plus that bluetooth MS is a tad expensive ...

[Michael Quach]

Which is why someone needs to make a driver for CF bluetooth.

[yOyOYoo]

or sony needs to make a 256mb memory /bluetooth combination memory stick.

[aussie_nx70v]

Originally posted by Raybot
If your phone supports IrDA, you can already get wireless internet access anywhere by adding a network entry on the Clie for IrDA modem, turning the IrDA modem on your phone on, pointing one at the other then connecting with the Clie ... I've been able to check email, browse the web, telnet, etc. using my NX70 and Nokia 8210 quite nicely over the Telstra WAP service (yes, at least in Australia, you can run POP, telnet and plain ol' HTTP over the WAP service!). Do a search in the forum for a previous post I made with full instructions.

If your phone has bluetooth, even better, just use a bluetooth MS and you can do the same without line of sight! Pitty you can't be using another MS at the same time ... plus that bluetooth MS is a tad expensive ...

i cant find your previous post.....any chance you can lead me in the right direction????

im also in oz and have the same equipment as you and would be very interested in how you do this...

[nlode]

To let you know, the IR connection does not work with neither the Nokia 6510 nor the 7650. I tried without success.
Funny, I can get the NX to connect to a Nokia 3360 TDMA phone, but not to the GSM ones...

[RogerMoore]

Guys, Thanks so much. I've already ordered a cable to data enable my phone and activate it's modem. I'll let you know how it goes in a few short days. This is a dream come true.

Last question. I was under the impression I'd need the WiFi card. So I purchased one.

But according to the people who are speaking up in this thread, I don't need it. So I should bring it back (as it has nothing to do with using my cellphone to connect to the internet right)?

RogerMoore

[nlode]

Yes, the WiFi has nothing to do with your cell phone.

[Token User]

Originally posted by RogerMoore
Guys, Thanks so much. I've already ordered a cable to data enable my phone and activate it's modem. I'll let you know how it goes in a few short days. This is a dream come true.

Last question. I was under the impression I'd need the WiFi card. So I purchased one.

But according to the people who are speaking up in this thread, I don't need it. So I should bring it back (as it has nothing to do with using my cellphone to connect to the internet right)?

RogerMoore If you can afford the WiFi card - keep it. The number of publicly accessible hotspots is growing, and if you have a WiFi network at school, work, or home, you can surf at 11Mbps rather than 53kbps (?) over the phone connection AND you wont be using your minutes up.

Mention of Bluetooth is a Furphy as well. It is ONLY relevant if you have a Bluetooth enabled phone (such as the Sony Ericsson T68), and for home networking provides limited range.

For your needs, you will be fine with the data cable ... just keep an eye on your minutes usage, while ever you are connected you are draining minutes. An additional thing to consider is that by using the phone as a modem, you will also need a dialup ISP, and cover the costs associated with that connection as well (and in today's age of broadband in the home, how many people manintain dialup and broadband accounts?).

[nlode]

I think most carriers offer their own service, you don´t need anymore to call an ISP to get access. Usually you will pay a fixed amount that allows a certain number of MBs to be transferred each month.