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Global Mobile. Computing without Walls, without Wires, without Borders

ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A

Year: 2003
Pages: 78

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• Global Mobile CONNECTING WITHOUT WALLS. WIRES. OR BORDERS
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• What This Book is About
• How to Use This Book
• ChapterONE.Before You Go
• Connecting to the Internet Away from Home
• Using a Cell Phone Internationally
• Trip Preparation
• Packing Checklist
• Popular U.S. Mobile Phone Carriers
• Some Standard Plug Adapters
• Voltages Around the World
• ChapterTWO.In Transit
• Sitting at the Gate
• On the Plane
• On Arrival
• ChapterTHREE.At Your Destination
• Connecting via Ethernet Broadband
• Connecting via Wi-Fi
• Do-It-Yourself Hotel Wi-Fi
• Connecting via Dial-up Modem
• Dialing Internationally
• ChapterFOUR.Working While on the Road
• Accessing a Virtual Private Network Remotely
• Printing and Faxing on the Road
• Backing up Your Files
• ChapterFIVE.In Public Places
• The Hotspot Invasion
• Finding a Hotspot
• Getting Connected
• Creating Your Own Computer-to-Computer Network
• ChapterSIX.Text Messaging (SMS)
• What Is SMS?
• A Brief History of Text
• The Killer App?
• Composing and Sending SMS Messages
• Commonly Used SMS Shorthand
• SMS and MMS
• ChapterSEVEN.Getting Online with Your Cell Phone
• Signing up for Data Service
• Connecting Your Cell Phone and Laptop
• Connecting with Bluetooth
• Other Cellular Options
• ChapterEIGHT.Emerging Technologies
• Cell Phone Trends
• VoIP
• Wi-Fi
• Personal Ad Hoc Networks
• AppendixA.GSM Frequencies, Country by Country
• AppendixB.Country Codes and International Access Numbers
• Index
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