Registered: Nov 1999
Location:
Posts: 47

Hey,
With a modem SpringBoard for the Visor could you dial into your local ISP (that you have an account with) and retrieve mail? Would you need to use a special internet service?

Thanks

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Portland, ME, USA
Posts: 5

You should be able to, yes. I've done it
on a Palm Professional with the 3com 14.4kbps modem.

It should be a little more practical on an
8MB Visor with the 33.6kpbs Handspring modem.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location:
Posts: 47

Great!

Thanks for the info...

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 25

even more important - can I buy a 6-pack, and use a Visor as my mini-computer when I am away from home?

Can I do email AND surf the web? At least web-based email and maybe auction sites would be great for me.


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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: California
Posts: 108

I was reading your question when I happened to come upon a neat little tutorial that will show you how to connect your Visor to a network (i.e.- The Internet) using the modem. If you want to take a look go to http://www.learnlots.com/webskins/l...&LL_Style=1
Enjoy :-)

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

CompuPika,

Neat tutorial, thanks for pointing it out. However, i don't think the "Mail" function will work through the modem. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it wouldn't and that you will require separate software to send email off of your visor. Have you seen anything anywhere to prove that wrong?

I would love to hit 'send' in the 'mail' function and have it send that email via the modem module connected to my ISP.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Reston, VA USA
Posts: 9

As an aside, once Bluetooth springboards are available you will be able to seemlessly do all this. I personally think the Bluetooth model is going to be the "TCP/IP equivlent" for the handheld/wireless world. Comments?

-Wes

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

The bluetooth module might make the visor alot like the palm VII but i still don't like the idea of paying huge amounts of money to use their ISP when i have my free one at work!!
i like the idea of having the modem module and logging into work from anywhere to get my email and web access.