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Given the new cell phone policy, what is currently available and what will work best for you at the U

Given the new cell phone policy, what is currently available and what will work best for you at the U Technologies/Hardware: Dave Packham Hang Wong NOT Supported! Cell or Smart Phones? Types of smart phones? All “smartphones” are BOTH a cellular phone and a PDA Type #1

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Given the new cell phone policy, what is currently available and what will work best for you at the U

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  1. Given the new cell phone policy, what is currently available and what will work best for you at the U Technologies/Hardware: Dave Packham Hang Wong

  2. NOT Supported!

  3. Cell or Smart Phones?

  4. Types of smart phones? • All “smartphones” are BOTH a cellular phone and a PDA • Type #1 • Write on the screen • Type #2 • Cant write on the screen

  5. Cant Write Types

  6. Can Write Types

  7. New Style Cell Towers

  8. New Cool Phones

  9. High Speed Cellular ED-VO and EDGE

  10. What is ED-VO and EDGE? • EV-DO = Evolution Data Optimized(Verizon, Sprint) • EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (Cingular, T-Mobile)

  11. Advantages over WiFi • “Seamless” roaming • Uses existing cellular towers • No “hot spot” limitations • Larger service area

  12. Peak Data Rates Courtesy of evdoinfo.com

  13. Phones with High Speed

  14. What about tethering? • Allows one to connect a laptop to the internet via the broadband enabled cellphone either by a physical cable or BlueTooth. • Most providers will not allow tethering.

  15. Alternatives PC Card style Wireless Router Courtesy of evdoinfo.com

  16. Cost? • Average cost for unlimited data…$40/month + voice • Some dropping to $20/month + voice • Tiered per MB

  17. On the horizon… • HSDPA =High Speed Downlink Packet Access • Compete with ED-VOSpeeds 2048 kbps • Cingular Carrier

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