2. Set Yourself FREE! The Wireless DBA Julie Dunnam Principal Technical Specialist, OCP SCT Session 36022

3. Objective  To relate information for IT professionals seeking to increase their free time by investing in a wireless solution.

4. Related Sessions  Recommended or related sessions: – 36843 – Wireless Applications Development – A puppet show. – 40058 – Oracle Mobile and Wireless Technology Overview – 40333 – Leveraging Wireless Data and Collaboration in the communications Industry – 40375 – Developing Occasionally Connected Applications using Oracle 9iLite

5. DISCLAIMER  No endorsement is made, implied or inferred  Not being paid by any provider or manufacturer  Only represents what I have learned in my personal quest to find a wireless solution  Be sure to check out your solution, before being committed in a contract.

6. Heavyweight vs Liteweight Geek-Nerd vs Inconspicuous  Carry laptop, cell, PDA, GPS, and all the other junk you can find and strap it on a police issued toolbelt, or better yet, a couple of ammo belts from the local Army-Navy store.  The Nerd Jacket and Pants  One consolidated Solution (MY GOAL!)

7. Main Topics  Carriers  Devices  Functionality  Applications  Costs

8. Vocabulary/Definitions  TDMA – Time Division Multiple Access - A digital air interface technology used in cellular networks. TDMA allows multiple users to access a single radio frequency channel without interference by allocating unique time slots to each user within each channel.

9. GPRS  A GSM data transmission technique that transmits and receives data in packets instead of a dedicated channel.

10. Hot-Spot  Uses WiFi for WLANs. McDonalds, Starbucks, colleges and universities. Mostly in metropolitan areas.  T-Mobile is best known for these  Appear in Starbucks, Airports, Universities

11. Vocabulary Continued Neat Site for many wireless acronyms and definitions: http://www.cingular.com/about/newsroom_gloss ary5

12. Modes  Air interface transmission methods (such as analog, digital, or digital PCS) a phone can use to communicate with a wireless network.

13. Single mode  Only work on one type of network, such as analog or digital

14. Dual mode  Can work with both analog and digital networks.

15. Tri mode  Tri-mode phones (aka "dual band, dual mode" and "digital multi-network (DMN)") can work with analog, digital and digital PCS networks.

16. Wireless Technology ‘Bands’  A wireless network's operating system, enabling communication between a cellular phone and its carrier. The main interface technologies are GSM, GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth  GSM(Global System for Mobile Communications) – 1900 – US Only Band / 900 – Non-US Band  WiFi – (Wireless Fidelity) – Relates to Hotspots  Bluetooth - Radio technology that enables devices such as computers, mobile phones and hands-free kits to be connected without cables up to 30 feet away. Provides complete wireless mobility.

17. Major US Carriers  AT&T – Best for international coverage  Cingular – Seems to be the provider of choice  Nextel – Not tested at time of print  Sprint – Large selection of devices, only unlimited data plan, coverage for DATA is sparse  T-Mobile – Claims a reciprocal agreement with AT&T and Sprint, with no roaming  Verizon – “Can you hear me now?”

18. Devices  Smart Phones – A class of wireless phone handsets with many features, and often a keyboard. What makes the phone "smart" is its ability to handle data, not only voice calls.  PDA – A portable computing device capable of transmitting data. These devices make possible services such as paging, data messaging, electronic mail, computing, facsimile, date book and other information handling capabilities  PocketPC – Phone Edition – A portable computing device capable of transmitting data. These devices make possible services such as paging, data messaging, electronic mail, computing, facsimile, date book and other information handling capabilities

19. Another solution  Hardware needed – Laptop – Cell phone – ~Data Jack –  Cost – Around $100 plus cell minutes

20. Cautions  Check the following – Roaming (Free or not)  A factor in the overall cost – Unlimited data or measured in Kbytes  Could make your bill soar!!! – Contract length  avoid getting in a long-term trap – Coverage areas  Take the coverage maps with a grain of salt

21. Features to Confirm  Memory  Battery Capacity – Talk time – Standby Time  Applications – Cost – Can you get what you need?

22. Relevant Web Sites to visit – http://www.pricingcentral.com/electronics/cellpho ne.htm http://www.pricingcentral.com/electronics/cellpho ne.htm – http://getconnected.com/ http://getconnected.com/ – http://www.bizrate.com/ http://www.bizrate.com/ – http://www.intelenetwireless.com http://www.intelenetwireless.com

23. COST  Sprint has only unlimited Data plan  Most carriers charge by KB downloaded  Generally device cost is between $300-$500.  Plans for voice(500 mins) plus data (minimal) run you slightly higher than normal cell usage  Real difference is in your utilization of wireless internet.  If you can, wait, prices will go down, while services and applications get better.

24. BONUS  Little Bitty Printers!!! – Small variety – Cost (Ruh-Roh!) – Kewl as kewl can be!!! – Thermal printing

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26. Set Yourself FREE! The Wireless DBA Julie Dunnam Principal Technical Specialist, OCP SCT Session 36022