For
end-users:
Setting
up your system
Using
PCS data applications
Roaming
with PCS using GSM 1900
Minimum
requirements
The system recommendations for mobile
computing over a GSM 1900 network are:
- Intel® Pentium® processor-based
laptop PC
with a Type II or III PC Card capability.
- Windows* 95 operating system.
- GSM 1900 data card with cable (plugs
into the laptop's PC card slot).
- GSM 1900 cellular phone handset
that works with your data card.
- Applications software (which often
is packaged with the GSM data card).
- An account with a network operator
that provides data services.
Costs vary widely from country to country
and from vendor to vendor, but a typical package excluding the operator
service subscription would be:
| Item |
Approximate cost (US$)
|
|
| Intel 133 MHz Pentium processor-based
notebook PC with 16 Mbytes of memory |
1500 |
| PC Card |
200 |
| GSM 1900 phone |
150 |
|
| TOTAL |
1850 |
Online
services and accessing email and the Internet
The Internet offers the largest range
of content and information for PC users through news groups, email,
and World Wide Web access. However, to get online you need an Internet
Service Provider or a commercial online service provider. Once you
have signed up with an ISP, you should be able to dial in via your
GSM phone and browse the Internet.
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