best ministumbling pda??

chemman14 · 06-12-2003

my mom wants to buy a pda, and i want to give her some suggestions

Thorn · 06-12-2003

So your Mom is so enthralled by your wardriving that she's taking up the hobby herself?

Or could you POSSIBLY have an ulterior motive in the reason why you're helping her chose the best PDA?

chemman14 · 06-12-2003

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Originally posted by Thorn
So your Mom is so enthralled by your wardriving that she's taking up the hobby herself?

Or could you POSSIBLY have an ulterior motive in the reason why you're helping her chose the best PDA?

tehehehehe

G8tK33per · 06-16-2003

Check out HP's site under "outlet store", they have just reduced the price of the refurbished iPaq 3955 to under $290.00.

deckmoney · 06-24-2003

I have a Dell Axim with a Dell TrueMobile 1180 CF card and it works like a charm....it's not officially supported, but you can use the Orinoco driver (more details here: http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?m=200212#29).

I love it; today I went wardriving for 45 minutes with my 300 mhz Axim and Ministumbler searching as fast as it could for APs. When I got home my battery was still at 76% (no, I'm not exagerating), and that includes launching IE and other programs occasionally while on the trip.

G8tK33per · 06-24-2003

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Originally posted by G8tK33per
Check out HP's site under "outlet store", they have just reduced the price of the refurbished iPaq 3955 to under $290.00.

Bastards...rat-bastards!! They just raised their prices back over $300.

deckmoney · 06-24-2003

You can get the Axim for $199!!!

Tenshi · 06-26-2003

is it a best idea to get a compactflash jacket to go with the pocketpc and use a cf card then, otherwise surely a pcmcia jacket with an orinoco gold card would work well ??

obviously power consumption would be much higher though, actually on that point is there an official orinoco cf card?

from what i know of pocketpc's you'll need a cf expansion jacket anyway, as they don't have inbuilt compactflash ...

on that point, the latest (and more expensive) pocketpc's actually have inbuilt Wireless Lan, not that i know how well that works. we are all assuming that pocketpc is the way to go here anyway, it's probably a good idea, (the Dell Axim does look good to me, yes) but palm do have some wifi pda's out too, and i seem to remember a linux pda somewhere.

G8tK33per · 06-26-2003

Actually, HP just put on their website new versions of the iPaq that have both sd AND cf slots. Or...take a look at the Toshiba 740 ( I think ), it has both sd and cf slots as well. Or...get a Zaurus, built-in keyboard, sd and cf slots, Nix based OS'es.

Tenshi · 06-26-2003

oh, ok.. but do the cf cards work well, as they won't actually have external antenna outputs.... still, any thoughts on gettingt a pcmcia expansion and using a pcmcia card even ? (it will make the pocket pc big, and.. it may chew battery, but would it be any good?) I'm more looking at those dell axim PPC's as they won't actually have a cf slot built in you see

taking a look, there is the Proxim harmony card over here: Harmony CF card

deckmoney · 06-26-2003

I have no problem getting signal with my Dell Axim + TrueMobile 1180 card....I did alittle wardriving and it picked up TONS of AP's from the road, too. I do wish I could attach an antenna to it, but I can't.

The Axim is bulky yes, but the battery life is outstanding and so far it seems very durable. I recommend it, and for the price you can't beat it!

Barry · 06-26-2003

I use an iPaq 3835 with a dual pc card sleeve. It has it's own batteries for the cards so it doesn't kill the handheld. 'Course its 1 3/4" thick with that installed! I have a Orinoco card in the sleeve and use it without an external antenna and pick up plenty of ap's. I hacked a usb sync and charge cable to a garmin serial cable to connect my etrex directly to the iPaq , no extra gender changers or adapters needed!

G8tK33per · 06-26-2003

Sweet job on the cable Barry...recall the particulars on the wire match-ups by any chance?

Mayhem# · 06-26-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Barry
I use an iPaq 3835 with a dual pc card sleeve. It has it's own batteries for the cards so it doesn't kill the handheld. 'Course its 1 3/4" thick with that installed! I have a Orinoco card in the sleeve and use it without an external antenna and pick up plenty of ap's. I hacked a usb sync and charge cable to a garmin serial cable to connect my etrex directly to the iPaq , no extra gender changers or adapters needed!

Nice setup allright.
Can you give me any help with getting an Orinoco card running on an Ipaq?

E.

HITMONEY · 06-26-2003

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Originally posted by Mayhem#
Nice setup allright.
Can you give me any help with getting an Orinoco card running on an Ipaq?

