Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 19

This message is being posted from my handspring visor, and my new modem. This is way cool!!

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: at work...
Posts: 736

This reply is also being sent using a Handspring modem. I couldn't hold out for the 6-pak, so I broke down and picked one up at the local CompUSA. =) The visor/modem combo is much nicer to hold than the PalmV/modem combo IMHO.

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

so, how is battery life so far?

Felipe

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 26

I was one of the first to recieve the modem, and I have yet to replace the batteries in the modem. I have seen no noticeable difference in the battery life for the handheld itself.

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: San Gabriel, CA
Posts: 7

What program are you guys using on your Visor to post messages here?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

I received my modem about a week after they started selling on the handspring website...used it extensively during a couple of my recent business trips surfing the web, emailing, syncing avantgo. I just had to replace the batteries for the first time.

interesting note. i notice that when i ignored the 'low battery' warning, my internet connection became slow and sometimes non-existant (it wouldn't let me send or receive email even though i was still connected (flashing line in upper right corner))

I'm not sure how battery life will suffer with the 6pack. earlier i posted concerns on this topic but unless you're surfing the web for countless hours on your visor, i don't think this may be a problem worth worrying about anymore.

there was that one time i surfed the web for about a half hour and my VISOR battery meter went from ~40% to ~19%.

Hasn't happened again since though.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: brooklyn
Posts: 268

i've replaced my modem's batteries once... but i do find a weird drain on the visor, whereby i mean when the modem is plugged in and online, the visor's battery meter drops about 15% and usually finds its way back to much closer to it's starting point when the modem is removed.

weird huh?

matty

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

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Originally posted by matty:
whereby i mean when the modem is plugged in and online, the visor's battery meter drops about 15% and usually finds its way back to much closer to it's starting point when the modem is removed.

weird huh?

matty

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 153

It really looks like the battery level indicator is showing the remaining power in the modem and not the Visor when it is in use - which seems to make sense when you think about it.

I suppose it would be nice to have an LCD screen on the modem to show the modem battery level. I have gotten an alert when it was running down.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Wellesley, MA, USA
Posts: 6

who or what kind of service can you use to dial up can it be a normal isp if so do any not work because i wan to get the modem so bad but dont know if you need to pay a fee besides your normal isp and im guessing aol dosent work not that i have it because it is the worst isp

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: NY, NY, USA
Posts: 39

Hello,

I'm just wondering why people are not waiting for the "Six-PAC" modem. It is faster and does a lot more for not much more in cost.

I'm going to wait and see. But I can't wait to be able to send e-mail while working on boring projects...

Have a great weekend all...



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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 41

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Originally posted by drews85:
who or what kind of service can you use to dial up can it be a normal isp if so do any not work because i wan to get the modem so bad but dont know if you need to pay a fee besides your normal isp and im guessing aol dosent work not that i have it because it is the worst isp

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

All,

FreeWWW works. or did the last time I checked.

MSN, what I use, works.

They tell me CompuServe Classic works, but I never got it to work.

Evan,

Couldn't wait, needed to modem now. May still get the six pac and sell the modem to some one else.

But if Innogear takes much longer, Wireless modems might be available/announced, then I will get one of these.

Felipe

Registered: Nov 1999
Location:
Posts: 341

Echoing Riotmaker's query...

What programs are people using to surf via Visor w/modem?

TIA

Mike

Registered: Mar 2000
Location:
Posts: 7

I use Proxiweb as my Web browser and Proximail to get my e-mail.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Nashville, TN USA
Posts: 30

So how looong does it take to get a internet response? Like if you used Proxiweb to go to www.mywebmd.com and searched for "Ear infections in children". How long does it take to bring up a list of related articles? How long to bring up an actual article?
Thanks!

Registered: May 2000
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 49

I use Proxiweb as a browser, though honestly, who wants to do that connected to a 33.3k hardline?

I works, and it's cool, but doesn't have any real value.

As for e-mail, I purchased MultiMail PRO. I works great, so far. No complaints. I like being able to configure a seemingly unlimited about of dialups and eight e-mail servers.

Registered: May 2000
Location: Lambertville, MI
Posts: 25

I use Proxiweb and AvantGo for Internet access. TG postman for mail. I connect using FreeWWWeb. (works on any Dial-up ISP though) Make sure settings are right under pref, ro you'll spend forever wondering why it doesnt work.

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