Windows Mobile 5 Connecting to network help needed!

Callumpy · 08-01-2008, 17:44

Ok, ive bought a wireless lan card for my Windows Mobile and ive done what the instructions say to do, but i cant find any in range!

Please help

Mr_love_monkey · 08-01-2008, 17:53

You could try downloading hitchhiker and seeing if that helps

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Sy...ker-5284.shtml

Wicked_and_Crazy · 08-01-2008, 17:53

i take it youve turned wireless on?

Does your wireless network transmit its SSID?

Callumpy · 08-01-2008, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

You could try downloading hitchhiker and seeing if that helps

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Sy...ker-5284.shtml

Only problem is my phone is landscape and that is made for portrait phones so it doesnt fit on the screen, ill have a look though

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

i take it youve turned wireless on?

Does your wireless network transmit its SSID?

Yes

Mr_love_monkey · 08-01-2008, 17:58

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Originally Posted by Callumpy

Only problem is my phone is landscape and that is made for portrait phones so it doesnt fit on the screen, ill have a look though

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Originally Posted by from the site

What's new in this release:

Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â· Support devices running Windows Mobile 5
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â· Support VGA device and Landscape orientation
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â· When connected, notify user with notification balloon
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â· Performance improved by loading network history in background
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â· Automatic retry when WLAN is not found

Callumpy · 08-01-2008, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

You could try downloading hitchhiker and seeing if that helps

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Sy...ker-5284.shtml

Wont download

Wicked_and_Crazy · 08-01-2008, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

i take it youve turned wireless on?

Does your wireless network transmit its SSID?

when i said i take it youve turned wireless on i meant on the wirelees card on the phone not the router

Callumpy · 08-01-2008, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

when i said i take it youve turned wireless on i meant on the wirelees card on the phone not the router

I have tried, i have also installed hitchhiker and it says there is no wlan, tur you wireless on!

Why?

Mr_love_monkey · 08-01-2008, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Callumpy

I have tried, i have also installed hitchhiker and it says there is no wlan, tur you wireless on!

Why?

well that sounds like your wireless card isn't on or isn't installed properly

Callumpy · 08-01-2008, 18:20

how do i install it properly then?

Wicked_and_Crazy · 08-01-2008, 21:49

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Originally Posted by Callumpy

I have tried, i have also installed hitchhiker and it says there is no wlan, tur you wireless on!

Why?

Well its a bit like a light, if you want it to work you need to turn it on

i run WM5 on a PDA and have a WLAN utility that i can use to turn the WLAN on or off

08-01-2008, 22:04

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Originally Posted by Callumpy

how do i install it properly then?

By reading the instructions?

Also - why did you just not continue with the original thread?

Callumpy · 09-01-2008, 21:04

yay, hallelujah, i took the card out and put it back in a few times and it started working!

Thanks Everyone!

10-01-2008, 10:06

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Originally Posted by Callumpy

yay, hallelujah, i took the card out and put it back in a few times and it started working!

Thanks Everyone!

Yay! We'll make an IT engineer out of you yet, Callumpy!

Graham M · 10-01-2008, 10:13

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Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Yay! We'll make an IT engineer out of you yet, Callumpy!

That made me LOL!