General Information

Serial #

00507

Part Number

2

Total Parts

5

AKA

Cellular modem interface unit

Patents

N/A

General Description

Black hard synthetic casing with metal connectors and 4 clear rubber feet

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Motorola

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Alabama

City

Huntsville

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This is part of a small collection of early mobile phone equipment donated to the Museum in 2008. The March 2012 Info Telecom newsletter featuring an article written by the donor, briefly describes his connection with the objects: "Louis Houbart is a wireless technology consultant who has worked in the field for the past 32 years. He has been a professional trainer since 1988 and has developed and given many courses and workshops on the subject. Louis is a member of the Community of Telecommunications Consultants."

Function

Used in order to connect various devices to the internet via standard phone line or cellular network.

Technical

This accessory was designed for use with the Motorola MicroTAC family of cellular phones. While the early models introduced as of 1989 were analogue, TDMA and GSM models were produced starting in 1994. This PCMCIA cellular modem allows the user to connect to their personal computer to the internet. The accompanying cable connection inserts into the PCMCIA modem at one end. The other end, an RJ11 jack, can be plugged into a standard phone line in order to access the internet. The PCMCIA modem can also be plugged into the cellular modem interface unit via the RJ11 jack. This interface unit also allows for a connection to a cellular phone (in the Motorola MicroTAC line of phones), so that a computer may be connected to the internet via cellular network(via the cell phone) The interface can also be used to connect the cellular phone to any other RJ11-compatible device, such as a facsimile machine. In this example, the cell phone may be used to transmit a fax.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's: front: "OH CD RD SD TR PR/ [Motorola trademark] MOTOROLA CELLect 14.4". back: "[Motorola trademark] MOTOROLA UDS 5000 BRADFORD DR. HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 MADE IN U.S.A./ASS'Y NO: 5209540600040 DATE CODE: 9425/SERIAL NO: 005077/MODEL: COLLect 14.4 P/M 115V OEM/FCC REG: AK3USA-75856-MM-E/RINGER EQUIV:0.38 LM: 4/FCC ID: /[SA logo] [UL logo] 2F50 LISTED I.T.E./general information regarding the usage of the device and regulations".

Missing

Both the power adapter and the cellular modem interface and the cable that would connect the interface to the cellular phone are missing.

Finish

Black synthetic casing with metal connectors and 4 clear rubber feet.

Decoration

On the front of the unit is a blue map of the world.