life:) introduces the innovative Mobile Connect Card

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Mobile services operator life:) for the first time in Ukrainian market presents the EDGE/GPRS Mobile Connect Card that allows life:) subscribers to get an easy and convenient access to the Internet in any place of life:) GSM coverage. No more cables, no IrDA, no Bluetooth is needed.

The Mobile Connect Card is a quad band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) EDGE/GPRS card modem which allows life:) subscribers to connect to the Internet without the need of any network cable or phone line. The Mobile Connect Card fits into the standard (type II) PC Card slot available on most notebooks.

Due to the innovative EDGE technology the Mobile Connect Card will perform with the highest possible data transfer speed for EDGE/GSM. What is more, with the Mobile Connect Card life:) subscribers have the opportunity to take advantage of EDGE and GPRS throughout the world whereas life:) has EDGE/GPRS roaming.

The Mobile Connect Card also supports the basic functions of a mobile phone (making calls, sending and receiving SMS’) and, therefore, subscribers can always stay both – on line and in touch 24 hours a day without any limitations.

To use it as mobile phone one will need the 4-wire headset with 2.5 mm connector optionally.

To work with the Mobile Connect Card a valid life:) SIM card with money on the account is required. For the convenience of the users the packages with Mobile Connect Cards are provided with the special life:) starter packs with very special Internet access prices only for Mobile Connect Card users. Mobile Connect Card package contains the following – Mobile Connect Card, Antenna, Installation CD containing the lifebox Connection Manager Quick Start Guide and the Warranty card. lifebox Connection Manager is a specially designed GUI for Mobile Connect Card in three languages by life:), for maximizing the performance of it.

The process of installation and usage of the Mobile Connect Card is quite simple and consists of a number of consequence steps. To begin using the Card the subscriber’s portable PC must have the following minimum requirements: Operation system Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP (home and Professional versions) with Service Pack 1; type II PCVCIA (PC Card) slot; CD-ROM and 100 MByte of free memory in a hard disk.

Before setting up the Mobile Connect Card, a life:) SIM-card is necessary to be put into the Mobile Connect Card, the antenna should be attached and lifebox Connection Manager and Network Adapter Manager which are on CD should be downloaded on a notebook PC. After programs are downloaded the Mobile Connect Card can be put into PC slot and driver for the Mobile Connect Card can be installed using CD.

The Mobile Connect Card is available at exclusive life:) sales shops throughout Ukraine stated on life:) web page and costs approximately 1470 UAH (including VAT).

Commenting on the news, life:) marketing director Tolga Gedikoglu stressed: “Today we are proud to present the new scale of freedom and convenience for Internet users. Mobile Connect Card will allow life:) subscribers to be more flexible and to get an easy and convenient access to the Internet without any wires anywhere they like, 24 hours a day and even within the international roaming. Mobile Connect Card is the new level of mobility that will be highly appreciated by advanced Mobile Internet users as well as by the business audience”.

HiTech.Expert information:

LLC “Astelit” is a company operating the GSM business under the brand life:) since the end of January 2005. life:) network is growing at an unprecedented pace, today covers all cities with inhabitants over 100 000 and more than 18 000 settlements of Ukraine, as well as all major highways of the country. The operator was the first on the market to introduce EDGE technology which provides data transfer 5 times faster than GPRS. Today life:) offers the widest EDGE coverage on the market – in 37 cities of Ukraine, including all oblast centers.