Free Robby

If you’re like me, you were disappointed when Google released a mobile Gmail client for PalmOS 5, but did not provide support for Palm TX devices. The TX, after all, is Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled, and thus an ideal candidate for any mobile application that takes advantage of unfettered wireless internet. Sure, you can access Gmail through the web-based mobile interface using a mobile browser, but that method is slow, menial and inelegant.

But fear not. It turns out that getting Google’s Gmail client up and running on the Palm TX is both quick and easy. And rewarding, too, if you’re on the go as much as I am!

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Any Verizon customer can tell you the company mantra: if the customer wants it, make them pay for it. Verizon’s mobile web is no exception: by disallowing the user to change certain settings on the LG VX8600 phone, they effectively force him to use Verizon’s mobile web service, or none at all. Long story short: users cannot take advantage of free WAP services (such as that of Google) because Verizon wants you to use theirs. And pay for it.

But if you’re like me and use the LG VX 8600, you no longer have to. My making a minor firmware update, you can enable your phone to use free WAP providers, giving you full access to the mobile web without paying Verizon so much as a dime (aside from airtime minutes, of course). Here’s how I did it.
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