Re: power books and mobile phones

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From: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 00:00

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lsk@inscot.demon.co.uk (Lisa) wrote:

>I have a 3400  powerbook and am thinking of getting a mobile phone and
>would like to be able to use the two together.
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>I have also been reading about the com-1 mc220 56k data/modem card
>which can then be used with a variety of phones. Would this be the
>best option? I thought perhaps if I had to buy a data card a data
>card/modem card would be the best but this is �270

Any GSM card modem that supports your model of mobile will do the job.

But I have the Com-1 33k predecessor, and unless they've radically improved
the connector, don't buy one - it comes undone, the pins get bent, it's a
real pain. I've had to wrap mine in electrical tape and it still gets
disconnected sometimes.

Ben

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Date: 1998/08/05
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