Zire 72 bluetooth... now what?

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"Phil Williamson" <p_williamson@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've just got my zire 72 as a warranty replacement for the zire 71 and I
> read that it has bluetooth on it. Now what? I don't ever plan on buying
> a
> phone to hook it up to since I've already purchased a cell phone. What's
> the deal with the wifi aspect of this pda, how can I use this?
>
> Phil...


Bluetooth is NOT WiFi. Bluetooth is a wireless standard that can be used to
connect devices in a (very) localized area. You can get a Bluetooth adapter
for your PC or you can get a Bluetooth Access Point for your network and
connect to the web. You won't be able to walk into a local WiFi Hotspot and
connect using Bluetooth. Most if not all of these sites are using 802.11
networking which is NOT the same as Bluetooth.

I believe you can get a WiFi add-on card for the Zire 72 and use it to
connect wirelessly to a home or business network.

Cheers
TC