Two phones and a wireless data card

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: KEITH SHAW ON WIRELESS COMPUTING
DEVICES
08/11/05
Today's focus: Two phones and a wireless data card

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* News from Nextel, Motorola, Verizon Wireless and UTStarcom
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Today's focus: Two phones and a wireless data card

By Keith Shaw

Sometimes you want to be rugged; sometimes you want to be
fashionable. Nextel and Motorola last week launched two
different phones to let you decide which one suits your mood.

The i560 is a clamshell-style flip phone that includes rugged
features for protection during outdoor activities. The phone is
certified to meet military standards for dust, shock, vibration,
temperature extremes, low pressure and solar radiation, Nextel
says.

The phone supports Nextel's Nationwide Direct Connect
walkie-talkie service, Group Connect (walkie-talkie
conversations with up to 20 users nationwide) and International
Direct (country-to-country walkie-talkie service). The phone
also supports Nextel's Direct Talk service, which provides
short-range walkie-talkie communications in areas without
wireless network coverage.

Other features include Java support, Multimedia Messaging
Service, an internal color display, external display for caller
ID, speaker phone, voice recorder, voice-activated dialing, GPS
support, and a Web browser. The phone includes an airplane mode
that lets users turn off the wireless signal yet still access
the phone's non-network applications.

The phone is now available for $149.99 (with two-year agreement)
through Nextel's distribution channels.

For users who want to be more fashionable than rugged, Motorola
and Nextel launched the i760, which includes a large color
display and personalization options such as user-assigned ring
tones, wallpaper designs, and navigation shortcuts.

The i760 includes support for Direct Connect, Group Connect, and
Direct Talk, in addition to MMS features, the companies said.
The phone supports Java applications and GPS technology (for
location-based driving direction applications). The i760 is now
available for $149.99 (after $50 rebate and two-year agreement)
through Nextel's distribution channels.

Verizon Wireless and UTStarcom recently announced availability
of the PC 5740 wireless PC Card, which customers can use to
access Verzion's CDMA EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network.
With the PC 5740, users will be able to access Verzion's
BroadbandAccess service with average speeds of 400K to 700K
bit/sec., the companies said.

The card works with notebooks that have Windows 98, ME, 2000 and
XP, and fits into the standard PCMCIA card slot. The
BroadbandAccess network currently supports more than 50
metropolitan areas and 57 airports across the U.S., Verizon
says. If users travel beyond the BroadbandAccess coverage area,
the card seamlessly switches to Verizon's CDMA 1xRTT network
(NationalAccess service).

The PC 5740 costs $49.99 (after $50 rebate and two-year
agreement). The BroadbandAccess service costs $79.99 per month
for unlimited usage.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4905>

2. EMC announces surveillance management application
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080905-emc.html?t5>

3. DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4906>

4. Microsoft fixes Print Spooler, Plug and Play flaw
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4907>

5. Sprint, Nextel expect to finish merger Friday
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To contact: Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw is Senior Editor, Product Testing, at Network World.
In addition, he writes the " Cool Tools
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/cooltools.html> "
column, which looks at gizmos, gadgets and other mobile
computing devices.

You can reach Keith at <mailto:kshaw@nww.com>.
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and trends is not unlike keeping pace with your organizations
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to the threat of those USB memory sticks, this Network World
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World's Storage Executive Guide.
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