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7.
You will be presented with a screen indicating the completion of the Activation
process. Click
Finish
to proceed
Verifying Your Connection
It may take up to 4 hours for your WWAN PC card to become active on the Sprint
network. After the card has been set up and is active, you can view your connection type
and verify that the WWAN PC Card is transferring data.
Alert:
In order for the connection testing to be valid, it is important that you first disable
all other network connections, such as a Wi-Fi or LAN connection, before
continuing. Leave only your PC card connection enabled.
1.
Open the Sprint PCS Connection Manager program.
2.
Click the
GO
button to connect to the Sprint network.
The WWAN PC card will take a few minutes to connect to the Sprint network. When the
connection is ready, the status will read “Connected”.
Note:
If you have recently activated your card with Sprint, keep in mind that the initial
activation of your card may take up to 4 hours.
3.
In the Windows interface, select
Start > Run
.
4.
Enter “cmd” in the
Open
field and click the
OK
button.
5.
At the prompt, type the command “ipconfig” and press
Enter
on the keyboard. Your
network device status will display.
