Which Sprint USB EVDO for Ubuntu Linux?

bpavane

I currently have a Sprint S720 PCMCIA card, and the service is great. I'm switching laptops, and will only have USB ports available to me -- so I am going to be switching my S720 out for a USB based EVDO Modem. I am an avvid dual booter between Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux, and while I am not concerned about support for any of the USB modems for Windows -- I am concerned about Linux support.

Does anyone have any experience with either of the modems that Sprint is currently offering with Ubuntu?

Sierra Wireless Compass 597
Novatel Wireless Ovation U727

Thank you...

Torrey · EVDO Junkie Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 288 Location: USA

Definitley go with the U727, there is even a Sprint setup guide for Linux (Ubuntu) available for download.

The CDU-680 has a installer script built-in, but it only seems to work properly on Ubuntu 7.10 and requires some modification for 8.04.

Sprint Linux Setup Guide

bpavane · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

I see in looking through the document that, the usbserial driver has a limit of 500kbps, and that would be a limiting factor for these modems under Linux. Do you know if either of these cards are supported by other drivers that may not have this limit -- or if there is a method of using NDIS support?

Thanks...

-Brian

kencrudup · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

I know I'm late with this, but any of the Sierra Wireless USB modems now can take use of the 2.6 kernel's "sierra.ko" wireless driver, which gives you better speeds than the "usbserial" driver (allegedly; really, there's not much difference esp. if you up the packet size).

I use that and "Gnome PPP" when I don't use my PHS300 and my speeds are excellent (typing this on it now).
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larrysano · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 21

melvinator · EVDO Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

I have sprint 597e card and I use this guide with no problems. I have 8.04 on an Acer7520 laptop. I have used this guide with several other laptops that have sprint cards and have had no problems.

http://www.nextel.com/en/software_downloads/mobile_broadband/sierra_ac_597e.shtml