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From: Peter Pan on 23 Jan 2010 00:49
"atec 77" <"atec 77"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Bert Hyman wrote:
>> I'm looking for a relatively cheap handheld device with a Web browser
>> that can access the internet through WiFi. Being able to log on to
>> public hotspots and access WEP and WPA protected routers is essential. I
>> use T-Mobile pre-paid cell service, but don't want to pay the freight
>> for a contract which includes Web access through T-Mobile's network. It
>> looks like a USA-standards unlocked GSM phone, a GSM phone locked to
>> T-Mobile's USA network or a stand-alone PDA with the required Web & WiFi
>> support is what I'm looking for. If non-GSM, non-T-Mobile phones will
>> work in WiFi mode without
>> activation, I'm open to those too. My first search led me to an unlocked
>> Motorola ZN5 for $190, but I
>> couldn't find anything describing its ability to connect to hotspots or
>> protected networks. Can anybody suggest devices & sources for something
>> that would work?
>>
> used k=mate phone or a new Lg Prado II ( I have one)



Why even consider a Phone? have you considered something like say the nokia
N800/N810 series tablets? or even the n900 mobile pocket computer?

From: alexd on 23 Jan 2010 05:02
Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Peter
Pan chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> Why even consider a Phone? have you considered something like say the
> nokia N800/N810 series tablets? or even the n900 mobile pocket computer?

Whilst the N900 is the most computer-like phone I've seen [and that's a plus
in my opinion], it's a long way from being "relatively cheap".

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From: John Navas on 28 Jan 2010 14:05
On 19 Jan 2010 18:27:29 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in
<Xns9D057EBB68703VeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.141>:

>In news:018e42e8$0$11380$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com Warren Oates
><warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <Xns9D056FDA0DA8CVeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.140>,
>> Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can anybody suggest devices & sources for something that would work?
>>
>> iPod Touch?
>
>I discounted that without checking because I thought it was too expensive,
>but the 8GB is only $200 now.

Currently $189 at the Apple Outlet:
<http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod/ipod_touch>

Under $100 used on eBay or craigslist.

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From: Bert Hyman on 28 Jan 2010 14:10
In news:2kn3m5d9510lq0a0mhnsn4scfmh3qbms10(a)4ax.com John Navas
<spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:

> On 19 Jan 2010 18:27:29 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in
><Xns9D057EBB68703VeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.141>:

>>
>>I discounted that without checking because I thought it was too
>>expensive, but the 8GB is only $200 now.
>
> Currently $189 at the Apple Outlet:
><http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod/ipod_touch>

That's a refurbed 1st gen 16GB model; no thanks.

> Under $100 used on eBay or craigslist.

New 3rd gen 8GB model is now $184 everywhere.

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From: Peter Pan on 29 Jan 2010 18:17
"John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message
news:2kn3m5d9510lq0a0mhnsn4scfmh3qbms10(a)4ax.com...
> On 19 Jan 2010 18:27:29 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in
> <Xns9D057EBB68703VeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.141>:
>
>>In news:018e42e8$0$11380$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com Warren Oates
>><warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <Xns9D056FDA0DA8CVeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.140>,
>>> Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can anybody suggest devices & sources for something that would work?
>>>
>>> iPod Touch?
>>
>>I discounted that without checking because I thought it was too expensive,
>>but the 8GB is only $200 now.
>
> Currently $189 at the Apple Outlet:
> <http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod/ipod_touch>
>
> Under $100 used on eBay or craigslist.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us>
> John FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>


ipod 8gb touch $183 at walmart!
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12510109

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