Freedom Mobiles: Nokia Cardphone and Option Globetrotter and Sony Ericsson GC75 (Sales 0870 321 2580)

Benefits of a Cardphone for dedicated data access on the move:

Type II PC Card device for connection without cables to most laptops & data devices

Headset compatibility for voice calls where supported (useful backup if your main phone is lost/broken)

Use your normal phone for calls whilst using your laptop with a Cardphone

Ideal for employees who require data access on the move, but only occasional voice use

No batteries required, solely powered from your laptop

Choice of 3 different Cardphones right now on Orange:

Nokia
D211
rrp: £199.99

Features:
GPRS, High Speed Data (HSCSD), Dual-band and Wireless LAN (802.11b)
Compatibility:
Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, CE 3.0, Pocket PC and LINUX

Key benefit: high speed wireless connectivity at home or in the office with your own LAN, and always on or high speed mobile access when on the move

Freedom Mobiles Online Price:

Prices include VAT and free delivery
Subject to 12 month subscription to Orange in the UK: (view tariff details)
Please note you must stay on your initial chosen tariff, or move up, for the first 4 months,
otherwise we have to charge you the difference in handset price should you downgrade.

More about the Nokia D211:
manufacturer's website

Sony Ericsson
GC75
rrp: £199.99

Features:
GPRS, High Speed Data (HSCSD), Tri-band, and Voice
Compatibility:
Windows 98/Me/2000/NT4/XP
Free Headset Included worth £10
Key benefit: high speed wireless connectivity, using either high speed circuit switched data, GPRS always on data as well as voice connectivity

Freedom Mobiles Online Price:

Prices include VAT and free delivery
Subject to 12 month subscription to Orange in the UK: (view tariff details)
Please note you must stay on your initial chosen tariff, or move up, for the first 4 months,
otherwise we have to charge you the difference in handset price should you downgrade.

More about the Sony Ericsson GC75:
manufacturer's website

Option Globetrotter

RRP: £149.99

Features:
GPRS, Tri-band, Voice and Standard Data @ 14.4
Compatibility:
Windows 98/Me, 2000 Pro, NT4, XP, CE 3.0 & 3.1 & Mac OS 9/OSX
(Mac software pack not included, can be purchased for € 99)

Free Headset Included worth £10

Key benefits: GPRS packet switched data & tri-band for World coverage, plus voice calls

Prices include VAT, free delivery and headset worth £10!
Subject to 12 month subscription to Orange in the UK: (view tariff details)

Please note you must stay on your initial chosen tariff, or move up, for the first 4 months,
otherwise we have to charge you the difference in handset price should you downgrade.

More about the Option Globetrotter:
manufacturer's website

Nokia Cardphone 2.0	Features: High Speed Data (HSCSD), Dual-band and Voice Compatibility: Windows 95, 98/Me, 2000 and NT4, CE 2.11 & 3.0 MacOS 8.6-9.1 Key benefit: normal dial-up connections at up to 28.8kbps on Orange
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More about the Nokia Cardphone: This is a dualband device which can be used for voice, fax and data which plugs into a compatible device (e.g. laptop, palmtop, portable fax) with a type II PC Card (PCMCIA) slot to give it communications capability. This is the World's first product which supports high-speed data transfer in HSCSD networks, which means that right now you can achieve 28.8kb/s uncompressed transfer rates, rivalling fixed line networks. That's three times faster than in today's 9.6 kb/s GSM networks. The Nokia Card Phone is 10 mm thick and weighs just 57 grams. There is a headset socket on the edge so you can use for private voice calls too, and sound support is not required on your laptop or device. This product launched in August 2000 on Orange coinciding with the high speed data services launch - a UK exclusive on Orange. At normal speed, the Nokia Card Phone supports 14.4 kb/s, it will automatically shift up to double speed using two "time slots" in and two out, doubling the transfer speed to 28.8 kb/s if another time slot is available on the network. In practice you should get this speed most of the time. If you are in an area of poor coverage the Cardphone will work at either 9.6kb/s or 19.2kb/s, but again if it can, it will always try to speed up so you get the best performance if the capacity and network coverage is available.

More about HSCSD (high speed circuit switched data):

High Speed Circuit Switched Data, HSCSD, is a new technology now being implemented in several GSM cellular networks. HSCSD makes it possible to use several time slots simultaneously when sending or receiving data. In a cellular network offering basic single-slot service, you get to use one slot in, one slot out, no matter if you are talking, faxing, emailing, or surfing the Internet. Several GSM networks are currently being upgraded from 9.6 to 14.4 kb/s, an increase of 50%. In the UK only Orange is upgrading, in most countries there is at least one network with the supporting technology, so you can still benefit from the quick speeds while roaming abroad. The Nokia Cardphone was the World's first device to support HSCSD. Everyone can use 14400bps for no additional cost, calls at 28800bps are charged at a slightly higher flat rate, to reflect the increased bandwidth being used on the network and made available to you. For an explanation of HSCSD click for the Nokia demonstration (Flash 3 or newer plug-in needed).

More about GPRS (for packet switched internet access):

GPRS operates in a very similar way to the internet does. The concept of a telephone call no longer applies. You are always connected to the internet, and are charged only for the data sent & received (measured in bytes). The bandwidth is shared between a number of users. So while you may get a higher speed than is possible with HSCSD, more often than not you will find GPRS a bit slower to use. That being said it is absolutely ideal for low bandwidth services like text email, WAP and instant messaging. GPRS requires an additional GPRS bundle to be added to any regular voice tariff.

International Roaming

As HSCSD & GPRS are new technologies only the newest and most advanced networks have chosen to support this, so you will not be able to use it in every country on every network.

HSCSD Roaming:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Iceland, Isle of Man, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

GPRS Roaming:
Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

Accessories

A basic earpiece style headset is available for £9.99, or choose from our range of high quality Plantronics headsets
External antenna adaptors are also available for most Cardphone devices, useful for boosting reception when using in a car or boat, for example

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National Rate Sales Telephone: 0870 321 2580 Fax: 0870 734 7119 e-mail: sales@freedom-mobiles.co.uk

72 Elderslie Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 7AL.
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(Established in 1996 as Freedom Phones, renamed Dec. 2000)