LG Shine KE970 Review - Connectivity
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Richard Baguley Published on April 25, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (6.0)
The KE970 is a GSM phone that supports the GSM-900, GSM-1800 and GSM-1900 bands. That means it’ll work on any US GSM network (such as Cingular or T-Mobile) as well as any international GSM network. It does not support the GSM-850 standard, though, which means that it won’t work in some parts of the US GSM networks that use this frequency. This may be a major issue for many users, as both GSM networks (Cingular and T-Mobile) use GSM-850 a lot in non-urban areas as it provides better range. To see what we mean, look at the T-Mobile coverage map; the KE970 won’t work in the dotted and dashed areas, as they are covered by the GSM-850 part of their network. T-Mobile also shares parts of their network with Cingular, and they use the GSM-850 band a lot as well (although they don’t specify the frequency band they use on their coverage map). The KE970 won’t work or roam onto CDMA networks such as those run by Verizon or Sprint, so it should not be considered if you have an account with these networks and don’t want to move your number to a GSM network.
Data Support Score (3.0)
Data support is rather limited; the Shine only supports the EDGE data standard, which maxes out at around 150Kbps. That’s much slower than the UMTS or EVDO connections that many other phones are offering, and this would make downloading large files or using the KE970 as a tethered modem a slow and frustrating experience.
Bluetooth (8.0)
The KE970 includes a Bluetooth 2.0 radio, and includes support for all of the commonly used profiles. We had no problems pairing the KE970 with Bluetooth headsets or PCs and Macs with Bluetooth radios.
Wi-Fi
There is no Wi-fi on the KE790.
Infrared
No infra-red port is present on the KE790.
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