Another thing to consider is the often high cost of broadband access at hotels. If you have dial-up capability, and your ISP has a local phone number, you can simply plug the BN into the phone jack in your room and connect for the cost of a local phone call, which may be a dollar or so.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Ring Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote Yes. There are large areas of the US where broad band isn't an option. There are major cities where some sections have broad band, and others do not. I'm certain that there are areas in New Zealand and Australia and the UK where there is no broad band coverage as yet. I am glad I have broad band, but I wouldn't want to take away the only way many throughout the world have to get email and surf the web. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karen McDonald Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:30 PM To: [email protected] 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
