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Using Cricket Broadband Connect
19 Using Cricket Broadband Connect
USING THE “DATA” CONNECTION:
By default Cricket Broadband enables the software for data connections. If your connection fails when you try to connect, please try to reconnect.
DORMANCY:
The data session becomes dormant if you are not sending or receiving any data. As soon as you resume sending or receiving data, the data session will return to an active state.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
In addition to the basic features mentioned in previous sections, Cricket Broadband Connect has the additional features listed below.
STATUS BAR
The details of your current connection can be seen in the status bar at the bottom of Cricket Broadband Connect interface. This status bar is always visible when the interface is
fully expanded.
CONNECTION STATUS
The text on the status bar reflects your current state. During an active connection, this text will change to “Connected”. If you are not connected, it will display “Not Connected”.
WWAN USB MODEM STATUS AREA
The text can change to the following:
• Device not connected: Your WWAN USB Modem is removed from the laptop.
•
Device not activated: Your USB Modem needs to be activated. Select “Activation” from the Options menu.
THROUGHPUT
The amount of data that you have sent and received since the current network connection was initiated can be seen by holding the mouse over the green up and down arrows
on the left side of the status bar.
ELAPSED TIME
The amount of time that has elapsed since the current network connection was initiated is tracked on the lower left side of the status bar.