Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 79

Well after getting tired of waiting for a wireless modem for my Visor I decided to

look at other options....and guess what.....I'm surfin the wireless way baby.....

Here is what I did....

I bought an Ericsson CF888 cell phone to replace my Nokia 6190. The Ericsson CF888

has a built in modem that works over the an IR or cable connection. The phone cost my

$125. I will sell my old phone for about $100 so hey it is only costing me $25 so

far.

I use Voicestream as my provider. The offer a plan for $30/month unlimitted access to

data and fax servcie. I could have done it without this plan but I didn't want to use

up my regular minutes and I like the feeling of unlimited.

Next I purchced IrLink from http://www.iscomplete.com for $20. They do have a 30 day

demo. FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VISOR exactly or else you will be hard

reseting guaranteed!

Next, I followed the instuctions at

http://users.zipworld.com.au/~rmills/InfraredMain.htm
to get my Visor connected to my ISP and presto chango.


INTERNET ACCESS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At first I thoght that connecting with IR would not be the greatest but the Ericsson

and the Visor have their IR ports in the best spots so they can sit side by side. So

far I've been able to get it to work about 4 feet apart. I am very pleased.

There is not a cable connector that I am aware of to connect via cable to the

Visor....however the phone came with a Phone to serial connector (for laptops) so

maybe I can modify this.

So here are the Pros and Cons...

Pros....

1. Internet access right now for a great price!
2. I can use other springboards modules at the same time.
3. I already had a cell phone account and I haven't seen any other plans for

$30/unlimited.

Cons....

1. May be a little akward to use the phone and visor at the same time....but so far it

has been ok.

2. Only 9600 baud....but it is not too bad


Anyways.....I don't have to worry about waiting for the other guys to get their

modules ready.......


heyday

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 560

How is the battery life on the visor?

Right now, I don't even have a cell phone, but I'll keep it as an option.

Thanx for the info.

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Felipe Garcia
Happy Treo 600 user, so far. Thanx Cingular for having an unlocked phone.

My Treo 600 is my phone, my PDA, my watch, and my MP3 player. Oh yeah, I take a picture once in a while with it. Convergence is such a great thing.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 79

battery life

Well I guess I will no more has time goes on but I guarantee that it uses less then a springboard that draws power from the Visor batteries. I have a thincom modem and my batteries last about 10 days when it is inserted in my Visor....even if I never use it!

The nice thing about the cell phone is that the battery is supposted to last 2 to 3 hours....and I can always get a spare battery or a car adapter.

I guess I neglected one more cost.....you have to have an isp.....I use earthlink for modems....so there is another $20.....I guess you could get it cheaper....


heyday