Buy Socket Communications CF Ruggedized LP-E for harsh environments (10BaseT)Socket Communications CF Ruggedized LP-E for harsh environments (10BaseT) Product Description:
- Compatible with Pocket PCs, Windows CE Palm-size PCs, and Handheld PC Pros
- Location independent, so it links to a partner PC or server anywhere on the network
- Supports 10Base-T Ethernet at 10 Mbps
- Synchronize, back up, and install software and run e-mail
- Battery-saving technology, draws just 19 mA from a Pocket PC
Product Description
Socket (EA2902-139) CF+Ruggedized (LP-E) 10BaseT
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Why be tethered?
By A Customer
I don't see the value of taking a mobile device and then tethering it for internet/network access. I'd spend the bucks on a wireless option. I am waiting for a bluetooth module or homeRF module for low cost local wireless access to the internet via an already connected laptop or desktop. I think the 802.11 stuff is still way expensive but it seems like prices are falling. However, 802.11 consumes far more power than the above wireless options. Also, wireless will also serve to synch up painlessly.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
The novelty of this product wears off in 2 seconds.
By Olaf the Bear
Wow, you can hook up to the school networks! Wow, you can download stuff whereever you are!
Well, guess what... all of these great ideas that pop in your head of what you can do with this card... toss them out the window. The product is so inpractical, that I can honestly say that I've only used it ONCE. Not only do you need to carry around a cat 5 cable around whereever you go, but you also have to lug around that tether thing that's attached to the card. Ugh. It turned my sleek and sexy jornada into a clunker.
I can't actually think of a real-world situation where I would use my jornada instead of a real computer that I had at my disposal (i'm assuming that where there is an ethernet port there are also computers available).
Just maybe, if this were priced around 20-30 bucks, i'd get it, but that probably isn't going to happen anytime in the near future.
As an ending note, I usually never write negative reviews, but this is one of those that I had to write because I didn't want people to get suckered in like I did.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Works Great on the Toshiba e740
By A Customer
The toshiba has it's built in WiFi, but that is only good when an access point is available. A few changes to the 'connections' settings and the Ethernet CompactFlash card is up and running. The provided driver adds extra functionality, and installation was easy. The documentation is a little 'thin' but told me what I needed to know to get the card working on the work network. Wireless is the way to go, but when there are no access points around, this card fills the need.
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