Nintendo DS - MSN Messenger - Internet surfing?

[Guest]

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Is it possible to run MSN messenger or surf the net on DS using Wi-FI?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Right now, no. But keep an eye out for 3rd-party software that will allow
you to though. The DS offers all the features that make it narly perfect
for what you probably want.

"Trouble" <n@n.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to run MSN messenger or surf the net on DS using Wi-FI?
>
> Thanks
>
>

 

[Eric]

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> Is it possible to run MSN messenger or surf the net on DS using Wi-FI?

It certaintly could be possible!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Nintendo -- either develop some internet
applications for the DS or make it easy for third parties to do so. I want
to use my DS as a cool little internet device in addition to gaming!

 

[Inferno]

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"Eric" <none@nospam.not> schreef in bericht
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>> Is it possible to run MSN messenger or surf the net on DS using Wi-FI?
>
> It certaintly could be possible!
>
> PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Nintendo -- either develop some internet
> applications for the DS or make it easy for third parties to do so. I
> want
> to use my DS as a cool little internet device in addition to gaming!
>
>

But then again? Where how would you browse on the internet with the DS? The
only possibility is near the so-called hotspots.. And these are really
common or rare, depending on where you live. In my case I would have to go
all the way to the library to surf the internet... which means that the
portability of the device will be somewhat limited.

 

[Eric]

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> But then again? Where how would you browse on the internet with the DS?
The
> only possibility is near the so-called hotspots.. And these are really
> common or rare, depending on where you live. In my case I would have to go
> all the way to the library to surf the internet... which means that the
> portability of the device will be somewhat limited.

I use my PDA(s) for web browing and emailing enough to warrant using the DS.
Either from my wireless home network, at work, school (3/4th of the
university I was attending was blanketed), and also many places around town.

With software done well, I'd prefer to use the DS over a PDA for web
browsing and emailing. Interneting with PDAs is bulky and awkard. With the
DS's two LCD's, it could be put together very nicely.

 

[Eric]

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> But then again? Where how would you browse on the internet with the DS?
The
> only possibility is near the so-called hotspots.. And these are really
> common or rare, depending on where you live. In my case I would have to go
> all the way to the library to surf the internet... which means that the
> portability of the device will be somewhat limited.

Agreed that 802.11 is a hit or miss thing, depending on location. Perhaps
I'm fortunate with enough public hot spots to make it viable, but give it
time -- you should see more open hot spots in your area as well.

 

[Inferno]

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"Eric" <none@nospam.not> schreef in bericht
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>> But then again? Where how would you browse on the internet with the DS?
> The
>> only possibility is near the so-called hotspots.. And these are really
>> common or rare, depending on where you live. In my case I would have to
>> go
>> all the way to the library to surf the internet... which means that the
>> portability of the device will be somewhat limited.
>
> Agreed that 802.11 is a hit or miss thing, depending on location. Perhaps
> I'm fortunate with enough public hot spots to make it viable, but give it
> time -- you should see more open hot spots in your area as well.
>
>
>

Providers like Vodafone and ISP's are promoting Wi-fi more and more over
here... But with UMTS having far more coverage here, it's more likely UMTS
will be the next wireless platform of the future, rather than wi-fi, as this
costs more for the providers - being a loss-loss situation, correct me if
I'm wrong, though.

 

[Eric]

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> Providers like Vodafone and ISP's are promoting Wi-fi more and more over
> here... But with UMTS having far more coverage here, it's more likely UMTS
> will be the next wireless platform of the future, rather than wi-fi, as
this
> costs more for the providers - being a loss-loss situation, correct me if
> I'm wrong, though.

Oh, I'm not attempting to classify 802.11 as a general wireless internet
solution, rather than just a niche LAN solution...

UMTS.. Honestly, I haven't followed any of the cell technologies for a few
years now. Is UMTS's lineage based upon CDMA or GSM? From a quick google,
I just seen that UMTS is also refered to "W-CDMA", but also read a passage
saying it was a follow-up to GSM/GPRS..

Many years ago, I had worked with CDMA (SSMA) equipment in the US
military -- years before it made an appearance in the commercial world.
From various inherent limitations I saw with CDMA, I thought GSM would be a
better commercial solution. Of course, later the US would move primarily
towards CDMA while Europe went with GSM...

