The long and wireless road.If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. fast Internet connection without the hassle of dial-up, consider the Sierra AirCard 400 wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. from Ricochet A wireless Internet service from Ricochet Networks, Inc., Denver, CO (www.ricochet.net). Originally developed by Los Gatos, CA-based Metricom, Inc., Ricochet was the first high-speed, wireless Internet service for commuters. . This superthin, 128Kbps modem is about three times faster than dial-up and consistently delivers lightning-quick connections from 14 major metropolitan areas and airports nationwide (with more expected later this year). The AirCard even connected in areas we didn't expect it to (namely, a not-so-tech-capable neighborhood just outside of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ). The AirCard works with Windows 98, NT, 2000, and PocketPC operating systems--sorry, Mac users. (As tested) Sierra AirCard 400, $299 (Wireless Web Connect, 800-811-RICO; www.wwc.com). |
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