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Re: USA Today

From: Paul McCarty <>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:40:37 -0500 (EST)

As with everything, there's a web page for these guys that includes a
cgi-script that lets you test to see if you can are in their coverage
area.  They also have a wireless PalmPilot box to get on their network.

  http://www.ricochet.net/ricochet/

Unfortunately, they don't cover my area. :(

-Paul

Paul McCarty
University of Rochester


On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Ian Dew wrote:

> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:54:00 -0500
> From: Ian Dew <>
> To: 
> Subject: USA Today
> Resent-Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:55:22 -0500
> Resent-From: 
> 
> There's an interesting but short article in today's (2/25/98) USA Today on page
> 4D titled "Wireless Wonders". It mentions the Ricochet SE wireless modem made
> by Metricom (restricted to use in DC, Seattle, & San Francisco) & Bell
> Atlantic's cellular digital packet data (CDPD) modems (19.2kbps) & network
> (usable from Maine to Georgia).
> 
> Does anyone have experience with either of these?
> -- 
> ==== ==== Ian M. Dew, Senior Software Engineer
> ==     == Image Sciences Group, http://www.psrw.com/image/imageintro.html
> ========= Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation, http://www.psrw.com 
>   =====   1400 Key Blvd, Suite 700
>     =     Arlington, VA 22209
> 
> 

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