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Posted by bkail on 09-30-2002 01:26 PM:

Visorphone - Emails & Browsing

I'm kicking around the idea of getting a VisorPhone for my Prism. It looks like they are giving the phones away for free if you sign up for a plan.

Can anyone tell me if I get the VisorPhone what carrier/level of service I need to get to be able to send and receive emails? Can I access the internet once I have VisorPhone, or are there additional accessories, and/or software I need to buy to do this with my Prism?

Thanks in advance.

- Brian

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Posted by espc31 on 09-30-2002 01:52 PM:

VisorPhone

I Have had my visorphone for almost a year (11mo and 5days) It has been worth it. First you need a carrier I use Cingular wireless they are national and after my trip to Porter Rico,Virginia and Charlotte,NC roaming is no hassle and great signal connection. Next you need an ISP I use Screaming Internet Service (screaminet.com)([email protected]) 3,000 local dial-up numbers across 50 states.( never had a dropped connection or down time) next you need an email program ( I use the new SnapperMail-great attachment support.)and a browser I use Blazer 2.0 from Handspring. connecting is simple call cingular and tell them you want data services and your up and runnning getting on line and sending and receiving email. I went one step further and added fax data line to send (send only) Faxes with Instep Print/Fax. hope this helps check the message boards or email me at the above email address for connection questions. I have a visor Platinum that was upgraded with 16MB of ram at palmupgrade.com( I don't like rechargable batteries so gettting the Pro was not an option for me) Eddie

Posted by bkail on 10-01-2002 03:10 AM:

UPDATE: BOUGHT PHONE, WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED TO TEST?

It looks like Cingular is not available in Minnesota. I'd probably need to use T-Mobile (Voicestream).

UPDATE:

On a fluke I bought just the phone itself "no additional adapters, or accessories" for it - just the phone itself for $25 thru ebay (half.com). For those that actually have the phone what is the minimum stuff I need to just see if it works - get a dial tone?

Do I need anything besides the phone module itself to test? Any software install I need to go thru? Any chips or additinal plug-ins?

Thanks in advance - I want to be able to test the phone as soon as it arrives - just far enough to see that it will work - I probably am not going to lock into a celluar plan just yet.

- Brian

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Posted by Briguy on 10-01-2002 11:04 PM:

Re: UPDATE: BOUGHT PHONE, WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED TO TEST?

quote:
Originally posted by bkail
Do I need anything besides the phone module itself to test? Any software install I need to go thru? Any chips or additinal plug-ins?

WIthout a SIM card, you can only make an emergency (911) phone call; which is probably not what you want to do.

If you know someone else that has a Cingular or T-Mobile phone, ask to borrow their SIM to make a phone call.

If you want, you can download the User Guide from Handspring ahead of time so you can be familiar with the operation.

Posted by bkail on 10-02-2002 04:19 AM:

No I probably don't want to test on "911". Really all I need is to get a dail tone - so if it sounds like if I just pop in the phone module, I should be able to get a dial tone - if I get that I figure it is a working phone whicih is all I want to test right now.

It may or may not have a sim card - beyond the phone itself, I really don't know what else will come with it until I get the package. My company is paying for my other cell phone right now - I decided that I just wanted the visorphone for use sometime in the future. The price was so cheap, I felt I had to jump on it.

- Brian

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Posted by Briguy on 10-02-2002 05:41 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by bkail
No I probably don't want to test on "911". Really all I need is to get a dail tone - so if it sounds like if I just pop in the phone module, I should be able to get a dial tone - if I get that I figure it is a working phone whicih is all I want to test right now.

You won't be able to hear a dial-tone with this phone -- there is no way to take it off-hook like with a land-line phone.

quote:
It may or may not have a sim card - beyond the phone itself, I really don't know what else will come with it until I get the package.

I doubt it will have a SIM card, as that would contain the original owner's information. This will be provided to you by your network when you sign up for new service.

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