Anyone still us CDPD?

Three of the CF-29 laptops I got came with what I think is the RIM antenna and a sled that I think is a cdpd unit.

Pictures attached

 

Enfora Mobile Tracking, perhaps?

 

That would be cool, I might have to keep em them...

 

What's the hole in the bezel? Camera perhaps.(Or a place to put one? Very nice condition.

 

That model has the trans-flective screen, basically, that sensor, when it detects sunlight will shut off the backlight and use the sunlight to illuminate the screen

 

I believe he has a Mk1 with the special Daylight screen - that hole is for the sensor that automatically adjusts screen backlighting. Nice clean looking unit!

 

First: what is/are the Model Number/s of the CF-29s you have?

Second: while maybe not the exact Enfora model, this may help:

Enfora – the GSM/GPRS/EDGE Low Power Platform

 

Model numer is CF-29CRKGADM

 

wow didn't know they made transflective CF-29's. I thought that was just CF-28's

 

nope, only the mark 1 has the option for the transflective on the 29

 

Model Number: CF-29CRKGADM
Status: DISCONTINUED
MSRP: $4,746

Original Configuration:
Pentium M 1.2GHz ULV (Centrino), 12.1" Transflective touch screen, 40GB HDD, 256 MB RAM, 56K/LAN, Floppy Disk Drive, Intel PRO Wireless LAN, CDPD, Windows 2000

 

With a 12.1" screen.

 

Cellular digital packet data - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

According to this article they make good paperweights.

 

When you say paperweight, you talking about a valuable one like a baccarat paperweight, a priceless one like the one your kid brings home from the first grade for fathers day, or petrified buffalo turd your Aunt Edith mailed home from her vacation to Nebraska.

Oh well, thanks for the info

 

Headed to the buy/sell board

 

as far as I know, CDPD was shut down by the fcc in about 2006.

 

Indeed. CDPD was a data network technology for AMPS mobile networks... AT&T shut down those airwaves quite a while back. In the scheme of things...

AMPS-->TDMA-->GSM/CDMA--> To the now current UMTS/CDMA/1xEV.

I'm a network engineer for AT&T and we shut down general availability of those frequencies in 2002 I believe. Then later on in late '05-'06 they were shutdown all together. Analog spectrum is being sold off by the FCC for 4G networks that uses that spectrum (800-900Mhz). No US carrier offers CDPD service anymore.

 

I have a CDPD card laying around from a CF-27... it's anyones for the cost of shipping!

AFAIK, CPDP networks are dead so these cards are useless.

Thanks

 

Don't overlook the ease of upgrading the sled to another modem or even a GPS only sled. Your toughbook has all the internals to make it wireless ready so just because CDPD is dead you still have a valuable unit with a few options.

 

One thing everyone's overlooking here: just because orphanlr's CF-29CRKGADM was originally CDPD-equipped does not mean the N4A (Enfora) card is CDPD.

In fact, if anyone read the N4A link I posted they would have noticed that the cards are on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE Low Power Platform.

@orphanlr:

Post all the information from the card you show in the photo; this may help better identify it.

 

OK Thanks.

It and I are separated at the moment, but as soon as I get it, I'll get more info on it posted.

 

Anyone call "dibs" yet?

It's way cool only 'cause I haven't fought with one yet. Will it run Ubuntu?

Far-West Paperweight and Old Toughbook Museum.

 

Gork,

If it turns out to be a paperweight, dibs to you.

Now can I interest you in a 27,28,29,47,48,50,51,m34,07 for the museum

 

Maybe a non-paperweight 27. And ummm a 34? I have a 48 and a 51. As far as the 50 goes NOT. What's an 07? I'll look it up.

 

It is Marked ENFORA ENABLER-A Model NO: CDP1001

It is about 1 inch by 2 inch device that screws into the bigger sled, then a coupe of connectors.

 

Closest thing I found so far:

Panasonic Toughbook TBE PANASONIC CF-CDP1001 Enfora WIRELESS CDPD MODEM PCMCIA Details

Who was it that wrote "paperweight"?

 

Well, I suppose there might be some areas in the wilds of Borneo or South Africa where analog cellular still works; the rest of the world has moved on to slightly less brick-like wireless communication... I have no idea who they think they're going to sell that chrome-plated tvrd to.

mnem
No matter what color you paint it, that one's gonna stink.