Our review unit showed some minor bugs that Cricket claims were firmware problems. The carrier hasn't specified by how much, but my suspicion is that you'll find yourself with the equivalent of a 1X connection, or about 100 Kbps.
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Those speeds resemble the ones for the older, slower EV-DO Rev 0 technology, but upload speeds show that this is really Rev A: The A600 averaged 502 Kbps and the UM100C 409 Kbps, whereas Rev 0 can run uploads at only around 153 Kbps.Īlthough Cricket has the same 5GB monthly data cap as other cellular carriers, unlike AT&T and Verizon, which threaten to charge you for additional data usage, Cricket just slows down your connection for the remainder of the month after you've reached the 5GB point. The A600 delivered an average download speed of 538 kilobits per second and peaked at 787 Kbps, compared with the UM100C's average of 559 Kbps and peak of 739 Kbps. Both modems had much lower speeds than the EV-DO Rev A technology allows, which makes me think speed is being regulated by Cricket's network, not by the devices. That surprised me like the latest modems on Sprint and Verizon, the A600 uses the relatively new Qualcomm QSC6085 chipset, but the UM100C uses the older MSM6800. In seven rounds of tests conducted in different locations around Philadelphia, the A600's speed was extremely close to the UM100C's.
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The software also supports text messaging. Cricket's Windows connection application works relatively smoothly, and has a neat feature: It can connect in NDIS mode as well as dial-up mode, so the modem can appear as an Ethernet connection. Plug it in and it pops up as a USB drive on your desktop with the installer application.
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The A600 works with Windows XP and Vista, or Mac OS 10.3.9 or later. There's no connector on the modem to attach external antennas.
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You also get a microSD memory card slot, but like many slots in EV-DO modems it transfers files at about one-tenth the speed of a dedicated card reader. The A600's standout feature (and an unusual one) is its on-device signal indicator, which displays signal strength with four bars on the body of the modem itself. The USB port is tucked away behind a little sliding door.