User's Manual

Section 1: PCS Connection Card Basics
4 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:
䊳 Access your corporate network
䊳 Send and receive email
䊳 Access the Internet
䊳 Make and receive voice calls
䊳 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
®
operating systems: 98 SE, 2000, Me, and XP.
The PCS Connection Card also functions in select Handheld
and Pocket PCs.
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:
䊳 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 kilobits per second (kbps) (average
speed of 50-70 kbps before bandswidth optimization).