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Date:	Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:16:50 PDT7
From:	"Mark Abramowitz" <marka@relaypoint.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Nextel or Verizon wireless

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In <413CF61B.3030405@charter.net>, on 09/06/04
at 04:42 PM, Ray Davison said:

>> Currently, I'm with Nextel, but they tell me
>> "Windows only", and so does the the Motorola website, which makes their
>> PCMCIA card.

>Is this because only Win can access the card?

Sorry, I don't know. The Nextel person I spoke with on the phone didn't
know, and mumbled a bit. I asked him to get a definitive answer, saying
that I needed to know if it *required* proprietary software, and that if
it would work Linux, it might be okay (thinking that if I got a "yes" on
that, I could press for more information). However, the answer came back
"no." He gave me the number of their tech person (local, 714 area code),
but I didn't pursue it any further withthe tech mainly because I wasn't
sure that I could ask the right questions.

I found reference to the Nextel card at the manufacturer's site
(Motorola), but the site said that the card was Windows only.
http://idenphones.motorola.com/iden/support/html/en/im1100/iM11009.html

>When you get this fixed, please write it up.

I don't know about fixed - I have neither card yet, but will likely try to
switch to Verizon, given some luck under Linux. I get a 15 day trial, so
perhaps I can get it working if someone thinks it worthwhile to try. If I
get it to work, you can be sure that I'll write it up.

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