Cellular One introduces QuickLink Mobile Wireless Internet Services

Mobile Internet, The, Oct, 2004

Connecting to the web just got a whole lot easier thanks to QuickLink(R) Mobile Wireless Internet Services from Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems. The innovative new technology allows wireless telephone users to link a laptop computer to Cellular One's wireless network via a special wireless PC card and access e-mails, upload and download files, and surf the web without being plugged into a network or modem line connection.

The same result can also be achieved by tethering a specially-equipped phone to a laptop. Both the tether equipment and the Sony Ericsson GC82 Edge PC card are available now at Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems retail stores in 16 states, a company spokesman said. Data packages start at $30. The new technology, that gives Cellular One customers the freedom to access the Internet at high speeds, is made possible thanks to a multi-million dollar overlay of EDGE technology that provides faster data transfer over a wireless network. An EDGE-equipped handset makes surfing the web, buying ring tones or checking the latest stock quotes faster. A variety of EDGE-equipped phones are available from Cellular One, including the Nokia 6200 and 68.