WLAN phone

Jul 10, 2006 10 Replies
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I'm trying to find a mobile phone to purchase with wlan/wifi. i heard that there were motorola razrs that had wlan but i couldn't find one after hours of search. I would like a razr or similar phone. some features i'm looking for are:



mp3 player camera computer connectivity



my girlfriend has a samsung that has features very similar, i'm not sure if it has wlan tho. I do not want to purchase a blackberry because they are too big to carry around, too expensive, and have some reliability issues.



any help will be appriciated



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I might be wrong but I think the BT Fusion in the UK (which uses V3i) uses bluetooth for the LAN connection.

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I'm trying 2 find regular wifi, not bluetooth. thanks anyway.

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Umm... off the top of my head:

UTStarcom XV-6700 or PPC-6700 (also has Bluetooth)

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Treo 700w with Wi-Fi adapter:
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Nokia 9300i
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There are probably others.

"Computer connectivity" is a bit vague. I can't tell if that means using the cell phone as a modem (tethered access), or just transfering photos from the camera to the computah. Clarify please.

Note that some features normally found in these phones are turned off by some vendors:

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What service provider? What mode (GSM or CDMA)?

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No I believe it uses a special bluetooth based adaptor/hub to connect to the home wired LAN. It might also be hard coded to only work with the BT VOIP service.

There are devices like this

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available but they are wifi only.

Otherwise I guess you can make one using the right combination of PDA and a cards

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Get yourself a PocketPC phone. A lot of brands and models are available in the market right now. They are bigger than Razr and I don't think there is a flip one availalble but they sure have WLAN (most at 11B), Bluetooth, some have GPS (or at least a GPS option), etc.

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Here's one of those PocketPC phone...

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I'm trying to find a mobile phone to purchase with wlan/wifi. i heard

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I was hoping for more within the razr price range

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