Selecting a device: Internet-ready telephones

 

When you select an Internet-ready telephone to use with iSeries™ Navigator for Wireless, you should consider the telephone's physical characteristics, its compatibility with iSeries Navigator for Wireless, the Web browser supported, and the wireless Internet services available.

Consider the following elements when you select an Internet-ready telephone to use with iSeries Navigator for Wireless:

• The physical characteristics of the telephone itself (display size, button location, and so forth)

• The Web browser (often called a microbrowser or a minibrowser) supported on the telephone

• The wireless Internet services available with the Internet-ready telephone in the geographical areas where you want to use it

The display size of the Internet-ready telephone often affects how easy it is to use. In general, the more horizontal lines the telephone displays, the easier it is to view data. Regardless of the display size, you will often need to scroll down in the telephone display using buttons or other scrolling mechanism. The width of the displayed lines should also be a consideration.

An Internet-ready telephone is typically already loaded with a microbrowser. When you select a particular telephone, you are also making your browser choice. iSeries Navigator for Wireless currently supports the Openwave Mobile Browser, Version 3.1, and later (formerly called UP.Browser). For best results, choose a telephone that supports this microbrowser.

The wireless Internet service is what transports the data to and from your Internet-ready telephone. It is not the same as the voice service for your telephone, although the two might be packaged together by a particular provider. Make sure that the telephone you select is supported by a wireless Internet service available in the geographical areas where you want to use it.

 

Compatibility with iSeries Navigator for Wireless

The following Internet-ready telephones are compatible with iSeries Navigator for Wireless.

Telephone	Type of testing	Wireless service	Comments
Mitsubishi T250	Device	AT&T PocketNet	Small font preference is recommended.
Other phones have been tested with a simulator, including the Ericsson R280 LX.

Other Internet-ready telephones might also be compatible. The Openwave Mobile Browser is licensed by a number of telephone manufacturers around the world. Any HTML browsers, WML phones, and Blackberries with the OS version 4.0, which contains an HTML browser, will work with iSeries Access for Wireless. In addition, many of the manufacturers offer support on more than one model of telephone. The list of telephones supported by the OpenWave Mobile Browser can be found at the Openwave: Supported Phones Web page.

 

Parent topic:

Selecting a device

 

Related information

Openwave: Supported Phones Web page Openwave Web site