HTC Mogul Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Alfredo Padilla Published on July 23, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (4.0)
The HTC Mogul is a dual band (800/1900) CDMA phone. CDMA technology is not used widely outside of the United States. In the US it is used by Verizon and Sprint, however unlike GSM phones you cannot easily switch carriers by transferring a SIM card from one phone to another. Rather each phone is locked into your account and you will need your carriers assistance to change phones. One major drawback of CDMA phones is that because the technology is not used widely outside the US its not likely to work when you travel. Thus any CDMA phone is not a good choice for those who travel overseas a lot. Our score for cellular bands is standardized based on the number of bands supported. Data Support Score (6.0)
The HTC Mogul supports Sprint's EVDO network, which provides for fast data transfers theoretically up to 1 Mbps. In practice you will generally see speeds between 500 kbps and 800 kbps depending on your signal strength. The Mogul does not currently support Sprint's faster EVDO Rev A network, however it is software upgradeable to support this. We hope that this upgrade comes soon, but until it does we will not award points for this additional functionality.
Bluetooth (7.5)
The HTC Mogul supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows for multiple simultaneous connections. The Mogul supports the following Bluetooth profiles: service discovery, network access point, AVRCP, A2DP, Active Sync, voice gateway and Obex object push. This is a good range of services, certainly much better than the severely crippled Bluetooth support you see on some phones like the iPhone. We found it simple and easy to pair the Mogul with a bluetooth headset.
Wi-Fi (5.0)
We were happy to see that the Mogul support Wifi in the "b" and "g" varieties. This gives you access to localized high speed internet, and is generally faster than the built in EVDO. We appreciate having Wi-Fi on our handsets, not just for the high speed internet access but also for the ability to use services like Skype.
Infrared (7.0)
The Mogul includes infrared (IRDA) for short range line of sight wireless communication. We are happy to see infrared supported on a business device like the Mogul because there are still a lot of legacy hardware out there like older lap tops where infrared is the only way to transfer files wirelessly.
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