Robert, check my (old) webpages covering the firstfone / newton message pad:
http://newton.guhl.net/newton/fifo/
AFAIK only the first series of option's firstfones work with a newton, newer or
certain series are known not to work anymore. Try before you buy!
I still have a firstfone, but it ceased working in my newton (that means I
still can get it to dial a PPP connection to an IPS with PT100, but not in NIE
2.0).
I have been using it for dialup to my ISP to check e-mails and news, though 9.6
kbit/s is very slow...I bought (!) two applications that allowed to make calls
from names (headphone attached to the firstfone), but the quality was *very*
bad. SMS is possible as well (e.g. with lunasuites sms application).
Personally I would go for a nokia card phone 2.0 as it is dualband (900, 1800
MHZ) and does HSCSD (up to 43.2 kbit/s), has free newton drivers and
applications.
Regards
Cam
-- Subject: [NTLK] GSM-Radio card first fone From: Robert Benschop <rbenschop_at_euronet.nl> Date: 2002-10-22 18:48:49 [Download message RAW]I can buy one of these new in box for 75 euros, what does it do exactly (I seem to remember that one can use the Newt as a telephone) is this a good price and is it more than 'just' the geek factor ?
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