yeah thanks sed8ed, I saw that on some other post, but it worries me that their may not be enough space inside to fit that thing in there! haha, also, I like that idea so you wouldnt have to solder, but you would have a little flexible thing coming out of the phone to fit in the microSD jack!

I dont believe these wifi cards have any user-usable memory.

And also, I'm pretty worried about those drivers, I could just imagine me paying that money and it not working! haha, just my luck.

Kinda off subject, but even though i LOVE my blackjack 2...i am about 99.9% sure that i'm gonna sell it for the iPhone 3G (hey, its the same price as the blackjack!) So, I guess this time next month, Ill have internet on my cell. I just wish that MicroSD card would come out

Thanks for your help sed8ed, and it would still be great to find a good solution with this...

-Hagie92

HA...the same thing happened to me!! nothing but crickets and tumble weeds.

An adapter has been produced and can be purchased..

I actually have an invoice here for the product including price and shipping but the adapter is for SD cards to micro SD.

Basically it solves soldering anything at all but as a result you have to pay!!! Thing with the BJII is the chipset is said to be SDIO compatible yet there's nothing around to slot and prove it....

If we could some way marry a spectec donated card from a user and try and get the adapter as a review unit we could be on to something.....

The whole thing would cost me about $100+ USD to just try out....and there are no guarantees, we would most likely need a driver of some sort ripped and ported from another device...but then still no guarantees it would work. Unless we physically try it will always be a "what if" situation. I dont have the cash atm as I am saving for an MSI Wind UMPC due in a few weeks.......

Here's the adapter:

http://www.ameri-rack.com/APA-TFC1m.html

I could easily get that inside the BJII neatly and professionally....Question is do the spectec wifi cards have any memory onboard?

Drivers for the card:

http://www.spectec.com.tw/Download.htm#wlan

Windows Mobile 6 listed...doesn't say anything about standard edition.

So there it is......

I dont think this would be possible because you would have 2 cards using one port. Of course this hasn't been tested, but it would be like trying to read 2 CD's with one CD player. It would be easy to solder the thing inside the device, but the best possibility is to have a incorporated hardware switch that could just turn the WIFI card off so you could then just use the microSD slot and not have both running at the same time. Also, Spectec isn't a company very notable about their service or driver support, and I don't even know if their drivers would work with WM 6 or 6.1 standard. (I think they were made for the Professional Edition, WM 2003 edtion, that is... ) Now, I do think it would be possible to get it working, even if you had to write a driver for the card, but as far as plausible or probable, I don't know.

Hope it helps,

hagie92

Why is it that Spectec manufactured a different SDW-822 MiniSD card for the Motorola Q8/9?
The specs looked in everyway the same as the standard SDW-822 card that I bought.
In the instructions, it even stated that the drivers is compatible with the Moto Q8/09 models listed (http://www.spectec.com.tw/sdw822-moto.htm).
I would assume that the drivers for both are the same but perhaps Spectec packaged the card for the Motorola Q8/9 as a special accessory deal with Motorola.
This leads me to think that the same drivers are compatible to current WM6.x Std devices.
I downloaded the WM6 drivers for the MotoQ & installed it on my WM6.1 Std Startrek.
The installer did not indicate that it is not designed for WM6.x Std OS.
In the Add/Remove program menu, I see a new "Moto Q WM6 Driver" entry.

To be honest, I havent treid it out. It seems so simple...buy the adapter, buy the wifi card, stick them in and apply drivers and see if it works......but the $100.00 barrier is still there. Considering the adapter is easy to acquire I wouldnt even bother breaking out the soldering iron....it's a simple slot and try option. Worse case scenario is that the card has to be listed on ebay and youll have an adapter you use occasionally to hook up a standard mini-SD card to.....for whatever reason lol.

Would love to see someone give it a crack...I have just purchased my MSI Wind Netbook and it'll be here tomorrow hopefully. Then I'll be able to join all the Advent owners over in another thread....more MODACO..yay!!! but for now I'm broke....

