PalmOne PalmModem Accessory

by Palm

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000JHVW
• Item model number: 10201U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,785 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Stay up-to-date even when you can't return to the office. Simply snap this clever modem to your Palm Computing(r) organizer. Then, press the HotSync(r) button to connect to your desktop PC by phone line. The remote HotSync feature of the PalmModem(r) Accessory allows you to send and receive data from your Palm Computing organizer to desktop applications - including e-mail.

From the Manufacturer

Now you're never more than a phone jack away from your important data. With the Palm Modem peripheral, you can connect to your desktop PC from almost anywhere. It's easy! Just snap it on and press a button on the modem to backup and exchange data with your PC in minutes. Your Palm Modem peripheral dials in to your PC, updates and exchanges data, address entries, appointments, notes, even e-mail with your Palm III or Palm IIIx, or PalmPilot organizer. It's designed and built by 3Com, so you know it's reliable.

Now, when you're on the road, you don't have to be out of touch. With the Palm Modem peripheral, the small, smart and totally connected organizers are even more connected.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for road warriors, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: PalmOne PalmModem Accessory (Office Product)

I have the GSM version of the Palm Snap-on modem. It really frees yourself from being either bound to a clunky laptop or a phone jack.

Configuration is a snap, just plug and play after installing the software on your Palm device (and installing is so smooth).

After that, browsing the web with "Plamscape" or "Proxyweb" is great fun -- I did it during a train ride through Germany, e-mailing back and forth with a developer in Seattle -- cool :-)

My definitive recommendation if you want to double the fun with your Palm and be always connected.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice, compact modem, that works great!, May 5, 2000

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This review is from: PalmOne PalmModem Accessory (Office Product)

You can't say much about it. It connects, and it has one button (for hotsync). All dialing and control done under the Palm III Preferences area. It is one nice, handy device. You can connect external modems to the Palm III PDA with the Modem cable. But Most modems and cable together exceed the cost of the Palm Modem. For the price, the Palm Modem is a great buy!

The modem, without any additional software, will just do remote Hotsyncs.

BUT.

There are many many programs out there for the Palm and it's modem. Many freeware.

I have a freeware Email program. It works with the modem to download email from your current Internet Service Provider. You need the information you got when you set up your desktop. You then read the mail with the Palm III standard Mail program. You can compose and send email too.

I have a freeware USENET program. I can use usenet anywhere now.

I have a program that downloads selected news and magazine websites...freeware...automatically.

And of course, a couple of web browsers, one with 128BIT SSL Security encryption too, just like my desktop. Freeware again!

Initially, you have to set up your modem on the Palm III Preferences. After that, to use it, you just connect it to the Palm III, connect it to a telephone line, turn on the Palm III, go to Preferences, Select "Connect", and off it goes.

Then you just select the Internet program you want and off you go!

It uses 2 AAA batteries, just like the Palm III. Stated life expectancy of batteries is 6 hours on time.

One great little device.