USB cellular modem

I'm helping to provide wireless access for a meeting that will not be near any wired or wifi connections. There is a phone, so I could try to find a cheap, no-commitment dial-up provider. Or I could try a fancy schmancy cellular modem that promises broadband connection speeds.

I opted for Cricket broadband cellular access. The device was about $50 and the plan is $40/month, pay as you go with no contract.

Setup under windows 2000 was easy. It created a device in Network Connections with these properties:

Modem - UTStarcom USB Modem (COM5)

phone number #777

max speed 230400

enable hardware flow control

enable modem error control

enable modem compression

allow PAP protocol

allow SPAP protocol

allow CHAP protocol

allow MS-CHAP protocol

phone 503-875-6896

MIN 5032824619

Home SID 4945

capabilities 1xEVDO Digital Data, SMS

using PPP, CHAP

encryption is optional to connect

dialup user name 5038756896@mycricket.com