It works in offline mode, without data connection, and with better and richer map data.
You may deactivate the Data Connection to your Vehicle at any time by contacting an OnStar Advisor.
Bluetooth connectivity is built in to provide a wireless communication and data connection to Bluetooth enabled devices.
For most every other passport-wielding jetsetter, we're guessing that it'd behoove you to keep a data connection nearby.
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It will have no 3G capabilities but will enable a data connection by tethering to a Blackberry smartphone.
It's a headset with a projected display, a camera and a data connection that could revolutionize the mobile device industry.
Like a certain voice assistant rival, it does require a data connection because voice patterns are processed in the cloud.
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Users can now make calls to each other via the Facebook Messenger app anywhere they have a wi-fi or a cellular-data connection.
The update now gives you the ability to access your phone with a cellular data connection, whereas WiFi was the only option previously.
Though vehicles could suck down the update with a built-in data connection, the software will need to be installed by a Cadillac dealership instead.
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Zdziarski immediately canceled his account with the company (and took the time to contact an Advisor to cut the data connection to his vehicle).
The offline feature is an ideal tool for travelers and on-the-go NOOK users, allowing them to maintain access to ForeverMap 2 without a data connection.
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Unless the Data Connection to your Vehicle is deactivated, data about your Vehicle will continue to be collected even if you do not have a Plan.
Iridium, which allows subscribers to make a phone call and data connection anywhere in the world, began operating in 1998 but soon ran into financial difficulties.
Well it depends on who you ask, but the larger screen, faster processor, 4G LTE data connection, Passbook offering and other features will likely appease many.
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This means that you do not need a pricey data connection to surf your hotel and sightseeing options when touching down in cities from London to Hong Kong.
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Naturally, since every document can be saved for offline use, you can still easily view the ones that are most important to you regardless of your data connection.
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And the old phone's relatively poky data connection means applications that rely on a connection to the Internet will crawl along without access to a wi-fi hot spot.
Analysts at research firm CCS Insight said that this may "hamper acceptance by operators" who will not be able to charge for a separate data connection for the device.
For example, cellular data connection is cut when the phone is sleeping and the screen brightness is fixed to 60 percent while reading books, watching videos and listening to music.
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Six in 10 consumers want a data connection in their car, either through a cell phone or embedded modem, and nearly half of consumers are willing to pay for it, IMS reports.
The app works on Blackberries, iPhones, Androids or Windows phones as well as PCs and tablets, and they all can talk to each other wherever there is a data connection to the Internet.
Jelly Bean's smarter keyword feature makes text messaging faster by predicting the next word in a sentence, and improved speech-to-text technology and voice technology continues to work even if a data connection is interrupted.
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Update: Facebook have reached out to point out that when on a mobile data connection, smaller versions of the photos are uploaded, and the option to sync only over Wi-Fi is available in the settings of the application.
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Future HTC devices that run on the growing Android OS will feature LogMeIn Rescue, giving HTC customer care and support staff the ability to remotely configure, diagnose and troubleshoot a technical issue wherever the customer has a data connection.
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Unless you update manually, the phone will check all by itself every 7 days, and if it finds something, it'll grab it within 2 days during periods when you're not using your data connection (wouldn't want it ruining the user experience, after all).
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These guys are fabricated using the 28nm technology node, and are backwards compatible with previous generations of LTE and other wireless broadband standards, giving consumers using USB modems powered by the MDM9625 or MDM9225 chipsets an uninterrupted broadband data connection on nearly any network around the world.
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All of the content is available on your phone as long as you've got a data connection -- regardless of the amount of storage available on the device -- because it pulls down thumbnails as you scroll through your gallery and requests the full-size images in real time as you tap on them.
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