Hmmm, I just read that article and while I have
written for Wireless Week, Mobile Computing and Pen
Computing, I'm sad to say that I am not the author of
this piece (although, I would've like to have, it is
well written, but it does leave out some things and it
does make certain assumptions)
First off it mentions the Buy ANY Startac that works
with their data cable...Well, hate to tell you this,
but there are very few of these and in the United
States, Sprint currently has a lock on them (they're
in contract with Motorola for an undisclosed length of
time) I don't know how it works in Singapore, but I
doubt that any of the Motorola phones mentioned in
this article will work...These Motorola phones don't
do GSM. They are all PCS.
So, unless your StarTAC specifically says "requires
the purchase of a Sprint PCS Wireless Web Connection
Kit" then yes, it will work..But notice the operative
phrase here? Sprint PCS Wireless Web Conneciton Kit! I
doubt you have sprint in Singapore on the PCS
network...but then again, I can be wrong!
Ed (not that one)
web/cellphone guru
--- ken <slave1@cyberway.com.sg> wrote:
> Hi,
> after reading this article:
>
http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=5493%20%20
> I'm wondering if one can hook up a Newton to these
> Startacs.
> The chap(incidently called Ed, any relation to our
> resident Web/Cellphone
> guru?? :-) lists the equipment needed as being a
> Palm serial adapter. I
> have one. It hooked into my PB before I discovered
> I could synch through
> IR... The Newton dongle fits just fit into it as
> well.. I would also need
> the Startac cable which I do not have but could buy.
> As for the Startac, I could get one cheap, these
> phones are all over the
> place in Singapore..and what with the new
> Nokia/Ericsson models, the market
> is flooded with them!
>
> But would the whole thing work?
> I seem to remember someone talking about these
> phones some time ago..if so,
> sorry for bringing it up again!!
> But this would be a more affordable alternative for
> me, so if anyone out
> there has done this, please drop me a line.
>
> cheers
> ken
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