Actually something cool to look at is mitsubishi cell phone, which does AMPS (analog phone) and CDPD. Comes with cables for both pilot and 9pin serial. Its pretty big for a cell phone, but smaller than a minstrel. I don't have it, but I saw it on some expo, and it looks pretty darned cool, and I think it would work well as a wearable. You still however need 2 separate plans, one for voice and one for data. http://www.mobileaccessphone.com/ HTH -alex On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Tramm Hudson wrote: > Seth M. Landsman wrote: > > So I got my BAM phoine bill today and saw a URL for their new > > unlimited CDPD service.. So for 54$ you get unlimited CDPD (how fast is > > CDPD, BTW?) service basically up and down the east coast. Unfortunately, > > it looks like CDPD modems are mucking expensive. > [snip] > > 1. how fast is this service? > > 2. how cheap can I get a CDPD modem for my pilot or notebook? > > 3. is this a really good deal? > > CDPD is a hot topic in the wearable community, since it is a widely > deployed wireless network. Steve is right that it is rather slow > (19.2kbps bursts, perhaps 4800 sustained?) and somewhat time consuming > to sync up with the network. However, it has the advantage of near > round-the-country (US, that is!) availability and fairly reliable. > > I subscribe with Go.America for the nation wide roaming. BAM only > has the east coast. My unlimited service is $50 (?)/month. If > you want to go with Go.America, let me know and we can each get $10 > back on the first bill. > > I am using the Novatel Wireless Minstrel with my Pilot and my > laptop. When I purchased it a year ago it was $300, but you can > find it now for $99 with a one year contract. Damn early adopter > tax! Check out: > > http://www.swcp.com/~hudson/pilot/minstrel.html > > for info on how to fab a custom cable to allow the Minstrel to be > used with the laptop. > > The Minstrel is great for Pilot connectivity and ok for laptop use, > while the Sage is ok for the Pilot and great for the laptop. > > I'll be happy to answer anyone's questions about CDPD and the Minstrel. > If you want to get an idea of the speed, let me know and I'll let > you telnet into my machine to try out the performance. > > Tramm > -- > o
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