Your Pcs Connection Card; Cdma Networks - Sprint PCS Connection Card CF2031 User Manual

Your PCS Connection Card

The PCS Connection Card model CF2031 fits into a Type II Compact
Flash slot and, through the included adapter, a standard Type II PC Card
slot, allowing it to work with most notebook and Pocket PCs. This
versatile device functions as both a wireless network card and a mobile
phone. The PCS Connection Card allows you to:
Access your company network
Send and receive email
Access the Internet
Make and receive voice calls
Receive short text (Web) messages
all without the need of a network cable or phone line.
The PCS Connection Card functions in notebook PCs with these Windows
operating systems: 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP. Your PCS Connection Card is
also supported by Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002.

CDMA Networks

The PCS Connection Card operates over a type of wireless network
called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). This network technology
has many features beyond providing a wireless link, including
Web Messaging, which allows you to receive short messages using
the PCS Connection Card.
To use the PCS Connection Card, you need an account that gives you
access to a CDMA network.
The PCS Connection Card utilizes CDMA technology enabling real-time
wireless access to email, the Internet or your company network. The card
runs on most current Windows-compatible laptop or desktop computers,
and it provides data transmission of up to 144 kilobits per second (kbps)
(average speed of 50-70 kbps before bandwidth optimization).
Tip: More information about CDMA networks is available on the CDMA
Development Group Web site, www.cdg.org.
Section 1: PCS Connection Card Basics
8 1A: Introducing the PCS Connection Card
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