Compatible to EU WiFis and PCs ?
 

Hello,

Because of the huge price gap I consider ordering the N800 in the US but I wonder if it will connect to German computers and German Wireless LANs.

I heard that it only supports the Wifi channels 1 to 11, is that correct? Wouldn't be good since we use 12 and 13 here as well.

Re: Compatible to EU WiFis and PCs ?
 

I have used it many times in Germany, in homes, hotels and in a park with no problem at all. :)

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OK thanks for telling me that :)

Does someone know if the following could be a problem ?

I heard that it only supports the Wifi channels 1 to 11, is that correct? Wouldn't be good since we use 12 and 13 here as well.


Thanks!!!

Re: Compatible to EU WiFis and PCs ?
 

One hardware, one software... I'm pretty sure the WiFi channel limits are determined by your config, e.g. region/language.

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I can not say yes or no to that question, but one could assume that Nokia designed the N800 for world use not for a certain region of the world. Once again I saw many many wifi spots (95% of them lock-down :) ) while walking around in Germany. Do you have a router on channel 12 or 13 if so you change the channel.

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Well I also want to log into WiFis where I cannot configure the router.

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More input is highly appreciated :D

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Let me ask differently: Is it true, that US Wireless LANs only support the channels 1-11 ? Maybe you can check your router configurations :)

Thanks,

Phil

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I use a us-tablet in germany and first could not connect to my ap because it was set to a radio channel that is not allowed in the states. I opened a thread which was called "wifi channels problem" to address exactly your problem. unfortunately neither the support nor any guys on the forum could help me so far. in the end I just changed the ap channel.

Kalle

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Hello Kalle,

Well then it is true :(
I guess I have to wait and hope that the price for the N800 will drop in a while. Although 350€ are within my budget I am just not willing to pay so much if the tablet costs only 232$ in the USA.

Do you anyway have an idea what exactly prevents your US tablet from connecting to European chan. 12 or 13 WiFis ? Is it a software or hardware problem?
Wouldn't it be possible to simply "Format C" and install a German OS on it ? I cannot really imagine that it is the hardware which does not permit the US tablet to connect to chan 12 or 13 WiFis.

Philipp:)

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Hmmm I never came across a chan 12 or chan 13 WiFi network myself...

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From the 802.11 wiki...

My UK N800 scans 13 channels according to dmesg...

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Some people have modified firmwares on PC cards to let them have the 14 channels... I wonder if we have a firmware/assembly guru in here ;)