"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
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> Toby wrote:
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>>> I find the wireless LAN access to be mostly useless to me... maybe one
>>> day I'll find a valid reason for having it. Interfacing with the web
>>> with
>>> only a stylus is frustrating in the extreme, IMO.
>
There are keyboard options, some PDAs have them built-in like the Treo 650
and T|C. Being able to reply to an email quickly from a remote location is
actually kind of nice to have.
>
> Wireless is usually available where it's unnecessary. It is not available
> on
> the train, out in the wild, or in your back garden, for example. Anywhere
> you get a signal, you can also get hold of a powerful workstation. Some of
> these expensive PDA features are as practical as the neon lights that guys
> install beneath their cars chassis.
>
Well if you're talking only aboutWiFi sure it's limited to certain locales
but there are lots of hot spots around town, many free ones in hotel
lobbies.. Likewise it's a bit inconvenient to haul around a powerful
workstation everywhere you go. But if you consider that GPRS is wireless
you can use a bluetooth connection to your cellular phone and get access in
many places that WiFi is unavailable not to mention a powerful workstation.
By the way, some of the commuter trains in the Seattle area actually have
WiFi access. I'd have to disagree and say that wireless access is a bit more
practical than neon lights, at least it's functional.
>
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> Roy
>
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> Roy S. Schestowitz
> http://Schestowitz.com
>
Cheers
TC
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