Full Web access, not just to a limited set of specially formatted sites. Regular Internet e-mail access.
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Doesn't automatically notify you of e-mail as it arrives. OmniSky breathes new life into old handhelds-specifically, the Palm V, Handspring Platinum or Prism or the HP Jornada. But it's pokey for Web surfing, and things get even slower when OmniSky's software attempts to show Web graphics and formatting-a task that is alternately futile and essential. Some services, such as Etak's traffic reports, require a separate subscription. But we had bigger problems with OmniSky's own service.