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Network card
On notebook PCs, during high-speed packet connections, the
AirCard is a true network card, functioning just like the
network cards familiar to most corporate computer users.
Once installed and configured, the AirCard can connect to the
CDMA network automatically. You just insert the AirCard,
allow Watcher to autolaunch
1
and authenticate your account
on the network, then launch your Internet browser—you’re
online!
Modem
As a modem, the AirCard allows you to dial up any other
modem (such as a corporate server), or send and receive faxes.
Phone
You can connect a headset (sold separately) to the AirCard and
use it as a phone. Make and receive calls using digital voice
quality, and have the security of emergency 911 access.
Short Messaging Service (SMS) is also available to exchange
brief text messages with other CDMA subscribers.
CDMA 1X services
The AirCard operates over a type of wireless network called
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).
CDMA 1X technology provides a variety of connectivity
features, depending on your service provider and account:
• High-speed packet data, sometimes known as 1X,
supports Internet connections with data rates up to
153.6 kbps (downlink from the network) and 76.8 kbps
(uplink to the network). Actual speed depends on the
network conditions. With this type of connection, the
AirCard functions as a network card.
Once the connection is established, you can open your
browser and connect to any web site that is accessible
1. Autolaunch is supported on notebook PCs only.
Running Watcher is optional—a high-speed connection is initi-
ated upon insertion of the AirCard, provided:
a) you have enabled, in Watcher, “Always-on” for the high-
speed connection, and
b) WiFi coverage is either not available, or is available but no
WiFi profiles have been set to autoconnect.
However, to make use of other features of the AirCard, you
must run Watcher.