Comments on: PdaNet for the Treo 600 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600 Speech Applications, MySQL, Python, Soccer, Java, Beer and Incinerating Toilets Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-1082 Robert Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:39:46 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-1082 <p>I don't know of any similar free software for Windows, but I vaguely remember reading about somebody porting some wireless modem software from BSD Unix to Mac OS X that would work with the chip in the Treo 600. I had planned to try this out on my wife's PowerBook, but never got around to it.</p> <p>I use Sprint, so I went with the $15/month unlimited data package. That brought my monthly charge to $60, before employment related discounts. When I signed up for Sprint, I was working for a company that had negotiated a pretty good discount for its employees.</p> I don’t know of any similar free software for Windows, but I vaguely remember reading about somebody porting some wireless modem software from BSD Unix to Mac OS X that would work with the chip in the Treo 600. I had planned to try this out on my wife’s PowerBook, but never got around to it.

I use Sprint, so I went with the $15/month unlimited data package. That brought my monthly charge to $60, before employment related discounts. When I signed up for Sprint, I was working for a company that had negotiated a pretty good discount for its employees.

]]> By: Adam http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-1081 Adam Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:27:53 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-1081 <p>Is there a program that does this for free for Windows? Furthermore, did you wind up going to the $100 Data Package?</p> Is there a program that does this for free for Windows? Furthermore, did you wind up going to the $100 Data Package?

]]> By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-523 Robert Thu, 28 Oct 2004 06:14:25 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-523 <p>Nothing that I know of. Most of the people I know who have Pocket PCs use a WiFi connection. I don't know anyone with a cellphone that uses a Microsoft operating system (well, I'm sure that I do, but I'm just not aware that they have such a device).</p> Nothing that I know of. Most of the people I know who have Pocket PCs use a WiFi connection. I don’t know anyone with a cellphone that uses a Microsoft operating system (well, I’m sure that I do, but I’m just not aware that they have such a device).

]]> By: jayhawk http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-456 jayhawk Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:50:56 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-456 <p>Anyone know of a similar software for pocketpc ?</p> Anyone know of a similar software for pocketpc ?

]]> By: Levi http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-236 Levi Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:41:08 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-236 <p>wow! I never had an such an easy experience connecting to the net from my cell phone. Thank you for posting!</p> wow! I never had an such an easy experience connecting to the net from my cell phone. Thank you for posting!

]]> By: paul http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-114 paul Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-114 <p>robert, i am half the man you are... i am using my new-for me- treo 300 !</p> robert, i am half the man you are… i am using my new-for me- treo 300 !

]]> By: George http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-115 George Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-115 <p>There is a way to use the Treo as a wireless modem for the Mac. Check out this link:</p> <p>http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=41&page=1</p> There is a way to use the Treo as a wireless modem for the Mac. Check out this link:

http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=41&page=1

]]> By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600/comment-page-1#comment-116 Robert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/01/pdanet-for-the-treo-600#comment-116 <p>Very, very cool! Thanks for posting that link. I will definitely give it a try, since I'm often roaming around with my wife's Powerbook, wishing I could find a free WiFi hotspot.</p> <p>Although the SprintPCS data connection is slower than for most WiFi hotspots, the effective speed for free WiFi in the East Bay is 0. In contrast, I can get a Sprint data connection of 50-100 kbps nearly everywhere, except in certain very hilly areas or deep inside buildings.</p> Very, very cool! Thanks for posting that link. I will definitely give it a try, since I’m often roaming around with my wife’s Powerbook, wishing I could find a free WiFi hotspot.

Although the SprintPCS data connection is slower than for most WiFi hotspots, the effective speed for free WiFi in the East Bay is 0. In contrast, I can get a Sprint data connection of 50-100 kbps nearly everywhere, except in certain very hilly areas or deep inside buildings.

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