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Summary: NOT PALM COMPATIBLE
Review: Connects to your Microsoft Pocket PC and will not work with a Palm. If you mistakenly order, AMAZON.COM will not refund your shipping. Have a nice day.
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Summary: The perfect accessory for my Jornada
Review: Finally, A CF Type I wireless card for my PDA! The card installs easily enough however it does have some flaws. I have to keep the power turned all the way up to get good signal strength, My wireless access point is in the same room that I use the PDA in, so it's not the distance, but even at full drain I have used the card for hours and not exhausted the batteries in my Jornada. The cards only other flaw seems to be that it frequently looses communication with the access point when it is turned off for any period of time, a soft reset will fix the problem which only takes a few seconds, still it could get annoying if you use the PDA often. Those two issues aside I must say this card is great! It is very thin and does not add much to the Jornada's profile. It's infrastructure mode sets up quickly and I had no problems configuring it with my Linksys wireless router, it comes with a utility to test signal strength, connection speed and supports 128 bit encryption This card has truly made my Jornada portable and even with it's minor flaws, the ability to surf the Internet or chat while walking around the house with your handheld really makes having a PDA cool, I'm very happy with Socket's product.
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Summary: Good card
Review: I bought this for use with a Zaurus SL-5x00. Works perfectly, just download the driver. I've dropped it countless times, no problem. It's a lot less bulky than a lot of other cards.
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Summary: Difficult to use
Review: I bought this product based on reviews indicating how great the product is supposed to be. All I can say is that if you're not a compute genius, this product won't help you much. Problem starts with the installation CD which is not compatible with Windows XP. No update is availabe on Socket's site. Try downloading other programs such as Windows CE and there is more frustration. Customer service is terrible based on a wait of a least 24 or more hours for Emails and 48 hours plus if you call and leave a message on voice mail. Without the installation CD working with Windows XP, my new Sharp Zaurus is worthless. Furthermore, Socket makes you print up your own directions through Acrobat Reader. I paid [money amount]for the low power WLAN Card. Socket could furnish a direction book. This Card may eventually work with my Zaurus (Sharp site mentioned Socket as one of the cards to use), but getting to that point is far more difficult than any other program I've ever come across. In 99.9 percent of the cases you load the CD-rom and go. Not with Socket. I'm no computer genius, but I'm not stupid either. Be prepared for frustration if you don't have Windows CE.
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Summary: Works but not great in WM2003
Review: I purchased this card for my iPaq 3955 running Pocket PC 2003. The 3955 does not have built-in support for CF cards, but the Socket WLAN card works just fine in my CF expansion pack. Although the included CD-ROM did not have the updated drivers, they are easily downloaded from Socket's web site. As soon as I downloaded and installed the software, I was up and running. I was pleasantly surprised by the speed of the connection and how quickly it detected and connected to my WLAN (running off of a Linksys wireless router). This card truly makes your Pocket PC an Internet-ready mobile handheld device, and best of all it sips power rather than draining the battery like many add-on devices. Well worth the price and a definite must-have for wireless aficionados!
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Summary: Excellent WLAN Card
Review: I purchased this card for my iPaq 3955 running Pocket PC 2003. The 3955 does not have built-in support for CF cards, but the Socket WLAN card works just fine in my CF expansion pack. Although the included CD-ROM did not have the updated drivers, they are easily downloaded from Socket's web site. As soon as I downloaded and installed the software, I was up and running. I was pleasantly surprised by the speed of the connection and how quickly it detected and connected to my WLAN (running off of a Linksys wireless router). This card truly makes your Pocket PC an Internet-ready mobile handheld device, and best of all it sips power rather than draining the battery like many add-on devices. Well worth the price and a definite must-have for wireless aficionados!
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Summary: Cool, but needs IPConfig capability
Review: I use mine at work and at home. It works well, but I wish the software had the ability to do ipconfig renew/release.
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Summary: Excellent card and versatile software
Review: I use this card with my Compaq iPaq 3650 and with my Toshiba Tablet PC (running Windows XP), and it works great with both.Comparing it with the D-Link DCF-650W, the Socket card uses less power, has a longer range, is much smaller, and has better software. If you download the updated drivers/utilities from the Socket website, you get greatly increased functionality. With most cards,such as the D-Link, whenever you connect to a different wireless network, you have to re-enter all the encryption and IP settings. With the Socket utilities, you can set up configurations for several different networks, and it will automatically connect to whichever one is closest. I use it at home (using WEP encryption), at work (using 802.1x), and the local mall (no encryption), all seamlessly. And if you're wanting to cruise the neighborhood looking for "hotspots", this is still the card to get. Great product.
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Summary: Great for power, not compatibility
Review: I've used this card for a while now and i'd say that i like it overall. the power usage is great. the drivers have been vastly improved and now you are able to scan for networks. Those of you who are interested in wardriving should look elsewhere. If you want to use netstumbler or pocketwarrior in windows or kismet and airsnort in linux, either go for the linksys wcf12 (prism based) or lucent orinoco based pcmcia card. if you're looking to run just 802.11b and check email, stream music, browse the web, etc, this card will be perfect plus it'll save you some battery power.
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Summary: Zaurus Users: This is the correct card (as of 3/2004)
Review: If you own an AXIM X5, running Pocket PC 2003, then this is the wireless LAN card for you plus it has a low profile to boot. The Socket card can also be used on your laptop along with a generic CF to PCMCIA adapter. I am not sure how efficient it is but I can leave my AXIM on, all settings at minimum power, and connected for at least four hours.
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