User guide

Getting Started 5
Note
For more information about optional accessories, see
“Commercially Available Accessories” on page 109.
Working with Your Service Provider
When you use Globalstar data service to access the Internet, your Internet
service is supplied by one or both of the following:
■ For Globalstar Satellite connections — a network provider or Internet
Service Provider (ISP), through the Globalstar Gateway
■ For cellular connections — your cellular phone service provider (SP)
Check with your service provider(s) for details about their service features.
Apple
Macintosh
■ QUALCOMM serial data cable (included in kit)
■ optional extension cable, if desired
For systems with USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports:
■ USB adapter with software
For non-USB systems with mini-DIN 8 ports:
■ Macintosh modem cable
■ adapter (female 25-pin to male 9-pin)
Palm handheld
■ QUALCOMM serial data cable (included in kit)
■ Palm HotSync cable (or appropriate Palm cable)
■ null modem adapter, male 9-pin on both ends
■ optional extension cable, if desired
Red Hat
Linux,
Solaris UNIX
■ QUALCOMM serial data cable (included in kit)
■ optional extension cable, if desired
QUALCOMM
Globalstar
Hands-Free
Car Kit
■ serial cable with a male 9-pin connector on one end
and a female 9-pin connector on the other
■ other cables or adapters as listed above for your
specific computer (for setup instructions, see
“QUALCOMM Globalstar Hands-Free Car Kit” on
page 107)
Computer Cables and accessories needed for the Tri-Mode
Phone