That's the way cell phone networks maintain your connection, of course. It's also part of the latest wireless networking technology specifications. Without researching it I'm going to guess it's in the 3rd part of the WiMax spec just adopted. 802.11n, mebbe? Whatever. This step is about to happen and it will turn our portable devices into mobile devices. All we have to do is wait because it is definitely happening. We can be glad that Nokia, a cell phone company, is the 770's manufacturer because as the 770 gains VOIP (by June, I believe) the distinction between a portable device and a mobile one becomes critical.
True that next-gen wireless technology will have this built in, and I'm all for it, but I don't think the technology will be as quickly addopted as the 802.11b and 802.11g standards were. Especially if there are software and firmware updates for these established standards in the devices we already have. Knowing technology lifecycles, consumers want to get the most out of their purchases for as long as possible. When the updates stop coming, the product is dying. When the support stops coming, the product is dead. But that's just the way I have to look at it.
I thought that the Nokia wifi park detector would accomplish this, so I installed it on my n800. When I try to launch and test it, though, the app doesn't come up at all. Has anyone else tested this app on an n800 (download available here: http://parkwifi.nokia.com/1,21,,,202.html)?
Does anyone's N770 automatically connect to their default WiFi connection when switched on? Mine doesn't, but I think it used to before I upgraded the firmware for the first time (way back when). I just want to know if this is deliberate on the part of Nokia or I have a wrong configuration....
The DeviceScape software really does sound interesting... but there doesn't seem to be any decent coverage within a 1,000 km of here!
What I would like to see, and what I am working on in my free time, is a daemon that automatically scans the "wifi background" and connects to any open/known AP's that are found. Sort of like the automatic connection of the N800, but this should work with unknown networks too, as long as they're open. And as long as you have permission to use the networks
The DeviceScape software really does sound interesting... but there doesn't seem to be any decent coverage within a 1,000 km of here!
What I would like to see, and what I am working on in my free time, is a daemon that automatically scans the "wifi background" and connects to any open/known AP's that are found. Sort of like the automatic connection of the N800, but this should work with unknown networks too, as long as they're open. And as long as you have permission to use the networks
