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Well, there's been talk of SD form factor 802.11b cards coming out, but I should think that they'll be quite pricy and also stick out of the side of the unit. They seem to be aimed at Palm users, since they don't have CF slots.
My friend has tried a Linksys 802.11b card and the reception was poor with the matching Linksys base station, although I think that it could be that the base station is low powered since the PCMCIA linksys card had even worse reception.
We got about 100 metres outdoor (across the car park and into the other company building) and 30 metres indoor (but that's in a lab building with loads of walls in between and computer hardware everywhere). I wasn't greatly impressed with the reception, but the card was easy to install and the drivers were good. Didn't look too great in the Axim because of the rounded top on the Axim it's a squat thing sat on the top. You could get at the earphone jack though and it's a cheap card (in the UK).
I'm still shopping for an 802.11b card, but I've put an order in for a 256MB SD card (£50.50) which I'm getting shipped over from Australia, but it hasn't arrived yet due to problems with the payment solutions provider (erm - I forgot my password). Like you, I think there's no point having an 802.11b card if you can't store what you download anywhere!
Elsewhere on the forum some people are quoting problems with large capactity memory cards, so you might want to catch back up on that thread...
Good luck and please post back when you've finished your shopping!
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