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From: mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Telecommunicating from the Boonies
Keywords: mobile phone modem computer
Message-ID: <249@drd.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 88 21:50:31 GMT
Reply-To: mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence)
Organization: DRD Corporation, Tulsa, OK
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We have a customer who wants to do some mobile data communication.  He
has a car phone, see, and a computer and a modem and he wants to
telecommunicate using his modem and carphone much as if he were at his
desk.  One problem -- this is in the boonies of western Canada and the
carphone he has is a radio mobile phone, not the dial-type cellular
phones we get spoiled with in metro areas.  Seems it works more like a
CB than a phone.

Question:  does anybody have any pointers as to how to use a modem in a
situation like this?  Are there special products (which don't require
the leasing of a satellite channel and special video compression
equipment or some such hi-tech nonsense) that handle datacomm in this
kind of situation?  Any experiences and pointers to vendors or
consultants would be appreciated.

	Mark
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