OmniSky Offers Rebates on Minstrel S, Goes Retail

Posted By: Ed Wednesday, November 1, 2000 8:37:19 AM

In their official announcement yesterday of their support for the new Minstrel S Wireless Springboard Modem, OmniSky repeated that users of the modem must have a Platinum or Prism Visor in order to use their wireless service. It still isn't clear exactly why OmniSky/Minstrel S users must use the new Visors, as Al Hernandez, spokesperson for Novatel Wireless, has said, "The Minstrel S Wireless Springboard Modem works with all existing Visors."

In any case, OmniSky is offering a $300 rebate to people who buy a Platinum or Prism, the Minstrel S, and also activate the OmniSky service by January 31, 2001. Regularly, the modem costs $300 and the service is $40 per month.

Starting in mid-November, OmniSky will be available in nearly 1400 stores through consumer electronics retailers, online stores, and direct marketers including AT&T Stores, CDW, CompUSA, Datavision, Franklin Covey, Fry's Electronics, J&R Computer World, Micro Center, PC Connection, RCS Computer Experience, Staples, and Amazon.com. The service will, of course, still be available from the OmniSky Web site.

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Okay, but....

Eston @ 11/2/2000 6:33:04 AM #
OmniSky is great, and I'm glad they're pushing the retail envelope. Omnisky must learn however that $40 a month is steep for colleqe students an executives alike. How about a $10 a month plan like GoAmerica and Palm.net? Omnisky misses the bus here.

great

anonymous iiic user @ 11/2/2000 5:41:16 PM #
thats great for visor users, but i think novatel wireless, and omnisky/go america forgot about the palm iiic users! I want a iiic modem!

Stupid . .

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/3/2000 2:57:21 AM #

Okay so I am supposed to jump for joy that I can get a rebate of $300 when I have to shell out at least $600 to get the modem?

I currently own a Visor Deluxe . . I was promised units such as this would work with it . . In fact it has been said that it does work . . yet they still want me to buy at least a Prism?

Take that $300 and shove it . .


And as for the $40 a month, shove that too . . .

Hell, I can go out and buy an IR capable PCS phone and use my current $40/month cell service to surf the net with my Visor Deluxe right now if I wanted to . . .

This Omnisky isnt even a cell phone . .

I predict a flop . .



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