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| Thread ID: 105747 | 2009-12-13 03:00:00 | can phones browse local network and download email via my router< | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 839074 | 2009-12-14 02:28:00 | @Blam my current phone is a motorola c200? - worst phone ever made can't even handle leap years, i am even jealous of my wifes elderly nokia 3315 I am looking for a phone that can access the internet using my router at home while i am at home as i seem to spend an inordinate amount of time at home waiting for people to get back to me via e-mail, and i end up having the computer going all day, and not getting much done around the house, as every time i check for an email i surf the net and well half the days gone, yes i have no will power. I have no interest in being able to access the Net while i am out, I just want to know when something arrives while i am home, and if it can be done cheaply by phone then thats a better option than having the comp running all day I had thought of bluetooth but I'm pretty sure i would still need the comp running? Any way i'll wait till WiFi phones come down to my price range |
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| 839075 | 2009-12-14 02:29:00 | Would ~$300 be affordable for you? | Blam (54) | ||
| 839076 | 2009-12-14 02:34:00 | @Blam my current phone is a motorola c200? - worst phone ever made can't even handle leap years, i am even jealous of my wifes elderly nokia 3315 I love those phones, they were brilliant back in the day!! Long story short, go down to your local telco store, ask for a phone with WiFi and look at the different options. Naturally price is going to be a large factor, but if it's got WiFi, you can usually set it to "poll" your Email account every X-minutes. Only thing is when you go out of WiFi range and into the Cellular network, it's going to cost you as it'll still keep checking. You can either opt for $1 per-day, or you can go with something like Vodafones $10 for 100MB a month or Telecoms $12 for 120MB a month. |
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| 839077 | 2009-12-14 02:49:00 | Would ~$300 be affordable for you? Nope, I was looking at 2nd hand phones and was thinking it must be something thats simple and easy to do these days Only thing is when you go out of WiFi range and into the Cellular network, it's going to cost you as it'll still keep checking. You can either opt for $1 per-day, or you can go with something like Vodafones $10 for 100MB a month or Telecoms $12 for 120MB a month. Damn, I was hoping it would automatically stop when it went out of range of my router, i'm a real cheapskate! Oh Well Thanks all, the advice has been very informative, it looks to be something i will look at in the future when prices are more to my Scottish liking. |
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| 839078 | 2009-12-15 08:05:00 | iTouch gets my vote, can listen to music, read a book and check your mail all at once !! iPhone is the next step though. Vodaphones 100mb deal is a real godsend, mail always available, surf the net, google maps..and the apps !! start saving man !! |
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| 839079 | 2009-12-15 17:49:00 | Yeah limepiles right, about the only solution will be the likes of an iTouch or similar PDA. Basically they're starting around $299 these days for 8GB, which is *HUGE* when you compare that to the likes of almost ever other PDA which generally comes with around 128MB :p The iTouch can be setup to receive emails and check every 15 minutes, or with Gmail / Microsoft Exchange you can set it up as an Exchange Account and have it *push* emails to your device. Gmail brought out that functionality only a month or two back, it's awesome!! Other than that, you could always try turning off all Windows Sounds, then buying some semi-decent $50-odd speakers and turning them up, then setting up a notification so when you receive mail it just plays a sound? Then again, the whole house will know you've got mail, not just a little vibrate in your pocket ;) |
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