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To: icecreambug who wrote (2202)	3/30/1999 6:55:00 PM
From: Rob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

All Imagine this with VRD: >9034.11 Technology ***A phone you can send e-mails and faxes on (March 13) British Telecom has launched the Easicom 1000, a phone that sends and receives e-mail. The Easicom is designed to make e-mail an everyday activity and is specifically aimed at those who may not be PC-literate (research shows that while 57 per cent of people want e-mail, 63 per cent are not interested in buying a PC). The Easicom 1000 comes with five free e-mail addresses, so the user can have one for each member of the family or split between business and domestic use. There is no complicated registration or logging on. Operation is straightforward, a matter of composing a message on the slide-out keyboard, and entering the e-mail address. It can also be used with some existing e-mail accounts (they must be POP3- compatible). The company will employ a pay-as-you-go system instead of a monthly subscription, charging 25p for every minute the user is on-line. Mail can be read off-line though, and then the user only pays for the time it takes to send and retrieve messages. One restriction is that the 1000 lacks any graphics capability and cannot receive e-mail attachments. The Easicom also sends (but won't receive) faxes. It has a 150- number directory, calendar, calculator, notepad, currency and unit (ie weights and measures) conversion, international dialling codes, and it can provide access to weather and other information services. Other services services offered through the phone are access to book and CD shops, which allow you to read reviews or listen to selections before purchasing. Services are expected to expand to include other retailers, banking and insurance. Copyright 1999 4th WAVE, Inc. To subscribe to WAVE go to wave-report.com