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maca2 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject: Mio 168 Going Wireless ?? |
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I connect my Mio to the internet using activesync when its in the cradle or when I connect using IR.
I want to connect using a wireless system & I have been told I can get a SD card that can connect with my pc so I go online using my mio anywhere in the house/garden etc.
Can this be done & if so what do I need to buy for the PC & Mio to achieve this.
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Sequin Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I believe there are two ways to do it - either WiFi or Bluetooth |
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Ego_Shredder Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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My setup consists of a Belkin wireless router (£40 from eBuyer), with the desktop pc connected via a network cable to the router. My Mio 168 connects to the internet and my network via a Sandisk WiFi + 256MB SD card which I bought brand new and sealed from eBay for £37.
The strength of signal is amazing and I have walked more than 150 yards down my road with my Mio 168, and I can connect to my indoor network and play mp3's etc.
All you need to do to get everything networked properly, is to enter into your router which computers you wish to allow access. On my Belkin I had to input the MAC addresses for each computer into the "MAC Filter" page in the router via your internet browser. I didn't seem to have to do anything on the Mio, setup-wise.
I do sometimes experience mp3's that lockup or playback in a choppy manner, but this is due to the quality of the encoding. At first I thought it was the hardware or network connection bandwidth, but seeing as mp3 is so small this was clearly not the case.
Here are a few links to my stuff:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=10133357299&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=45621
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/tips/sandisk_SD_wifi_256.htm
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philip4242 Regular Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | from Ego_Shredder
' ...Sandisk WiFi + 256MB SD card which I bought brand new and sealed from eBay for £37.'
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Wow !
I've been wanting to go down this route with my Medion PPC250 for a few weeks, but the cards I've seen on Ebay have sold for between £46 (and that was from the USA, so the buyer might get a bill for import duty/VAT !) and £107 !!!
All the retailers show the item as 'out of stock' or 'awaiting delivery', which could be some time, as I believe Sandisk have stopped producing this card, for some bizarre reason !
If you ever spot another at that price, PLEASE PM me !! _________________ Getting older and more senile by the minute !
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Boldzak Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: |
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I have ordered a SD wi-fi card for my Mio 168 from ebay for around £45. It's a Spectec card which just sticks out of the PDA by 6mm. It doesn't have any memory built in, however, but alot of people report the sandisk wi-fi and memory can't be used at the same time anyway
I'll re-post when I get it to let you know if/how it works
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Ego_Shredder Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:35 am Post subject: |
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I bought my Sandisk card from a USA eBay seller called Memory Mall. I got it in May this year but a few mins ago I had another look and noticed that they no longer seem to sell it, so I guess I was really lucky. Shame because my sister wants one for her Mio 168 too! The postage cost at the time was £6, although the actual cost to them was a mere $1.50.
The Sandisk card CAN use the onboard RAM at the same time as the WiFi. How do I know this?.....Well I have downloaded files from websites and ftp servers onto the onboard WiFi card RAM using my Mio 168, via my wireless home network. I was very tempted to buy one of those Spectec WiFi cards for £25 but I am so glad I didn't, because the Sandisk's onboard RAM means I can install web based software onto the onboard storage. So any software that requires an internet connection, doesn't need to waste space in the internal Mio storage. The Sandisk also has more network features and supported protocols, i.e. security stuff etc.
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maca2 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Not easy finding the SD WiFi card is it ! |
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Solo Regular Visitor
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, there are quite a few SDIO cards on eBay just search for SDIO, I got mine off there from a Hong Kong dealer for £30-00 = £3-00 postage, and it works great, it's ideal for hot spot connections.
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philip4242 Regular Visitor
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | ... there are quite a few SDIO cards on eBay just search for SDIO ... |
What you say may be correct for straight WIFI-only SD cards, Solo, but, as the PDA I have only has an SD slot (no CF), I need the combined WIFI + 256MB memory card; otherwise I have only the 32MB of PDA memory to play with - which doesn't go very far ! _________________ Getting older and more senile by the minute !
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maca2 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Still can't find a WiFi SD card but did read that sandisk took their car off the market due to many of them failing, this would exsplain why they are hard to find.
The only other cards I can see are "SDIO now" which Mio say are not OK to use on the 168 ?.
So anyone who knows where I can get a SD wireless card which is SDIO only & not "SDIO now" post here. |
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Boldzak Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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maca2 wrote: | Still can't find a WiFi SD card but did read that sandisk took their car off the market due to many of them failing, this would exsplain why they are hard to find.
The only other cards I can see are "SDIO now" which Mio say are not OK to use on the 168 ?.
So anyone who knows where I can get a SD wireless card which is SDIO only & not "SDIO now" post here. |
Sandisk have discontinued their Wi-Fi cards ...that's official. Don't have a definite reason why, but many have suggested failure rates.
Having said that, the sandisk and the Spectec cards DO work in the Mio 168. I just got a Spectec one today, and after a bit of messing around to get my router set up, it is connecting very well. You can get one for around £40 on eBay. |
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Ego_Shredder Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Those Spectec WiFi SDIO cards were going for £25 around the same time I got my Sandisk card in May this year. I just had a quick nosey and I cannot seem to find it anymore. I checked eBuyer where I saw the £25 price before and they no longer sell it. Hmmm.... I wonder why all these WiFi cards are disappearing! Perhaps more people are buying Pocket PC's with WiFi built-in?
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Sequin Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:08 am Post subject: |
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I have just bought a Safecom wifi card from ebay for £33 (inc postage) and it's working fine with my 168 |
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maca2 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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That's interesting as I was told that I could not use that card as it's SDIO Now & not just SDIO.
Can you tell me if your Safecom card is this one SWLSDI-1100
If it is then I can get online for £25 which would be great.
I did email Safecom but the person who mailed me back was not good at english so the mail didn't make any sence to me :x .
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Sequin Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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It took me about 2 minutes to get it going - the info below mentions SDIO Now, but I must admit I didn't see it before I bought it.
On the disk it does says SWLSD1-1100, and all it says on the card is Model: SDIO WLAN Card - the specs on ebay were as follows:
* 802.11b Wi-Fi compatible
* Supports infrastructure WLAN and Ad Hoc peer-to-peer connectivity
* Power save Mode minimizes power consumption while maximizing data throughput
* Small external antenna reduces the card size
* LED indicates connection status
* Works in SDIO compatible devices with SDIO Now! Software from BSQUARE
* Support Pocket PC 2003, (other systems also work, but are a pain to get running)
* supports WPA-PSK
* Sticks out about 3mm or so from your slot
Chipset: Inprocomm
Standards: IEEE802.11b
Connectors: SDIO
LEDs: Power/ACT: always blue ON for power up / Blue blink for data transferring
Data Rate: 11, 5.5,2, and 1 Mbps
Frequency Range: 2.4 ~2.5 GHz band
Range: Indoors: ~ 100 meter
Outdoors: ~ 300 meter
Physical characteristics: Dimensions: 40L x 24W x 2.1H mm
Weight: 3.25g
Power consumption: Idle: 16 mA
Transmission: 187 mA
Sleep: 1 mA
Approvals FCC: part 15, class B Europe: CE mark
Operating Temperature: 0 to 55 °C
Storage Temperature: -25 to 70 °C |
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