Sprint Nextel PC-5740 Network Card User Manual


 
4 Section 1A: Introducing the Sprint PCS Connection Card
Your Sprint PCS Connection Card
Your Sprint PCS Connection Card fits into a Type II PC Cardslot
(available on most notebook PCs) and functions as a wireless
network card.
This card allows you to:
Access your company network
Send and receive email
Access the Internet
CDMA Networks
The Sprint PCS Connection Card operates over a type of wireless
network called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).
To use the Sprint PCS Connection Card, you need an account
that gives you access to a CDMA network.
Every CDMA network operates on one of three radio
frequency bands. Your Sprint PCS Connection Card
PC-5740
leverages the high-speed CDMA 1xEV-DO nework and
operates on the
1900
MHz band.
The Sprint PCS Connection Card utilizes CDMA 1xEV-DO
technology enabling real-time high-speed 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 2.4
Megabits per second (Mbps) (average speed of 300-800 kbps
before bandswidth optimization).
Tip:More information about CDMA networks is available on the CDMA
DevelopmentGroup Web site,www.cdg.org.
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