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PocketSurfer 2

Access the full web for free wherever you are with the NEW PocketSurfer 2
No wires, No contract, No compromise - the internet anywhere!
Pocketsurfer2 is a handheld device that delivers the full power and original graphic intensity of the internet rapidly and wirelessly to the palm of your hand, for free*. No contracts, no Bluetooth connection with a mobile phone needed. Access to the full web for free wherever you are and you are not dependent on WIFI access either.

The PocketSurfer2 allows you to browse the web in its original HTML layout, with full graphics, Java support and other complex web functionality on a 640 x 240 colour widescreen display. An integrated mouse pointer and a full format, backlit QWERTY keyboard makes it the most usable hand-held web device around. PocketSurfer2 fits easily into a pocket or bag and delivers the real web, just like you’re used to at home or at work. The rich user experience of the PocketSurfer2 offers a real alternative to consumers tired of the limited functionality, unfamiliar content and small screens on mobile phones or Smartphone’s.

It doesn’t hang about either, with page-load times of under seven seconds over GPRS thanks to acceleration technology, you’ll be flying around the web just as you would at your desk. Comparative devices regularly take up to two minutes to download similar web pages.

DataWind’s free-usage model eliminates the complexity of purchasing mobile web devices by eliminating lengthy contractual payments, activation fees and credit checks. With the PocketSurfer2, you pay for the device not the usage. The PocketSurfer2 can be activated by the user right out of the box and is ready to use shortly thereafter. Best of all, for the average user, there are no monthly fees. Free usage for the PocketSurfer2 is available everywhere your mobile phone works, not restricting you to WiFi hotspots.

Each user is given 20 hours per month at no charge, for the first year. After the first year, the maximum charge for the full second year for the average-user will be £40. Heavy users can upgrade their free-usage plans to unlimited-usage for only £5.99 a month.

The Pocketsurfer has 5 hours battery life for active usage, and 5 days standby, so you can actively manage your time surfing the net while you are on the road. It has a built in-high performance antenna, so it will pick up signal strength whilst you are an receiveable areas.

It also has a transreflective backlit display, which you allow you to use the Pocketsurfer later on at night, whether you are using whilst travelling home on the train at night or just at home in the evening.

With a 7 second page-load, you can be rest assured that it will give you a speedy response, when you are refreshing or loading the pages who are wishing to view and this will appear in the orginial web layout.

So if you want to keep yourself up to date with all the latest news, emails and social networking sites then try it out for yourself, it will keep yourself occupied on the way home from your daily commute or if you are out and about and you can't bear to be away from it at all, the Pocketsurfer opens the door to the World Wide Web for you!

Reviews:

PocketSurfer 2 is an ultra-thin portable device that easily fits into a pocket or bag and delivers the real web, just like at home or at work. Weighing in at just 174 grams the PocketSurfer 2 allows you to browse the web in its original layout on a 640x240 full colour widescreen display using a mouse cursor and a full backlit QWERTY keyboard making it the most usable hand-held web device around. It doesn¹t hang about either, with page-load times of under seven seconds over GPRS thanks to Datawind¹s compression technology you¹ll be flying around the web just as you would at your desk. The PocketSurfer 2 has its own in-built GPRS antenna and SIM card which means it can connect itself straight to the mobile network to get you online immediately, you don¹t need any other bits and pieces at all, just get it out of the box and go! The PocketSurfer 2 doesn¹t need you to take out a contract, you can use it out-of-the-box for 12 months without paying a penny and to use it for the next year will cost as little as £40! Browse the web just as you would on your desktop PC. Like no other handheld web-browsing experience, the PocketSurfer 2 keeps all your pages displaying just as they were designed.

 

 


 




 



 

Product Features:

  • Independent self-contained unit with built-in GPRS modem and SIM
  • Lithium polymer battery
  • 5 hours battery life for active usage, and 5 days standby
  • Built-in high performance antenna
  • Transreflective backlit display
  • 640 x 240 VGA colour
  • Mini USB charger
  • Mouse pointer
  • Backlit QWERTY keyboard
  • Sub 7 second page-load
  • Web browsing in original layout
  • Weight – 174 grams
  • Dimensions - 152 x 75 x 15 mm
  • Includes AC charger
Section Specification Value
General Product Type Web tablet
General Width 15.2 cm
General Depth 1.5 cm
General Height 7.5 cm
General Weight 174 g
Telecom Modem Wireless cellular modem - integrated
Telecom Cellular Enhancement Protocol GPRS
GPS System GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Expansion / Connectivity Interfaces 1 x USB - 4 pin mini-USB Type B
Input Device Type Stylus
Battery Installed Qty (Max Supported) 1
Battery Technology / Form Factor Lithium polymer
Battery Run Time (Up To) 5 hours
Battery Standby Time 120h

 

 

 

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