Sprint Nextel OVATION U720 - Manual (Page 10)

4 Section 1A: Introducing the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem
Your Sprint Mobile Broadband
USB Modem
Your Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem connects to a USB
port and functions as a wireless network EVDO device. This
device allows you to:
ⅷ Access your company network.
ⅷ Send and receive email.
ⅷ Access the Internet.
CDMA Networks
The Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem operates over a
type of wireless network called CDMA (Code Division Multiple
Access). This network technology has many features beyond
providing a wireless link, such as Web Messaging, which
allows you to receive short messages using the Sprint Mobile
Broadband USB Modem.
To use the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem, you need an
account that gives you access to a CDMA network.
Every CDMA network operates on one of three radio
frequency bands. Your Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem
takes advantage of the high-speed CDMA 1xEV-DO network
and operates on the 1900 MHz band.
The Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem uses CDMA
1xEV-DO technology that is backwardly compatible with
1xRTT, enabling real-time high-speed wireless access to
email, the Internet, or your company network. The device
runs on most current Windows-compatible laptop or desktop
computers, and it provides data transmission of up to 2.4