Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Z Best Place to Talk Stocks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DanZ who wrote (19862)	4/18/1999 6:30:00 PM
From: Johnathan C. Doe	Respond to of 53068

My guess is the data port connects to an ethernet card for your laptop. That is about the best I can guess with the Sony digital data port. Either that; or they have some proprietary card you have to buy in addition for your laptop. I could see them do that too; get you spending more money on their stuff. Now that we talk about it; that was supposed to be the promise of digital PCS; a data link all in the digital realm. I would guess there is some speed limitation. I wonder what the maximum speed is that is supported on the PCS system. I have no idea what it is on the analog cellular system. Can it support 56k? Can PCS go higher? I figure if we talk about it enough; someone will post that knows more about these matters than I do. I currently don't know anyone using cellular telephone for internet access. Think of the cost to be connected all that time. You could burn up a lot of cellular minutes with the internet. Seems people mostly use it for email I would think. Ricochet on the other hand is something I'm very familar with because it is all through the DC area and many people use it here. It's a great deal and terrific for flexibility. Personally; I'm waiting for my cable modem promised by the end of the year or sooner. My brother is getting one in a couple weeks as his house is closer to the rollout than mine; but we are both with the same cable company.