Do you use WiFi on Diamond? - Page 2

reekolu · #11 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rainfreak

Yeah, I never even noticed the 50 lb laptop remark when I posted before.

OP, what do you get for battery life out of that laptop? Like 478 hours?

LMAO!!!

ecker2008 · #12 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kwatcha

Just checking to see how many of you actually use the WiFi on your Diamond or do you find it more convenient to use EVDO, I like the Wifi when traveling overseas instead of carrying a 50 pound laptop.

50 pound laptop?!?!?! what is this 1995??? holy geez...

**slypher** · #13 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 06:37 AM

LOL, i never even turned on the WiFi on this phone...don't even know if it works. EVDO is good enough for me. Maybe if i'm in an area with crappy reception i would use it.

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bridic · #14 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 09:00 AM

I use it daily.

WiFi and WMWiFiRouter and I am set.

iwillfearnoevil · #15 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kwatcha

Just checking to see how many of you actually use the WiFi on your Diamond or do you find it more convenient to use EVDO, I like the Wifi when traveling overseas instead of carrying a 50 pound laptop.

no, i forget it there's without the hardware switch like my mogul has ... i'm usually within sprint coverage when i browse so not really necessary ...

JoeBobOneHalf · #16 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 10:38 AM

Pretty much the only thing I use WIFI for is WMWifiRouter. Everywhere I go has plenty of EVDO.

jonnythan · #17 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 12:11 PM

I turn it on when I'm doing some web surfing at home. Seems to use less power and it's faster.

I also turn it on at my cousin's house. He has very poor service, so I just turn the phone off and Wi-Fi on.

Dreading · #18 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kwatcha

Just checking to see how many of you actually use the WiFi on your Diamond or do you find it more convenient to use EVDO, I like the Wifi when traveling overseas instead of carrying a 50 pound laptop.

I was wondering about this myself. I will be travelling to Europe this summer and obviously, with my Sprint CDMA phone, there won't be any swapping in a SIM card that I can use there. But, I'm pretty sure I will have wi-fi available most of the places I'm staying and elsewhere. And I've downloaded Skype. Is there any reason that being somewhere like Europe with no CDMA service would effect my ability to use the wi-fi and skype on the Diamond?

P.S. I'm sympathetic to the 50 lb laptop feeling. Mine is like 7 pounds and it might as well be 50 as much as its a pain to haul.

kwatcha · #19 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 02:10 PM

Basically while in holland al one would ned when traveling is Skype and WiFi...just imagine if you have the Touch pro from verizon...haha you would be crippled. Like I said with wiFi in Holland and England you have access to many free hotspots ..check your mail, take pics and email those pics to th states, check your bank statements on line, pay my sprint bill on line, email my spread sheets and word docs, watch tv on my slingbox and for late night entertainment I watch diamond TV with some nicely added channels..(hehe)
Just think back to 1995 if you would have been capable to do this all with a 50 lb laptop.

littlerichie29 · #20 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 03:05 PM

I use WiFi to access network shares, as well as to print to a shared printer on my network. WMWiFirouter works great for internet sharing as well.

Anytime I am in a place I know has WiFI, i switch it on so i can have faster netowkr speeds, and reduced battery consumption (compared to having EVDO data on)

It is also great to have WiFiFoFuM on the phone to find hotspots wherever you are.

The dealbreaker for having WiFI is the faster browsing speeds. Just working on getting a TSN video feed to watch the world juniors when i am busy "working".