Hi All!

I think using ordinary cell phone is much much cheaper!
Look Falcom cheapest GSM modem is about 150USD
Wavecom don't want to speak about OEM parts while not 40000units!!!
You can buy GSM modem from wavecom (not OEM part) for about 250USD
While we can buy Motorola Cell with batery and SIM card for about 80USD

Thanks,
Vlad
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry King <barry@NRGSYSTEMS.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Cell Phone Chipset - Interfacing


> Roland wrote:
>
> > Wavecom and Falcom.  I would be VERY interested in hearing comments from
> > others on the list who have used these or other modules in projects.
>
> I'm pretty sure Wavecom and Falcom are the same.  They make a GSM
> modem, which looks like a box modem with AT command set on the RS-232
> side, and uses GSM data mode connection to make data calls to another
> modem.  These are data only, i.e., I don't think the units can make a
> voice call.  And they are GSM, so they won't work in the US.
> (Please kick the FCC right... there for not adopting an existing
> standard.  But that's ANOTHER story.)
>
> Another one that my customers are using on GSM is the Siemens M20.
> Similar product.
>
> -Barry.
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