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Thursday April 3, 2008
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Wireless carrier Cricket's pledge to bring unlimited, high-speed wireless broadband to subscribers for $35 or $40 a month (depending on whether you also have a voice phone) has gotten a lot of buzz. At the CTIA trade show, the company announced its next move into the wireless data space: a USB modem that works with any desktop or laptop PC.
The Cricket UM100C costs $99 after various rebates, said Cricket senior manager for corporate communications Greg Lund. It's now on sale in Tulsa and will go on sale April 8 in Oklahoma City; Nashville; Spokane; the Central Valley of California; Santa Fe/Albuquerque, NM; and Portland, OR.
Based on the Qualcomm MSM6800 chipset, the UM100C supports EVDO Rev A, which is even faster than the EVDO Rev 0 network run by Cricket. It has drivers for both Windows and Mac OS, and runs on both the older 850/1900 and newer AWS frequency bands.
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May 31, 2008 10:00 AM
Why point out that it supports Rev A if the only network it's radio is tuned to is only Rev 0? Cricket says there are no drivers for Mac OS.
June 16, 2008 12:51 AM
He's right - Cricket has announced NO drivers for Mac OS. Why would you print that?
June 16, 2008 11:37 AM
Because that's what the big placard next to it in the UTStarcom booth at CTIA said. Here's the full photo: UM100c photo
It's important that it supports Rev A for future-proofing.
July 16, 2008 8:27 PM
It supports MAC, you have to Download them.