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To: limtex who wrote (15861)	10/17/2001 8:07:30 AM
From: John Walliker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196568

limtex, BTW what on earth is the point of having a data based PDA using GPRS? How about accessing remote data using your PDA? GPRS works fine for most of the things that PDAs are used for, and the "always on" connection is a big advantage over circuit switched GSM data. John (One of the few people posting here who has actually used GPRS for web browsing and file transfer on multiple networks.)

To: limtex who wrote (15861)	10/17/2001 10:26:17 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 196568

Limtex, << BTW what on earth is the point of having a data based PDA using GPRS? >> Since GPRS is packet data over GSM I'm not sure I understand the question. HAND has had a GSM plug-in module for some time (using circuit-switched GSM): cellular.co.za My impression was that the GSM plug-in module was also available (or would be available) for circuit-switched CDMA, but I could be wrong. More on the HAND Treo here: Message 16509770 BTW: First GPRS PDA to market is from Mistsubishi and based on Microsoft Pocket PC (CE). It has been on the shelves for several months in Europe: wap.com I had a demo of this device in London early September on BT Cellnet. It's pretty cool. - Eric -