# Wireless ADSL modem and bluetooth/wireless PDA - Compatible?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-adsl-modem-and-bluetooth-wireless-pda-compatible/226224 "2004-01-26T22:48:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-adsl-modem-and-bluetooth-wireless-pda-compatible/226224/1 "2004-01-26T22:48:40Z")

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This is probably a really dumb question. Will my Bluetooth/wireless capable PDA (HP ipaq H2210) somehow ‘connect’ to my ADSL wireless router/modem and use the broadband internet?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-adsl-modem-and-bluetooth-wireless-pda-compatible/226224/2 "2004-01-28T00:53:03Z")

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Arse.  
A “no” would have sufficed.

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**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-adsl-modem-and-bluetooth-wireless-pda-compatible/226224/3 "2004-01-28T11:28:10Z")

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Would a “yes” do you?

Assuming they use the same wireless standard then there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to connect to the net through your hand-puter.

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**Author:** ![zoltar7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b38774/32.png) [@zoltar7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoltar7)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-adsl-modem-and-bluetooth-wireless-pda-compatible/226224/4 "2004-01-28T18:47:02Z")

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My understanding is that the 2210 has bluetooth built-in, but requires a separate card for 802.11. So unless your router has bluetooth (unlikely, I’ve never heard of this), you’ll need to either:

- get a bluetooth dongle for your desktop or notebook and connect through that
- connect through a bluetooth-capable cell phone
- get a wireless compact flash or secure digital (CF will be much cheaper) and connect to your router or hotspot through that.