'Always On' Wireless Modem Coming Next Month
For many months, Motient has been promising to release a wireless modem for the Palm V series that will offer 'always on' service. The MobileModem will finally be available in mid-November, according to Cnet. It will allow both wireless Web browsing and sending and receiving e-mail. The modem can receive messages even when not connected to the Palm and can wake the Palm up when an e-mail is coming in. It will cost $260 alone or $180 with a one-year service contract. The service will be $50 a month.
The MobileModem has been designed to work with the user's regular e-mail account. The user can run desktop software that sends incoming messages to the handheld and email can be sent from the handheld as if it were coming from the PC.
The modem is a clip-on sled that is 5.0" (6.4” with antenna) by 3.1” by 0.47” and weighs 5.3 ounces. It has its own built-in battery. A single cable allows HotSyncing and charging both Palm and the modem. They are being produced by Wavenet International Limited of Australia.
The company chose the Palm V series because of its large installed user base. It intends to make modems for other Palm OS models, though they haven't said which ones or when.
The Motient Modem operates on 800 MHz DataTAC, RD/LAP 19.2 kbps, and MDC 4.8 kbps networks. Motient claims to have the most complete wireless network coverage in the United States, including the 500 largest cities and all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Motient also provides wireless access to the RIM Blackberry pager.
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RE: Whoop... USA again...
They're going to be showing off their things to all the PUGs around the country, but at that price, and in this economy, they're gonna fall on their arses. (can I say asses? we'll see ;-)
For the icing on the cake, the filthy-rich and early adopters they're obviously targeting have all moved onto m505's or m500's, so this modem is useless to those people! What a joke!
Too expensive!
Personally, I'm going to wait and see what happens with the new Palm and Handspring wireless units.
RE: Too expensive!
Palm, where are you?
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Whoop... USA again...
another company perfers a single country market over the rest of the world...
I'm getting bored of this...
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