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Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem

While Wi-Fi hot spots may be proliferating, they're not always reliable and don't help you much when you're in between coverage areas. Neither do the usurious rates carriers are charging for Wi-Fi these days. When you're in business and need Internet access while traveling there's no substitute for an EV-DO...

Tags: EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., UM150, 3GStore, VZW BroadbandAccess Network, UM150 EV-DO Modem, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-07

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Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem

Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modemEvDO can work with Linux tooNot sure if any work-arounds are available for this device but I have the old Sierra 595 card running on my laptop with Ubuntu.Works GREAT with Cradlepoint routers!When attached to a Cradlepoint cellular router, the UM150's EVDO connection can be...

Tags: Modems, Cellular phones, EVDO, CradlePoint, Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO, modem, Verizon Communications Inc.

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Gallery: Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO Modem

A gallery of photos of the Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem. Both raw and attached to a MacBook Air. by Jason O'Grady

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