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System components
Your Modem is just one part of a system designed to provide you with a wide
range of communication features. Every component of the system is needed to
enable these capabilities.
Your host computing device
Your notebook or PC hosts the Modem and runs the communication software:
your web browser or email application and Connection Manager—the Modem
enabling software.
You may also have other software on your computer that can be used wirelessly
with the Modem, such as: file transfer applications (FTP), chat or instant
messaging, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) client, client software for a corporate
server application.
The Modem
The Modem provides your computer with a connection to the CDMA wireless
network. Every CDMA network operates on one of three radio frequency bands
(450MHz, 800MHz and 1900MHz). The Modem is available in two configurations:
MV411 single-band 450MHz Modem, MV441 dual-band 800/1900MHz Modem.
A CDMA service provider account
Companies that operate CDMA networks and provide access to these networks
are called service providers. To use the Modem, you must have an account with a
CDMA service provider.
Each service provider has its own pricing options. There may be flat rate accounts,
which provide you a maximum number of minutes of network usage for a fixed
monthly fee. There may be accounts for which you are charged for network usage
by the minute or by the amount of data transmitted.
Your account may include a variety of other services such as SMS messaging.
Each Modem has been provisioned at the factory for use with a particular service
provider. This sets the Modem to use particular radio channels and enables
services specific for that provider.
The process of setting up your account is called activation. Activation involves
action by the service provider and configuration of the Modem.
