HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. introduced a new pricing plan that offers unlimited wireless data access for PalmPilot users with Novatel Wireless Inc.’s new Minstrel wireless IP (Internet Protocol) modem and GoAmerica’s Go.Mail and Go.Web service features.
The plan is priced at $50 per month to customers signing up for six months of service. GoAmerica also offers a $15 plan that includes 50 kilobytes of compressed data. Both plans include the Go.Mail and Go.Web software, which provides wireless access to e-mail and Web-based services, said GoAmerica.
In related news, Novatel announced that Minstrel is being shipped bundled with GoAmerica’s wireless service. Minstrel equips PalmPilot with two-way wireless data capability at speeds up to 19.2 kilobits per second, said the company. Each Minstrel has its own IP address and connects to the Internet via the Wireless IP network. Wireless IP, or Cellular Digital Packet Data, is a digital-network overlay used to transmit data in small packets of information over the existing cellular phone network.
