Technology advances have turned business mobile phones into fully-fledged mini computers. Smartphones are able to display web pages, send and receive e-mails, and even download attachments in common industry standard formats for viewing and editing. Now that business mobile phones have this capacity, do your staff really need to have 3G modems on their laptop computers as well?
While smartphones are great for dealing with day-to-day e-mails and small attachments, such as short business letters or contracts, you probably would not want to work on a large spreadsheet or PowerPoint presentation on the relatively small screen provided by a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile phone. If your business regularly produces longer documents, spreadsheets or presentations – or uses specialised software file formats – then a laptop is a necessity. Couple this with one of the many USB 3G modems, and your staff can upload and download files wherever they are.
It may well be the case that for the majority of the time, their business mobile phones will be more than adequate for the tasks required. If the occasion demands however, they should be able to utilise the more powerful processing capacities of a laptop computer, while also taking advantage of the bigger screen.
Telco Communications provide impartial advice on both business mobile phones and 3G laptop cards or USB modems. We can provide you with plans for both based on your specific needs and circumstances. Keeping your staff connected has never been so easy – or so affordable.
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