Wireless IP (CDPD) what it is and why its cool ...

above Merlin Wireless CDPD card in action

CDPD Service Providers: AT&T Verizon Laptops/OS tested: Apple PowerBook 1400 MacOS 9 Sony VIAO F490 Win98SE CDPD PCMCIA cards: Novatel - Merlin CDPD Products NOT tested: Compaq iPaq integrated PDA & CDPD tranmitter Sierra Wireless CDPD is a service that allows wireless Internet access almost anywhere a mobile phone can be used. Because a mobile phone is not needed, affordable service plans with unlimited use are common. What you need to use CDPD a mobile computer with a free PCMCIA slot a CDPD compatible PCMCIA card an OS that runs on the laptop and accomodates the CDPD PCMCIA driver an active CDPD service plan CDPD stands for Cellular Digital Packet Data