wifi cf cards

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adam Bartlett wrote:
> does anyone know where i can get a cf wifi card for my pocket pc?

At the computer store, per chance?

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Try pricewatch.com
see what your OEM sells as an add-on to get a starting point.

"Jack" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "René" <kar98@the-coalition.us> wrote in message
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>> adam Bartlett wrote:
>> > does anyone know where i can get a cf wifi card for my pocket pc?
>>
>> At the computer store, per chance?
>>
>
> Rene - I live in a fair sized town that has a dozen or more computer
> stores,
> and not one stocks cf wifi cards - so your reply is way off base - most
> computer stores don't cater to Pocket PC users.
>
> To the original poster, it depends on where you are - there are many
> on-line
> stores that sell these units but many are overpriced. You will also see
> them
> on eBay regularly, but educate yourself first as to which ones are best -
> some have high power draw and others (older models) seem to have had
> computability issues.
>
> I am also in the market for one and would appreciate any input as to the
> relative merits of different cards - such as Linksys, D-Link, Netgear,
> Ambicon (sp?), Symbol, SMC, Proxim, etc . Which models are to be avoided.
>
>

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Gee, you missed one of the best ones, IMHO. Take a look at the Socket one.
No it's not the cheapest around, but sometimes there is a reason for that.
It is about the smallest, is very low power, good performance, good
software.

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Sven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices
"Jack" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "René" <kar98@the-coalition.us> wrote in message
> news:G1zBd.9833$iC4.4268@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
> > adam Bartlett wrote:
> > > does anyone know where i can get a cf wifi card for my pocket pc?
> >
> > At the computer store, per chance?
> >
>
> Rene - I live in a fair sized town that has a dozen or more computer
stores,
> and not one stocks cf wifi cards - so your reply is way off base - most
> computer stores don't cater to Pocket PC users.
>
> To the original poster, it depends on where you are - there are many
on-line
> stores that sell these units but many are overpriced. You will also see
them
> on eBay regularly, but educate yourself first as to which ones are best -
> some have high power draw and others (older models) seem to have had
> computability issues.
>
> I am also in the market for one and would appreciate any input as to the
> relative merits of different cards - such as Linksys, D-Link, Netgear,
> Ambicon (sp?), Symbol, SMC, Proxim, etc . Which models are to be avoided.
>
>

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"adam Bartlett" <Leabank2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> does anyone know where i can get a cf wifi card for my pocket pc?
>

Hi guys

If your email addy is anything to go by then you are in the UK. If so I have
a perfectly good wifi CF card going spare for a sensible price. If you are
interested let me know by email to deebee at email dot com(mmm)

DeeBee