[nylug-talk] Manhattan Wireless Question

[alex@pilosoft.com]

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Vasiliy Boulytchev wrote:

> 	Question:  How good is wireless coverage for PDAs.  What I would
> love to be able to do, is purchase a wifi enabled PDA with an OK
> browser, something like the DELL Axim X51 520,
> (http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/axim_x51_520?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs)
> and be able to associate with free wifi hotspots all over the city.  
You get what you pay for, for free you might be able to get access from 
unsecure APs in 90% of the area. 

You want EVDO if you want wireless that actually works everywhere. VZW, I 
think is better than sprint for evdo.


> Also, I dont know enough about PDA equipment... Do you think i can throw
> something like "putty" on one? :)
You can.

> 	I am new to NY, is this an option?  Is this feasible?  Can you
> guys suggest a good PDA device for this?  What do you do yourselves?  
> It would be nice to hop onto hopstop.com and get quick directions, or
> update a calendar, the works.
The current favorite for phone/pda combo appears to be HTC Wizard platform
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wizard). sidekick is b-game (too big).
blackberry is an option, but I do not like the form factor. Motorola Q is
getting very mixed reviews.

{and spare me the "but HTC runs wince". sure it does. and its very usable}