Bluetooth or Wifi to connect T3?

> I can either buy a bluetooth adapter for my PC $40 for each PC $80
> total. Wifi adapter for the Palm. $130
> Wifi seems to have better range. Do they both work the same way? I
> can sync my Palm T3?

> I am looking for a wireless connection to my PC.
> The T3 has bluetooth.
> My home PC has Wireless Lan, no bluetooth.
> I can either buy a bluetooth adapter for my PC $40 for each PC $80
> total. Wifi adapter for the Palm. $130
> Wifi seems to have better range.
> Do they both work the same way?
> I can sync my Palm T3?

> Pete wrote:
>> I am looking for a wireless connection to my PC.
>> The T3 has bluetooth.
>> My home PC has Wireless Lan, no bluetooth.
>> I can either buy a bluetooth adapter for my PC $40 for each PC $80
>> total. Wifi adapter for the Palm. $130
>> Wifi seems to have better range.
>> Do they both work the same way?
>> I can sync my Palm T3?
> I have a T3 and a Bluetooth phone and laptops. The laptops are also
> on a wireless 802.11g network. The only similarity between BT and
> WLAN is that they are both wireless. The way they are configured is
> very different and in my opinion if you know anything about LANs then
> BT will have you baffled for a bit as it isn't just about connecting
> IP addresses over TCPIP but rather using serial connections and
> different profiles do accomplish different things. e.g. you can have
> profiles for FTP, object (file) pushing, voice connections (like a
> Bluetooth headset) PDA synchronisation, BT Personal Area Network
> Client, BT Network Hist etc. etc. If your BT software does not
> provide the profile you need then you are stuffed.
> I have a 3Com bluetooth PCMCIA card in my laptop and the software for
> it is woefully lacking and has not been updated at all in over two
> years. It has very few profiles included. By contrast the Widcomm
> software supplied with my girlfriend's Broadcom chip in her Acer
> Ferrari is very good. But it can be hard to get upgrades so it is
> best to choose wisely in the first place.
> I do sync my T3 and my phone using BT. I'd like 802.11b/g in my Palm
> but don't want a stupid antenna sticking out and waiting to get
> broken off. Nor do I want the expense. A good BT dongle should/could
> be under $30. Look at Bluetoes and TDK and make sure the supplies
> software is Widcomm. Avoid 3Com like the plague. Try posting in
> alt.cellular.bluetooth for more advice on BT dingles and cards.

> Tiny Tim wrote:
> > Pete wrote:
> >> I am looking for a wireless connection to my PC.
> >> The T3 has bluetooth.
> >> My home PC has Wireless Lan, no bluetooth.
> >> I can either buy a bluetooth adapter for my PC $40 for each PC $80
> >> total. Wifi adapter for the Palm. $130
> >> Wifi seems to have better range.
> >> Do they both work the same way?
> >> I can sync my Palm T3?
> > I have a T3 and a Bluetooth phone and laptops. The laptops are also
> > on a wireless 802.11g network. The only similarity between BT and
> > WLAN is that they are both wireless. The way they are configured is
> > very different and in my opinion if you know anything about LANs then
> > BT will have you baffled for a bit as it isn't just about connecting
> > IP addresses over TCPIP but rather using serial connections and
> > different profiles do accomplish different things. e.g. you can have
> > profiles for FTP, object (file) pushing, voice connections (like a
> > Bluetooth headset) PDA synchronisation, BT Personal Area Network
> > Client, BT Network Hist etc. etc. If your BT software does not
> > provide the profile you need then you are stuffed.
> > I have a 3Com bluetooth PCMCIA card in my laptop and the software for
> > it is woefully lacking and has not been updated at all in over two
> > years. It has very few profiles included. By contrast the Widcomm
> > software supplied with my girlfriend's Broadcom chip in her Acer
> > Ferrari is very good. But it can be hard to get upgrades so it is
> > best to choose wisely in the first place.
> > I do sync my T3 and my phone using BT. I'd like 802.11b/g in my Palm
> > but don't want a stupid antenna sticking out and waiting to get
> > broken off. Nor do I want the expense. A good BT dongle should/could
> > be under $30. Look at Bluetoes and TDK and make sure the supplies
> > software is Widcomm. Avoid 3Com like the plague. Try posting in
> > alt.cellular.bluetooth for more advice on BT dingles and cards.
>
> p.s. I also have a BT printer and can print wirelessly from my phone, T3 and
> laptops. In your situation I'd say BT will be fine for what you want to do
> (I admit my view has been soured by my 3Com experience). But if you want to
> go surfing in coffee shops and airports you may be better off getting that
> 802.11b card for the T3. Bottom line - either will work but you need to
> decide on your trade-offs in price, convenience and flexibility.