Recommanded GSM phones which work well with Palm V ?

[Martin Alm]

If you are ont the 900/1800 band I can strongly recommend the Nokia 8850. I
use it and it's great.

/Martin

K B <kb...@maxis.net.my> skrev i
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> Planning to buy a new phone.
>
> Any recommendation for GSM phones which work well with Palm V ?
>
> Ideal is to syng address, received email, maybe browsing
>
> Thanks in advance.
> KB
>
>

[Gerrard Singleton]

I use a Motorola Timeport L7089 with Orange (in the UK) and it works great.
Some of my collegues use the Nokia 7110 and they work fine also. (IR on
both)

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Gerrard Singleton, MCSE
IT Manager
Euro Sales Finance plc

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[timk...@my-deja.com]

the Qualcomm 860 works great with a IIIx, so it should be okay for V.

In article <896k7u$q8k$1...@cubacola.tninet.se>,

"Martin Alm" <d9...@efd.lth.se> wrote:
> If you are ont the 900/1800 band I can strongly recommend the Nokia
8850. I
> use it and it's great.
>

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

[K B]

[martian]

Get the Nokia 7110e - works great, plus you can sync address books with
GSMtool and design logos with gfx2nokia

j.

K B <kb...@maxis.net.my> wrote in article <38b6b...@news2.tm.net.my>...

[am...@yahoo.com]

I have tried gfx2nokia with my Palm V OS v3.3 plus IrCommLib.prc. The logo
is received as an SMS message but the phone just says "message cannot be
displayed." What else do I need to do? Thanks.

In article <01bf801a$e65999c0$0400a8c0@viking>,

"martian" <mar...@marsbard.com> wrote:
> Get the Nokia 7110e - works great, plus you can sync address books with
> GSMtool and design logos with gfx2nokia
>
> j.
>

[David Macdonald]

Motorola L7089 tri band works well. But only IR - no cables possible with
Motorola phones. Some Nokia & Ericcson phones can connect with a cable
check out http://www.tdksys.com/Products/softmob/index.html for cable type
connection )

K B <kb...@maxis.net.my> wrote in message news:38b6b...@news2.tm.net.my...

[Mister Orange]

Hi - I keep hearing this talk of using a cell phone 'with' a Palm computer,
but I'm not quite sure how to do it or what anyone's referring to. Can
anyone shed any light for me? I currently have a IIIe and a BAM 330D cell
phone (made by qualcomm)

Thanks, Neil

[Martti Suomivuori]

What people want to do with their PalmV and the GSM is to write the emails
on the Palm, read and maybe cut and paste received phone numbers and other
info.

Goes without saying that it is very nice to access your email on the road.

As for browsing the net, I'd imagine one is restricted to "text only" sites.
All the animations and sounds that bloat the pages take an erternity to load
on the 9600 connection.

As for the WAP services, they are only in their initial stages here in
Finland. Nokia is recruiting propellerheads in roadside banners to figure
out what to use it for...But those who have it say it is very useful when
connected to the company intranet.

You can access mainframe data around the firewall -whatever that may mean!

I bought the Motorola Timeport because of the voice memo and voice command
facilities. Having taken time with the manual, I'm figuring out its
functions and it appears good value.

The runner/up was the Nokia 7110. Obviously, its operating system is more
advanced, you have space for hundreds of contacts, addresses and all plus a
calendar that can be synchronized to the desktop (windows) application
shipped in the same box.

And there is the WAP browser.

There is the Siemens s-25, but it is not sold here as yet.

Probably the best value would be a second-hand Ericsson SH888.

Check out the www.motorola.com choose country:UK. There is a lot of info
about the Timeport. Also the Palm.com/europe/ posts a lot of info.

good luck
> From: "Mister Orange" <moa...@remove.to.reply.mindless.com>
> Organization: @Home Network
> Newsgroups: alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:16:13 GMT
> Subject: Re: Recommanded GSM phones which work well with Palm V ?

