Re: Palm Pilots & Internet connectivity

The rub here is this:

One client provides record keeping services to small companies who are in
the home health care business. My client is going to provide the "device" to
the supervisors of the nursing teams to collect various pieces of data.
Giving that person a smart phone is probably not going to be in the budget.

The other client is a construction company whose employees use Nextel
phones. We've already cleared the hurdle of using the phone as a modem for a
PPP connection to the 400. This customer is finalizing an agreement with
some wireless internet provider to put an antenna on the radio tower they've
been using for years. I'm just looking down the road to the time when their
internet connectivity will be free.

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978 Cell
708-923-7354 Home
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: RE: Palm Pilots & Internet connectivity


Paul,

Don't get a palm.  Instead, get a smart phone.  This is a cell phone with a
Palm OS built in!

The Palm network is pretty limited.  Major citys only, and not far from
them.  And it is expensive.

With the smart phone approach, you only pay normal cell airtime.  And the 3G
networks are starting to roll out so things will be much faster.  And yes,
the phone side works pretty good also!

I have a Kyocera 6035 and love it.  But, it is old and outdated now.  I'm
waiting (hoping) that Sprint will carry the Kyocera 7135...that phone ROCKS.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Nelson
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:16 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Palm Pilots & Internet connectivity
>
> Is anybody doing anything with a Palm Pilot accessing the web? Especially
> if
> you are exchanging data with a host like an ISeries over the internet.
> We've
> got the programming capability. I'm more interested in how you're moving
> the
> data, what ISP costs might be, etc.
>
> We can take this off line if you wish.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Nelson
> Arbor Solutions, Inc.
> 708-670-6978 Cell
> 708-923-7354 Home
> pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> _______________________________________________
> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing
> list
> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
> at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.


_______________________________________________
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.