CardAccess Wristband Thinmodem Springboard Module

by CardAccess

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W3GM
• Item model number: TC2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 18, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Why wait to get home to HotSync, check your e-mail, or get the latest news and stock updates? The CardAccess Thinmodem allows you to turn your Handspring into a fully functional Internet computer when you're on the road--without adding bulk and hassle.

With the CardAccess Thinmodem Springboard Module, you can link your Handspring handheld computer to the Internet via any phone line. The size of a matchbook, this hardwired modem connects you to a phone line at 33.6 Kbps for quick and painless Internet access. It's also easily upgradable to the 56K V.90 modem protocol for ultrafast downloads.

Designed to slip easily into your Handspring's Springboard expansion slot, this tiny modem needs no setup or configuration and is fully removable. Its energy-efficient design is a minimal drain on your Handspring's batteries, and it won't take up any RAM memory space on your Visor.

The Thinmodem is compatible with the Handspring Visor, Visor Deluxe, Visor Prism, Visor Platinum, and Visor Edge models. It measures only 2.25 by 2.125 by 0.30 inches--and since it barely increases the profile of your Handspring, you can still use most cases.

The Thinmodem comes with onboard HotSync, e-mail, and Web-browsing software for easy connection to your Internet provider. It's color compatible, and you can view the Web on a Visor Prism with the included 16-bit color Browse-it 1.0 browser. The Thinmodem also comes with MultiMail for checking e-mail. The software is plug and play--no downloads or configuration are necessary. Just hook up your modem and get ready to surf.

A 6-foot phone cord with male RJ-11 connector is included for easy hookup. View your modem status on your Visor's screen with real-time data rates and connection status. A battery indicator display tells you when you're running low on juice, and the modem sounds a call-in-progress speaker tone as it connects.

In addition to its small size, the Thinmodem features low-voltage circuitry that consumes one-third less power than similar modems. This feature saves battery power, ensuring that you won't power down in the middle of a download. The Thinmodem's built-in 500 KB of flash memory allows you to keep up with software upgrades to your modem.To upgrade to 56K/V.90 speed, visit the CardAccess Web site (www.cardaccess-inc.com/upgrade_21a.html) and download the software update.

Product Description

Browse the web instantly and receive your e-mail in moments with the incredibly small Thinmodem portable modem from Card Access. Transform your Visor handheld computer into a sleek and smart Internet communicator!With built-in Browse It web browser and MulitMial email client application, you are set to surf in seconds. This is the only modem that allows software that displays real-time modem connection information so you can see what's really going on. Who says size doesn't matter? With brains and looks, a Thinmodem portable modem is a must for anyone with a Visor. So what are you waiting for? Get slim and fast with a Thinmodem.This modem is designed for Handspring Visor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ThinModem w/ Targus (Think Outside?) Keyboard, November 21, 2000

By	Michael Florez (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CardAccess Wristband Thinmodem Springboard Module (Electronics)

I also have a Visor Deluxe which I have used with a Targus Stowaway Keyboard. The modem connection while seated on the Stowaway Keyboard allowed me to review emails and respond to them without disconnecting either the modem or the keyboard. This combination relieved me of the burden of a laptop while traveling. Unload the prepackaged software (the email program is only a demo and requires a fee for use) and use the 500K storage for something else, which is a plus. Eudora Internet Suite is free. I received an email from technical support that the upgrade to V.90 will include fax support (the current version does not permit faxing through the ThinModem). The battery meter dips during use but restores, for the most part, after turning it off. ThinModem comes with a male telephone jack (about 36 inches) which works well in airport telephones that offer a female connection. For about $5, get the female jack (about 4 inches)which works better with connections will working at a desk. One negative is the current lack of a gadget to connect to a cell phone to turn the Visor into a wireless, but that may come, I hope.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thincom Modem Put My Visor Online, September 30, 2000

By	Derrick Story "dexstory" (Santa Rosa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CardAccess Wristband Thinmodem Springboard Module (Electronics)

The Thincom modem instantly converted my Visor from a PIM to a real computer. I can dial-up any ISP and cruise the Web just like I can with my laptop or with my "getting bigger by the day" desktop computer. It doesn't require proprietary services or costly access fees to check e-mail. I'm using the services I already have.

Thanks to its clever design, the Thincom modem seats flush with my Visor, has a petite power appetite, and weighs not much more than the Springboard back cover protector that I removed to insert the modem. I couldn't even detect that my Visor had a modem installed unless I turned it over, revealing the Card Access label.

Many people don't realize that there's more than 500k of Flash memory onboard the modem that's now accessable via the Thinmodem 1.4 update. It's a nice bonus to an already great product.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT...PERFECT FIT FOR VISOR!, September 16, 2000

By	T. Reinhardt "olivia lee" (east coast) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: CardAccess Wristband Thinmodem Springboard Module (Electronics)

I bought this for my visor and it is a perfect fit. (The one made by handspring didnt look like you could leave it in the case while the modem was in.) The modem did come with it's own programs but I am an aol user and never set up any of them. I immediately loaded the aol program and was on aol in 3 minutes...it worked amzingly! That program allows mail, IM's, buddy list functions... It is quite good and free to aol members. This modem worked excellently with it. The cord that comes with it that plugs in to the phone jack is a good length....not long enough to get twisted and knotted but long enough so you dont have to be sitting on top of the jack. The modem was a perfect fit and can stay in when not in use. It supposedly uses "minimal" battery if left in. Visor doesn't have a rechargable battery so that may be a consideration for you...but this is a perfect little modem in the right circumstance! A+