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    CF-28 question

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by CLASSIF1ED, Mar 10, 2020.

  1. CLASSIF1ED

    CLASSIF1ED Notebook Consultant

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    Instead of a 31 Mk5 I ended up buying a CF-28 locally just for sh*t's 'n giggles. Based on the reading i've been done it should have 11b WLAN, but am I right?

    Model # CF-28PCJ06E2
     
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    I believe so but if not then it is a WWAN or cellular one.
     
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    Received the 28, it's missing a COM port cover and the PCMCIA slot cover. There's one on eBay but ehh i'm not in the mood to get reamed for shipping.
     
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    The 28 only came with cables if it came with Wi-Fi from the factory. My first one had a pull out antenna for Wi-Fi. On the others I just added those universal Wi-Fi antenna's. Just got to put them under a plastic cover on the side or it can interfere with your signal.
     
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    Yaay my battery resurrected itself!

    EDIT: It killed itself again. LUL. Oh well, I wasn't expecting anything out of it anyways.
     
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    I don’t know if any pre 29 OEM battery works. Well maybe. I had a 27 with a awesome 17 second battery life and a 28 with a whopping 2.5 minutes
     
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    I have some new-in-box batteries for 27 and 28 for sale, guaranteed to take a good charge. Even a few for CF-07 brick and VDW, probably 20+ years old now, new in box and still work great, have not had any duds yet ...
     
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    I remember the pull-out antennas on CF-28. They were usually tuned for the CPDP cell card frequency, but then [can't remember his name] showed us how to re-tune them for better wifi reception. There were a few 28S models that came with a wifi-B in the hidden PC card slot, which had pullout antennas already tuned for 2.4 GHz. Putting a cheap flag antenna under the palm rest plastic also works pretty good. Did this to a few 34's and 27's also.
     
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    I could fix you right up cheaply but Canada Post has stopped all shipping overseas. When ever this bad crap is all over look me up.
     
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