-Eric

 

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"Eric" <none@nospam.not> schreef in bericht
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>
>> Providers like Vodafone and ISP's are promoting Wi-fi more and more over
>> here... But with UMTS having far more coverage here, it's more likely
>> UMTS
>> will be the next wireless platform of the future, rather than wi-fi, as
> this
>> costs more for the providers - being a loss-loss situation, correct me if
>> I'm wrong, though.
>
> Oh, I'm not attempting to classify 802.11 as a general wireless internet
> solution, rather than just a niche LAN solution...
>
> UMTS.. Honestly, I haven't followed any of the cell technologies for a
> few
> years now. Is UMTS's lineage based upon CDMA or GSM? From a quick
> google,
> I just seen that UMTS is also refered to "W-CDMA", but also read a passage
> saying it was a follow-up to GSM/GPRS..
>
> Many years ago, I had worked with CDMA (SSMA) equipment in the US
> military -- years before it made an appearance in the commercial world.
> From various inherent limitations I saw with CDMA, I thought GSM would be
> a
> better commercial solution. Of course, later the US would move primarily
> towards CDMA while Europe went with GSM...
>
> -Eric
>
>

It's actually seen as the GPRS follow-up. Through UMTS it's possible to
stream and download files through a much higher speed than GPRS. This makes
it possible, for example, to use video telephony and watch TV on your phone.
Anyway, we'll see if wi-fi will be this successful... Things are usually
inferior to the mass, and I s'pose GSM/GPRS/UMTS will still be the most
widely used data-network in Europe.

 

[Eric]

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> > UMTS.. Honestly, I haven't followed any of the cell technologies for a
> > few
> > years now. Is UMTS's lineage based upon CDMA or GSM? From a quick
> > google,
> > I just seen that UMTS is also refered to "W-CDMA", but also read a
passage
> > saying it was a follow-up to GSM/GPRS..
> >
> > Many years ago, I had worked with CDMA (SSMA) equipment in the US
> > military -- years before it made an appearance in the commercial world.
> > From various inherent limitations I saw with CDMA, I thought GSM would
be
> > a
> > better commercial solution. Of course, later the US would move
primarily
> > towards CDMA while Europe went with GSM...
> >
> > -Eric
>
> It's actually seen as the GPRS follow-up. Through UMTS it's possible to
> stream and download files through a much higher speed than GPRS. This
makes
> it possible, for example, to use video telephony and watch TV on your
phone.
> Anyway, we'll see if wi-fi will be this successful... Things are usually
> inferior to the mass, and I s'pose GSM/GPRS/UMTS will still be the most
> widely used data-network in Europe.

Thats awesome. If I lived in Europe, I wouldn't even have a land-line
phone. I recall reading an article once that in Finland, 80+ percent of the
population solely uses cell phones...

 

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Inferno <magicmonster@wanadoo.nl> wrote:

> But then again? Where how would you browse on the internet with the DS? The
> only possibility is near the so-called hotspots.. And these are really
> common or rare, depending on where you live. In my case I would have to go
> all the way to the library to surf the internet... which means that the
> portability of the device will be somewhat limited.

If you have wireless at home, you could surf from the toilet (and isn't
that really the "killer app" the internet needs? 😉 Sure, you could do it
with a laptop, but have you actually tried putting a laptop on you lap?
On your bare lap? Ouch.

Besides, many airports are offering wifi, as are many coffee shops and
other restaurants. The number of hotspots is growing.

 

[Eric]

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"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote

> If you have wireless at home, you could surf from the toilet (and isn't
> that really the "killer app" the internet needs? 😉 Sure, you could do it
> with a laptop, but have you actually tried putting a laptop on you lap?
> On your bare lap? Ouch.

I do just that with my PDA's. Web/email from the toilet, using my 802.11...

> Besides, many airports are offering wifi, as are many coffee shops and
> other restaurants. The number of hotspots is growing.

I'm with you. The DS needs a web browser and email client! The
architecture of the DS is begging for such applications. With software done
well, I'd even prefer to use the DS over my PDA's -- since two screens gives
much more flexibility.

 

[Guest]

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Can the DS hook up with online IM services like AIM or MSN? I thought it
was just a peer to peer thing. Don't remember any info on how to enter a
WEP key/pw for example.


On 12/30/04 11:37 AM, in article 10t8f6ikd2nf9b@corp.supernews.com, "Eric"
<none@nospam.not> wrote ever so eloquently:

>
> "Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote
>
>> If you have wireless at home, you could surf from the toilet (and isn't
>> that really the "killer app" the internet needs? 😉 Sure, you could do it
>> with a laptop, but have you actually tried putting a laptop on you lap?
>> On your bare lap? Ouch.
>
> I do just that with my PDA's. Web/email from the toilet, using my 802.11...
>
>> Besides, many airports are offering wifi, as are many coffee shops and
>> other restaurants. The number of hotspots is growing.
>
> I'm with you. The DS needs a web browser and email client! The
> architecture of the DS is begging for such applications. With software done
> well, I'd even prefer to use the DS over my PDA's -- since two screens gives
> much more flexibility.
>
>


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[Eric]

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"Use Email Addr at Bottom of Post" wrote in message
> Can the DS hook up with online IM services like AIM or MSN? I thought it
> was just a peer to peer thing. Don't remember any info on how to enter a
> WEP key/pw for example.

The DS's 802.11b can support both AdHoc or Infrastructure, so there
shouldn't be any technical reason why a DS shouldn't be able to do AIM, MSN,
or essentially any tcp/ip application for that matter. (Providing someone
develops the software to do such applications, of course.)

Encryption for 802.11b (WEP) can be done through software? I seem to recall
reading that the DS's 802.11b could support WEP (64 and 128 bit) encryption
anyway.