Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 - Manual (Page 9)

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1: Introducing the AirCard
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710/
750 Network Card
• About the AirCard
• Supported platforms
and networks
• Care and maintenance
About the AirCard 710/750
wireless network card
The AirCard
®
710/750 wireless network card fits into a
standard Type II PC Card slot (available on most notebook
PCs) and functions as a wireless network card. This card
allows you to connect to the Internet, send and receive e-mail,
and connect to a corporate network, without the need of a
network cable or phone line. The card uses cellular telephone
radio frequencies and the GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications) digital telephone infrastructure.
When packet mode service is available, the AirCard 710/750
network card uses the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
infrastructure to provide an “always-on” data connection, just
like an Ethernet card or other wired network adapter.
Supported computer platforms
and wireless networks
Windows computer platforms The AirCard 710/750
wireless network card works in notebook PCs running
Windows 95, 98 SE, Me, NT, XP, and 2000, and in Pocket PCs
running Windows CE 3.0, Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002. For
more details, see "System requirements" on page 9 (notebooks)
and page 19 (Pocket PCs).
GSM wireless networks The AirCard 710/750 network card
operates over a type of wireless network called GSM (Global
System for Mobile communications), supported by a number
of wireless carriers in North America and around the world.
To use the AirCard 710/750 network card, you must have an
account that gives you access to a GSM network.
Note: Every GSM network worldwide operates on one of three radio
frequency bands. The AirCard 710 network card operates only on the
1900 MHz PCS band used in North America and in some parts of