It is essential nowadays to have a wireless connection (WiFi) for your PDA. With wireless connection you can surf the Internet using your PDA. All you need on your PDA as long as it is WiFi-enabled is a web browser.
PDAs often have web browsers installed out of the box. For example, PocketPCs come with Internet Explorer installed on them. Other web browser options for PDAs include the Opera browser, WebPro, NetFront, IBrowser, PalmBrowser, and the EZWap browser.
If you set up a wireless LAN at home, you have the freedom to use your PDA anywhere in the house to get your web emails, such as through Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail or to just surf the Web. You can use any of the mail clients such as Outlook or Eudora to get emails via pop from your company or web host mail server.
Alternately, you can connect via wireless to the Internet from a cafe, bookshop, or Kiosk using a T-Mobile wireless connection. Other wireless providers, such as Wayport Laptop Lanes offer connections in hotels and airports. Now many large companies are putting up wireless connectivity for general use. Many stores and even smaller cafes are providing this option.
The Palm i705, the Sony Clie TG37 and UX50, the Zire 72, the Tungsten T3 and C, and all Blackberries come with WiFi access, as do most HP iPAQs, some of the Dell Axim models, and many other PDAs/PocketPCs. Most modern PDAs have Bluetooth wireless connectivity, an increasingly popular tool for mobile devices. |
