Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Infrared sync
I only have one Hotsync cable for my Treo 650 — I've got a second one on order. Yesterday I wanted to sync my Treo with my T41 laptop but I'd left my cable at home. So I decided to use the Infrared port. My first few attempts were unsuccessful. Hotsync kept getting intercepted by the laptop's IR Wireless Link. This feature can be used to beam files to other devices. When this happened the Treo would report that the IR port was already in use by another application. What to do?
I found this article in the PalmOne forums that solved the problem. You initiate Hotsync from the Treo while the phone is pointed away from the laptop's IR port. Then you point the phone at the IR port. Using this approach, Hotsync works fine. It's slower than USB but not too bad as long as you don't have lots of data to move. I've ordered a second Hotsync cable but I may give Bluetooth a try next. Anyone know whether Bluetooth sync is faster than IR?
I found this article in the PalmOne forums that solved the problem. You initiate Hotsync from the Treo while the phone is pointed away from the laptop's IR port. Then you point the phone at the IR port. Using this approach, Hotsync works fine. It's slower than USB but not too bad as long as you don't have lots of data to move. I've ordered a second Hotsync cable but I may give Bluetooth a try next. Anyone know whether Bluetooth sync is faster than IR?
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