Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community May 1, 2001
Pros: Wireless Email; Some Very Useful Clipping Apps
Cons: Small emails only; No attachments; Crashes; flaky performance
Summary: Do you have to travel for business? Do you end up shlepping your laptop all over the country, just so you can retrieve your emails? That was the situation I faced when I made the decision to try out the OmniSky Wireless Modem and service for my Palm Vx ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2001
Pros: Convenient, fast and easy wireless web and email.
Cons: Signal coverage limited if you are in remote destinations (deserts, overseas, etc.)
Summary: Do you ever get stuck in meetings or conferences and need to monitor your email? Have you ever been traveling and wished you had maps, restaurant info, news, and movies listings without having to drag your laptop with you? Leave your laptop in your hotel ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2001
Pros: Wireless Email and Information Services
Cons: Not always on-line -
Summary: I added the Omnisky wireless modem to my Palm pilot . I liked the wireless Email and some of the Information Services.. My biggest problem was the service.. When I really needed to send Email.. the service was down.. Or Email sent to my account took ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2001
Pros: Great customer service.
Cons: Connections about as good as cell phones in the '80s.
Summary: Omnisky has a great service center, and awesome people answering the lines, but their service isn't so good. I honestly don't think it's related to their product as much as the technology itself.
Their hardware product and software isn't too ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Feb 17, 2001
Pros: Good coverage, good performance, flat-rate pricing, excellent batter life
Cons: Expensive ($200+ for the modem, $39.95/month)
Summary: First off, let me prefix this by saying that I live in Chicago where wireless coverage is phenomenal. However, I also travel a lot and find coverage in airports across the country to be really good as well.
I bought the OmniSky Handspring ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 13, 2001
Pros: Works Better 10% of the time
Cons: Unreliable connection and faulty modem hardware
Summary: I compared Palm wireless service with Omnisky service and the Omnisky service looked better on paper. I was excited to subscribe to the service and purchased the Minstrel modem for $299 thinking that I would get a rebate after six months of service.
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Feb 11, 2001
Pros: Wireless, wap enabled, email access and web browsing from your Vx.
Cons: Slow transfer and spotty coverage.
Summary: I've been a beta user for Omnisky when they were rolling out the service for the Palm Pilot Vx back in Nov 99 - April 2000. I have rolled over into their current service and I can comfortably state I am MUCH happier now than I was during beta.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 10, 2001
Pros: Really cool when it works.
Cons: Connection is poor most of the time
Highly unstable
Frequent Resets required
Summary: I really wanted to like this product. I wouldn't consider myself a gadget freak, but I do purchase products if I feel they will save me time. Being an independent consultant, I travel frequently and need to be in contact with my clients and collegues, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 9, 2001
Pros: great coverage, easy to use, more comfortable than wireless web on phones, LOTS of content to see, convenient!
Cons: pricey! and coverage is limited
Summary: One of my newest toys is a Palm Vx with a Novatel Minstrel wireless modem and Omnisky wireless service. Deciding on this combination of PDA and service wasn’t easy for me. There are a few options out there, and purchasing a wirelessly connected PDA is no ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2000
Pros: Size, features, ease, good coverage
Cons: PRICE, weight, does not fit most cases
Summary: Once again, I begin a new adventure with one of my new toys. Toy? Yes, my new wireless modem pretty much is a toy to me. I try to rationalize that it is purely for business needs, but that quickly fades to “cool, I can buy underwear from the middle of a ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2000
Pros: Price, experienced ISP, works with Prism
Cons: Limited Coverage, A little buggy
Summary: I recently got a new Prism PDA and wanted to go wireless using the Minstrel S modem. I had two choices...YadaYada or Omnisky. I based my decision on using Omnisky on two factors. Price and Reputation
Price: Omnisky = $299 - $200 (after 6 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2000
Pros: Wireless access for real
Cons: content issues, software refinement
Summary: This is a high level opinion of the Omnisky ISP service.
I just received my Omnisky unit for my Handspring Prism color PDA. Overall the Omnisky service works pretty well, although many of the content providers servers fail to deliver content, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2000
Pros: Works good from home
Cons: Works terrible on my commute where I need wireless connectivity
Summary: I purchased the Omnisky service and I have to say that I was very dissatisfied with the service. I live in the SF Bay Area and commute on BART where Omnisky is heavily advertised. Well, I recently got my Novatel Wireless modem and Omnisky service and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2000
Pros: Useable Wireless Internet (need I say any more), better than
Cons: Not a 100% reliable
Summary: I've had my OmniSky since June and can honestly say that I could not live without it now. Just like garage door openers, cable TV, and cell phones soon everyone will wonder how they ever lived with a portable internet device. OmniSky is the perfect ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 6, 2000
Pros: None that I can think of
Cons: Reliablility and Tech Support
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I have had the OmniSky Minstrel V for over a month now and all I can say is, I am deeply dissapointed with their service. Their Technical Support lines while seldom long are staffed with what I would say are incompitent people who I wouldn't hire ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 2, 2000
Pros: Connect from anywhere
Cons: none
Summary: I just signed up for the Omnisky wireless service about one month ago. I have to say, I am amazed from the service they have provided. I have only had one problem which was solved by a simple phonecall and I didn't even have to hold when I was on the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 28, 2000
Pros: Wireless Internet Access, Email and Stock Trading
Cons: Bulky, Heavy, Slow Data Transfer
Summary: Omnisky Wireless Palm V/Vx Internet Access is a great way to stay in touch with the "Wired" world while away from your PC. The Novatel Minstrel Wireless Modem is sold by Omnisky for $299 plus $39.95 per month for unlimited access. (Compared to ... read more
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