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by **vespa_wont_r** » Fri, 07 Feb 2003 03:45:40

I have and old Palm V that just broke. Now, I want something that
will allow me to check email and get directions (yahoo maps)
wirelessly. I know that the Palm i705 and various Handsprings have
wireless options, but with these you have to sign up for a $40 plan
that only includes 1mb of data.

Is there a cheaper option?

If I have a T-Mobile phone with bluetooth, can I buy a bluetooth
enabled palm and connect to email and the web or would I first need to
set something up with voicesteam to allow data (which is also an
expensive plan)?

Any tips? I'm sort of clueless on what to look for.

Thanks

by **Woggledo** » Fri, 07 Feb 2003 05:02:56

Quote:> I have and old Palm V that just broke. Now, I want something that
> will allow me to check email and get directions (yahoo maps)
> wirelessly. I know that the Palm i705 and various Handsprings have
> wireless options, but with these you have to sign up for a $40 plan
> that only includes 1mb of data.

> Is there a cheaper option?

> If I have a T-Mobile phone with bluetooth, can I buy a bluetooth
> enabled palm and connect to email and the web or would I first need to
> set something up with voicesteam to allow data (which is also an
> expensive plan)?

I'd recommend a tungsten, with bluetooth enabled phone. The network the i705
uses isn't the best, and you won't be able to use it outside of the usa.

Plus, the 705 won't exactly fit in the pocket. Go for T-mobile, with GPRS
(which is a lot cheaper) and something like the T68i

Have a look at http://www.woggledog.com/?subject=index for more details

by **vespa_wont_r** » Fri, 07 Feb 2003 23:15:02

Thanks for the info, but I am wondering if I pick up a Tungsten and
the T68i, can I connect to the internet just using Bluetooth without
subscribing to T-mobile's GPRS?

Also, I noticed that with GPRS, you get 500mb a month. How much data
is that over the phone? Is it easy to use up?

Thanks again...

Quote:> I'd recommend a tungsten, with bluetooth enabled phone. The network the i705
> uses isn't the best, and you won't be able to use it outside of the usa.

> Plus, the 705 won't exactly fit in the pocket. Go for T-mobile, with GPRS
> (which is a lot cheaper) and something like the T68i

> Have a look at http://www.woggledog.com/?subject=index for more details

by **Woggledo** » Sat, 08 Feb 2003 03:55:30

Yes, of course you can. However, I use GPRS for e-mail and the occasional
web browsing, and 500KB (I assume you meant KB and not MB!!!!) is more than
enough. I think you'd find it cheaper than normal dial up if you were using
ICQ or similar.

Very easy to set up.

Paul

Quote:> Thanks for the info, but I am wondering if I pick up a Tungsten and
> the T68i, can I connect to the internet just using Bluetooth without
> subscribing to T-mobile's GPRS?

> Also, I noticed that with GPRS, you get 500mb a month. How much data
> is that over the phone? Is it easy to use up?

> Thanks again...

> > I'd recommend a tungsten, with bluetooth enabled phone. The network the
i705
> > uses isn't the best, and you won't be able to use it outside of the usa.

> > Plus, the 705 won't exactly fit in the pocket. Go for T-mobile, with
GPRS
> > (which is a lot cheaper) and something like the T68i

> > Have a look at http://www.woggledog.com/?subject=index for more details

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Wireless email and maps?

Wireless email and maps?

Wireless email and maps?

Wireless email and maps?

Wireless email and maps?