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Posted by Fuzzball on 11-09-2001 07:54 AM:

Sprint PCS Digital Link

The long awaited Springboard module from AirPrime is finally NOT listed as "temporarily out of stock."

Hopefully this link will take you to the phone part of the site.

I wont be buying one until I get the money in a month. But I am getting one for sure.

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Posted by Stanward on 11-09-2001 09:06 AM:

Sprint better than Voicestream?

More like it's CDMA vs. GSM. In my opinion, GSM is not doing so well, in sales that is. More people here in Hawaii are going the CDMA route(Sprint) than with the Voicestream.

The Sprint springboard has several advantages over the VisorPhone.

1. Longer talk time and standby time.
2. Sprints upcoming 144kbps internet connection
3. Better coverage on the mainland US and Hawaii

VisorPhone advantage over the Sprint PCS

1. Much cheaper price for the module(free vs. $249.99)

Software between the two are almost identical.

If you travel within the US more often, the Sprint PCS phone is a better bet. My co-workers with Voicestream always left their phones at home when going to the D.C. area.

Stan

Posted by razorpit on 11-09-2001 04:54 PM:

Does anyone know if exsisting Sprint customers will be able to keep their exsisting phones activated with the same number? There are times where I would like to go out without having to worry about carrying a big bulky Visor (bars), and times I don't want to worrying about two devices (office).

I asked people at my local Sprint store and they were clueless.

--Dave

Posted by Fuzzball on 11-09-2001 05:27 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by razorpit
Does anyone know if exsisting Sprint customers will be able to keep their exsisting phones activated with the same number? There are times where I would like to go out without having to worry about carrying a big bulky Visor (bars), and times I don't want to worrying about two devices (office).

I asked people at my local Sprint store and they were clueless.

--Dave

You can add the phone to your existing plan for $10 extra per month. It will share the minutes and have its own number. There is a one time $30 activation fee for a new phone. I would check with your local Sprint PCS store to verify. They may have changed things.

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Posted by MarkEagle on 11-09-2001 05:48 PM:

SprintPCS does not allow multiple phones to have the same number (I'm not sure if any carriers do).

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Posted by Fuzzball on 11-09-2001 08:21 PM:

Right. Pretty much you would have two phones with its own phone number, but you would be sharing the minutes.

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Posted by razorpit on 11-09-2001 09:22 PM:

Hey, thanks for the help! I guess I'm going to wait until the price comes down like the VisorPhone did. As cool as the Sprint setup is, my Prism is just too bulky to be walking around with as my "main" cell phone. And $280 (w/activation?) is way too much to spend on a part time phone.

--Dave

Posted by motown55 on 11-12-2001 06:30 PM:

After speaking to about 10 different people at SprintPCS I finally spoke to someone who could help me (sort of). The Digital Link did not appear on anyone's screens and they kept on telling me that I had to go into the stores to buy one. I was able to put in an order for the Digital Link and as soon as they arrived in the system I would be shipped one (although he didn't know when). Has anyone else had any similar experiences?

Posted by MbassadorK on 11-12-2001 10:34 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by razorpit
Hey, thanks for the help! I guess I'm going to wait until the price comes down like the VisorPhone did. As cool as the Sprint setup is, my Prism is just too bulky to be walking around with as my "main" cell phone. And $280 (w/activation?) is way too much to spend on a part time phone.

--Dave

Yeah, but I'm thinking about getting the Digital Link, plugging it into my Prism, taking the Samsung off my belt (giving it to my wife - after I give the Digital Link my current PCS phone number and the change my current Samsung to her current phone number and ditching her old Samsung) and only having ONE device on my belt (albeit heavier/bulkier than just the Prism, but smaller and lighter than both my Prism and Samsung on the belt at the same time...)

did that make any sense or was the sentence too run on/convoluted?

Posted by razorpit on 11-15-2001 01:03 PM:

Wow MbassadorK, that was a bit hard to follow, but I think I got your point....

