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Will be ordering a modem in the next couple of days, now the question!! Which modem to go with, the Handspring or Thincom? If I go with the Thincom, does it come with a dongle for phone hookup?

Yes, you must use the supplied phone cord. I would also stop by your local Radio Shack and buy a phone cord coupler so you can connect the Thincom phone cord into another so you won't need to get to the phone jack.

I'd suggest you go w/ the Handspring unless you travel a lot and can't afford the bulk. Whichever one you get, however, I highly advise you to buy a TeleSpool (or similar product) instead of going w/ the included phone cord. They're available from
Teleadaptusa.com. Oh yeah, they do come w/ a coupler.

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[This message has been edited by parb33 (edited 07-04-2000).]

The Thincom modem DOES NOT require a dongel or adapter -- see my email to CardAccess and their reply. If you go to their site and under the support tab look at the Adobe Acrobat files, you can see the cord that is supplied and that an adapter/dongle isn't used.
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Subj: Re: Thincom cable connections
Date: 6/28/00
From: [email protected] (Card Access)

Yes, the included cable has different connectors at opposite ends. One end
plugs directly into any standard telephone line and the end that connects
into the Thincom modem has a connector identical to the kind of connector
used in Laptop PC Card modems.

Thank you for your inquiry,

Card Access Support www.cardaccess-inc.com

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From: me
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000
Subject: Thincom cable connections

Does the cable furnished with the Thincom have different connectors at
opposite ends? One for incertion into the modem and on the other end, one
for a standard phone jack? Or is an adapter required for insertion into
the modem?

The Thincom phone cord has an RJ-11 male connector (to connect it to the phone system) on one end, and a 4 pin JAE male connector (to connect it to the Thincom modem) on the other end.

The JAE connector is a mobile connector used by multiple PC Card manufacturers in the mobile computing space. A standard connector (not proprietary), you can connect ANY 4 pin male JAE connector to Thincom and have it work just fine. There are literally millions of phone cables with JAE connectors out there. Any third party cords with male 4 pin JAE connectors will work fine.

The cord from Card Access is the same size as a standard cord, and will take up the same space as a "normal" phone cord.

Kiporama

Well, unfortunately the Thincom is out of stock at PalmGear H.Q. and they do not know when they will be receiving the next shipment. I am leaving town next week and cannot wait so I went with the HS modem. I plan on going with multimail pro and need to know if any 3rd party software will allow me to log onto my work email on the web, it requires 128 bit SSL.

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Originally posted by eodman:
I plan on going with multimail pro and need to know if any 3rd party software will allow me to log onto my work email on the web, it requires 128 bit SSL.

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If you click on security in the Multimail Pro application, it asks you to contact Actual Software about the encryption feature.

Well, I got the HS modem in today and it's not to bad. Obvisiously it's not as small as the Thincom but it will do for me. As for the secure programs (SSL) for the Visor, proxiweb claims to it can handle SSL connections.

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Originally posted by eodman:
As for the secure programs (SSL) for the Visor, proxiweb claims to it can handle SSL connections.

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Originally posted by Charo:
Yes, the included cable has different connectors at opposite ends. One end
plugs directly into any standard telephone line and the end that connects
into the Thincom modem has a connector identical to the kind of connector
used in Laptop PC Card modems.

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Orginally posted by argent:
This provides no useful information. There are at least three different form factors for these connectors, and the most popular one supports 8-way keying... plus there's no standard wiring. Different cards, even made by the same manufacturer, almost always have incompatible pinouts. The chances of any dongle from a PC-card working with the Thincomm are practically non-existent.

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Originally posted by argent:
This provides no useful information.

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A great picture of the cord furnished with the Thincom is in James' review: http://www.visorcentral.com/vcrevie...?id=44&pv=1 They will be selling replacement cords also, if they haven't already started.

Is it just me or are people completely forgetting about the six pack? I mean, it is a cellular modem and a land line modem in one?

But, on the contrary... after seeing their pricing for the MiniJam, I couldn't imagine what they are going to charge for the SixPack. Do I have to take out a mortgage in order to buy this module?

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$200 has been the projected price.

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But, on the contrary... after seeing their pricing for the MiniJam, I couldn't imagine what they are going to charge for the SixPack. Do I have to take out a mortgage in order to buy this module?

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Look, I'm the network administrator here, I have 150 users, maybe 30 have company laptops, so I go through a lot of PCMCIA cards. There is no standard pinout for the connectors on these things... I have to keep 3 different modem dongles all with virtually the same connector in stock just for Xircom spares, and the last Xircom I picked up had yet another kind of connector... so if the thincom doesn't have an RJ-11 connector it will need a custom cable (dongle). If it doesn't need a dongle, then it can't be using a PCMCIA-style "low profile" connector.

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Originally posted by Charo:
I repeat, useful to you or not, the Thincom modem DOES NOT REQUIRE A DONGLE.

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