Hello Jonathan,
Thanks for your post. Would you like me to check this further? I believe a
PCMCIA card is used for these air cards. I believe they are $49 a month
extra on one's Verizon account but one simply places them in a laptop and
they are good to go. The braillenote M-power is in question but could
pursue this further so we both know what to expect! It certainly would beat
not having to put up with networks which aren't accessible!
Thanks much!
Jim Aldrich
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Hi Jim, those cards may well work already, if there are Windows CE 4.2
drivers for them and the installation of the drivers do not require any
confirmation or keyboard input from the BrailleNote side. The drivers will
be lost with certain types of reset, as on any PDA, and would require
reinstalling. I don't know of any specific models of cards for Verizon
that customers are using however.
Jonathan Mosen
BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager
HumanWare
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Hello all,
My wife is presently at a guidedog school. She can access their wireless
network to a point, only to get onto websites but that too is limited. She
cannot download her Email for some reason. She keeps getting error 10050
or 10051 messages when she attempts to download her mail. Other students
have had much the same problem. She can access a site on the web but when
she attempts to go to another brouzer window, she gets the "cannot find
server message more often than not. Phones with bluetooth on Verizon are
pricey especially if Mobile Speaks can be used. Too bad there isn't an
air card on Verizon which could be used with the BN. I think this would
be preferable to the bluetooth phone despite the cost. I hope the
possibility of using these air cards will be considered in future upgrades
for the M-power. My wife could use the wireless network instead of
depending on the spacy policies of a guidedog school or Rehab center when
it comes to wireless networks. I'm certain these places are trying to
protect people's personal information which might explain the firewall on
their system but one wonders why a separate low security network couldn't
be placed in an auditorium or wherever people gather widely in such places
so that students can at least download Email. The M-power as well as
other notetakers are going to be more and more prevalent as time goes on
and people would like to use them when downloading their personal Email.
If guidedog schools or rehab centers are resistant in allowing for access
on their networks, the air card would be more attractive to me than the
wireless phone. Hopefully, costs will go down on phones shortly. Email
should be available if a school or rehab center says it is available to
all who are attending such facilities. They should be held to it when
they say they have made provisions for anyone to get their Email during
their stay at their facility. Another frustration one encounters is the
absence of the computer person who is suppose to be in charge. Nobody
else knows anything except him and he is out of town or not available for
some reason.
I have a call into tech support to see if I can get any more ideas on what
can be done to better access the network, but then she is probably up
against the firewall! They did admit to having one which they were afraid
to open up for more access.
I fully realize she is there first to train for a dog! Her experience at
the school is very positive thus far! She'd like to share that experience
as it is happening with her closest friends I'm certain! Being able to
download Email would be a nice breather between work sessions. One of the
first things we ask about when staying at a hotel is do they have wireless
access? I feel much the same way towards a guidedog school or rehab
center! I too would want wireless access there!
Thanks much for reading!
Jim Aldrich
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