MicroSD Wifi ?

Grahame Falvey grahame at falvey.net
Mon Jan 15 23:40:21 CET 2007


On 15/01/07, Ole Tange <openmoko.org at tange.dk> wrote:
> On 1/15/07, Dwayne Bonson <dbonson at sydneyplus.com> wrote:
> > I've read a few questions and comments from the list archives about wifi
> > with the Neo but it seems most are looking at USB as an alternative but
> > that's not really mobile if you need to carry a powered USB hub around
> > also and then find somewhere to plug in.  Wouldn't a microSD wifi card
> > do the trick?
>
> Probably not. From: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/InternetAccess
>
> You could in theory use the micro-SD slot for a [WWW] WiFi-card. But
> the slot is located under the battery in the middle of the phone, so
> the signal may not be very good. Also you will have to sacrifice
> having a micro-SD flash card for storage and you will then be limited
> to 64 MB.
>
> /Ole

Ok.  Time to stop lurking and ask a question :)

Is the microSD slot accessable while the phone is operational?  Or
does one have to remove the battery and hence power down the device in
order to swap out the card?

Gra




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