Netplaince i-opener Internet Appliance

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 12 x 3.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000051SI7
• Item model number: ASY200-01
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,168 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Make e-mail, voice mail, and Web browsing easy and convenient with the Netpliance i-opener, an affordable Internet appliance for the whole family. It has no hard drive--you simply plug in the phone and power cords and you are connecting to the Internet within minutes. The i-opener helps you stay in touch with family and friends; get instant information on news, sports, and weather; shop from your home; and more. The Netpliance i-opener connects three times a day to update its instant channels. It also receives operating system and software updates automatically, ensuring that you always have the most accurate information and latest services.

The Netpliance i-opener's features include a 10-inch color LCD screen, a full-size keyboard that tucks away neatly under the appliance, a built-in mouse, and one-touch keys for e-mail, address book, news, weather, and more. It has a 200 MHz processor, 32 MB RAM, 16 MB of flash memory, and a built-in 56 Kbps, V.90 modem. It also includes a printer port for connecting a Canon Bubble Jet 2010 color printer, USB port for future add-ons, two phone line jacks, and built-in speakers.

The i-opener Web browser supports HTML 3.2 (frames, forms, tables), RealAudio 5.0, JavaScript 1.1, SSL 128-bit encryption, and cookies, while the i-opener e-mail program supports the viewing of pictures (JPEG, GIF), Web pages, and text attachments.

Indicator lights on top of the unit let you know when you have e-mail waiting and when the phone line is in use. If you have call waiting, the i-opener automatically disconnects to allow your phone calls to ring through.

The Netpliance comes with a one-year warranty for parts, 30 days for labor, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Important note to customers: The Netpliance i-opener requires a $21.95 monthly service fee that features unlimited usage and four e-mail accounts. Netpliance does not require the customer to commit to use the service for any period of time. You cannot use your current ISP for Internet connections.

Product Description

Netpliance's success in launching a new market category, some might say starting a revolution, is evidenced by the dozens of new products that strive to provide consumers with a genuinely simple Internet experience.Netpliance offers i-opener - all-in-one information appliance, Internet service, and a consumer portal provided in a single, friendly package. With i-opener, people, who never thought they would be surfing the Web, can access instant, personalized, relevant information with the touch of a button.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MOM'S FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE, December 5, 2000

By	"mcerza" (las vegas, nevada United States) - See all my reviews

I have four children, all of whom are under the age of ten, so we use our I-Opener quite often. We purchased it because our other computer is too bulky to sit on the desk/countertop in our kitchen. Also, when the children are doing homework where they need to use the internet for reference, it is much easier for us to work with them in the family room/kitchen area while I'm busy with preparing dinner & dealing with the other children. One button on the keyboard accesses the current local weather, another button accesses the news headlines. A green light goes on to let me know I have mail (even if my I-Opener is turned off)and it has an address book to store home addresses & phone numbers, as well as e-mail addresses. This option I find very helpful because I can access a phone number or address at the push of a button. It offers all the on-line access (i.e. reference, shopping, e-mail, etc.)-the only complaint I would have is that it takes much longer to load than a more expensive computer. But that's just it...you can't beat the price for all that you get, just remember...Patience is a virtue!!I recommend it to all of you Generation X-ers (like me!!) who have parents that are way behind on the computer craze-this is a perfect gift because it is so user-friendly. Even hook-up is 1,2,3-Plug in the phonejack, plug into the outlet, turn it on, and you're good to go...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars retired grandma, living on NW island,stays connected, May 25, 2004

By A Customer

I've had my I-opener since the very beginning. Used to see it advertised in the local Sunday newspaper, finally called the 1-800 number one day...asked a lot of questions and was happy with the answers I received, so I ordered it. It really was so simple to hook it up, turn it on and begin using it right away! I knew zip about PCs, but I caught on really well to the I-opener. Soon I was hooking up a Canon BJC-2000 printer and printing letters to my penpals on the mainland (the ones without email, of course)! I do a lot of shopping online and some of the time I don't seem to have enough power to click-on to certain things...but most of the good websites accept me very well. I received a second appliance (after the 1st one "fried"...as the techies informed me). Sometimes the service is not all that great and other times they are really helpful. The key here is to be patient. I do have email buddies in Japan, Arizona, Oregon and other parts of Washington state. I love to receive email updates from my representatives and congresswomen...it's quick and I don't have a pile of paper coming in from the post office. Don't know what I'll do when this thing finally dies, because it doesn't look as though anyone is interested in making them anymore. Too bad, because I think that there is a lot of money to be made in selling them to people that don't want the hassle of a PC.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gee,it used to be great, May 26, 2002

By	eleanor a garrett (ballston spa, ny USA) - See all my reviews

i purchased the iopener when it first came out and it was just what i needed- no fancy stuff, just email and web connection. you wrote your letters , THEN sent them and a little green light told you when your new mail was in. earthlink took over isp march 2001 aand everything was fine until march 2002.thereafter they will or cannot provide incoming email. i'm still hoping to find someway to fix it.