Qh and Wi-Fi

[dwboston]

Originally Posted by ArieMcD

GraemeCR touched on this but,

If you look in the registry, There is a WiFi folder.

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel

Unless Moto uses a common registry for all Qh, this folder might be a clue.

I've seen those folders - they could be generic Windows Mobile folders since there are WM devices with Wi-Fi. Hey, I'm hoping there is a Wi-Fi chip buried in there that just needs a firmware update to work, but somehow I doubt it. I thought I read somewhere that AT&T didn't want the device with Wi-Fi - maybe because they sell the Tilt which does have Wi-Fi?

[ArieMcD]

Originally Posted by dwboston

I've seen those folders - they could be generic Windows Mobile folders since there are WM devices with Wi-Fi. Hey, I'm hoping there is a Wi-Fi chip buried in there that just needs a firmware update to work, but somehow I doubt it. I thought I read somewhere that AT&T didn't want the device with Wi-Fi - maybe because they sell the Tilt which does have Wi-Fi?

Could Be.

I wish I had the guts to open my phone up and check for the chipset.

I did talk to a technician at MOTO and he assured me that all Q9h[s have the chipset installed. We will see....

[mexiken]

I spoke to someone much wiser than me regarding regstries, and he agreed. There aren't generic registries. Its pretty much device specific. Meaning, at some point along the line, there had to be a chip in there. Or plans for one, something to warrant it. Now, whether they all made final assembly, if there and whether they're powered by the pcb or not, whether they actually function or are dormant, are the real questions....

[drait]

Man, I wish I would've looked a little closer at all the components when I had my Q9 apart the other day when I swapped the housing

[mexiken]

Did you take pictures ????

[drait]

Nope. I used the mini guide that was posted in the hacking forum that already had a few pictures of the housing removal.

[unsung]

Originally Posted by mexiken

I spoke to someone much wiser than me regarding regstries, and he agreed. There aren't generic registries. Its pretty much device specific. Meaning, at some point along the line, there had to be a chip in there. Or plans for one, something to warrant it. Now, whether they all made final assembly, if there and whether they're powered by the pcb or not, whether they actually function or are dormant, are the real questions....

my train of thought is if it's in the registry, more than likely the hardware is there just inactive.

i'm new to wm6 like i said, but i'm pretty swift when it comes to symbian os. i know that nokia doesn't have a generic template for all the 3rd edition os's, meaning say like my e62's version os, is going to be different from the e61's os simply because the e61 has wifi and the e62 does not. and by flashing the e62 with the e61's firmware doesn't "unlock" wifi in that model, the hardware isn't there. each has it's own little differences for each model, hence a different registry for each device.

like dwboston stated, at$t may have chose to hide this feature by choice, keeping customers away from using voip or push you towards the tilt if wifi was needed.

a prime example of this is my e62, with it's at$t firmware restrictions on my device, i'm unable to update it's firmware through nokia pc suite. which would fix some many bugs/issues with the device, then i wouldn't mind using the bloody thing. (rant over, anyone wanna buy a e62?)

[jmreed97]

Is everyone talking about Full wi-fi here? Or are you talking about a wi-fi chipset that would support a microSD wi-fi card.

Trying to figure out exactly how excited I should be about this possibility.

I would love to have wi-fi but doubt I would be willing to buy an SD card for it.

[GraemeCR]

The wish/hope/prayer is the same for everyone, I think. On-board! (Not the SD version.)

[Phrozt]

I actually have a dead Q9h that I could look at.. but I wouldn't really know what to look for.

As for the wifi reg key, you can do some searches on here and the general consensus is that they are for configuring wifi miniSD cards if/when you purchase and install them. I would love to have wifi as well, but it's not a new topic, and unfortunately none of the previous topics have found favorable results.