iSimple Handheld PC 680/680e - Manual (Page 95)

Chapter 6 | Accessing e-mail and the Web | 89
Accessing personal e-mail and the Internet
If you want e-mail and Internet service only (with no access
to a company network), you will need:
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An installed modem—If you have the
HP Jornada 680, you have an internal modem, so you
are ready to go. If you have the HP Jornada 680e, you
can choose from a variety of available PC Card modems.
(For more information about compatible PC Card
modems, go to the HP Jornada Accessories page on the
Hewlett-Packard Web site at www.hp.com/jornada.)
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A PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) or SLIP (Serial
Line Internet Protocol) account—An Internet
service provider (ISP) will provide you with important
information, such as a user name, password, dial-up
telephone number, server names, and so on.
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A dial-up connection set up on your HP Jornada—
HP dialup makes this step easy.
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Access to a telephone line—You can connect to an
analog telephone line with your HP Jornada 680. Or, if
you have the HP Jornada 680e, you can connect to the
telephone line supported by your PC Card modem.
If you use the HP Jornada 680, you must use an analog telephone line to connect your
modem. Connecting to a digital telephone line can damage your modem.
Installing and configuring a modem
The HP Jornada 680 has a built-in 56K V.90 modem for
easy communication, so no installation is required. Note
that the UK version of HP Jornada model 680 does not
support certain dialing properties. The built-in modem on