PocketPC, Bluetooth and Internet via GPRS?
23 May 2002, 05:03 PM
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I need a bit is advise from people with real world experience of using PocketPC via Bluetooth and a mobile.
I need the basic functions like email and internet access and am thinking of getting a Pogo (www.pogo-tech.com), but would really like to access my workstation/servers via Terminal Services.
Does anyone have any experience of this setup (PocketPC, Bluetooth and Mobile).
How fast is it really?
Can you really do anything?
Does it cost sh*t loads (based on Puffs thread)?
What is the screen rendering like on Internet Explorer?
All comments would be welcomed.
Ol
I need the basic functions like email and internet access and am thinking of getting a Pogo (www.pogo-tech.com), but would really like to access my workstation/servers via Terminal Services.
Does anyone have any experience of this setup (PocketPC, Bluetooth and Mobile).
How fast is it really?
Can you really do anything?
Does it cost sh*t loads (based on Puffs thread)?
What is the screen rendering like on Internet Explorer?
All comments would be welcomed.
Ol
23 May 2002, 05:23 PM
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How fast is it really?
>> My speed tests have shown anything from 40 kbps
to 7 
Can you really do anything?
>> Yup, I do email, read scoobynet etc! I tend to use a landscape program to flip the screen into landscape for scoobynet.
Does it cost sh*t loads (based on Puffs thread)?
>> 1st month cost over £20 I think!! But now I'm on a £10 per month per 1mb so will see. Someone has also done a monitor program to keep track of bytes sent.
What is the screen rendering like on Internet Explorer?
>> good. the new ipaq 3870 has 65k colours which helps.
greg
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>> My speed tests have shown anything from 40 kbps
to 7 Can you really do anything?
>> Yup, I do email, read scoobynet etc! I tend to use a landscape program to flip the screen into landscape for scoobynet.
Does it cost sh*t loads (based on Puffs thread)?
>> 1st month cost over £20 I think!! But now I'm on a £10 per month per 1mb so will see. Someone has also done a monitor program to keep track of bytes sent.
What is the screen rendering like on Internet Explorer?
>> good. the new ipaq 3870 has 65k colours which helps.
greg
http://www.ipaqsoft.net
23 May 2002, 05:33 PM
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Speed seems to be dependant on network. Our unit reports connections of 19,200 for Voda & 57,600 for Cellnet.
I use a lappy, IR ( 'cos I'm to tight for a bluetooth PCMCIA
) & a T39 GPRS to dial into an ISP then VPN into the office. Works fine.
In that way, I can demo the realtime positions of our cars without having to have a potential security breach by publishing their locations on the Internet
That works surprisingly quickly & well too!
I use a lappy, IR ( 'cos I'm to tight for a bluetooth PCMCIA
) & a T39 GPRS to dial into an ISP then VPN into the office. Works fine.In that way, I can demo the realtime positions of our cars without having to have a potential security breach by publishing their locations on the Internet
That works surprisingly quickly & well too!
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Just found my first killer app beyond the basic Email and web surfing for a wired up Pocket PC.
Go to www.lansley.com/tescobetatest and sign up for the Tesco On Line pocket pc service.
This is due to go live soon (1 - 2 months, I think, though the original plan was in time for the World Cup).
You download a small app onto the pocket PC and it syncs with your local tescos and loads the entire store inventory (~5MB) onto the device. You can then compose your shopping as you would do on the internet service, but completely off line.
When you want to, you then either hook up to a desktop through ActiveSync, or dial up across GPRS and send in your order!
Alex
Go to www.lansley.com/tescobetatest and sign up for the Tesco On Line pocket pc service.
This is due to go live soon (1 - 2 months, I think, though the original plan was in time for the World Cup).
You download a small app onto the pocket PC and it syncs with your local tescos and loads the entire store inventory (~5MB) onto the device. You can then compose your shopping as you would do on the internet service, but completely off line.
When you want to, you then either hook up to a desktop through ActiveSync, or dial up across GPRS and send in your order!
Alex
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