Novatel U720 Review
A mobile phone’s design adapts to a person’s lifestyle. Are you always on the road? Do you want your business and friends to communicate with you at ALL times? Are you someone who uses the computer and connects to the Internet 24/7? Introducing the Novatel U270 PC/Mac Card – a mobile phone and a wireless broadband card in one. Branded as the Novatel U270 (Ovation) by its famous carrier, Sprint. A new breed of mobile phone is introduced.
The first of its kind with its distinct flash drive design. This sleek mobile phone looks like an ordinary compact hard drive which weighs 1.7 oz. Running on CDMA technology, it gives the consumer an option to connect on bands/signal 900 and 1800. With dimensions 3.4″ x 1.5″ x 0.7″, the Novatel U270 has a flip-up antenna and external antenna which is designed to work in universal USB 2.0 slots and thus provides you with download speeds of up to 2.0 Mbps together with upload speeds of up to 150 Kbps. Users can use this for data transfer, recharging the phone and accessing wireless broadband Internet – all at the same time.
No need to be tech savvy when using the Novatel U270 PC/Mac Card. First time users just need to use the 4-step user friendly installation CD-ROM software that comes with the package – no fuss. No clutter. No worries. This special device is designed to be compatible with Windows and Apple computers. This is highly convenient for the Macintosh lovers of the world.
However, like any other USB device, it shares with your computer’s resources, and if not careful, it will definitely slow down your PC. The good thing about this phone is its carrier, Sprint, because this mobile phone’s carrier is targeting to rollout Rev A service which constitutes downloading speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps and upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps. Users will definitely enjoy this broadband service since it’s all wireless.
Phone features are not that bad either, If you are looking for features such as Bluetooth, infrared, music player, radio, and camera, you will not find it here. The Novatel U270 PC/Mac Card brags its PC Card capabilities. Its phone features only allow users to text, call and send emails.
Pros
The Novatel U270 (Ovation) PC/Mac Card is a good phone for people tied up to their computers for work, class, leisure or even their business. Even with its limited phone features, the basics are still there. These are the good points of this phone:
-A mobile phone and a PC Card in one
-Compact and comes with a lightweight design in a flash drive form
-No need for extra cables for the power supply since it uses the USB 2.0 Slot for power
-Allows you to connect to a wireless broadband network 24/7
-Enables the user to call, send or receive text messages and access the web
-No PC client needed to connect wirelessly
Cons
Being the first one in the market, not all consumers are familiar with this device. With all types of phones available, one would think twice when buying the Novatel U270 PC/Mac Card because of its limited phone features.
-Like any other USB device, it shares with your computer’s resources
-Has no built in camera, radio, music player or flash light
-Bluetooth and infrared incompatible
-Needs a computer to be recharged
-Wireless broadband connection is only useful in areas where there’s good signal
Overall
The Novatel U270 PC/Mac Card (also referred to as Novatel U270 Ovation) is very easy to use. Convenient and specially designed to work with any Windows and Apple computers, no need to worry about compatibility issues. Mobile phne basics are still there, and this device lets you call your loved ones, send text messages to your friends, send and receive email, surf the web and access your business network database – all at the same time.
Now-a-days, most devices implement Bluetooth because it offer a quick and effective form of communication and the way it functions is also quite simplistic. If you want ro read more about connecting bluetooth devices follow the link.
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