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Wireless Net on the Zaurus

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-you-ping-me-now?-good dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Straight from infosync.no: "Sharp has announced the release of a wireless Internet package for Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 and SL-5000d. Using the Verizon Wireless CDPD network in US, the package includes a Compact Flash CDPD modem from Enfora, the necessary software, and a Verizon Wireless account"."

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  1. CDPD? by MaxVlast · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Has anyone here had any CDPD experience? I recently purchased an AirCard 710 for use with AT&T GSM/GPRS service, and it was awful. The hardware was flaky and coverage was dismal. I'm thinking about going to CDPD with Sprint, but am pretty discouraged after my GPRS experience.

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  2. Battery Life by SomeOtherGuy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Any word on the battery life for this? I know that 802.11B sucks the batteries right out of most handheld devices. I am testing an "industrial" Symbol device (PocketPC) here at work -- and am hard pressed to surf around for more than about 45 minutes on a full charge.

    Based on the size of this thing, it may have an additional battery on board. A few quick glances of the website did not make it appear that way.

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  3. Too little, too late. by Quickening · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Talk in the community is this has been unreliable and slow. (I haven't heard if it's gotten any better). It's easier and cheaper connecting with a cellular phone for now, because in a few months we'll have a choice of several higher bandwidth alternatives (Sprint Vision with a compact flash card soon, for example). We already have several bluetooth devices too, just waiting for coverage.

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  4. Specifics about the modem by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I ordered one of these last week. I'm told it appears as a compact flash serial modem running PPP, doesn't really require a proprietary driver (although proprietary modem management software comes with it), and works as a general network device rather than just web and email.

    My 1/2 Gigabyte SD card came in the mail today. I have an 802.11 card from SMC in the CF slot right now. I can ssh from my desktop to the palmtop.

    I am about to put the OpenZaurus load on the machine instead of the partially-proprietary load it comes with.

    Bruce

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