Installation guide

AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide
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Your account and coverage area
Note: If you purchased the
AirCard modem from a GSM
service provider, you may
already have an account.
Otherwise, your retailer should
be able to provide you with the
names of companies that
provide this service.
YoumusthaveanaccountwithaGSMserviceprovidertouse
theAirCardmodem.Touse themodem’s3Gcapability,your
accountmustbewithaserviceproviderwhooffersHSDPA/
HSUPAorUMTSservice.(TheAirCardmodemisbackward‐
compatibleto2Gservice.)
Whenyouobtainyouraccount,
youaregivenaSIMcard,also
calleda“smartcard”or“smartchip”. (Dependingonhowyou
purchasedyourAirCardmodem,youmayalreadyhavean
account,andyourSIMcardmayhavebeenincludedinyour
package.)TheSIMcardcontainsaccountinformationand
mustbeinsertedinthe
AirCardmodemanytimeyouuseit.
Beforeyoucan usetheAirCardmodem,youmustinstallthe
AirCardmodemsoftwareandensurethatyourA irCard
modemisconfiguredtouseyouraccount.
OncetheAirCardmodemisinstalledand configured,youcan
connecttotheInternetwiththeAirCardmodemin
anyareain
whichyoucanobtainGPRS,EDGE,UMTS,orHSDPA/
HSUPAservice.
Yourabilitytoobtainservicedependsonthesefactors:
Note: The fee for service is
usually higher when you are
“roaming” (connected to a
network other than the one
belonging to your service
provider).
• ProximitytoaGSMnetwork—Youmustbewithinthe
coverageareaofaGSMnetworkinordertousethe
AirCardmodem.
• Serviceprovider—Ifyouarewithinthecoverageareaofa
networkthatisnotoperatedbyyourownserviceprovider,
youcanonlyobtainserviceifthere
isaroamingagreement
betweenyourserviceproviderandthenetworkoperator.
• Accountprovisions—Youraccountmayrestrictyour
usagetocertainnetworksorlimittheamountoftimeyou
canusethenetwork.
• Frequencyband—Youcannotconnecttonetworks
operatinginbandsnotsupportedbyyourAirCard
modem,regardless
ofroamingagreementsoraccount
provisions.
Mostserviceprovidershavecoveragemapsontheirwebsites.