1src Forums - WiFi + T3 = A BIG "0"

07-19-2004, 06:04 PM	#1
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	WiFi + T3 = A BIG "0" Well its been almost 2 years now since I heard that there was going to be a WiFi card for the T3... I really did not think Palm was going to play to friendly with any 3rd party company. Especially now that Sony has caved in and no longer is their main competition any longer. Any new news on this Phantom, WiFi SD card??? I Still sit here and wait... Well actually I purchased a PPC x30 in the meanwhile, and have been enjoying the WiFi capabilities very, very, much for the past 2 months. Take some getting used to now I am not saying I am not waiting to power-up my T3 again... But come on now... I think the only WiFi Palm will allow is going to be only if you purchase one of there new PDA which are about to get launched... Seriously now, any news, or is this still not going to happen??? Please no comments about the dinosaur monster WiFi cases !!! Thanks __________________ Jeff W

07-19-2004, 06:09 PM	#2
winexprt SHEEPLE-HERDER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: nYc Posts: 4,233	Combine all that with the rumor that the upcoming T\|4 will not have WiFi built-in and that makes me one unhappy camper. __________________ "Our forefathers would think it's time for a revolution. This is why they revolted in the first place...They revolted against much more mild oppression." - U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB 911 Eyewitness - Learn The TRUTH Humint Events Online

07-19-2004, 08:07 PM	#3
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	Yeah, but that is only one model that is rumored to be released. I figure there are going to be about 3 new models, or upgrades coming out shortly. Everyone is so focused on theT4 that no one is looking to the 2nd, or a 3rd tier PDA. The T4 would be the 1st tier, if it was not clear. Anyway I just placed my order for a NetGear WGR101 portable router. It's the size of a PDA and can be plugged into a DSL, or a Cable Modem jk while traveling... NICE!!! Found a GREAT price acutally when all is said and done it will be $60.00 under what NetGear is selling it for on their webpage. I really think Palm is handicapping themselves with the prolonged driver release. This could actually work out for them as well as for WiFi accessory manufacturers like, GPS manufacturers ect.. What's nice about the x30 is that it comes with "both", WiFi as well as BlueTooth capabilities built into the unit... Well they aren't so I will not go on and on... __________________ Jeff W

07-19-2004, 08:28 PM	#4
Vidge Come visit us! Bronze Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southeastern VA Posts: 1,419	I do think that Wifi on a Palm unit is a real necessity. I had a x30 and now a hp4155 with both BT & Wifi and it is very nice to have. I haven't used my Enfora Portfolio much since getting it. __________________ Just because you can, doesn't mean you do. Visit Daily Gadget Moderator & reviewer, Daily Gadget, Contributor, Liberal Medium, Writing On Your Palm An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

07-19-2004, 08:36 PM	#5
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	Didn't keep the x30? Why, I have been getting along with it more. and more. The price was right, for the speed and wireless capabilities, and it offers more then most PDA's. I send mine back and got a replacement with the A02 ROM Version. Alot of my issues don't seem to be there anymore. It just takes getting used to. Still I do eye my T3 and as I said earlier I would light it up if a WiFi card was released. __________________ Jeff W

07-19-2004, 09:51 PM	#6
edeab220 My T\|X is my friend... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South NJ Posts: 673	Well, I know for sure (I can bet my T\|T3 on it ) that palmOne will release a WiFi SD Card. Most of us know that already... My ETA for the WiFi SD Card from palmOne? Hopefully next month since it is a part of the Spring lineup... __________________ Senior Editor and Webmaster of PalmForums. Check out my Palm OS-focused podcast at PalmForums.org! HS Visor 2MB > Visor Deluxe > Palm VIIx > Visor Prism > Clie NR70 > Palm Tungsten\|T3 + Nokia 3650 > Palm T\|X +Nokia 6681

07-19-2004, 10:12 PM	#7
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	That is what has been said now for almost 2 years now. It just never happens. __________________ Jeff W

07-19-2004, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by n0m0n

That is what has been said now for almost 2 years now.
It just never happens.

The palmOne WiFi Card? It was just confirmed by them when the Zire 72 and 31 came out...it was just rumors before.

Ah who am I kidding...we probably do have to wait another two years. Just give me the OS 6 upgrade and I'll be fine

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07-20-2004, 04:26 AM	#9
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	I was referring to the 3rd party companies that have been trying to get out a SD WiFi card to the public for the Palms. Those same companies that got SD WiFi cards out for PPC units. Palm was not to friendly when it came to agreements, as well as assistance with drivers for the Palm OS units. Even Sony, released a card years ago for their units. Ah, whatever,.. Take care. __________________ Jeff W

07-20-2004, 11:08 AM	#10
applejosh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 927	Yeah, my "old" ipAQ 3955 has been getting more and more use lately, just because of the lack of wi-fi for the T3. I had an NX80 that I thought about bringing out of retirement, but the iPAQ will do. If Palm's not careful, I might just decide to join the evil empire and make my next PDA a PPC. What I really want is an SD wi-fi card that works in both my iPAQ and my T3...then I wouldn't have to carry around the CF sleeve. But I think that's just wishful thinking... __________________ Josh Current: T\|X, X51v, Q Previous: Palm Personal, Palm IIIxe, TRGPro, Handera H330, Sony T615c, NX70v, Zaurus SL5500, iPAQ 3955, NX80, rx3715 (second try), T\|T3, T\|T5 (3rd one in the warranty period, aka "the brick")

07-20-2004, 01:09 PM	#11
n0m0n Opinions = Clue's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Eastern, PA Posts: 1,433	Yeah, if, and that is a big, IF, Palm comes out with a WiFi SD card, it will be a proprietary one. Unlike my Veo 1.3 MG Camera SD card, which I am able to use in either my T,3 or x30 the WiFi card will be only good in the T3… If they only would allow 3rd party vendors to create WiFi drivers for theT3 we would be able to share out WiFi accessories between the 2. Now I know Palm probably doesn’t like the idea of someone having anything else then there PDA’s but it would be nice. __________________ Jeff W

07-20-2004, 02:05 PM	#12
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	We should make a money pool and hire CliePet and Sharky to make one (Yes this is me joking )

07-20-2004, 04:21 PM	#13
madmaxmedia Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,428	I would say the TC is the second option right now, since it is available. I would have bought one if it had stereo audio, instead I have a UX50. Considering how poor the battery life on the T3 without wireless or with BT, I can't imagine how bad it would be with Wif. I guess as bad as the UX. And there is the extended battery for the T3 as well.

07-20-2004, 04:29 PM	#14
strider_mt2k Samsung Omnia i910 Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atco, NJ USA Posts: 1,983	I'm really suprised to find how much I use WIFI at home and on the road. It's something I found that I value highly in my TH55.

07-20-2004, 08:51 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by strider_mt2k

I'm really suprised to find how much I use WIFI at home and on the road.
It's something I found that I value highly in my TH55.

Ditto. At first I didn't miss it, but then things I was used to doing with my NX80 suddenly weren't possible. Bluetooth is a fine short (vert short) range connection method, but it sucks for anything Internet related. It's just too darn slow. (And I keep leaving my BT USB key at work, at the parents, at home, etc.)

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