E.

I use an iPAQ 5455 with a dual slot sleeve and also use an ORiNOCO Gold.

What is it your having problems with? Mine worked staright off after I loaded the driver.

06-12-2003	#1 (permalink)
chemman14 CadillacStumbler Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 250	best ministumbling pda?? my mom wants to buy a pda, and i want to give her some suggestions

06-12-2003	#2 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,358	So your Mom is so enthralled by your wardriving that she's taking up the hobby herself? Or could you POSSIBLY have an ulterior motive in the reason why you're helping her chose the best PDA? __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

06-16-2003	#4 (permalink)
G8tK33per Asshole Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Goomba's Booty Boardwalk Posts: 6,128	Check out HP's site under "outlet store", they have just reduced the price of the refurbished iPaq 3955 to under $290.00. __________________ "My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention." Sons of Confederate Veterans

06-24-2003	#5 (permalink)
deckmoney Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8	AXIM! I have a Dell Axim with a Dell TrueMobile 1180 CF card and it works like a charm....it's not officially supported, but you can use the Orinoco driver (more details here: http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?m=200212#29). I love it; today I went wardriving for 45 minutes with my 300 mhz Axim and Ministumbler searching as fast as it could for APs. When I got home my battery was still at 76% (no, I'm not exagerating), and that includes launching IE and other programs occasionally while on the trip.

06-26-2003	#8 (permalink)
Tenshi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7	is it a best idea to get a compactflash jacket to go with the pocketpc and use a cf card then, otherwise surely a pcmcia jacket with an orinoco gold card would work well ?? obviously power consumption would be much higher though, actually on that point is there an official orinoco cf card? from what i know of pocketpc's you'll need a cf expansion jacket anyway, as they don't have inbuilt compactflash ... on that point, the latest (and more expensive) pocketpc's actually have inbuilt Wireless Lan, not that i know how well that works. we are all assuming that pocketpc is the way to go here anyway, it's probably a good idea, (the Dell Axim does look good to me, yes) but palm do have some wifi pda's out too, and i seem to remember a linux pda somewhere. __________________ ~Tenshi~ Last edited by Tenshi : 06-26-2003 at 07:47 AM.

06-24-2003	#7 (permalink)
deckmoney Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8	You can get the Axim for $199!!!

06-26-2003	#9 (permalink)
G8tK33per Asshole Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Goomba's Booty Boardwalk Posts: 6,128	Actually, HP just put on their website new versions of the iPaq that have both sd AND cf slots. Or...take a look at the Toshiba 740 ( I think ), it has both sd and cf slots as well. Or...get a Zaurus, built-in keyboard, sd and cf slots, Nix based OS'es. __________________ "My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention." Sons of Confederate Veterans Last edited by G8tK33per : 06-26-2003 at 07:45 AM.

06-26-2003	#10 (permalink)
Tenshi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7	oh, ok.. but do the cf cards work well, as they won't actually have external antenna outputs.... still, any thoughts on gettingt a pcmcia expansion and using a pcmcia card even ? (it will make the pocket pc big, and.. it may chew battery, but would it be any good?) I'm more looking at those dell axim PPC's as they won't actually have a cf slot built in you see taking a look, there is the Proxim harmony card over here: Harmony CF card __________________ ~Tenshi~ Last edited by Tenshi : 06-26-2003 at 08:26 AM.

06-26-2003	#11 (permalink)
deckmoney Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8	I have no problem getting signal with my Dell Axim + TrueMobile 1180 card....I did alittle wardriving and it picked up TONS of AP's from the road, too. I do wish I could attach an antenna to it, but I can't. The Axim is bulky yes, but the battery life is outstanding and so far it seems very durable. I recommend it, and for the price you can't beat it!

06-26-2003	#12 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,882	I use an iPaq 3835 with a dual pc card sleeve. It has it's own batteries for the cards so it doesn't kill the handheld. 'Course its 1 3/4" thick with that installed! I have a Orinoco card in the sleeve and use it without an external antenna and pick up plenty of ap's. I hacked a usb sync and charge cable to a garmin serial cable to connect my etrex directly to the iPaq , no extra gender changers or adapters needed! Last edited by Barry : 05-28-2007 at 01:38 PM.

06-26-2003	#13 (permalink)
G8tK33per Asshole Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Goomba's Booty Boardwalk Posts: 6,128	Sweet job on the cable Barry...recall the particulars on the wire match-ups by any chance? __________________ "My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention." Sons of Confederate Veterans

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