Socket Communications CM7100-510 56Kbps Wireless Bluetooth Modem

List Price: $137.99

Features:

• Socket
• Cordless 56K Modem w/Bluetooth

Customer Reviews:

Great for your pocket PC [Posted on 2004-09-30]

I bought this to use with a pocket PC when wi-fi isn't available. It's actually a pretty cool little gizmo. The modem is about 3x3x1 inches, and it operates using a battery so it does not need its own electrical outlet. Plug it into any nearby phone line; turn it on; turn on your pocket PC (if you have bluetooth); and dial up.

It was a bit difficult to set up in the beginning. The included documentation is completely inadequate, and it took a technical support request to their website (which is often down) to get the full installation instructions from Socket. Once I had those, it only took about 5 minutes to adjust all of the settings and get it working.

A good choice for someone who wants a small, portable exterior modem for a bluetooth-capable laptop or pocket pc.

Very Useful [Posted on 2005-05-05]
Like the other reviewer, I had a hard time setting up the conenction. You get a cd-rom that is suppost to help you and I thought it would be fairly basic, just enter in all the usual info and done... not. I tried for about an hour and could not figure it out. The next day I managed to do it within 45 mins(and I think the problem I had was in entering the Passkey# typed on the modem, I think I accidentally hit something before getting all the correct #'s typed in and it wouldn't easily let me try to enter the passkey # in again).

The modem is very useful for someone like me that doesn't have WiFi on their PDA (and probably wouldn't use it much) but has a Bluetooth enabled PDA and wants the landline modem connection available. I got this so that my roommate could be on the computer playing computer games endlessly for hours like he does and still be able to go onto the internet myself with my PDA. The only thing I see as a problem is that sometimes it won't connect and waiting for 20 min or turning off the modem for a minute, then turning back on will usually fix this. Since the modem (Bluetooth) works with the RF (radio frequency?) Signal you might experience some interference with any other RF Signal electronics close by.

Setup was a breeze! [Posted on 2006-03-03]
I unpacked my BT modem, paired it with my Palm Tx, and had it working within 5 minutes. It works great and will be very easy to take on trips with me and use when wifi is not available.

Socket 56K Wireless Bluetooth Modem [Posted on 2007-07-15]
This modem just connects to your phone line using the included "roll up" phone cord. Turn on the Bluetooth modem itself and your bluetooth device and presto! it works.
The installation guidelines are easy to follow and one must use their PC to do this using Active Sync. One must also set up a Partnership between the two Bluetooth devices so they can recognize one another. These details are easily explained in the accompanying instructions that come with the product.
Overall, I love this gadget! I use it with my Dell Axim X51 when I don't want to deal with "wires".

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