Mobile device buying guide
The following information provides general guidelines for buying a device based on the intended usage.
Mobile phone feature guides
General usage features
| Intended use | Required feature |
| Hands free and general options recommended for all devices. | Bluetooth, Speakerphone |
| No or low cost internet access for web browsing at Deakin and hotspots throughout the world. Can also be used to synchronize with your Deakin Exchange account. See below for details. | Wi-Fi (WLAN, IEEE 802.11b/g, 802.11e, 802.11i standards) |
| High speed internet connection. | HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps, WCDMA up to 384 kbps |
| Travel to foreign countries. |
Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) 3G (850/1900/2100) See also GSM Coverage Maps |
| Travel directions. | GPS |
| Composing messages. | Qwerty keyboard, touch screen and/or stylus |
| View Microsoft Office documents. | Check vendor supplied software |
Exchange specific features
| Intended Use | Required Feature |
| Windows Desktop synchronization with your Deakin Exchange account. | Microsoft ActiveSync |
| Wireless, manual synchronization with your Deakin Exchange account. A data plan is required. See eduroam below for no cost option. | Microsoft ActiveSync on the device |
| Wireless, real time synchronization with your Deakin Exchange account. This pushes updates to the device at regular intervals. An unlimited data plan is recommended. See DeakinSecure below for no cost option. | Microsoft ActiveSync with Windows Push Mail (Direct Push) on the device |
| Access to eduroam wireless network for no cost synchronization with your Deakin Exchange account.
Note: Some devices do not fully support the protocols and may require software upgrades or special configurations. |
Microsoft ActiveSync, Wi-Fi and the following:
802.11b/g, WPA2, PEAP (or TTLS), MSChapv2 |
| Synchronization with a Mac. | Apple iSync - Supported iSync Devices |
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18th August 2011