[Dan]

I have a similar question. I have a Palm V and I'm planning to travel in
Europe. I'd like to use my Palm for email and possibly some web browsing
(if practical). I would like to use a wireless phone with it while I'm
there. I've seen a couple of different solutions, devices that connect
the Palm V directly to a GSM phone and then the cable offered by Palm that
connects the Palm V modem to a GSM phone. What are the advantages or
disadvantages of either solution? I've already purchased a Palm V modem.
I've been told that I can rent a wireless phone while in Europe. Is this
true? What does it cost? I'll be there for 3 months. I thought that
renting may be more economical than trying to use my own wireless
(Mitsubishi G75) phone while I'm there. If I'm going to do that, I would
need to know what type of adapter to get based on the phone I might be
using over there. Is using my phone even an option? Is there an adapter for
the Palm to the Mitsubishi G75? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan

timkelly wrote:
>
>
> the Qualcomm 860 works great with a IIIx, so it should be okay for V.
>
> In article <896k7u$q8k$1...@cubacola.tninet.se>,
> "Martin Alm" <d9...@efd.lth.se> wrote:
> > If you are ont the 900/1800 band I can strongly recommend the Nokia
> 8850. I
> > use it and it's great.
> >
>
>

> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

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[JPH]

For starters, there are no methods to connect your Mitsubishi to your Palm
Pilot. I reccomend most people switch to either the Nokia or Ericsson
handsets. The choice comes down to personal preference and whether you want
to be able to charge the handset while making data calls.

You can buy a cable from Palm to connect your Palm V modem to either an
Ericsson or Nokia phone. Currently Ericsson is the only one of the two that
make a dual band handset (888i) which will allow you to use the same handset
in Europe or the US. This Ericsson by the way, has a infrared port built in
so you don't need the cable anyway.

You may be able to rent a handset from your US carrier or you can rent them
when you are in Europe. They are available in any airport over there. Just
take your SIM with you to Europe.

Before you leave for Europe, check with you carrier and make surew that you
have been activated for International roaming. I reccomend calling at least
twice to make sure this was done.

Unless you are signed up with a ISP that provides global access number, be
prepared to pay for international data calls, you may want to ask your
carrier just what these rates are.

Good Luck!

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[Dan]

JPH, thanks for the advice. Yes, I did figure out that my Mitsubishi G75 is
not going to do the job and I will need a new handset. If I get the
Ericsson 888i, you say it has IR support, so I won't need the cable...does
that mean I won't need the Palm V modem either? That would be nice. It
didn't seem to make a lot of sense to me that the solution offered on the
Palm website involved a cable as well as the Palm modem. What did you mean
about charging the handset while making data calls? Which of the 2
phones doesn't allow you to do this?
About the ISPs, any recommendations there? I've been told that AOL can be a
good one because they have local access numbers all over the world. Any
thoughts from anyone out there who accesses email in the US and Europe
regularly? I'm less concerned about web browsing but plan to use it a
little.

Thanks,
Dan

[JPH]

The Ericsson 888 series of telephones have a built in IR port that can
communicate with your Palm V's IR port without any additional accessories.

If you were to use a cable to connect to the 600/700/800 series Ericsson
handsets, the cable covers the port where you attach the charger to the
handset. The Nokia cables do not cover the port where you plug in the
charger. If you were to use an 888 this does not apply since the IR port is
on the side of the handset and the charger port is on the bottom.

As for ISPs I loathe AOL. I would go with something like IBM's Global
network. I know many people that call back to thier ISPs in the US, they
don't mind the bill for international calls.

Good Luck!

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[Andy]

My Motorola Timeport phone does exactly the same - and it's tri band so I
can use it stateside. It speak to the PalmV and the laptop with no
difficulty. And it looks sexier than the ericsson.

Andy
(London)
www.dotdidillydot.co.uk

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[Dan]

All, thanks for the advice. I've learned a lot from this discussion. I just
found out about the Pocket Mail service (www.pocketmail.com). Very
interesting device! I think I'm going to go with that. Based on old
technology, but I think it's the best solution for my purposes (traveling
all over Europe, most of the time without access to a private phone). Email
is the most important to me, web browsing is less important, and I've
discovered that you can get web page text through email services. I figured
by the time I pay for renting or buying a mobile phone, getting data
service, buying a cable (although with IR I wouldn't have to), and getting
an ISP, I'd probably pay more than the Pocketmail solution. Ingenious idea!
Sometimes old technology can make a lot of sense!

Dan