Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

Rev 1.2  Mar.02

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• About the AirCard
• Supported platforms 

and networks

• Care and maintenance

The AirCard

®

 710/750 wireless network card fits into a 

standard Type II PC Card slot (available on most notebook 
PCs) and functions as a wireless network card. This card 
allows you to connect to the Internet, send and receive e-mail, 
and connect to a corporate network, without the need of a 
network cable or phone line. The card uses cellular telephone 
radio frequencies and the GSM (Global System for Mobile 
Communications) digital telephone infrastructure.

When packet mode service is available, the AirCard 710/750 
network card uses the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 
infrastructure to provide an “always-on” data connection, just 
like an Ethernet card or other wired network adapter.

The AirCard 710/750 

wireless network card works in notebook PCs running 
Windows 95, 98 SE, Me, NT, XP, and 2000, and in Pocket PCs  
running Windows CE 3.0, Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002. For 
more details, see "System requirements" on page 9 (notebooks) 
and page 19 (Pocket PCs).

The AirCard 710/750 network card 

operates over a type of wireless network called GSM (Global 
System for Mobile communications), supported by a number 
of wireless carriers in North America and around the world.

To use the AirCard 710/750 network card, you must have an 
account that gives you access to a GSM network.