• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Sierra vs. Novatel Wireless

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I'm about to get my Sprint broadband modem for my Mac Powerbook G4. It seems I have two choices, the Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U or the Novatel Wireless Ovation U727. The Novatel has a somewhat extendable loop antenna, giving it an edge in my book. But it's also $99 with the two-year contract, while the Sierra card is free (with the 2-year contract.)

I thought I'd put it out there to see what y'all think. Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
 
I'm about to get my Sprint broadband modem for my Mac Powerbook G4. It seems I have two choices, the Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U or the Novatel Wireless Ovation U727. The Novatel has a somewhat extendable loop antenna, giving it an edge in my book. But it's also $99 with the two-year contract, while the Sierra card is free (with the 2-year contract.)

I thought I'd put it out there to see what y'all think. Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.

All I can tell you is that I own the Novatel U720 and it has worked wonderfully. Have you visited http://www.evdoinfo.com and read the reviews there? They're very helpful...
 
Basically about the same performance wise . Not much to chose between them . They both Rev.A . The U727 does have Flashcard memory included if you want to back stuff off your hardrive
I'm about to get my Sprint broadband modem for my Mac Powerbook G4. It seems I have two choices, the Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U or the Novatel Wireless Ovation U727. The Novatel has a somewhat extendable loop antenna, giving it an edge in my book. But it's also $99 with the two-year contract, while the Sierra card is free (with the 2-year contract.)

I thought I'd put it out there to see what y'all think. Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
 
I have the sierra 595U. Even though I haven't had it for very long, I have been satisfied with it.
 
Thanks to all for chiming in. Evdoinfo.com was especially helpful, Jerry.

From what I gather, all the cards work the same, but since the Franklin CDU680 has an external antenna jack, I'm leaning toward getting that device.
 
Another U720 user here. Has worked perfectly so far, and the option to add the memory card is of benefit as well.
 
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