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civileng67 is offline civileng67
2007-02-09 , 15:01
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Okay first off, I LOVE this thing but, I do have a few questions that maybe some of you can answer:

1) Is there an online, printable version of the manual located inside the N800?


2) Is Nokia making this a long term investment (to an extent) to where I will be able to add software upgrades to my N800?

3) My N800 picks up some great signal from Wi-Fi but, there are times, such as when I'm at college, where I KNOW there is OPEN/free to us Wi-Fi in the school and yet, my N800 doesn't even find it at all, while others around me are picking it up on their laptops. Is there a way to change this?

4) Will there be (in the future) a wi-fi antenna to make the ability to pick up the signal stronger? what about other future accessories that are on the table?

Sorry to ask so many questions but I appreciate anyone willing to answer.

Thanks!
 
TA-t3 is offline TA-t3
2007-02-09 , 15:13
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The 3) and 4) sounds a bit strange to me, because my N800 is easily the most sensitive wi-fi device I own. It picks up neighbours' wi-fi from 200 meters away. It's much more sensitive than my wi-fi router which has an external antenna, for example. At work it doesn't disconnect until I'm pretty far away along the road, my laptop w/usb-stick wi-fi disconnects before I've left the building proper..
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N770-Freak is offline N770-Freak
2007-02-09 , 15:19
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Originally Posted by civileng67 View Post
1) Is there an online, printable version of the manual located inside the N800?
Just use the one you found in your N800
Copy the manual to a memory card and print it with your pc.

Originally Posted by civileng67 View Post
2) Is Nokia making this a long term investment (to an extent) to where I will be able to add software upgrades to my N800?
Nokia will provide new software versions! Then you are able to flash them to your N800. How long Nokia provides updates for this device is not well-known. (You won't have to worry about that!)

Originally Posted by civileng67 View Post
3) My N800 picks up some great signal from Wi-Fi but, there are times, such as when I'm at college, where I KNOW there is OPEN/free to us Wi-Fi in the school and yet, my N800 doesn't even find it at all, while others around me are picking it up on their laptops. Is there a way to change this?
I can't believe that! I am using a 770 an a N800 and had never problems with signal strength. My N800 finds earlier a Wi-Fi than my notebook with an intel 2200BG onboard chip! Perhaps someone else could help you with this problem.

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4) Will there be (in the future) a wi-fi antenna to make the ability to pick up the signal stronger? what about other future accessories that are on the table?
I don't think that it is possible to extend the N800 with a additional antenna!
 
civileng67 is offline civileng67
2007-02-09 , 15:32
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Thanks guys for the replies.

I'm a little bit confused about the signal thing now. I agree it's sensitive. I rode through my neighborhood and picked up everyone's Wi-Fi (and kept it a long time even moving down the road). So, I know it works. However at college it just doesn't pick it up. My palm T/X didn't either. Yet, everyone's laptops work. It's a strong signal at the college with multiple nodes set up all around campus.

Maybe I'll take it to an IT professor and ask him about it. My buddy who is an IT major at the college had no clue as to why it wouldn't pick it up.

Maybe I can find this info and post it here for anyone. However if anyone else has an idea, let me know.

does wi-fi use channels that maybe this N800 won't pick up?
 
Milhouse is offline Milhouse
2007-02-09 , 15:36
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You're not the first to report problems detecting or connecting to *open* WiFi networks (eg. hotels, cafes, work etc.) - search the forum and/or bugzilla (https://maemo.org/bugzilla). Future updates will arrive for the N800, hopefully these will fix whatever problem is affecting the WiFi connectivity.
 
civileng67 is offline civileng67
2007-02-09 , 15:57
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Originally Posted by Milhouse View Post
You're not the first to report problems detecting or connecting to *open* WiFi networks (eg. hotels, cafes, work etc.) - search the forum and/or bugzilla (https://maemo.org/bugzilla). Future updates will arrive for the N800, hopefully these will fix whatever problem is affecting the WiFi connectivity.
Thanks for the reply. I'd LOVE to see an update to sort of fix this. I have a feeling this isnt just mine but rather ALL N800's. I think it's just a matter of, many people dont find themselves in one of these unique wi-fi networks or dont realize that there is wi-fi around them.

Hopefully an update will take care of it.

Thanks!
 
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Karel Jansens is offline Karel Jansens
2007-02-09 , 16:44
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Originally Posted by civileng67 View Post
Thanks for the reply. I'd LOVE to see an update to sort of fix this. I have a feeling this isnt just mine but rather ALL N800's. I think it's just a matter of, many people dont find themselves in one of these unique wi-fi networks or dont realize that there is wi-fi around them.

Hopefully an update will take care of it.

Thanks!
Some open networks work, others don't. I have no idea why (not). Maybe it has something to do with allocation of IP addresses?
 
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Hedgecore is offline Hedgecore
2007-02-09 , 16:52
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Civileng: I used to do this for APs that don't broadcast their name... Find someone with a laptop and get the AP name off of them. Setup a 'favourite' in the WiFi settings under that name with whatever other settings the AP has (ie WEP, etc). It should appear in your list now.

This worked on the 770 at least.
 
civileng67 is offline civileng67
2007-02-09 , 19:06
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Originally Posted by Hedgecore View Post
Civileng: I used to do this for APs that don't broadcast their name... Find someone with a laptop and get the AP name off of them. Setup a 'favourite' in the WiFi settings under that name with whatever other settings the AP has (ie WEP, etc). It should appear in your list now.

This worked on the 770 at least.


Thanks Hedgecore. I'm not familiar with what an AP is but I am familiar with WEP. I'll find out and see if it works! Thanks!
 
schmots is offline schmots
2007-02-09 , 19:08
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AP = Access Point.. its the wireless router you connect to
 
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