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| EarthLink Mivo 350 Cordless E-mail Appliance | 
 enlarge | Brand: CIDCO
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 57398
Media: Electronics
Compatibility: PC Parallel
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 13.1 x 11.3 x 4.7
MPN: 105036-01IWT2A
Model: 105036-01IWT2A
UPC: 734606103147
EAN: 0734606103147
ASIN: B00005O0KW
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| Features:
| • | Send and receive e-mail with the touch of a button | | • | 900 Mhz base antenna lets you roam throughout the house | | • | Quick setup requiring no computer skills | | • | Capable of displaying HTML, GIF, and JPEG attachments | | • | Large keyboard and viewscreen for easy use |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
The Cidco Mivo 350 provides you with the quickest, easiest, and most convenient way to send and receive e-mail, offering style and simplicity without the clutter and complexity of a PC. The Mivo 350 operates on the same strong 900 MHz frequency that advanced cordless phones use. Plug the base station into a phone jack, turn the Mivo 350 on, then send and receive e-mail from anywhere in your home. Send e-mail with the simple touch of a button. You can collect new e-mail manually, or set it to automatically check at times you specify, so it won't be tying up the phone line; you'll be notified by the new-mail indicator light. The Mivo 350 includes an integrated keyboard, antiglare tilted screen, and intuitive button layout. The ergonomic, portable design allows you to write e-mails on the go that send automatically the next time you connect to a phone line. The built-in memory saves 1,000 e-mail addresses and about 800 typical e-mail messages. You can easily view and store HTML, GIF, and JPEG attachments as well. Useful extras include an integrated calculator, clock, calendar, and spell-check with a 20,000-word dictionary. E-mail services from Cidco cost $14.95 per month for unlimited access. Just plug the base antenna into any standard residential (analog) phone line (dial-up numbers are toll-free and available in all U.S. states except Alaska) and take the 350 anywhere in the house for a cordless experience. Cidco's Mivo 350 is backed with a one-year warranty for parts and labor. It comes with four AA batteries for portable use, an AC adapter for continuous power while at home, and a telephone line.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Do not buy this appliance January 14, 2004
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
We bought this machine in November thinking it would be a good way for our parents to have access to email. WRONG.
The problems began as soon as we opened the box and found the manual was missing fifty pages. That should be simple, just call and order a replacement manual. After two months and at least ten hours on the phone, we still do not have the manual and they just told me that it will take at least another month to get one because they have to order it from the warehouse. I don't know what happened to the orders that I have been placing for this since November, but they claim they don't have any available. This is even more frustrating because twice this week I was promised it would be mailed out the next day.
When one calls for technical help assistance, the information is contradictory from day to day. The level of expertise needed is sorely lacking.
So now we have a machine that is not functioning correctly, no manual and frustrated parents. A good idea that has gone very bad.
Some other problems that technical support has been unable to help with -
1. The capacity of an email message - we cannot send more than four or five lines without it being a problem.
2. Unable to send attachments - they advertise that you can send pictures and attachments. That cannot be done.
3. Get message -incorrect address on a regular basis even when responding to a valid email address.
The list goes on.
HOWEVER, PROBABLY THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS THAT AFTER WAITING AN AVERAGE OF 1 HOUR FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THEY HANG UP ON YOU IF YOU BECOME FRUSTRATED, RATHER THAN FINDING WAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
So while the idea maybe appealing, the product is not
Good with bad April 8, 2003
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I actually purchased my mail station at a computer store in Orlando, Fla. I was looking for a laptop and was almost ready to spend more than $1,000 when I virtually stumbled across the Mivo 350 for [less]. That's the good part, the bad part is the salesman knew virtually nothing about this product and said I could actually get internet access in "text" mode on this, which was completely wrong. Also, the photo options on this model are highly overrated. Most photos I've sent to this unit have either too much data to download or can't be converted from html or what have you. ALso customer service on this thing is horrendous with earthlink. It took me several hours to get this set up and the info content I ordered still hasn't been programmed right and I've had this for over a month and I've tried to get it corrected three separate times. I still get weather forecasts in the 20s and 30s and I live in Florida. Now those are the downsides. The real upside is if you're looking for someway to transmit text with no frills, this unit fits the bill. I am a professional freelance journalist and I just used this unit to cover spring training baseball in Florida for the Associated Press and never had a problem. The spell check makes this unit complete as a no-frills word processer. But that's it. You do get some news content, but most of it is old news. It was oversold and questionably billed even on the box as far as it's true offerings, but then again, it saved me hundreds of dollars that I would have wasted on a laptop that I would have used for little more than sending text. And very importantly, I get e-mail in the field from editors as well as sending. SO that's a key issue. Overall, I really like this for my purposes. But the pitch that this is wireless is totally bogus too. So what, you can get e-mail anywhere in your house without being hooked up? Big deal. IF it were truley wireless in the field that would be great but it's not. I do like the fact the battery power is double A (AA) batteries. I use this unit often and virtually solely for my professional responsibilities in field reporting. It delivers as a utilitarian field piece and fits comfortably in my field briefcase/professional satchel. But don't be fooled by the frills, they're not worth it. I should have just shelled out[more money] for the Mivo 150, the base model that sends and gets e-mail only. That's all I needed. But again, if you need access to e-mail and are sending and receiving text only, this is a good tool....
 Worth getting March 19, 2003
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
We bought this for my mother-in-law. We set it up for her and then shipped it to her. When she received it we walked her through each step until she sent her first e-mail. It worked very well and she is more than pleased.
 So far great January 12, 2003
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
My mother-in-law's PC recently bit the dust. We suggested a mailstation for her instead of a PC. The unit set up without a hitch. She has used it now for about a month and loves it.She also takes it with her when she travels or visits, and has no problem in using it. I just ordered a second unit as a alternative to ur PC. We will use it for travel or backup should our broadband service go down. I think that the Mailstation is a great alternative to PC's. Many older pepole are frustrated by the complexity of standard PC's, etc. Simplicity and reasonalbe cost makes this a good choice. ...
 very disappointed with this product December 28, 2002
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this mail station as a gift for my mother-in-law's 80th birthday in August - it took me hours and hours to get system set up - and still this mailstation has never worked quite as advertised. However, when the mailstation is working my mother-in-law has really enjoyed doing e-mails around the country and to missionaries in other countries. In early November her system bombed, and mailstation sent her a replacement - while we were visiting her for Thanksgiving I again spent hours and hours getting mailstation set up - their customer service reps are pros on giving you the run around, and blaming all problems on other areas such as possible surges or problems with electrical outlets, phone lines etc etc - now again, her system has bombed -we are at our witts end, if someone from mailstation reads this I'd love to hear from them if they can help us -
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