Palm.net Wireless Service Ceasing Operations

After more than five years in existence, Palm.Net, is ceasing operations. The wireless service which powered the Palm VII and i705 handhelds is shutting down permanently at the end of August.

In a recent letter to current subscribers, palmOne has announced the Palm.net service is ceasing operation. The service will close and no longer be available after August 31, 2004. All wireless handheld functionality that utilizes the Palm.Net network will not be available after the closing.

Owners can continue to use the Palm VII, VIIx and i705 devices in non-wireless mode, however, the handheld's wireless capability is only compatible with the Palm.Net network and can't be transferred to another network. PQAs (web clipping applications) and the palmOne gateway proxy for the WAP Browser service is being also discontinued.

Palm announcement

 

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Important notice, any application older than June 1, 2001 must be replaced.
It strongly recommended that the old application(s) be deleted prior to installing the new applications.

Applications

	Personnel Accountability System   (06/05/01) Log personnel accountability & location/function for units assigned to an incident.
	Incident Status   (06/05/01) View incident status & units assigned to incidents.
	CAD Mail   (06/05/01) Send and receive CAD mail messages.
	Incidents via FireDispatch.com  (1.1) View currently active incidents by zone. See daily incident totalsby type. From FireDispatch.com.
	CAD Paging  (07/12/04) Send an alphanumeric page by Pager ID/Group, Login/User ID, Employeename or Apparatus ID.
	CAD Utilities  (07/12/04) Provides TReset, QPage and QStat funtionality. For use by CAD techniciansonly.
	CAD Rights  (06/05/01) Used to interrogate the Palm unit for device ID's needed for CAD authorization.
	Dispatcher  (06/16/01) Displays currently logged in dispatchers. Allows messages to be sentto any dispatch console.
	H.A.R.T. Status  (06/05/01) Provides current Hospital Allocation Resource Tool (HART) Status for all receiving Hospitals in San Mateo County.
	MST  (06/19/02) Provides a Palm-based Mobile Status Terminal for administrative personnel.
	Open Door  (12/18/02) Open station apparatus doors with your Palm.
	Rosters  (07/12/04) View or modify unit rosters including personnel, printers and MST codes.
	TeleStaff  (7/22/99) Signup to work overtime or take vacation via your Palm (SCFA only).
	Unit Status  (07/12/04) View the current status of any San Mateo County fire unit.
	CAD Diagnostic Utility (06/05/01) View diagnostic information.
	CAD Version  (06/05/01) Automatically download updated PQA's directly to your Palm. PQA Updater below is also required.
	PQA Updater from PalmGear H.Q.   Automatically download PQA.

Additional Applications Available From

FireDispatch.com

"View live fire incidents & listen to live audio"

Palm Sites

Palm Computing	"The Official 3Com Site"
Pilot Gear H.Q.	"The one stop source for your Palm connected organizer"

Recommended Accessories

O'Reilly &Associates	"PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide, 2nd Edition"
Rotring International	"Rotring quattro-pen data"
BackupBuddy Software	"Complete backup of your entire Palm organizer"
Documents To Go	"View wordprocessing & spreadsheet files"
Charge-N-Run	"Turn your cradle into a charging system"