Registered: Apr 2000
Location:
Posts: 3

Hi,
This is my first post, so I hope I get some answers. My question is; Does anybody out there know of anybody out there working on a module to provide wireless web access like the Palm VII (without a modem or connection to a wired network) ?

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

http://www.visorcentral.com/springboardindex.php3

should help.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location:
Posts: 3

Thanx for your answer Hoser, but, unless I'm missing something, all of the mentioned modules on the VisorCentral Module page that mention Web access do it through GSM AND a cellularc phone. Please tell me if I'm missing it, but I se no reference to any module that can access the web without an additional cell phone.

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

i think it would be difficult for handspring to organize a wireless internet system right now. as for 3rd party, i guess a phone company could come up with a module, but then that would compete with the cell phones that they sell and i don't think they want to ruin alliances with cell phone manufacturers. that leaves the network that the Palm VII works on. and what are the odds that Palm will develop a springboard that allows visor users to use the PalmVII network? ( www.palm.net ) not very likely.

so for now, i guess a wireless network module isn't in the picture. it's not to say it'll ever happen though.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 290

There is another possibility. OmniSky http://www.omnisky.com has a hardware and service to make a Palm V perform like a VII. They are in a position where they might come up with the hardware for a Visor to do the same thing.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 638

Yes,
I emailed Omnisky about a week ago and the response that I got was along the lines of "only V for now, but we are hoping to make the service avaible to other PDA's"

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Metro Station, Hollywood and Highland
Posts: 1018

Ben,

I read a posting from an OmniSky eGroup with an email response from an OmniSky CSR saying that they currently had no plans to release a Springboard version of their modem.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 638

Gameboy,
I never said or quoted that a SpringBoard was going to be released, but that they were hoping to go to other PDA's. I found the orginal message in my e-mail, here it is.

quote:

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Hello ,

Thank you for your interest in OmniSky!

For the beta period we will only be testing our service on the Palm V/Vx
series. After the beta we will investigate carrying our service over to
other devices such as the Handspring Visor - check our website at www.omnisky.com for updates.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at (800)
860-5767 between 5 AM and 8 PM Pacific Standard Time.

Thank you,
OmniSky Customer Care

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Hayward, Ca
Posts: 30

Another possiblity for areas that support it, would be Ricochet modems. I contacted them about the possiblity of a Ricochet Springboard, but have recieved no response as of yet.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 434

Maybe I'm just being lame, but why wouldn't a WAP browser coupled with a wireless modem not be at least as good as the Palm VII's PQAs?