User guide

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Bearer
Communication method used for data transport over the mobile
network, eg. 3G Broadband, HSPA, 3G, etc.
Built-in data card
Mobile data card built into notebook computer. Enables data
connections over the mobile phone network.
USB stick A device for your computer that you can use to open a data
connection over the mobile phone network.
EDGE
An enhancement to the GPRS bearer offering higher speeds,
although not as fast as 3G Broadband.
GPRS
The General Packet Radio Service is a bearer offering higher data
speeds than GSM, on which it is based.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication.
Home network
The network of the mobile operator who provided your SIM.
HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access bearer, enhancing 3G, including both
HSUPA (Uplink) and HSDPA (Downlink).
HSUPA
High-Speed Uplink Packet Access bearer.
3G
The third-generation mobile phone service, as UMTS (Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System) is also known, is a bearer
providing higher data speeds.
4G/LTE The fourth-generation mobile phone service providing faster data
speeds (where available).
3G broadband
The latest enhancement to the 3G bearer.
Roaming
You can use your mobile device on any other mobile network that
has a roaming agreement with your operator, whether in your
country or abroad.
SIM
Your Subscriber Identity Module is the postage-stamp-sized chip
that you will have received together with your mobile contract. Your
SIM has gold contacts on one side.
Glossary