How to Convert Your Camera Cell Phone in to a Wireless Webcam

Tired of wires and cables of webcam? Want to video chat with your
friends and family while laying in the most comfortable corner of your
house and yet not have to carry your desktop or laptop computer with
you? Well, finally I have the solution.

Since I started using Skype to video chat with my overseas friends I
got progressively frustrated with the USB cables and wires that linked
my webcam and microphone to my laptop computer. So I decided to go
wireless. Unfortunately, contrary to what I had thought,
there are not too many options available at this time in the market
for wireless chat lovers. I ended up buying an expensive Internet
camera (Home security camera) thinking that it might as well be used
as a wireless webcam. But I was wrong. This guy is even worse than the
regular web cam in that it not only needs to be connected to a power
supply but it screws up your entire wireless network when it is
connected and you end up resetting your router once every 30 minutes,
and most importantly, IT CANNOT BE USED AS A WEBCAM with Skype, yahoo
or msn. So, I continued my hunt on the internet.

Fortunately my meticulous research did not go wasted. I learned that
you could actually use your camera cell phone as a wireless webcam. No
power cords (as long as it is charged), no USB cables no wires. But
you must purchase an inexpensive software to be able to connect it
with your computer wirelessly. I cannot tell you how wonderful
experience it is to have your laptop station on your desk while you
roam around in your entire house with your cell phone focussed at you
and wireless headphones sitting on top of your head. You could chat
forever, or until your cell phone runs out of the charge. I can
actually take my overseas friends on an elaborate tour of my house.

Step 1

Go to the website www.handango.com to purchase your software. You will
find may types softwares. Check the brand and model of your phone and
determine which software will work best with your phone. If you have a
smartphone with windows mobile OS you should buy 'Mobiola Web Camera
3'. Please note that not all cell phones are compatible.

Step 2

Download the software. It comes as a ZIP folder. Save it to your
desktop and then extract it to same location. Open the extracted
folder and click on SETUP file this will install the software in to
your computer. You will have 3 days to try before buying. So, your
purchase is safe in
case it does not work.

Step 3

Connect your cell phone to your computer through a USB cable and
synchronize. The software will now be installed in your smartphone.
Follow the instructions on the screen of your mobile and complete the
installation. If you cannot synchronize via USB cable then go to the
next step.

Step 4

Open the extracted folder again and locate the CAB file named
'webcam_winmobile.cab'. Transfer this directly to the hard drive or
external memory of your cell phone and manually install it by opening
it on your cell phone. You can transfer the file through the USB route
or via Bluetooth.

Step 5

Reboot both your computer as well as your cell phone. I highly recommend it.

Step 6

Start the application on your computer as well as on your cell phone.

Step 7

On your cell phone click on the 'connect' tab or link and choose
'WiFi' or 'Bluetooth' as the mode of your connection. If your phone is
synchronized with your computer you may also choose 'Activesync' as
your connection, in which case your cell phone will not be 'wireless'
webcam.

Step 8

Follow the instructions on the screen. If you are using WiFi as your
mode of connection make sure your WiFi is enabled on the phone and you
have an active WiFi connectivity in your house. The software will
search and display all the WiFi connections available. Choose one of
them and click OK. You will be connected immediately.

Step 9

Open skype or yahoo or msn messenger. Most of them will automatically
detect your webcam and connect within a few seconds, just like they
would with any regular webcam.

Step 10

Congratulations! you have gone wireless! Make sure you tell your
friends about it as well.

Tips & Warnings

Try before you buy. Do not hurry you have 3 days to try. Purchase any
standard bluetooth or WiFi enabled headset with microphone to
eliminate your wired headset and become 100% wire-free. Only selected
camera phones are supported this time. So check before you purchase.