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Section 3A
Mobile Broadband
ࡗ Manually Connecting to the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (page 24)
ࡗ Automatic Connection Upon Device Attachment (page 25)
ࡗ Multiple Broadband Devices (page 26)
ࡗ Locking and Unlocking Your Sprint Mobile Broadband Device (page 28)
ࡗ 3G Bearer Types (page 28)
This section describes connecting to the
Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.
Manually Connecting to the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network
Before you begin, you will need the following:
● A 3
G or a 4G Sprint Mobile Broadband device that you will use to establish connections.
Windows device drivers for this device must be properly installed according to the
manufacturer’s instructions and the device must be selected in the
Hardware tab of Sprint
SmartView’s
Settings window.
● A v
alid Sprint Mobile Broadband account
● A netwo
rk profile configured to access the Sprint network. (This is created for you
automatically when you connect a supported Sprint Mobile Broadband device.)
Follow these steps to connect to the Sprint
Mobile Broadband Network:
1. If you have not already done so, connect the device that you wish to use. Sprint
SmartView will begin searching for an available network.
2. If you want to switch from 3G to 4G (or vice versa), click Switch to 3G (or 4G). Note that if
you have a single device that supports both 3G and 4G connections rather than two
separate devices, there will be a few seconds delay while the device switches modes.
3. When Sprint SmartView is ready, the connection status text on the Mobile control panel
will display “Ready:” followed by the name of the network that has been selected. Click
Connect to establish a connection.
Note: If you are using a GSM mobile broadband device for international roaming, clicking the arrow ( ) on
the right side of the Connection Status Indicator opens
a menu listing all GSM network profiles. You
can establish a connection using any profile listed simply by selecting it from the menu. The default
(“Sprint”) profile, however, should be used when connecting to any of Sprint’s roaming partners. (See
“International Roaming (GSM)” on page 30 for more information about roaming internationally.)