Motorola Q Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Richard Baguley Published on March 08, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (4.0)
The Q is a dual-band CDMA phone: it includes support for the CDMA 800 and 1900 frequency bands. There is no support for roaming onto other types of networks, so it wouldn’t work in countries that use other standards or out of coverage of the home network. Motorola have announced a GSM version of the phone, but at present, none of the US GSM carriers (such as Cingular and T-Mobile) have decided to offer this to their customers.
Data Support Score (6.0)
The Q includes support for the 1xRTT and EVDO data standards. It doesn’t include support for the faster EVDO Rev A network that Verizon is rolling out at present, so the maximum data speed you are likely to achieve from this is the 400 to 700 mbps that EVDO can achieve.
Bluetooth (7.0)
The Q includes a Bluetooth 1.1 radio, and it supports an impressive 13 profiles. These include the most commonly used ones, including A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution, for connecting Bluetooth headphones), BIP (Basic Imaging Protocol, for sending images over a Bluetooth connection) and DUN (Dial-up Networking). However, some carriers (such as Verizon) choose to disable the DUN profile to prevent the phone being used as a way for a PC to access the Internet.
One interesting and unique feature is the Bluetooth PC Remote program. By using the Bluetooth HID (Human Interface Device) profile, this turns the Q into a remote control for the PC, with settings for acting a normal keyboard, for controlling media apps or for controlling the presentation program PowerPoint. We paired the Q with a bluetooth headset and found the interface quick and easy to use.
WiFi (0.0)
No WiFi radios are included in the Q, unlike the T-Mobile Dash or the Samsung Blackjack. The only way to connect to the Internet is the EVDO radio; a pain if you are in a building with a WiFi, but no cell phone network signal.
IRDA (7.0)
A single Infra- red IRDA port is present on the Q, just above the MicroSD card port.
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