Hi Dave,
your options are:
1) buy a CF modem to connect the zaurus to a fixed phone line
2) buy a CF Bluetooth card and a mobile phone with bluetooth tethering, and use the mobile phone as a modem to connect to the internet
3) buy a CF GSM/GPRS card to directly insert into the card your SIM card, and connect directly (but low speed) to the internet. Currently there are no 3G or 3.5G CF cards available; there was some talk about one being sold in Japan only, but it's very difficult to get and noones knows if it works wit a Zaurus.
4) buy a CF lan card to connect a rj45 wired ethernet cable and, through a proper router, connect to the internet
5) buy a CF wifi card and find am access point to connect to the internet
Some comments:
1) I understand you are looking for option 3. That is the most expensive option; one card is the most common: audiovox rtm-8000.
2) there is a lot of experience with having a bluetooth enabled phone; the phone can be a 3G or 3.5G phone, and you can easily get decent browsing speeds. I really think it's cheaper to get a cf-bluetooth card and a second-hand bluetooth enabled phone rather than a gsm-gprs cf card.
3) feel free to ask any further questions; many people in this forum have tried all different options. Connecting the Zaurus to the internet is the most wanted feature always
HTH
Thanks very much for the useful comments.
From having no options, I now seem to have too much choice (with too little knowledge), but I'm sure option 3 is what I need.
If I could get an Audiovox RTM-8000 for ~£30-40, why would the bluetooth solution be cheaper - are you saying the charges for browsing will be higher with GSM/GPRS? I am a real novice in this area. I notice you list the Audiovox card so do you use it on your Z? I do not require voice, SMS, etc. - I just want to occasionally check something online while out-and-about.
Thanks again for the time and help.
Dave