Internet

Through Access' NetFront 3.3 browser and WAP 2.0 (WML, CSS, and xHTML Mobile and xHTML Basic), surfers can browse the web for weather reports, sports scores, stocks quotes, or travel information. Supporting a complete web standard suite, NetFront gives users a variety of ways to view web pages.

GPRS Class 10 (4+2) lets consumers transfer at speeds of up to 48 kbps. However users will most likely opt for EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution). Compatible with Cingular's new 3G broadband network, the W600i can transfer about two to three times faster than traditional GPRS networks, at up to 70 to 135 kbps.

Cingular's EDGE network is currently expanded to over 13,000 U.S. cities and towns and more than 39,000 miles of U.S. highways. Reaching a population of nearly 253 million people and growing, international EDGE and GPRS roaming is also available in more than 80 countries.

Storage

Including an ample 256 MB of internal memory, free space is dynamically shared among stored multimedia. A drawback with the W600i is the lack of an expansion slot. Not available to let consumers offload music and files, should more storage be needed, users will need to clean out space.

Connectivity

The W600i supports Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology, allowing consumers to pair with headsets, car equipment, computers PDAs, and other devices within a 10 meter radius.

Able to transfer and offload multimedia to and from a PC (also through infrared or USB cable), the W600i can also be used as a wireless modem with a laptop. Allowing fast synchronization with Calendar, Notes, and the PhoneBook, users can take their work with them.

Additionally including Bluetooth HID (Human Interface Devices) profiles, the W600i can be turned into a remote control. When connected to a PC through Bluetooth, the W600i simulates a combined keyboard and mouse. By assigning specific combinations of computer keyboard key presses to each key on the W600i's keypad, users can control computer applications from across the room.

Configuration files are needed for keypad controls of individual computer application. The W600i comes with a few preloaded files to navigate on a computer desktop, control presentations, and media players. Consisting of an XML file for the keypad and an image for the display, consumers can modify the files themselves on their computers.

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