Jim, You probably broke your adaptor. The pins on those things really bend easily. Take it from one whose done it more than once. Very frustrating!
Don On Mon, 23 May 2005 18:44:35 -0700, James Aldrich wrote: Hello again, I keep my ambicom card in the back slot at all times and never had a problem. I've been able to shut the velcro case with little difficulty even though I can't close it as snugly as I did without the card in the slot. For whatever reason, my adapter doesn't seem to work. Not sure if it is a pin issue or what it is, I can't make connection using it. The back slot seems to work the best. Jim At 04:10 PM 05/23/2005 , you wrote: >Hi, Jim. I didn't know that. i have always used my ambicom card in my >pcmcia slot. I use an adapter because I feel that using the card in the >back slot, that it wabbles and I could bump it causing problems ti the >slot. I have never had any problems using it in the side slot. Where did >you get your information? Do you get a better signal strength using it in >the back slot? >Thanks. >At 5/22/2005, you wrote: >>Hi Reggie, >> >>Do not use the side slot or PCMCIA adapter with your ambicom card. It is >>not a good connection for the card. Remember, the card must transmit as >>well as receive! It needs a good connection so only put it in the back >>slot. My particular PCMCIA adapter doesn't work with my PCMCIA >>adapter. Place your ambicom card in the back slot, do a normal reset so >>your unit will recognize the card in that slot. Make certain you can >>connect onto the web, then try EMAIL. I think your card isn't getting a >>good connection with the adapter in side slot or some pins don't >>correspond properly. >> >>Jim Aldrich >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Reggie & Lonnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >> >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 15:20:49 -0400 >> >Subject: [Braillenote] TOTALLY, UTTERLY FRUSTRATED >> >> >Hello everyone: >> >I have had my upgrade to 6.11 for 2 weeks, and I am very, very >> frustrated. I am running 6.11 on a BT 18 cell. I have read all the >> chapters pertaining to email and the internet. We have a cyslink modem >> with wireless capabilities. I have the Ambicom card. It has downloaded >> some email and I have been to the internet a few times. However, it >> will not connect from the room that is right next door to the >> router. It connects from our living room fine but if I use it for email >> I cannot go then to the web. Standing outside on our back porch it will >> not connect. It seems to me that if it connects that it will connect >> once to something and then I get cannot find server 10022 or pagerror >> cannot find server. I have done numerous resets both with keys held >> down and not. I have been in touch with humanware on numerous occasions >> and now they will not even talk to me. I just have to leave a message >> and then they never call me back. I do have a couple of questions, however. >> >> >1. Does it matter where I place the Ambicom? I have an adaptor or I >> can use the back. Humanware felt that possibly it was because I was >> used the pcmcia slot so I have not used it since then. However, storage >> card or flash what difference does it make? >> >> >2. I have been into the net and gone to the internet menu with enter >> and M. I have cleared cookies, history, and, oh yes, I clear database >> space all the time. There is only one other thing I can delete and that >> is temporary files. However, when I press enter on this option I get >> the message "directory is not empty!" AIs my database corrupted or >> something? I have the instructions given by Rhonda but since I am not >> very computer/braillenote savvy I do not want to do any erasing without >> being told exactly what to delete in steps form. >> >> >BTW, I do not have a lot of files on the BN. I have things in my >> address list, files for minutes and such that I am secretary for, and a >> folder called privacy. This is also the first time I have worked with >> email and going on the internet. I have this ocmputer and a card reader >> so I didn't need it. However, with the wireless I thought I could >> possibly read email before going to sleep or ask for it before leaving >> to go somewhere and read it while traveling. However, it is so >> intermittent that this is just not feasible. I am really thinking of >> asking for my money back! This is getting to me badly. Thanks in >> advance for any help. I'm desperate! >> >Reggie >> >___ >> >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
