Introduction
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Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for buying the Sony Ericsson Edge PC Card Modem GC82. The
GC82 is a standard size type II PC card for GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850 and 1900 MHz, enabling
laptop users to have mobile access to the internet or corporate network with flexibility and high
speed, including ‘always online’ capability via GPRS/EDGE. The GC82 is very simple to install and
use; the software provided allows you to select the best data service available so that the GC82 is
always available for data transfer.
The GC82 enables your laptop PC to:
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Browse the Internet
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Send and receive e-mails
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Receive information services in real time
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Access files, databases and discussion groups
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Send and receive SMS text messages
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Edit SIM card entries
Note:
Before using your GC82 you MUST read Important Information on page 48.
Hardware Overview
The GC82 is a standard type II PC card. The card is standard length and only the antenna protrudes
outside the PC card slot.
The amount of power drawn from the laptop battery is dependant upon a number of factors including
status, distance to the base station and number of timeslots used. See Technical Specifications on
page 51 for a general guide to power consumption.
Before you can start using the GC82 you need to put the hardware together. You will also need a SIM
card.
SIM Card
When you subscribe to a mobile network operator, you are issued with a SIM card (Subscriber
Identity Module card). The SIM contains your personal subscriber data. You need a SIM
to use GC82.
