One of the best things about the Samsung N310 netbook is that being an ultra-portable netbook you can take it with you, wherever you go. While the built-in wireless will enable you to connect to the Internet while you are at home, or to wireless hotspots while you are out and about, there will be times that you are out of wireless coverage. In this case, you can still connect to the Internet using mobile broadband, and with HSDPA, you have a very fast connection.
Depending on your mobile phone provider, the amount of data you can download using mobile broadband can vary immensely. Some providers will only enable you to download a few megabytes of data for free, within your service plane, then charge a hefty fee for each further megabyte. Others may charge a higher monthly fee in exchange for so-called unlimited data plans, but these are generally subject to fair-use clauses and are in fact anything but unlimited, so it pays to read the small print.
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Using mobile broadband is pretty much identical to using the Internet on a wireless link, except you may need to monitor your data usage, to avoid costly charges. Packages such as Sony Ericsson’s PC Suite, will log your data traffic, enabling you to keep a close eye on how many megabytes you have downloaded. If you use a USB dongle, then the connection software will also keep a running tally of data transfers, so you know how much of your monthly allowance you have used.
If you are trying to keep your megabyte count down, then there are a couple of ways you can manage your data flow. Email doesn’t use too much data, as long as you are not receiving emails with file attachments, or embedded pictures. If you are worried about receiving large emails while connected to mobile broadband, you can set your email client to only download the email headers, then you can choose to download the full message, if there is no attachment. Alternatively, use a webmail service, such as Google mail or Hotmail.
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Web pages with lots of pictures and flash content will quickly eat up your data allocation, so consider turning images off in your browser settings, and using RSS feeds and a feed aggregator such as Bloglines (www.bloglines.com), to read the new stories from blogs and websites in streamlined form. Music and video downloads, as well as streaming video sites such as YouTube, are very data intensive, but you may be pleased to hear that many MMOs, such as World Of Warcraft, or Eve Online are actually very mobile data friendly, as only small amounts of data are sent and received.
Making the most of your Samsung N310 netbook isn’t hard, the mix of quality design and cutting-edge features make it one of the most versatile devices out there.
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