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Hi going to Maui does anyone know whether the above wireless devices work on Maui? thanks for your help!

Richard,<BR><BR>Last I was there in July, 2001, nothing. Hopefully they'll have gotten service by now?

Thanks!

Richard - I suggest you check with your service provider - I'm pretty sure Motient has 857/957 and 850/950 service in Maui and Cingular has Honolulu (if you're going to be there). Your service provider might roam onto one of these networks.

Thanks Elizabeth, i will contact Cingular, my provider, however i wont be in Honolulu.

I work in the industry but have resisted getting one - I have enough of an obsession with e-mail - have you heard them called *crackberries* !?<BR><BR>

Just called Cingular , no service in hawaii except Honolulu. gateway will only hold your messages for 3 days so if you dont get back to Honolulu those messages will fade into , lala land, thanks all

if you don't mind being tethered to a phone wire for your email, try what I'm using. VTech Expresso email appliance. I bought mine at Staples for $30. Yearly service is ~$100, and you can use @yahoo addresses. Unit runs on batteries and is about 4" x 6" X 0.75" ... but of course you need a telephone line, but many airport payphones have them.<BR><BR>Similar, but larger devices are made by VTech and Cidco (the Mailstation)<BR><BR>On the minus side of using the Expresso, the very small keys are a real pain in the *ss to type with, so keeps my replies to a minimum. (remove the x in my eddress to write me)