Cricket A600 USB Modem

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bikerboy

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My A600 results with 3 of 4 lights

Download Speed: 758 kbps (94.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 453 kbps (56.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 155 ms


My UM100c (not discontinued) with 3 of 4 lights

Download Speed: 699 kbps (87.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 443 kbps (55.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 150 ms


**Used PC Pitstop as suggested

Both Run Great! LoveIT!!
 
Did the speed test from here in Chicago. Used the London server:

Download Speed: 710 kbps (88.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 582 kbps (72.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 178 ms
 
I've been using the Cricket service and this A600 USB modem for about a week. I've never had a high speed modem for a laptop before so all I have to compare it to is my T1 service at work and a home DSL line.

For the most part using a web browser all is fine and dandy.

I'm seeing problems with:

Using a newsreader client software, MTNewswatcher and connecting to my ISP's usenet server the connection hangs and hangs, then all of a sudden all is fine and speedy, then sometimes it hangs again. Usenet isn't crucial work so I'm living with it.
 
Just tested other processes on my laptop using Cricket:

Can't connect via FTP cleint software.

Can't use SSH in a terminal window.

So...something is setup or not setup to let other ports besides what's used for HTML to have packets transfer.

Can anyone else use their Cricket Broadband A600 modem with SSH or FTP or NNTP?
 
I have been using FTP successfully with the A600.

Line 4 - are you using a VPN?

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No I'm not using a VPN. I'm on a mac running system 10.5 using an FTP client called rBrowser. I'll try toggling some preferences and also try a different client software later today and report back. I do know that when using rBrowser I can stop the A600 and plug my ethernet cord in and it works just fine with my T1 service
 
Just FYI, for anyone that might be trying to buy and activate a Cricket air card this weekend (now through June 8th)...

I just saw on the front page of MyCricket.Com that the older UM100C USB 3G Modem is ON SALE this weekend, and is currently FREE (after the obligatory mail-in rebate, naturally!) :cool:

Unfortunately, I am not able to take advantage of this deal (Cricket is not launching their service in the D.C./Baltimore Market until the 23rd of the month) and I will be going for the newer A600 modem anyway, because it has better features. Still, I thought I'd post this info for anyone that might be looking to get a good deal right now. :2thumbs:
 
How'd you get the rebate? When I bought mine at the CricKet corporate store a few days ago, they told me that there was no rebate right now. :befuddled
 
i purchased the modem online, and the original price was $119.00, with an instant online rebate of $69.00 and a mail-in rebate of $50.00 which makes it FREE. i should have been a bit more specific on my original post. sorry!
 
After getting errors for the last day or 2, the Rebate Forms portion of the MyCricket website finally worked for me today. So, I downloaded the PDF of the current rebate form for the A600, and here's what I found:So, that explains it! Because I'm in the NEW market, I don't get a rebate! That's frakked up right there! :mad:
 
Any idea how to get this usb modem hooked up to a wireless router? I am looking to get cricket mobile broadband (replacing my cable modem) but have several laptops in my house the hook to the internet wirelessly. Any suggestions?
 
you have to have a specific kind of router so that the modem will read it as a valid device. i know "cradlepoint" makes routers that work.
 
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