Re: Palm.net is Shutting Down

[Judah]

But you can't get a Cell Internet connection at 10,000'!

Palm.Net connections at 10,000 were not bad in many areas...



(PaulH) wrote in
om:

> Judah > wrote in message
> >...
>> What a tragedy!
>>
>> Marketed properly, I have to believe this would have been profitable.
>>
>> Anyone know of any low-cost alternatives to cockpit WX?
>>
> I've seen posts on other groups that the new cell phones have Internet
> access, which is where all the data is located "free". But nexrad is
> one of the most valuable and internet data may not be totally current
> or sufficiently detailed to figure out where the weather is in
> relation to where you are. Bigger screens help, such as the new Palm
> Treo cell/pda but a $600 cell phone is hardly a low cost option.
>

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I know. Its unfortunate they are making a mistake of shutting down
the palm.net network. It will take allot of effort for me to
downgrade to a rechargeable battery device. I like alkalines, and I
hate rechargeables.


John


> Palm.Net connections at 10,000 were not bad in many areas...
>
>
>
> (PaulH) wrote in
> om:
>
> > Judah > wrote in message
> > >...
> >> What a tragedy!
> >>
> >> Marketed properly, I have to believe this would have been profitable.
> >>
> >> Anyone know of any low-cost alternatives to cockpit WX?
> >>
> > I've seen posts on other groups that the new cell phones have Internet
> > access, which is where all the data is located "free". But nexrad is
> > one of the most valuable and internet data may not be totally current
> > or sufficiently detailed to figure out where the weather is in
> > relation to where you are. Bigger screens help, such as the new Palm
> > Treo cell/pda but a $600 cell phone is hardly a low cost option.
> >