Re: any non-PCMCIA modems that work with cell phones??

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From: Dan O-Connell
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:47

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In article <EJH.95Sep14120502@larry.gsfc.nasa.gov> ejh@larry.gsfc.nasa.gov (Edward Hartnett) writes:

>   Hi, I'm looking into a cell-phone/laptop situation and the obvious
>   thing to want to do is to have a modem for the laptop that deals with
>   a regular land-line and also plugs into a cellphone.
>
>   I've found such modems, but they are all PCMCIA modems. Are there any
>   non-PCMCIA modems that can work with a cell-phone?
>
>   The laptop has not been purchased yet, but needs to be soon. I didn't
>   think it would need a PCMCIA slot, so I was planning on not getting
>   one. But if that's the only way a cellphone/modem thing is going to
>   happen, then I need to buy it with the PCMCIA slot.
>
>   Any comments or advice appreciated!


I use the Zyxel 1496P. It's battery powered and has a DSP to
do signal conditioning to improve cellular throughput. They
might have a newer model. The 1496P really does operate
at 14400 baud with cellular. I've gotten 1200-1440 bytes/sec
throughput on a cellular line.

Dan (I speak for no organization) O'Connell
geomagic@seismo.usbr.gov
Seismotectonics Group, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007 D-8330, Denver, CO 80225
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From: geomagic@seismo.usbr.gov (Dan O-Connell)
Subject: Re: any non-PCMCIA modems that work with cell phones??
In-Reply-To: ejh@larry.gsfc.nasa.gov's message of 14 Sep 1995 16:05:02 GMT
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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:47:28 GMT

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