Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Warren, OH, USA
Posts: 57

I've been using a Xircom Springport 56K modem for the last week with no problems (except for a few soft returns when I first started using it). As I was looking at it, I noticed how similar in size and voltage the battery pack was to a StarTac (Motorola) rechargeable battery. Long story short: I called Xircom technical support and the guy told me to go ahead and give it a try. The StarTac battery seems to work exactly like the battery pack but it is rechargeable. BTW, the tech guy said that if it messed up the unit, it comes with a lifetime warranty...

So I am going to use the StarTac battery and just keep the battery pack with its 3 AAA batteries as a backup.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 604

I noticed the same thing. However, I got a completely different answer when I called Xircom on this a week or so ago. It seems to work? That would be great. My wife and I both have StarTacs, and between the two of us we have four battery packs, so it would be handy to use the rechargeable.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
Posts: 1361

When we were at PC Expo, they said that the StarTac battery would work with the Xircom modules.

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Warren, OH, USA
Posts: 57

star tac battery still working fine

The StarTac battery is working just fine some 24 hours or so later. I've used it to check e-mail as well as synch Avantgo. No problems at all. I'm anxious to see how long before the Slim Main Lithium Ion battery gets a "low battery" message on the Springport

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: SoCal
Posts: 115

I'm not familiar with the StarTac but would be very interested since I've really been using up the batteries with the Springport. Can anyone provide a link where I can get more information or suggest where I might purchase one?

Since I finally got the calling card to work the Springport has been a great modem. I think the problems I have are located on the ISP end.