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Introduction: Dell
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Mobile Broadband Card Utility User's Guide
Overview
Features
Overview
Congratulations on purchasing a Dell notebook with mobile broadband connectivity.
Mobile broadband provides high-speed connectivity via public carrier cellular networks. The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility is a
family of broadband connectivity applications that give you the freedom to quickly download complex files and large email
attachments, as well as access your mission-critical data and applications when and where you need them the most - from
anywhere within your service carrier's coverage area.
Mobile broadband gives you the power to stay productive, responsive, and connected while on the go, right from your Dell
notebook. In order to take advantage of the benefits that mobile broadband can offer, you must first activate service on your mobile
broadband card on your chosen cellular provider's network. Dell makes it easy to activate service—if you haven't yet activated your
card,
click here for more information and instructions on how to get started.
Features
The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility includes the following features:
Create and configure your mobile broadband connection profile
Log number of connections, connection duration, and amount of data sent and received (Note that usage data is for
informational purposes only and cannot be used to verify usage data with your service provider)
SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging – send and receive short text messages to and from mobile phones (Check
with your service provider for inclusion of this feature in your service plan)
Email capability – send and receive email and attachments using your preferred email client
Mobile Broadband Card Diagnostics
GPS capability – to determine if your system supports GPS, click here.
Advanced features
Please read all restrictions and disclaimers.
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