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Michael
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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject: Sprint Showing New Connection Manager (SCM) |
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Sprint is showing a preview of a new Sprint Connection Manager with the following features:
* One Connection Manager Supports All EVDO Cards and Devices
* As new devices come out a simple driver install will allow support
* Ability to connect to WiFi from Connection Manager
* Completely configurable (hide/show specific features)
* Rules based
* Customizable for enterprises
* shows additional info on connection window (signal strength, data usage, networ, etc.)
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xenophon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully it will still allow ##DATA tuning.
Update: Looks like a new CM has been released for Sierra cards. Is it with this GUI?
http://sprint.com/downloads |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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the REALLY IMPORTANT question is:
does it work on Mac OS X?
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preachs
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this available now? Where is the link? |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| glacierjima wrote: | http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/support/downloads/items.jsp
If someone has tried this, let me know if ##DATA still works.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| glacierjima wrote: | http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/support/downloads/items.jsp
If someone has tried this, let me know if ##DATA still works.
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Fox McCloud
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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one must wonder though; why is there Wi-Fi support? Strange; perhaps there will be tri-cards in the future; one's that support WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and EVDO Revision 0/A/B.
Anyway, I'll be looking forward to this connection manager; it looks all nice and spiffy. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | It is NOT available yet. |
That's kinda what I was thinkin'.
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glacierjima
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: |
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What is the top link for the AC580/595 then?
Sierra 580/595 18MB 3.04.004
Is this a new connection mgr or something different then? |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Verizon's VZAccess Manager offers WiFi support too.
It is there as a convenience so you can easily switch to WiFi from a single application.
I personally find it a PITA with Verizon and we recommend NOT letting VZAccess Manager manage WiFi.
The good news with the new Sprint Connection Manager, is that the WiFi feature can be disabled/hidden, if you do not want it.
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Fox McCloud
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | Verizon's VZAccess Manager offers WiFi support too.
It is there as a convenience so you can easily switch to WiFi from a single application.
I personally find it a PITA with Verizon and we recommend NOT letting VZAccess Manager manage WiFi.
The good news with the new Sprint Connection Manager, is that the WiFi feature can be disabled/hidden, if you do not want it. |
oh, ok, so the card itself doesn't have a Wi-Fi chipset, it just manages the internal laptop (or even NIC) WiFi, correct?
I'm glad Sprint has made it so you can enable/disable this feature; it's something I'll probably never use, anyway (as most of the places that I travel to are already EVDO Revision 0 or A). Still, I'm sure that if it's not a pain in the butt like the Verizon one, it could suit some purpose... |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: |
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FYI, just got this info from Sprint at the CTIA booth:
The new connection manager will support the same features as the old one, it is just a different GUI, so ##DATA, ##DEBUG, etc, will still work. However, probably a good idea to do some testing when it is finally released.
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