T-Mobile Shadow Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Alfredo Padilla Published on November 21, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (8.0)
The T-Mobile Shadow is a quad band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM phone. This means it is compatible with any GSM network worldwide. GSM is the global standard for cell phones so the Shadow will work in most countries. This is in contrast to CDMA phones like the HTC Mogul where major networks are usually only available in North America. This makes the Shadow a good choice for world travelers. Our score for cellular bands are based on the total number of bands supported.
Data Support Score (3.0)
Because T-Mobile has not yet rolled out their 3G network the Shadow only works on their slower EDGE and GPRS data networks. EDGE is capable of speeds up to 250 kbps, with the slower GPRS network used if EDGE is not available. EDGE is two to four times slower than 3G networks.
Bluetooth (7.0)
The T-Mobile Shadow supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows for multiple concurrent connections. It supports a good selection of profiles including network access point, A2DP, AVRCP, Sync, voice gateway and OBEX object push. We found pairing the Shadow with a Bluetooth headset to be a straightforward affair. Wi-Fi (5.0)
We were pleased to see that the T-Mobile Shadow supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g for high speed data connections. This takes some of the sting away from the lack of 3G support, and with T-Mobile's widely available Wi-Fi network you can usually find a hotspot nearby. Unfortunately the Shadow doesn't support T-Mobile's Hotspot at Home service.
Infrared (0.0)
The T-Mobile Shadow does not support infrared for short range line of site data transfer. This is unsurprising as this technology is being phased out of handsets in favor of Bluetooth and HTC declared their intent to do so earlier this year.
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