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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
reports dated February 14, 2000 relating to the financial statements and the
financial statement schedule of i3 Mobile, Inc., which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 10, 2000