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AirCard 402 Modem - User Guide
Note: You can use the Lock
Modem feature to prevent others
from using your account, should
your modem be stolen.
Note: More information about
CDMA
networks is available on
the CDMA Development Group
www.cdg.org
web site,
Note: Most service providers
have coverage maps on their
web sites.
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Using the Watcher software, you can manage the modem and
monitor your connections.
For step‐by‐step instructions to access features of Watcher, use
the application's online help.
CDMA service provider account
Companies that operate CDMA networks and provide access
to these networks are called service providers. To use the
modem, you must have an account with a CDMA service
provider.
Each service provider has its own pricing options. There may
be flat rate accounts, which provide you a maximum number
of minutes of network usage for a fixed monthly fee. There
may be accounts for which you are charged for network usage
by the minute or by the amount of data transmitted.
Your account may include a variety of other services such as
SMS messaging or location‐based services.
Each modem has been provisioned at the factory for use with a
particular service provider. This sets the modem to use
particular radio channels and enables services specific for that
provider.
The process of setting up your account is called activation.
Activation involves action by the service provider and configu‐
ration of the modem.
The procedure to configure (activate) your modem is covered
in "Activation" on page 23.
The CDMA wireless network
This is the worldwide infrastructure providing the radio
coverage that allows you to stay connected. Made up of radio
towers and a variety of network switches, routers, and servers,
the network is an interconnection of many service providers.
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There are CDMA networks that operate in the frequency bands
supported by the modem throughout North America and
parts of Latin America, Asia, and New Zealand. However,
each service provider operates a network that covers a limited
geographical area within the overall CDMA coverage area.
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