Verizon rolls out UM150 EV-DO USB modem
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 20th 2007 7:11AM
posted Oct 20th 2007 7:11AM
It looks like Kyocera's latest router isn't the only new EV-DO device makings its debut today, with Verizon also taking the opportunity to bust out its new UM150 EV-DO Rev. A USB modem. Nothing too special here, but it will get the job with minimal protrusion from your laptop, and it also boasts a retractable antenna and a Y-shaped extension cable to accommodate your various mobile broadband needs. It'll even double as a standard mass storage device thanks to the built-in microSD card slot. Full price is $130, but Verizon will knock that down to $80 for those willing to sign up for a two-year contract.
Just bought an ASUS eee with linux, having a heck of a time trying to figure out a way for them to work together. Any ideas??? Any drivers???
Thanks.............
You call that minimal protrusion?
Obviously the picture is larger than the real thing. duh
If the picture is smaller than the real thing, why is the USB port so small in the picture?
micro sd card slot meaning it's like a reader for downloading vids and music for your phone or sansa.
On my 61 inch DLP it is larger than life. On my 3 inch Ipaq screen it is smaller...
Please don't call a broadband ROUTER a MODEM it's incorrect terminology used by the industry to make it easier for the tech-idiots to understand. As engadget is marketed towards those who know the difference you should be calling the device what it is, a broad band usb router! A modem is a device which tops out at 56k and ties up the whole phone line.
True, its not modulating and demodulating a signal from digital to analog and vise versa, but a router, its not.
True, I suppose its not routing traffic from the Internet to an internal network.
Common misunderstanding? hmmm.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/modem
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/router
That device is a modem. :)
I agree with most of the replies, but in essence all something needs to be a modem is for it to decode the info coming in, and encode going out.
It doesn't matter if its OTA, phone lines, or over a cable line.
We really won't be able to rid ourselves of modems until there is a worldwide lan set up, even with something as fios(fiber-optic), you still need a modem to decode the light pulses.
"A modem is a device which tops out at 56k and ties up the whole phone line."
pardon me while I el oh el
you've never heard of a "cable modem" or a "dsl modem" then?
here is a simple phrase, learn it well to help you on your journies "routers route, modems bridge"
so ask yourself, does it route? or does it bridge?
Does it float or does it blend?
I am wondering EV-Do Rev.A coverage of Verizon.. The coverage is nationwidly?
First... I'm positive "nationwidly" is NOT a word.
2nd, take 2 minutes and log on to www.verizonwireless.com and check their EVDO coverage for your zip code.
No, it's not "nationwidly."
I have the USB 720 Ev-Do in Davenport, Iowa. It works great, even at my in-laws house 20 miles away in a town of 1000. In the Quad Cities I get 0.8-1.2 mbps. At their house I get 600 kbps as long as the modem is on the 2nd floor (not a problem with the wireless Kyocera KR1 router). Anywhere I've been in rural Iowa I can still get 100 kbps, which is fine for e-mail, etc. This technology is actually something that far exceeded my expectations, unlike most technologies I have encountered.
will it 'just work' in linux?
I have a um 150 ev-do usb modem.I would like to plug this into a router to provide wireless service to two +- computers.Can this happen this way?
Can someone give me a brand name and price for such a router?
You can use a cradlepoint router available now at best buy. they dont list it on line though
You can check it out at http://www.cradlepoint.com/mbr1000/mbr1000.php