I have this old dongle, mitsumi model WIF-0402C which I have lost the driver… I tried the web without success… would appreciate if you could point me where i can get this. Thanks.

I have installed the Mitsumi Bluetooth Suite and MochaPPP but cannot work out which COM port I need to enter to try and be able to sync, let alone connect to surf the net. Is this info displayed anywhere within the BT suite, and is it possible for the user to set the COM port number? I always get the message “Error: Serial: timeout. Could be bad cable or faulty Modem. (0×0305)” when trying to connect through prefs, network on my tt. The bluetooth is switched on as I’m able to send a file from the tungsten to my PC with BT, but I’ve not been able to hotsync with the PC via BT either.

I am running AOL as my ISP. Will this cause any problems when trying to surf on my tt, and will I need to change the procedure from what you have posted on your review of the Mitsumi dongle?

Any light you can shed on these problems will be much appreciated.

http://www.dlink.com/products/usb/dbt120/

Up to 725mbps doesn’t list range.

http://store.palm.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1248764&cp=1254470.1254471&parentPage=family

The one Palm sells says a distance of 50 meters or 150 ft. That is pretty good. Also up to 1mbps.

Anybody know how these compare??

Originally posted by kstedman
[B]Got rid of my TT for the 5455. Never looked back.

The Tungsten Files:

1) Slider loosened after 1 month. Too many moving parts causes problems which is also why I avoided the NX Clie.
2) Dust showed up. Gadgeteers – throw an all black background and check that reflective screen for white particles.
3) The Audio Patch was finally released….last week. Unfortunately, so was the price drop to $399, the announcement that the Treos are discontinued with the Tungsten W on the shelf ready for shipment, Jot II and OS6 may not be compatable with the TT, and that the TT wasnt selling as well as everyone thought…and the beat goes on with Palm

I was always a heavy promoter of Palm OS devices.. I was extremely excited with the TT and I can honestly say it will probably be the last Palm OS unit that I ever own. They have got to start listening to what people want and ship it. Not wait until they complain and patch it.

They are beginning to cut corners and raise prices…these 2 dont mix. [/B]

Very interesting views. I did have alot of concerns for the TT slider but like the idea of built in bluetooth and the price drop. I found alot of my programs that I had as hacks wont make it to my OS 5 unit.
I am really have been researching what I want and have never played with a PPC for any amount of time. I had an ipaq for a week or so that was it.
I few of the things I would like to do is sync wirelessly and experiment with recieving email and surfing the internet in my house on my WIFI network.I know with this adaptor or the one Palm sells I could sync wirelessly via bluetooth but don’t know about surfing. Email is more important I guess then surfing I like the idea of a TT and a XT keyboard for email.
What scares me of PPC is size, cost of programs and availibility, battery life, cost , compatibility.One thing I have been thinking about is the amount of PPC you see other there. I know two people with PPC and I know more then dozen with Palms. I bought two magazines for researching my choices. Handheld Computing and Pocket PC.
With Sonies new TG-50 with built in bluetooth and keyboard along with the new 3600 garmin I don’t know if now is the time to buy alot of new units coming by April. I guess you can always wait.The beat goes on!!

Originally posted by Judie
[B]Matt,

I am growing slightly happier with my 5455, but the TT is still my main PDA.

To the best of my knowledge, no patches have yet been released…

Judie :0) [/B]

Got rid of my TT for the 5455. Never looked back.

The Tungsten Files:

1) Slider loosened after 1 month. Too many moving parts causes problems which is also why I avoided the NX Clie.
2) Dust showed up. Gadgeteers – throw an all black background and check that reflective screen for white particles.
3) The Audio Patch was finally released….last week. Unfortunately, so was the price drop to $399, the announcement that the Treos are discontinued with the Tungsten W on the shelf ready for shipment, Jot II and OS6 may not be compatable with the TT, and that the TT wasnt selling as well as everyone thought…and the beat goes on with Palm

I was always a heavy promoter of Palm OS devices.. I was extremely excited with the TT and I can honestly say it will probably be the last Palm OS unit that I ever own. They have got to start listening to what people want and ship it. Not wait until they complain and patch it.

They are beginning to cut corners and raise prices…these 2 dont mix.

Originally posted by Julie
I couldn’t get Bluetooth to work on the 5455 when I had one.

Thats suprising. I found the Bluetooth Manager on the 5455 to be much more user friendly than the TT. Granted, the Tungsten shipped with phone drivers which helps but I like the PPC version better.

For those that are wondering, if your PC has a bluetooth adapter and a DSL connection to the internet and own a 5455:

Open Bluetooth manager and set up active sync via Bluetooth.

After you set it up an activate the Bluetooth Active sync, open up IE on the PPC and start surfing. It was that simple.

This is much easier than the setup with the tunsten. In addtion, I have not dropped any connections unlike my connections with Mocha ppp with the Tungsten.

I am growing slightly happier with my 5455, but the TT is still my main PDA.

To the best of my knowledge, no patches have yet been released…

Judie :0)

Originally posted by Julie
In some instances surfing webpages via Bluetooth on my TT was faster than surfing the same webpages on the iPAQ 5455 using WiFi.

Have you compared the 5455 bluetooth connection? Its faster than the TT cause Ive tried both. At least from what I have seen.

Now with a Tungsten W i could in theory receive an alarm as email comes in correct? I would have to subscribe to ATT service tho. Do the TT and TW need some kind of sled for WIFI?

If you know you’re going to be surfing a lot with your PDA, I would go for a Pocket PC with WiFi because of the bigger screen and greater range.

I opened the links that you posted and the pages opened up in about 1/2 the speed of the TT. Is it possible that the ppp connection is slowing it down somehow?

Originally posted by Julie
Yes

I think we both got it now Julie, hehe:wow:

Originally posted by _Q_
I [B]think what Matt’s asking is this: after you install it the first time, if you can disconnect and reconnect it without changing any settings. In other words, if you have to disconnect it to use some other USB device, can you then reconnect it as is or do you need to reenable anything?

One of those “no obvious reason why not but good to be sure” type of questions…

Matt, please tell me if I’m way off base (or on track) here… [/B]

That is exactly what I am saying.
thanks:wow:

One of those “no obvious reason why not but good to be sure” type of questions…

Matt, please tell me if I’m way off base (or on track) here…