parubok

I have Axim x51v and, regarding power consumption, what is the preferred way to connect to the Internet? Wi-Fi or Bluetooth?

I know that Wi-Fi is faster (1Mbit/sec vs 5Mbit/sec, I think), but for my usage patterns it is not really matters. And because of the very short battery life of the device, power consumption is my main concern.

Howard2k

The preferred method is up to you.

BT is much easier on the battery. 20-30mAh as opposed to 200-300mAh.

Wifi is much faster. 802.11b is 11Mb/s while BT can at peak go up to around 700Kb/s.

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bigdave240

Thanks, Howard2k, I was going to look that up now that I have my BT working on my x50v and my PC. It seemed like the battery was lasting a lot longer with BT.