Registered: Oct 1999
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Posts: 35

I have a Samsung 3500 mobile phone using SprintPCS. I would like to know if it is possible to connect it to a Palm or Visor to use as a wireless modem. I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me how this could be done if it is possible.

Thanks

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

Start by reading through this thread. It's a rather lengthy discussion about using a cell phone with the Visor.

Basically, to use the Samsung 3500 with the Visor you'll need one of the following:

1) The Samsung data cable and a Mark/Space DataCord modem cable. This combination is required because the phone (I think) and Visor both use TTL-level signals and the above cables contain a conversion circuit to make them RS232. The DataCord is Visor-powered and is needed to convert the phone data cable's RS232 output back to TTL for the Visor (this gets real technical ).

2) A custom data cable (do-it-yourself) that essentially has a phone connector on one end and a Visor connector on the other. In order to build this, you will need to know the pin-outs of the phone and be able to locate a connector.

Following some details in the referenced thread above, I buit a custom cable for my Motorola StarTAC... works like a charm! It's not an easy thing to do, but it can be done. Most of the difficulty comes from the TTL-RS232 signal differences, and so far nobody offers a commercially available cable for use with the Visor.

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 260

MarkSpace has some Datacords in Stock!

I just ordered my DCH-M9 cable over the phone, they just haven't updated their site to reflect their new stock. Call them while they still have them!!! Good luck.