From: "Andy Willis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:20:37 -0600
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: 3G Cards - PC 5220 and Verizon
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Al Heath wrote:
> Stu replied to Andy Willis:
>>> That I know of, there was only one cellular connection (USB) that
>>> connected to the verizon network (IIRC) that Mark Abrahamson and Steve
>>> Levine got working but I don't think that card is sold anymore (at
>>> least this time last year it didn't seem to be in use)....
> 
>> I am not familiar with 3G, but I've been using the PC 5220 card with
>> Verizon for over a year now.  It is EVDO.  That is the card that Mark
>> Abramowitz worked on.   ...
>> With regard to speeds, since many times the delays in loading web pages
>> are caused by overloaded servers, etc, I don't notice much difference in
>> speed between my 5220 and my DSL line when browsing, but if you're going
>> to download the latest eCS 2.0 ISO, you will probably still prefer the
> DSL.
> 
>> If I can be of help, it would be my pleasure,
> 
>> Stu Updike
> 
> I have a Sprint EVDO card that under XP gets about 1Meg download on the
> Web100NDT test sites.  So, where would I look to see what you, Mark, or
> Steve did to attempt to get these things working?  I might give it a try
> given some pointers as to what they did.  Sure looked like a bunch of
> device drivers got installed under XP when I plugged the card in for the
> 1st time....  and I guess perhaps the Sprint connection manager would have
> to run under some flavor of Odin?
> 
> Thanks,
> Al H
What I remember from talking to Steve at Warpstock in 2004 about it 
was that it was basically a matter of Mark debugging the card to get 
the information needed to create a USB driver for it.  It was quite 
awhile ago and Stu can answer this part better than I but I think the 
card is seen as a network card and doesn't require a connection 
manager but it could be that I forgot that or it just wasn't mentioned 
in the conversation.
Andy