RE: Sprint phone needed to perform "pervasive" computing

Don,

>From the company name and area code, I'm assuming you're in Richmond as
well.  Coverage in town is good, and out by my house (Midlothian) is not
bad.  When I decided to get a Vision enabled phone, I read some reviews and
found that the LG5350 got high marks for handling weak signals.  I can
vouch for the fact that it's much better than the old Samsung phone I had.

As for Rob's need for pervasive computing, I don't know that it would be
much help.  Aren't there programs out there that will monitor for messages
and send e-mail.  We actually wrote our own.  As to how to deal with them,
I don't think the LG5350 would be much help, unless IBM has a version of
iSeries Access for Web that is optimized for the Openwave browser (what the
LG and most other phones use).  Or maybe run IAW through Websphere
Transcoding Publisher?   That might be fun.

If you have a VPN, I think that most VPN manufacturers make clients for
both PalmOS and WinCE.  That and a TN5250 client might be the way to go.

Mike E.



                                                                                
                                      
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Beware of Sprint's coverage.  We now have Sprint for our company mobile
phones and the coverage is good as long as one is near a heavily populated
area or an interstate highway.  Their web site has a map that shows where
the coverage is so I would advise examining that before making any
decisions.

I get good reception at my house but a coworker who lives less than five
miles away has to stand in the street to get a signal.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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coverage outside of major metros was very spotty, but I have found their
coverage to be excellent.  I can drive from Atlanta
to Charleston , SC (about 370 miles) and work the entire way
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