A dial up modem connection is still useful in many situations, especially when traveling, or perhaps visiting friends or family where there are phone jacks, but no broadband access, or if you want to avoid high broadband charges at some hotels.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote Karen, Like you, I'm glad that they have left the modem in the new units. It'll be a while before I can get one, but I still use dial up and like it. Stacey and Amigo > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Karen McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:30:06 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote >The only problem with that idea is that some of us, yours truly >included, still have a dial-up modem. We plan to do something about >that at some point in the near future, but I wouldn't be able to get my >mail from the BrailleNote if there wasn't a 56K modem in it. >Karen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Arrigo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12:27 AM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote >Actually, the new hardware sounds good, I would have done one thing >different though. I would have removed the modem and put in its place >an ethernet port. Broadband is available in most places now, and dial >up modems just don't cut it anymore, a cable or dsl connection is so much faster. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:54 AM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote >> Hi Andy, Victor Reader is not something that we've put on the >> BrailleNote mPower at present but we certainly intend to do so. >> We felt the PCMCIA slot was important because a lot of people use >> microdrives and other cards. It's an advantage that we have over >> competing products, and we have found people appreciate it. >> Jonathan Mosen >> BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager HumanWare >> DDI: +64-3-373-6192 >> Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >> Mobile: +64-21 466 736 >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.humanware.com >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
