Axim X5 wants to go wireless...upgrade to PPC 2003?

[steved_NY]

I own a Axim x5 400MHz PDA with the AO4 ROM update. I have had it for a few years, but have used almost exclusively to sync with my laptops Outlook contacts.

I have a broadband connections for my laptop via Cablevision's Optimum Online. Recently I have installed a Linksys wireless g router to my home network so that I can work on laptop without being tethered to my router....but I would really like to use my Axim to connect to the internet. As such, I was thinking of buying a (relatively) cheap Linksys wireless b CF card (WCF12) to connect my Axim to the internet.

Should I call Dell and order the PPC 2003 upgrade? Is PPC 2003 any/much better than PPC 2002? I remember reading when PPC 2003 first came out that the wireless capabilities were more robust, or easier to use, or easier to connect to hotspots...I forget exactly. Anyway, I am not sure if it is worth the money and/or trouble to upgrade.

If I do upgrade, will upgrading to PPC 2003 simply make it more difficult for me to use the wireless card? (I have been told a lot of the drivers for these cards were written for PPC 2002 and they have not been updated to work with later PDA OS).

[Mahstah]

The 2003 upgrade is available for free. It offers numerous bug fixes including better networking and speed over 2002. See this thread for instructions on upgrading. You should be able to use the wireless card under either OS but an upgrade certainly won't hurt.