wifi on treo 650 uberhack

Posted Dec 16th 2004 2:35AM by Phillip Torrone
Filed under: handhelds hacks, wireless hacks

okay, maybe i'll consider the treo 650 now. before, it was extremely disappointing that the wifi drivers weren't out when the phone shipped, but now thanks the "shadowmite" here's the hacked up sdio wifi drivers and instructions.

1) Copy the file to a SD card
2) Run the file
3) It will go threw installing some files, followed by a soft reset
4) It will install some more files, and identify itself as T5 Wifi installer
5) It will ask for the Wifi Card�
6) Insert the card and press next, it should finish and reset again.
7) Rock and roll, experiment and figure it out...

nicely done.

Reader Comments

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1. apparently this hack doesnt work for the newer treo 650...i recently got an unlocked one but im not sure if its the older firmware or not. do you know if this still works becuase i really dont feel like buying the 700w wifi sd card and it ends up not working.

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by eric

2. yes, is this possible for the 7135? because none of the SD wi-fi cards work, because its only palm os 4.1 (no upgrading either due to the dragonball v33 cpu)

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Dj2Quick

3. Very good. Mind you it does diminish my respect for PalmOne somewhat when they say "this can't be done" and someone goes and does it. First it was DUN on Sprint and now Wi_Fi. They are treating the customers like idiots and I'm sure this will bite them in the ass one day..

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Jonathan Quirk

4. does this work with the 600 GSM version?

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Sly

5. I would to be able to use the TREO 650 as a dial isp connector for my other pcs to hit the web. Is this possible? I am trying to totally rely on the 650 for all phone connections. Thx-1138

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by paul moore

6. I am getting a Kyocera 7135 phone. I was wondering if a similar hack to this would also enable wifi, or if I would be better off just spending the $77 on amazon for a wifi-sd card.

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Jfalk

7. Anyone tried this on a treo 700? Would it work?

Posted at 9:38AM on Mar 27th 2008 by apoc_metal

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