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Accessing personal e-mail and the Internet
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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: An installed modemIf 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.) A PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) or SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) accountAn 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. A dial-up connection set up on your HP Jornada HP dialup makes this step easy. Access to a telephone lineYou 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