Sierra Wireless Compass 597 - The Modem Drivers and Enabling Software; CDMA Service Provider Account

Compass 597 USB modem - User Guide
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EveryCDMAnetworkoperatesononeofthreeradio
frequencybands.Asadual‐bandproduct,themodem
operatesontwoofthesebands(seepage 50),providingawide
coveragearea.
The modem drivers and enabling
software
Themodemdriversandenablingsoftware(Watcher
[Windows]orWatcherLite[Mac])monitorandmanageyour
wirelessconnections.
YourmodemusestheSierraWirelessTRU‐Installfeature—the
driversand softwareareinstalledwhenyouinsertthemodem
intoyourcomputer.
Thedevicedriversoftwareenablesthemodemtoworkwith
yourcomputer’s
operatingsystem.
UsingtheWatcher(Windows)orWatcherLite(Mac)software,
youcanmanagethemodemandmonitoryourconnections.
Forstep‐by‐stepinstructionstoaccessfeaturesofWatcher
(Windows),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.
Note: You can use the Lock
Modem feature to prevent others
from using your account, should
your modem be stolen.
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(Windowsonly).
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 27.