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Old 28 January 2004, 09:00 PM
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Anyone got one, not done all the reading yet but I was wondering whether I could surf at home with one, have broadband and a router (wired) so what would I need besides so I can surf in front of the telly ?

Also are they eay enough to attach a mobile to for email ?
Old 28 January 2004, 10:03 PM
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I was wondering whether I could surf at home with one
In essence yes, but most web sites are not designed for their li'le screens and so are a pain to navigate.

have broadband and a router (wired) so what would I need besides so I can surf in front of the telly
You can get wired network cards for them, but by far the best advise is get a wireless AP to plug into your router and a wireless card for the PDA.

Also are they eay enough to attach a mobile to for email?
Mostly depends on the mobile phone, it would need to have an IR port and a standard interface as a mobile modem. Most of the modern Nokia's for example the 6100 provide this.

By the way, go for 1 of the Dell Axim's, they are as well spec'd but half the price. Oh, and they are fabbo for games
Old 28 January 2004, 10:22 PM
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Many thanks for taking the time to provide that very helpful info, confirms what I was suspecting really, I will go and have a look at the Axim and see how that stacks up.

Thanks again !
Old 29 January 2004, 09:59 AM
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you can attach to a mobile via bluetooth very easily.

Some ipaqs (and I believe Axims) have wifi built in.

Something like Thunderhawk makes the browsing a whole lot easier.

http://www.bitstream.com/wireless/
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My 3955 makes a great remote control too!
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