|
|
Subject:
wireless connection for two pocket pcs
Category: Computers > Wireless and Mobile Asked by: boomerang-ga List Price: $50.00 |
Posted:
29 Dec 2004 08:44 PST
Expires: 28 Jan 2005 08:44 PST Question ID: 448731 |
Background: I am a limousine driver in New York metropolitan area. I have a HP pocket pc (Jornada 720) in my car, which is wirelessly connected with my base through antena, radio and modem which are installed in my car. We communicate every thing with my base through this computer. we don't use two way radio to talk. The problem is: we must stay in the car all the time even when we are waiting for the job( sometimes it may takes one or two hours to get a job at slow hours). It quite often happens that when I left the for just a minute for restroom, the job was sent to me and I missed it. In this case I have to queqe in the list from the begining, which means another one to two hours lost... The question is: I have two HP pocket pcs (exactly the same including all the softwares, one just for spare). The one in the car is connected with my base. When I leave the car, I can bring the spare pocket pc with me. How can I connected these two pcs? For more clearly, I want to use the pocket pc to receive and send messages when I am walking on the street or at home ( one or two blocks away from my car) I need the detail information including how to and where to buy the necessary equipments. |
|
There is no answer at this time. |
|
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: topbanana-ga on 29 Dec 2004 09:08 PST |
Do you know how the pocket pc in your car communicates with your base? GPRS perhaps? |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: boomerang-ga on 30 Dec 2004 03:41 PST |
I don't really know what system they use to connct with my pc. Anyway in my car I have antena, radio and modem. It covers the whole Now York city metropolitan area. The area covered probably ranges from 60-80 miles in diameter. By the way. the answer is supposed to be described directly, not any web site addres. I prefer buy the necessary equipments from stores in new york area, like Radio shack,compusa.., to from internet. |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: topbanana-ga on 03 Jan 2005 06:38 PST |
Without knowing exactly what type of system the business uses I'm afraid it would be impossible to know what equipment you'd need to do this. |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: boomerang-ga on 04 Jan 2005 12:16 PST |
If you want to receive the signal directly from the system, I can can just buy another antena, radio and modem, the ones exactly the same as I installed in my car, but it would be too heavy to carry on the street. There is a cable connected from the modem to my computer. I think the signals have been transferred to digital already . Is there any equipment that I can retransmit this signal from my car to the computer I carry on the street which is a couple of hundred feet away? The function is something like wireless earphone. Wireless earphone is a one-way trasmision. But what I need is a two-way transmision The equipment in the car can be a little more heavier, but the equipment I carry on the street should be lighter for easy carry on the street. Both of the equipment must be able to transmit and receive signals. |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: topbanana-ga on 05 Jan 2005 11:53 PST |
The only option available to you is to use a wifi card for both PCs. Unfortunately as your first PC is already connected to a modem/antenna combo it'll probably be impossible to attach another modem/antenna to it in addition to that one as most pocket PCs only have the one expansion slot. Another big problem you have is what format and protocols to use to send the information from one device to the other, which would again require a great deal of technical know-how to setup, if it's even possible. What I was going to suggest was to switch to receiving all the data directly to your mobile PC, bypassing the need to retransmit whatever is received by the car. However, without knowing exactly what type of system the business uses to transmit it would be impossible to know what type of antenna/modem combo you'd need for your second PC. |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: boomerang-ga on 08 Jan 2005 08:30 PST |
As I told you before. Receiving the signal directly would be too heavy to carry. After I examined my pc carefully, I found the cable from the modem is connected through a adapter and then connected to the dock which is connected to the bottom of the pc( through 10 pins). So the pc card slot is still available. The purpose of the adapter is only for easy separation of the pc and the modem. I take home the pc every night. The adapter is uncommon( 14 pins, radio shock don't have this adapter). When I opened the dock, I found there are only 5 lines come out from the cable. I guess two of them are power lines, so only three are for signals. ( the power of the pc comes from this cable). If connection via wifi is complicated, is it possible to intercept the signal from the adapter before it is connected to pc in the car, and retransmit wirelessly to the cable on the the mobile pc before it enter it. So we can use any format and protocols. Am I right? |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: topbanana-ga on 08 Jan 2005 11:05 PST |
'As I told you before. Receiving the signal directly would be too heavy to carry.' What's to say there isn't a smaller, more integrated, and essentially more expensive alternative to the receiving equipment in your car that would slot into the back of your pocket PC directly? And no, you're wrong in saying you can just grab and repeat the signal to your second device without any processing. |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: boomerang-ga on 16 Jan 2005 08:06 PST |
Verizon wireeless can be used inside the tunnel in New york area, is that "just grab the signal from outside the tunnel and repeat it to my cell phone inside the tunnel without any processing"? |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: noggywoggy-ga on 16 Jan 2005 14:58 PST |
Yes it is, but using waveguides. I'm pretty sure you *wouldn't* want a waveguide trailing from your car to wherever the hell you might in order to solve your problem - you might as well use a cable! |
Subject:
Re: wireless connection for two pocket pcs
From: topbanana-ga on 17 Jan 2005 11:24 PST |
Yep, noggywoggy has it right there. |
If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by emailing us at answers-support@google.com with the question ID listed above. Thank you. |
Search Google Answers for |
Google Home - Answers FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy |