Does the 650 work in wi-fi spots or do I need a plan from Sprint

[rattris]

Will the 650 connect to a wi-fi spot? Do I need to buy a wireless package?

[Stillrockin]

To access WiFi spots, you will need to purchase this. But to really take advantage of all the Treo has to offer, yes, you will need a data plan.

As far as WiFi goes, I really thought that it would be an issue. But since I have purchased my Treo with an unlimited Data plan, I have realized that WiFi is not nearly as important as I thought it would be.

[bubbatex]

Yep, the sled is not such a great thing IMO. Kind of takes away from the original intent of the device. The 1xRTT connection offered by Sprint for this phone is not all that bad - it is much better than a regular phone - kinda reminds my of the old 56K modem dial-up days. EVDO is great, but I'll wait until the prices drop next year to buy my NEXT Treo.

I am gonna try out the BT reverse DUN thing and hook my 650 up to the web via my laptop. Just for kicks to see what the difference in speed is.

[Iproff]

Originally Posted by bubbatex

I am gonna try out the BT reverse DUN thing and hook my 650 up to the web via my laptop. Just for kicks to see what the difference in speed is.

Ok what is BY reverse DUN and what do I need to do this?

Ken

[benjie]

Dial up networking. It is explained here:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Palm_Bl...Reverse_DUN.3F

[kabeyun]

Originally Posted by Iproff

Ok what is BY reverse DUN and what do I need to do this?

BT reverse DUN means using your Treo's Bluetooth capability to pass on a data connection to another device, typically a laptop computer. Can come in handy!
Do do this, you need your Treo, a Bluetooth-enabled laptop, and a piece of software called PDAnet, available from the Everythingtreo.com store.

-K

[benjie]

USBModem is the other product that handles the function in question. I have PDANet on my 650 and 700p. It works well on the 650 and so-so on the 700p. Ben