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OuterNotes: Wireless Modems The Ricochet Modem Hits a Sweet Spot http://www.metricom.com It's about the size of a PDA, weighs under a pound, and connects to laptops to offer mobile users a 128kps wireless connection to the Internet. The manufacturers claim a dependability as well as speed advantage over current cellular modems, saying that you can connect even connect when "traveling at speeds up to 70 miles per hour-while taking a taxi, on a commuter train home, or other mass transit." Flat-rate monthly service (rates average approximately $100.00 per month) is available from WorldCom, Juno Online Services, Inc., SkyTel, UUNet, Wireless WebConnect!, GoAmerica and Aether Systems in Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis St. Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego, Seattle, Washington D.C. and 15 airports nationwide. OuterNotes is produced using the OuterForce Platform, which allows publishers to easily recruit and manage remote and freelance content creation and export it into their publishing platform of choice. For more information, see http://www.outerforce.com. Copyright 2000 by OuterNotes and Trotta Media, Inc. All rights reserved. OuterNotes is a trademark of OuterForce Systems, Inc.Return to OuterNotes Home |