The card I was looking at is a Nokia 900 Mhz GSM PCMCIA card, with an=20
integral antennae and a receptacle for your SIM card. It comes with a=20=
hands free attachment that you can use to make voice calls. The one I=20=
saw was at a mobile phone store in Cork, Ireland.
Where in Europe will you be living? Eircell in Ireland was good (until=20=
Vodaphone bought them). There seems to be a consolidation going on in=20=
the European mobile phone market, with Vodaphone becoming a major=20
player. I'm stuck with Eircell because it is the only service with=20
coverage where I stay. But really, getting a mobile phone in Europe=20
seems to be a much simpler affair than in the USA. My Eircell account=20=
is a pay as you go account and cost me =A330 IR to set up as I already =
had=20
a phone, although the call charges are a bit steep. There is no service=20=
contract and I can top up the phone with cards purchased almost anywhere=20=
or even on an ATM. To get their "high speed wireless internet access",=20=
you have to sign up as a billing customer so I'll sign up with a monthly=20=
bill account when I buy the phone, and get a cheaper price on the=20
hardware.
The nice thing about the European mobile phones is that you only get=20
charged for outgoing calls, never for "airtime" like in the States. So=20=
unless you're "roaming" in a foreign country, you never pay for incoming=20=
calls.
Caoimhin
On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 01:46 PM, Andre Baron wrote:
>
> What models specifically work with the Newton, hopefully a European =
one?
> I'm assuming because it's a data card it works without the phone, what=20=
> kind
> of battery life can be expected. Also will this card do SMS and such,=20=
> or i=3D
> s
> it just for getting on the internet? Would I need to look for a=20
> specific
> provider, I'm going to be living in Europe so I have no clue.
>
> Thanks
>
> Andr=3DE9
>
> on 11/28/01 4:46 PM, Caoimh=3DEDn at caoimhin2000_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>> =3D20
>> I've looked at the Nokia card phones and just wasn't sure if they=20
>> worked=3D3D=3D
> 20=3D3D
>> =3D20
>> with Newton. Now that I know, I'll have to buy one, soon. I often=20=
>> do=3D3D20=3D
> =3D3D
>> =3D20
>> my accounting away from work, and during the summer have no phone=20
>> line=3D3D2=3D
> 0=3D3D
>> =3D20
>> at home. If I can fax my reports when done, or email and even do=20
>> basic=3D3D=3D
> 20=3D3D
>> =3D20
>> web browsing on an internal card phone, that would be too cool and=20
>> would=3D3D=3D
> 20=3D3D
>> =3D20
>> make my life a little easier.
>> =3D20
>> Now if =3D3DC9ircell or Esat will offer decent speeds for data =
transfer,=20
>> =3D3D
>> they=3D3D20
>> can sign me up!
>> =3D20
>> Caoimh=3D3DEDn
>> =3D20
>> =3D20
>> =3D20
>> On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, at 05:53 PM, Victor Rehorst wrote:
>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, doppler wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>>> BK [bk_newtontalk_at_yahoo.com] wrote the following 2001-11-28 23.35:
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> However, you can use the Nokia GSM data card with the Newton. It's=20=
>>>>> =3D3D
>> got
>>>>> official drivers for that.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> does anyone have those drivers handy? i need them for my high speed=20=
>>>> =3D3D
>> v2=3D3D20
>>>> nokia
>>>> card (up to 42k/s i think)
>>> =3D20
>>> UNNA:
>>> =3D20
>>> http://www.unna.org/unna/drivers/modem/
>>> =3D20
>>> There are three Nokia drivers there.
>>> =3D20
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