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 Originally Posted by sketchy9
Have you tried removing the Sprint proxy? There are various threads floating around that describe how to do this using your MSL. Just curious if you've given that a shot.
Being a complete Treo n00b (just got it 2 weeks ago), I'm not very familiar with messing around with my master subsidy lock, or why I would do it. Please point me towards specific threads so that I may try it.
 Originally Posted by sketchy9
Sorry, one more question. The manual says something about a power-save feature for the sled...does this affect the connection during a power-off?
It appears as though the sled enters power-save mode when the phone does, which causes the loss of connection. More on that later in the post...
 Originally Posted by Treolo
Is that True that you can browse the web, check email and receive calls at the same time with the Sled. Does Verichat and Xiino work?
Yes this is true, you can recieve calls whenever you're surfing the net or checking emails via WiFi. Since Verichat isn't free and I don't have access to it I cannot test to see if it works or not, however I did try Xiino (which btw rocks, thanks for turning me onto it) and it works flawlessly, no proxy necessary. Blazer seems to be the only one requiring a proxy.
 Originally Posted by eKeith
Just to clarify:Are you refering to the sled's power-save mode or the Treo's Preferences\Power\Auto-off?
If the former, does that mean that I can switch off power-save, rest down my Treo while it is downloading emails etc., let the Treo "auto-off", and return later to an active Wi-Fi connection?
As I stated earlier in this post the Sled, for me atleast, goes into power-save when my phone does. And yes that's what I meant, the Treo's Preferences\Power\Auto-Off setting. So you can set that higher to keep you from disconnecting due to inactivity. I mean reconnecting isn't that big of a deal, just a mild annoyance... it's really only like 5 total taps to get out of my browser, reconnect, and get back in my browser and it takes maybe 5-10 seconds to connect.
One thing I still haven't managed to accomplish is getting the phone to Sync via WiFi. I think it probably has something to do with the port settings on my Linksys Router, so if anyone knows what ports HotSync uses to make a LanSync please let me know so I can try em.
Something you should all keep in mind is that you're probably not going to downloading large files in the browser or recieving huge emails, the sled just offers a more comfortable mobile internet experience. So while I can't give you exact transfer speeds because really it's been different every site I've visited, I can say that the WiFi sled makes mobile browsing much more pleasant, but that's not to say its perfect. Pages still take sometimes up to 15 seconds to fully load and get oriented, so its not gonna be like your broadband connected computer which recieves a page in a millisecond. But who knows, someone with a Verizon or Cingular phone might get better speeds, I just don't know. It'd be nice to get some more input from other purchasers.
As far as my overall satisfaction thusfar I'd have to give my enthusiasm a rating of 7 out of 10. It's cool and all and gets the job done, it just doesn't meet up to the hype of instant surfing that I was so looking forward too. But again, that could be entirely because I have sprint. It also isn't of the best quality and documentation and support is pretty slim. Fortunately it is quite durable so if you wanted to keep it on for daily use, you're certainly capable. Also there are some minor bugs, more like annoyances, that have bothered me thusfar. Like when you connect the device it doesn't always recognize properly so you have to retry and reconnect, and the power-save feature, while nice to save power, is also annoying. Would've been nicer if the power-save mode were configurable though the Wi-Fi management software included. I've also noticed just strange instance of the thing randomly turning off while the phone was still on. I'm no technician so I won't try to explain the problem, but it seems like the product has many firmware upgrades to go before its reliably stable. I'll ofcourse keep it in hopes that this does come true, but for now unless you are in hot-spots frequently, I would hold off on the purchase b/c I don't really feel I've gotten my $150 worth yet.
Anyways, thanks for your questions, keep em coming.
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