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Saturday, September 02, 2006
Miss my Treo 700w while on vacation in Canada
I am visiting Quebec City, and Montreal which are two of my favorite cities. If I used my Treo 700w, I would incur an extensive network surcharge. I shut the Treo off on Aug. 16, the day I arrived, and will not turn it on again until I leave Canada Sept. 8 for the car show in Lake George, NY. As soon as I cross the US border, the Treo will be on again.
I miss being able to check my email several times per day while out, and/or check a movie time, or Montreal attraction information while out for the day. I do have my MacBook Pro with me, and free internet access at the hotel. I check my mail, etc. before I go out, and when I return; however, it is not the same as being able to check while out for the day.
I brought my iPAQ 4155 with me as well. I update my databases etc. while on the road, and am using the iPAQ for accessing the net via Wi-Fi. The hotel has free internet access, but it is wired. I always bring my Airport Express so I can change the wired access to wireless access. With the wireless access, I can use the iPAQ 4155 for quickly checking email, or a movie time. In addition, the wireless allow me to use the MacBook Pro anywhere in the room, and not just within the length of the available ethernet cable. If the Treo 700w had built-in Wi-Fi, I could have left the iPAQ at home, but as we all know, there is no built-in Wi-Fi on the Treo 700w, much to my chagrin. I have the Palm SD Wi-FI card, and the drivers are included with the Treo 700w, but it is just too kludgey (is there such a word) to use for my taste.
Again, there have not been any recent posts on this blog because the Treo 700w has been operatiing without any problems. Still wish it had more memory though! ¶ 11:11 AM
I am visiting Quebec City, and Montreal which are two of my favorite cities. If I used my Treo 700w, I would incur an extensive network surcharge. I shut the Treo off on Aug. 16, the day I arrived, and will not turn it on again until I leave Canada Sept. 8 for the car show in Lake George, NY. As soon as I cross the US border, the Treo will be on again.
I miss being able to check my email several times per day while out, and/or check a movie time, or Montreal attraction information while out for the day. I do have my MacBook Pro with me, and free internet access at the hotel. I check my mail, etc. before I go out, and when I return; however, it is not the same as being able to check while out for the day.
I brought my iPAQ 4155 with me as well. I update my databases etc. while on the road, and am using the iPAQ for accessing the net via Wi-Fi. The hotel has free internet access, but it is wired. I always bring my Airport Express so I can change the wired access to wireless access. With the wireless access, I can use the iPAQ 4155 for quickly checking email, or a movie time. In addition, the wireless allow me to use the MacBook Pro anywhere in the room, and not just within the length of the available ethernet cable. If the Treo 700w had built-in Wi-Fi, I could have left the iPAQ at home, but as we all know, there is no built-in Wi-Fi on the Treo 700w, much to my chagrin. I have the Palm SD Wi-FI card, and the drivers are included with the Treo 700w, but it is just too kludgey (is there such a word) to use for my taste.
Again, there have not been any recent posts on this blog because the Treo 700w has been operatiing without any problems. Still wish it had more memory though! ¶ 11:11 AM