Hey konker, just search for it on the google. To me there's lots of limitations!

1. Spectec has a card that states it is specifically for the Moto Q, and what the reason is, I don't know! But that is the closest phone to the Blackjack 2, so in terms, I would buy that one.

The problem: We haven't found a downscale adaptor for a MiniSD to MicroSD. There is a SD to MicroSD available, but it makes me think, that since there seems to be a special version just for the Moto Q, that that WIFI card would give us the best chance.

2. If it is advertised, talking about the Moto Q, that gives me hope on the driver issue. Moto Q's are smartphones, and they have the exact OS as our friend the BJ2.

The only problem now seems to be that the "Special Moto Q WiFi card" is a MiniSD, meaning we yet have an adapter to convert it to the MicroSD we need for our phones. If you find a MiniSD to MicroSD, let us know. (WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A MICROSD TO A MINISD GUYS...)

3. Price. Price. Price...If someone here wants to be the guinea pig, be my guest! But it would be my luck for me to try it, break my phone, and it not work.

For what it's worth,

Hagie92

As far as break the phone is concerned it wont!! The adapter rules out any soldering required. You slot one end in the Micro-sd slot and the other has the wi-fi card slotted in ready to go. Load up the drivers and if it works it works.....No need to even open the phone to test. To purchase the SD to micro SD adapter all that's needed is to email the company and they'll send you an invoice, I think you pay via paypal/credit card....

Drivers are available for the spectec SD cards for wm5 and wm6...There's no need for specific downgrade mini-sd to micro-sd adapter, it will work with SD cards as well as mini SD, the pinout's handled by the adaptor. I also dont think you need a specific motorola Q9 wifi card.....It'll either work or it wont, thats the deal here nothing else.

I'm not prepared to be the guinea pig for now so I havent purchased anything.......I'm interested in other things right now (OSX on my MSI Wind netbook) so all the BJII needs to do is supply me with internet and let me make calls. Wifi on it is the last thing I'm hanging out for!!!

Sed8ed,

You indicated in an earlier post that you had an invoice for the adapter.
How much was it?
Please give an indication of the cost.

For the adapter to fit into my StarTrek, I've thought of a dirty but quick solution.
Because of the extra bulk, the Cingular 31xx's back cover can accomodate the card easily.
I'll have to downsize the battery to the standard one in order to achieve that.
Summary of items to purchase:
1. SD-to microSD Adapter
2. Standard Startrek battery (less runtime)

Konker

Can anyone post up a video on how to disassemble it, sorry im an extremely visual learner. i just got a black housing to replace the red one from ebay (the phone was a gift). i have unscrewed all six screws, but i cant seem to find those hinges, i mean, i can go ahead and force it open, but it doesnt seem like a good idea. please some input.
Thanks in advance.

There is a cracking open photo gallery here (http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10878_11-189582.html) that can serve as a guide for you.
Hope it helps.

Koner

Sorry Guys,

Don't have a camera with me, but Sed8ed's post seems to clear it up, in a very sarcastic way, that this has already been done...(just trying to help..)

As for the dust under screen...it is very easy to dissassemble the entire phone.

Here are instructions for getting to the screen..(Ill try to post pics later)

1. Turn off phone, take out battery, SIM, MicroSD

2. Unscrew all 6 of the external screws on the phone (tiny phillips head screw driver, one is under SIM, 2 are under removable plastic pieces at the top)

3. Very GENTLY, starting from the bottom of the phone, pull apart, and continue up the sides. (nothing is fixed to the back piece of the phone, so dont worry about taring something up.)

4. The back piece should come completely off, Now look down the phone sideways...there are 2 clips that fix the front piece to the main part of the phone, undo these...the front and back should now be off...

5. Clean the screen, clear it of dust, and replace. (not as hard as I thought)



If you have any other questions, let me know!

-Hagie92

I attempted your procedure but got stuck after removing 6 screws. the back plate (above mattary covering the camera) does not come out. Any tips on removing it?