CELL PHONE HAVING AIR CARD AND/OR WIFI CARD

摘要

A combination Air card, Wi-Fi card, and cellular telephone (10). The combination includes a housing (12), an Air card (14), a Wi-Fi card (16), a cellular telephone (18), and apparatus (20). The Air card (14) and the Wi-Fi card (16) are contained in the housing ( 12). The cellular telephone (18) is contained in and on, and operates from, the housing (12). The apparatus (20) interfaces the Air card (14) and the Wi-Fi card (16) with a computer (22). In a first embodiment, the apparatus (20) includes pins/sockets (26) on a lower end of the housing (24), which interface with a card slot (28) in a computer (22). In a second embodiment, the apparatus (20) includes a USB connector (32) pivotally hinged to a lower end of the housing (24), which interfaces with a USB port (34) in the computer (22). In a third embodiment, the apparatus (40) includes a USB connector (32) extending on a cord (42) reelingly captured in a reel (44) on a backside of the housing (12), which interfaces with the USB port (34) in the computer (22).