@ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
The new @ctivelink Springboard module from Glenayre has to be purchased in a bundle with a specially shielded Visor Deluxe because the @ctivelink emits so much RF a regular Visor would have problems.
The module receives and stores e-mail 24 hours a day, even when removed. Just insert it in the Visor to check the latest messages. It can store up to 500 e-mails and lasts up to 4 weeks on two AAA batteries.
The @ctivelink Wireless Communication Pack is now available for $428.
Wireless service for the @ctiveLink module is available through SkyTel's SkyWriter service. Check SkyWriter coverage in your area.
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RE: @ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
Why are you so bent out of shape when this one springboard require a new visor? If you don't need it, don't buy it and shut up.
oh boy...
Now granted, I don't fully blame Handspring for this. The companies making the Springboards need to take this into account when making new mods.
RE: @ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
RE: @ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
the camera sucks and is a waste of money
backup module is sorta useful
more memory can be useful
who really needs an ir remote
the mp3 player is trivial
BUT...
a wireless springboard...now thats something. but not if i gotta buy another visor...
RE: @ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
I'd bet that the GSM phone module will require the shielded Visor too. Perhaps Handspring could offer some sort of retrofit program once they get over the inital hump of shipping these bundles.
RE: @ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
I guess this is not for the squeamish, but there should be a way to modify your /current/ visor so that it's shielded properly?
Ideas that 'spring'(haha!) to mind include the silvered paint they use to RF shield the old Apple cases (is it available to end-user types?), thin, grounded metal pieces around the well the springboards sit in, and metal replacement cases or backs, ala the ones currently available for the III (But hopefully not as pricy.)>
IANAVO (I Am Not A Visor Owner) and IANAEE (...Electrical Engineer), but it seems like a refit is a definately doable thing.
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@ctivelink Springboard Requires Special Visor
Springboards are coming!
Springboards are coming!
Just wait, they are on their way.
Oh, Look, here is a really cool new springboard
that is now here, but it cannot be used by any current visor owners!!
You have to purchase a special one that is shielded.
Boy I be they sell a lot of those springboards.