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πŸ“§ EarthLink Mailstation Cidco DET1 Mivo 100 Email Appliance Review

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Description of πŸ“§ EarthLink Mailstation Cidco DET1 Mivo 100 Email Appliance

Sends and receives e-mail. Parallel port for printing. No computer skills needed. Connects to standard phone jack. Ready to use out of the box.

Reviews

Global ratings 6
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Type of review

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Used and easy to use for a 90 year old.

which is used and easy to use for a 90 year old person to keep in touch with family. no longer used. terminated by the server

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • You could choose a newer model

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It was not good! However

This is "deprecated" in the sense that EarthLink no longer supports this machine and will not connect a new one. So it wasn't good! However, I will admit that there have been very good reviews of how easy it is to return.

Pros
  • This is amazing
Cons
  • Modern

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It doesn't work - phones and accessories

Do not buy this product, it is no longer supported - all good reviews are from 1999 and 2000 (this is now 2009) it was given to EarthLink and they don't support that anymore! I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY 82 YEAR OLD FATHER - THE PEOPLE SELLING THIS ITEM ARE THESE.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
  • Minor problems

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best Mail Station In Office Electronics

Sorry, Earthlink/Cidco no longer supports new or used mail stations. They only consider an existing account at an existing post office. After spending over an hour with customer service abroad I was told that you cannot reactivate an existing account on a new post office, transfer an account to a different post office or activate a new account. I just spent money on a purchase at a post office that I can't activate. I do not recommend buying.

Pros
  • Durable Test Results
Cons
  • Fading

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Something for my mother

After installing a high speed connection for my 91 year old. an elderly mother, and tediously guiding her through the process of going online and to Facebook to see a photo of her dear little great-grandson - she has given it all up and wants to start emailing again. She's been through 2 of these in the last 8 years - and she loves it. It lights up with an LED, and that's all she needs, other than downloading our addresses. They used to cost 100.00. I got it new for 27.00 - long live the "old…

Pros
  • Something inside
Cons
  • For retirees

Revainrating 1 out of 5

CIDCO Email Appliance

I bought a MailStation for my brother for Christmas. He's not techy at all, and I wanted him to use something very simple. I found the limitations of this product frustrating and less useful than I had hoped. People who email him frequently don't realize they're composing their email in HTML format; they send attachments in a format he cannot receive; You are sending messages that are too long. He's so upset about it I guess I'll bring him back and buy him a new present.

Pros
  • Best-in-Niche
Cons
  • I will add later