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Linksys WCF12 Wireless-B Network CompactFlash Card (Type I)

Linksys WCF12 Wireless-B Network CompactFlash Card (Type I)

List Price: $144.95
Your Price: $63.54
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not bad at all, if you have Pocket PC 2002...
Review: I received this as a gift of my choice a day or two ago, and it is a good product, so long as you are running Pocket PC 2002. It does connect fast, but the battery drainage offsets this pretty harshly. Still, it is a good product to use, and was not difficult to set up at all...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Still NO PPC 2003 Drivers
Review: No drivers. Took the puppy back.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Mr
Review: This card is not to be used with Pocket PC 2003. Any advertising to the contrary is misleading (if not outright lie). I learned (as many others) that "Windows CE 3.0 or later" does not mean compatible with Pocket PC 2003. Linksys does not have a driver for Pocket PC 2003 and does not have a schedule for releasing one. The beta driver (available) is a far cry from what a driver should be. If you are running Pocket PC 2003 get another card if you want to use it right away.
Mirek Buzga.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy it for PocketPC 2003 Devices
Review: Just to echo the concerns about a serious problem with WCF12: It doesn't really work with PocketPC 2003. Yes, there is a beta driver, but it's been in the beta stage for months, with no update in sight.

So, look for a CF card that you know to be supported by PocketPC 2003.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It Would Be Great If It Worked
Review: I basically got the whole wireless setup so I could use my Dell Axim with the wireless internet. Well I got my PDA not knowing that it came with Pocket PC 2003, I'm new to the PDA scene so I figured its all the same. Well I picked up this card, followed the instructions and to my surprise it did not work. Now I swear by linksys products and I've never had a faulty linksys product, so I did a little research on this card and it turns out that it is not officially supported by Pocket PC 2003 yet.

I Emailed their tech support and they told me that I could try using the beta drivers until they release the fully updated drivers. Well I installed the beta drivers and the card works on occasion. Sometimes I get a good strong signal and can connect until I have to recharge my battery and sometimes it will connect for a few seconds and disconnect or won't connect at all.
I'm hoping that Linksys gets on the ball and gets the fully drivers released because I'm getting tired of having to keep on resetting the Wireless and playing around until it starts working properly. I gave this product a 3 because when it works it's great.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: If you have an iPAQ, read this and hold off
Review: I have an iPAQ 2215, and was told by their support that they are having problems with the driver for it running on that model pocketpc. If you do go ahead and buy it, there are some drivers around to be had to make it work.

Linksys will not admit the problem, but just search on both products, and you will see.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Works well with Dell Axim
Review: This is a great little device for synching your Axim with your desktop. It runs much faster than using the cradle.

Here's a couple of helpful hints:
1. Install the software first!!! Do not plug the card into your Axim as soon as you get it!
2. You may need to configure your wi-fi router to accept the connection using the MAC IP address (this is located on the lable on the CF card) - I have a very simple setup with a Netgear wifi router, I had to go into the router settings and allow the connection.
3. If you are having trouble trying to wireless activesync disable your firewall for a minute and try it again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works Fine with Zaurus 5600
Review: Given the track record of Linux and wireless devices, I thought that it would probably be a major feat to even get it to recognize this card. However I literally: took it out of the box, plugged it in the CF Slot, turned 5600 on, and blamo...worked right out of the box. Haven't had a single solitary problem with the card thus far, reception range is pretty good, power consumption is reasonable (not great, but not bad either). I've bought a couple of linksys products so far and I've been very happy with all of them and the WCF-12 didn't disappoint.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wireless for a Zaurus 5500, at Minimal Cost
Review: After reading tons of reviews from this site, I went with this card as it fit my budget. AFTER I upgraded the Zaurus ROM to v3.10, I was ready to go. No problems installing. Does suck the battery power though. The next card is on my Xmas Wish List.
Does not block the stylus, as I read numerous articles about several cards doing that. The user feedback has been great in helping me make several choices about my hardware purchases here. Thanks!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Good or Bad?
Review: I picked up this Compact Flash Wifi Adapter for my Dell Axim. From day 1 I could never get it to work with my PDA. I recently discovered that it does not support Pocket PC 2003 and there are no update drivers available from linksys. I swear by linksys products because they've always satisfied me in every way and I will continue to buy Linksys products just do my research before buying them. I'm giving this a 1 star because it does not work with my PDA, but may change my mind if and when Linksys releases updated drivers for Pocket PC 2003.


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