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PDA and Internet question
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Posted by: Roobarb2

I'm thinking of buyin a PDA but was wondering if and how you can connect to the internet with them.

Do you have to have a separate card?

Do you have to pay a subcription to an ISP as with a home PC?

Will they work in a wireless hotspot? (I know a little about these after spotting one in McDonalds the other day!)

Any help greatly appreciated.

Roob.:confused:

Posted by: djg320

Say you bought something like this;
[url]http://www.palm.com/us/products/handhelds/tungsten-e2/[/url]

Usually in PDA's, these days, they have an sd card slot, which can double as a card slot for something like this;
[url]http://www.palm.com/us/products/accessories/expansioncards/[/url]

You wouldn't have to pay for a seperate ISP since you can buy a wireless router. Otherwise you could piggyback off of another hotspot.
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi]Wi-Fi[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_router]Router/Wireless Router[/URL]

Depending on the signal strength, and/or the type of security on the wireless, (say a WEP or WPA key, or essentially, a password) you'll be able to use a hotspot.
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access]WPA[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy]WEP[/URL]

Although, I'm not sure what the wifi card in a PDA like that supports, in the sense of encryption.