- Sprint PCS Connection Card User's Guide 550

Section 1: PCS Connection Card Basics
8 1A: Introducing the PCS Connection Card
Your PCS Connection Card
The PCS Connection Card fits into a standard Type II PC Card slot
(available on most notebook PCs, Handheld PCs and, through an
accessory, on Pocket PCs) and functions as a wireless network card and a
mobile phone. This card allows you to:
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Access your corporate network
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Send and receive email
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Access the Internet
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Make and receive voice calls
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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
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operating systems: 98 SE, 2000, Me, and XP. The
PCS Connection Card also functions in Handheld and Pocket PCs
and select PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants).
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:
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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.
Every CDMA network operates on one of three radio frequency bands.
Your PCS Connection Card operates on the 1900 MHz band.
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 kilobytes per second (kbps).
Tip: More information about CDMA networks is available on the CDMA
Development Group Web site, www.cdg.org.