Product Description

The AirCard 595U USB modem is the latest addition to the Sierra Wireless family of wireless products. Packaged in a stylish, compact housing, the AirCard 595U USB modem either plugs directly into your laptop's USB port or the included docking cradle, letting home and enterprise users enjoy wireless EV-DO connectivity whether waiting at an airport, relaxing at a hotel, or meeting a client at a restaurant. The result is one of the best mobile and fixed wireless solutions on the market, and a great alternative to both PCMCIA and ExpressCard solutions. Leveraging the latest high-speed EV-DO Revision A technology, the Sierra AirCard 595U USB modem provides maximum wide area wireless data access at speeds up to 3.1 Mbps download and 1.8 Mbps upload. Users can also expect average upload speeds to improve to 350 to 500 Kbps (from 70 to 144) and download speeds to 450 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps (from 300 to 600). The faster upload data speeds provide a richer experience for large file uploads and media/video streaming. In addition, the 595U is backward-compatible with older networks when 3G EV-DO networks are unavailable. The AirCard 595U also includes a built-in GPS antenna and support for location based services (LBS). Users can acquire accurate mapping directions to client appointments or the closest restaurant using the GPS and LBS functions, which determines the exact location of the modem and calculates all the directions accordingly. Design and Installation Sierra Wireless unveiled a new design for the AirCard 595U USB modem. Thanks to the highly efficient and receptive antenna, the 595U provides end users with the fastest, most reliable connections, with improved speeds and extended coverage through better network signal acquisition in medium- to low-signal-strength areas. The modem also offers a robust antenna connector for attaching an optional external antenna.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #455255 in Music
• Color: Black
• Brand: Sierra Wireless
• Model: 595U

Customer Reviews

Works on ASUS eeepc 2G surf!
This is an excellent product. I bought this because I wanted to use my little ASUS eeepc wherever I went without worrying about WIFI connectivity.

It took a lot of research for me to find an EVDO device that would work with Xandros. I finally settled on Sprint Aircard 595U, though mine came with a contract.

Installing on an ASUS was not easy for me, because I didn't know Linux well and the software it came with doesn't install on the eeepc. It took me three whole days to finally figure it out, and if I had to tell you what I did, I couldn't do it. There are instructions posted all over the internet, which sometimes assumed the reader knows Linux. One kind poster wrote step-by-step instructions which I finally stumbled upon and it worked! Once it's up and running, it's easy to make a connection.

The connection speed is fast. I watched a whole TV episode on my ASUS with it a few times. Of course, there is the occasional pause as the show downloads, but it's no slower than my DSL or cable modem were.

Once I got it working on my ASUS, I installed the software on my home computers which run Windows XP, and now it is the only high speed internet connection I have.

I can get reception anywhere there is cell phone service. I used it all up and down the 99 and the 5 in California as we were traveling. The only place I ever have problems is at my in-law's rural house, but I can't any cell phone coverage there, either.

I am never going back to any service requiring my internet service to be tethered down by a cable or wire. Why would I? This is so portable. I can carry the 595U from one room to the other, stick it on my home computer or my notebook. Once my husband tried it, he was a convert, too. I highly recommend this unit.