Posted by hloakes on 11-15-2001 02:07 PM:

Is this the link you are looking for?

quote:
The Digital Link did not appear on anyone's screens

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Posted by Symon on 11-17-2001 02:30 PM:

Sprint PCS Digital Link

I just got one of these this week.

Hooked it up to my Visor Prism. It works really well. Well, almost.

I had a fatal error the day I installed it. I had to perform a hard reset to get it back. Good thing everything was backed up on my PC.

It's a little heavy, but that's due to the batteries.

The salesperson at Sprint PCS said it was out of stock and would not be in for several weeks. I asked to order it and place it in backorder status. He did. Two days later, it shows up in the mail.

Cool!

Posted by motown55 on 11-18-2001 03:53 PM:

Same thing happened to me Symon. I was told it was on backorder and received it 2 days later! I've also been getting a lot of errors and have had to reset my visor a few times but none of them caused a hard reset.

Posted by j762538 on 11-18-2001 05:32 PM:

Can you guys give a review of the phone? What is the quality, sound, reception, battery, etc compared to other phones you may have? Did you get the wireless web or voice command, did they give you a ISP # or do you have to use your own? I keep my VP in all the time but will get a normal phone unless the new phone has better reception and they give you an ISP #.

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Posted by MarkEagle on 11-18-2001 05:39 PM:

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Originally posted by j762538
Can you guys give a review of the phone?

My demo unit from Sprint will be here tomorrow!

Look for a review in a week or so (after all, I need time to play around with it and put it through its paces).

I'll keep your questions in mind... if anyone else has specific inquiries, post them here and I'll try to address them in the review.

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Posted by OrionNE on 11-19-2001 08:04 PM:

SB3000

I got mine last week. I have been happy with it. Only problem is somtimes it will not ring. I do not know why, The screen turns on and the incomming call is displayed but no sound. I think it is a bug. Anyone else had this problem?

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Posted by Fuzzball on 11-21-2001 07:29 PM:

Just got done with watching the interview with AirPrime, the actual developer and manufacturer of the module, and the spokesperson said that when Sprint PCS mose over to 3G in June, the standby time will go from the current 300 hours of standby to 30 days of standby. Wow.

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Posted by 69malibu on 11-23-2001 11:40 PM:

I'm wondering if the Sprint PCS/Data Link will
work with the Seiko Thumboard or the SnapNType.

I've heard the Visor Phone doesn't like one of
these (maybe both, I don't know).

Since a big part of using this unit will imply
typing and I'd like to avoid graffiti having
a small typing solution is sort of important to
me.

From what I've heard of the SnapNType its sort
of problematic to start using it with an application so
using it with this module might be an issue.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

--69malibu

Posted by Techie2000 on 11-24-2001 02:18 AM:

http://www.handspring.com/products/...addetails.jhtml

Maybe something like this? Course I don't know if it would be compatible. Maybe Mark can get a demo unit of one of them and test it out. Cuz it seems like the perfect solution.

Posted by nwhitfield on 11-24-2001 01:02 PM:

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Originally posted by 69malibu
I'm wondering if the Sprint PCS/Data Link will
work with the Seiko Thumboard or the SnapNType.

I've heard the Visor Phone doesn't like one of
these (maybe both, I don't know).

I would have thought that the answer will be No for both.

Certainly with OS 3.1, the only way for an application to connect to a modem or anything else is via the serial connector on the bottom of the Visor. (3.5 has the IR option too, but that might not make much difference.)

When you plug in a module that offers comms, or use software like IrLink to connect to a phone, it's hooking into the OS and redirecting serial port calls to the module, or the IR port.

When you connect a keyboard, that's also got to hook into the serial port and redirect data. You can't do both at the same time - think of it like having a PC with just one COM port. You could use it for a modem, or for a dumb terminal, but you can't do both at the same time.

I don't think you'll find any communications module that will allow you to use a keyboard at the same time, because of this.

Nigel.

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