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scaramouche@tvo.org

Fri, Aug 25, 2000 12:57 AM

Hello List,
I just read Practical Sailor's PocketMail field test on the Sharp
TM-20 and the BackFlip/Palm III and would like to obtain one or the
other system for myself. If it's not too much of a bother, could
someone who actually used it tell me about their experience with
PocketMail.
I would love to hear from anyone who is or was using the system.
Since I live on my boat on Lake Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), I
would of course dearly like to hear from anyone in that neighbourhood.

TIA - George of Scaramouche

Hello List, I just read Practical Sailor's PocketMail field test on the Sharp TM-20 and the BackFlip/Palm III and would like to obtain one or the other system for myself. If it's not too much of a bother, could someone who actually used it tell me about their experience with PocketMail. I would love to hear from anyone who is or was using the system. Since I live on my boat on Lake Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), I would of course dearly like to hear from anyone in that neighbourhood. TIA - George of Scaramouche

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tom@clements.net

Fri, Aug 25, 2000 2:45 AM

I use one and my experience has been good. They now cover the U.S. and
Canada with toll-free numbers. You can use any wired phone or an analog
cell phone. This includes pay phones. The limitations are (1) no
attachments and (2) a size limit of 4k per message. It's slow, but it works
very reliably and there are no computer/modem/connecting wires to carry
ashore. Price is $100 per year. It's easy to set up your preferences using
their web site. I leave messages on the server and then download them to
the computer when I do occasionally connect via computer. Typing outgoing
messages on the small keyboard is a real pain. I guarantee you won't write
any opuses on it and your outgoing e-mail tends to be short and sweet.

Tom

At 08:57 PM 8/24/2000 -0400, George Geist wrote:

Hello List,
I just read Practical Sailor's PocketMail field test on the Sharp
TM-20 and the BackFlip/Palm III and would like to obtain one or the
other system for myself. If it's not too much of a bother, could
someone who actually used it tell me about their experience with
PocketMail.
I would love to hear from anyone who is or was using the system.
Since I live on my boat on Lake Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), I
would of course dearly like to hear from anyone in that neighbourhood.

TIA - George of Scaramouche

I use one and my experience has been good. They now cover the U.S. and Canada with toll-free numbers. You can use any wired phone or an analog cell phone. This includes pay phones. The limitations are (1) no attachments and (2) a size limit of 4k per message. It's slow, but it works very reliably and there are no computer/modem/connecting wires to carry ashore. Price is $100 per year. It's easy to set up your preferences using their web site. I leave messages on the server and then download them to the computer when I do occasionally connect via computer. Typing outgoing messages on the small keyboard is a real pain. I guarantee you won't write any opuses on it and your outgoing e-mail tends to be short and sweet. Tom At 08:57 PM 8/24/2000 -0400, George Geist wrote: >Hello List, > I just read Practical Sailor's PocketMail field test on the Sharp >TM-20 and the BackFlip/Palm III and would like to obtain one or the >other system for myself. If it's not too much of a bother, could >someone who actually used it tell me about their experience with >PocketMail. >I would love to hear from anyone who is or was using the system. >Since I live on my boat on Lake Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), I >would of course dearly like to hear from anyone in that neighbourhood. > >TIA - George of Scaramouche

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scaramouche@tvo.org

Fri, Aug 25, 2000 1:16 PM

tom@clements.net writes:

I use one and my experience has been good. They now cover the U.S.
and
Canada with toll-free numbers. You can use any wired phone or an
analog
cell phone.

Tks for your input. I take it, you're using the Sharp TM-20?

tom@clements.net writes: >I use one and my experience has been good. They now cover the U.S. >and >Canada with toll-free numbers. You can use any wired phone or an >analog >cell phone. Tks for your input. I take it, you're using the Sharp TM-20?

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