[pct-l] Pocketmail

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

In a message dated 12/19/2005 7:08:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
detour74@yahoo.com writes:

> what are the differences between the composer and the pocketmail PM 32? I'm 
> looking to get one for my thru hike,but don't know if I want to shell out 
> $99 for a composer.
> 

There's a used Sharp TM20, which has same features as the Composer, with a 
starting bid of $9.99 and $6.00 in shipping on Ebay.

http://tinyurl.com/bncno



http://cgi.ebay.com/Sharp-TM-20-Pocketmail-Email-Device-PDA-Travelers_W0QQitemZ5843042603QQcategoryZ38331QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


One problem I had with the same is the screen went half bad, thankfully after 
my hike.  The one in the auction looks to be working fine.  They really do 
work well for email when you're hiking or don't have access to a computer.  
You'll find some phones, most notably  some payphones work better than others, but 
motel and bar phones seemed to work fine. 

The other drawback I found was each email is limited to something like 5000 
words and then your message would be cut-off.  

I'd like to get mine fixed but it probably wouldn't be worth it.  Surprising 
after 5 idle years and old batteries it still contains emails and addys from 
my hike in 2000.  Too bad I can't quite read them!  

Sly