Verizon SMT5800 Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Mark Brezinski Published on March 17, 2008 Comment on this |
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Summary
As a CDMA phone, the SMT5800 will only work in a handful of countries. Its Bluetooth is lacking for a smart phone. It also doesn't support wi-fi or, to a less important extent, infrared. The SMT5800 is not the most well connected phone on the market.
Cellular Bands (4.0)
The SMT5800, as a Verizon phone, runs on CDMA networks. As most of the world uses the GSM standard instead this means the SMT5800 is not a good choice for world travellers.
Data Support Score (6.0)
For data, SMT5800 users will have to rely on EVDO, which provides download speeds between 500 and 700 kbps. If you somehow fall between the EVDO network's cracks, you'll use 1x RTT, which is much slower.
Bluetooth (4.0)
This phone runs Bluetooth 1.2, with profiles for wireless headset, handsfree, A2DP (stereo headset), and serial port. Windows Mobile is capable of supporting far more Bluetooth profiles, it looks like Verizon's history of crippling Bluetooth rears its ugly head again.
Wi-Fi (0.0)
The SMT5800 wants nothing to do with wi-fi.
Infrared (0.0)
Infrared is hardly used any more; the SMT5800 doesn't dwell on the past.
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