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About CDMA

TheMPmodemoperatesoveratypeofwirelessnetwork

calledCodeDivisionMultipleAccess(CDMA).CDMAThird

Generation(3G)technologyprovidesavarietyofconnectivity

features,dependingonyourserviceproviderandaccount:

• 1xEvolution‐DataOptimizedRevisionA

(1xEV‐DORev.A)supportsInternetconnectionswithdata

ratesupto3.1

Megabitspersecond(Mbps)downlinkfrom

thenetworkand1.8

Mbpsuplinktothenetwork.Average

dataratesare450

‐800kilobitspersecond(kbps)downlink

and300‐400

kbpsuplink.Actualspeeddependson

networkconditions.

• 1xEV‐DORevision0(Rev.0)supportsInternetconnections

withdataratesupto2.4

Mbpsdownlinkand153kbps

uplink.Averagedataratesare400

–700kbpsdownlinkand

40‐80

kbpsuplink.Actualspeeddependsonnetwork

conditions.

• 1xsupportsInternetconnectionswithdataratesupto

153

kbps.Actualspeeddependsonthenetworkcondi‐

tions.

• Circuitswitched(dial‐up)data,usingtheearlierCDMA

IS‐95specification,supportsdataconnectionstoanydial‐

upserviceatratesupto14.4kbps.

TheMP595modemisprimarilydesignedtoprovide1xor

betterdataconnectionsbutitalsoallowsforCircuit

SwitchedData(CSD)connectionsinareasthathave

CDMAIS‐95coveragebutno3G(1xEVDOor1x)high‐

speedpacketservice.

QuickNetConnect(QNC)providesasimplifiedwayto

dialintoanInternetconnectionusingCSD,assumingCSD

issupportedbyyourserviceprovider.

Onceaconnectionisestablished,youcanopenyourbrowser

andconnecttowebsitesandaccessotherInternetservices

suchase‐mail.

CDMA account and coverage

YoumustsetupanaccountwithaCDMAserviceproviderfor

eachMP

modemyouinstall.AfterinstallingtheMPmodem

software,youmustconfigureittouseanaccount.