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WiFi info:
I eliminated my GPRS and got the WiFi service working on my PPC... the only problem I have is that it is working as a WiFi detector, and asking me if i want to sign into whatever WiFi broadcast it detects, even when it's already connected to a LAN! I'm still looking for the setting that will make it calm down, and have decided to keep WiFi off unless I really want to be connected to a specific LAN and can "dismiss" every other LAN in the area.
hello tim, i can't help but notice the 55mb space that this upgrade requires, is'nt that kinda a lot of space for a little upgrade? or does this upgrade upgrades your original storage also?
WiFi info:
I eliminated my GPRS and got the WiFi service working on my PPC... the only problem I have is that it is working as a WiFi detector, and asking me if i want to sign into whatever WiFi broadcast it detects, even when it's already connected to a LAN! I'm still looking for the setting that will make it calm down, and have decided to keep WiFi off unless I really want to be connected to a specific LAN and can "dismiss" every other LAN in the area.
No, I don't want to snoop on my neighbors!
Manny
i have two questions: what does that software do exactly? This is my first pocket Pc and i'm overloaded with information. I only know the basics.
Secondly, I didn't sign up for the internet plan with my MDA because I don't really need it. When i'm in school, I use the wifi to connect to their network and when i'm home, I connect to my own, here's where it gets tricky, when i'm in an area where someone has internet service or something, it asks me if I want to connect to them. What does that mean exactly? Does it mean i'm connecting to their internet or does it mean that i'm just connecting to their computer? I understand the wifi when it comes to my own computer and such, but I don't understand how I can connect to someone elses, it asks me do i want to connect to someones unsecured internet and if I click yes, nothing happens, do I have to be in a certain range of the service? I try to connect to my offices and nothing happens. Can someone give me more information about this? Thanks guys
Hi, janellemda!
WiFi is a radio signal based networking system that allows you to connect your computer (be it desktop, laptop, or Pocket version) to a local area network. As you drive around, your MDA is detecting that there are WiFi routers available... some are protected against unauthorized access, and others aren't (we call these last ones "open" networks)...
Your MDA (and mine) have been programmed to try to access any and all WiFi signals they detect... when you say "yes" to their question of whether or not to access the WiFi, they try to connect, and if it's an open network, they'll do so.
So now you are connected to a network... if that network has unprotected computers on it, you could actually look at their files... if the network is connected to the Internet directly, you can use the Internet connection as if it were your own...
In my college, the WiFi is password protected, and they don't allow you to snoop in the computers... but Internet is available and free!
In my house, the WiFi signal is encrypted, and you need a special, long, password for the router... can the encryption be broken? sure, if you really want to invest a lot of effort into it... but in general, it's pretty good security.
My school, though, doesn't use encryption... it simply requires the computer to be pre-approved as a network user in order to allow the connection.... a better security system that Win 98 computers can't work with... (this is coordinated by the network manager).
My brother, on the other hand, is paranoid about security, so he used a 128 bit password, as well as the authorized user system, before wiring his house for Ethernet and eliminating WiFi... :-/
Not so much. The 700w and the 700wx are strictly CDMA phones. This means they are not compatible with GSM networks, which is what T-Mobile uses. (They don't even take SIM cards).
If you want a WM Palm device that will work on the T-Mobile network, you will probably have to wait for the 750v (currently avaiable in Europe):
I got a message saying it had failed after my screen turned in to three stripes with bizarre numbers and then shut off and on, and then just froze on that tri-colored screen.
The tri-colored screen that you saw was the bootloader mode screen. Bootloader mode is used for ROM updates, radio stack updates, etc. You should, actually, be able to get your device into bootloader mode by soft resetting while holding the camera button, although this does you no good unless you actually have an update the requires you to use bootloader mode. When a device is in bootloader mode, a normal soft reset returns it to the standard mode.
Anyhow, has anyone been able to get this update to work on the Cingular version of this phone? I would be very interested if you have.
Got some pics of a wizard with an identity crisis. On the outside it looks like a Cingular 8125, but deep down inside it feels that it's a T-Mobile MDA
I got this update working on my 8125 w/o any issues. Soft reset the device, followed the instructions in the RUU, and that was that.
If you are wondering about the TZones connection for the MDA, Billy, you are correct: no access to your photo album or call tones...
By the way, everyone, I had my MDA replaced because it was dropping audio, and it really seems to be another machine: even my bluetooth is behaving differently... don't know why, though...
I'll let you know of the major differences soon...
Got some pics of a wizard with an identity crisis. On the outside it looks like a Cingular 8125, but deep down inside it feels that it's a T-Mobile MDA
I got this update working on my 8125 w/o any issues. Soft reset the device, followed the instructions in the RUU, and that was that.
I have a 8125 through cingular. Will the ROM work with my phone? Or will it just unlock the phone? I want A2DP sooo Bad!!
can someone please tell me when this rom was released? I want to make sure I'm not putting an older rom in my phone I have version (2.26.10.105)
also can someone let me know if updating to this rom will erase all my games, ringtones, contacts, etc....?
I have a feeling this update could posibly keep me from throwing my mda against the damn wall. My phone is always searching for reception randomly, in random spots.
Hello,
I downloaded the update for the t-mobile MDA on to my storage card and the device itself...but it wont let me open it. It says it is not a pocket pc software...or something like that. What can I do...or what am I doing wrong???? Please help.
hey guys....Newbie here....does this update work also on T Mobile MDA III? I'm getting an error message that says the phone is not responding. Thanks and Happy Holidays
Can someone school me here.. because im new to this pocket PC world and i love it.. im just a bit lost.. im tech savvy but not enough to figure every thing the MDA has to offer on my own.. like what is wi fi.. and what does blue tooth mean.. and what the heck is A2DP function? Id really like to get the most out of my MDA but just havent had too much time.. ?? Any help would be appreciated.. any tips and tricks too!
Welcome, Ib5989!
Let's see.... WiFi is a technology for connecting computers in a local network that works with radio waves, and is different from the cell phone signal...
BlueTooth is a radio application to connect headphones and such to a computer...
A2DP is a BlueTooth "subprogram" that allows you to use stereo headphones/headsets and answer phone calls while you are at it...
MDA is a MultipleDesignationApparatus, since it is being sold under a number of names worldwide, with very small design changes between each other... such as the 8125...
Thanks guys
T-Mobile 8125 
