Sierra Wireless MP 875 Network connections, Accounts and coverage

MP875 Modem User Guide
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Network connections
TheMPmodemoperatesoverthefollowingnetworks,with
connectivityandspeeddependentonyourserviceprovider
andaccount:
•HighSpeedUplinkPacketAccess(HSUPA)—upto
2.0megabitspersecond(Mbps)
•UniversalMobileTelecommunicationsSystem
(UMTS)—upto384kilobitspersecond(kbps)
•EnhancedDataGSMEnvironment(EDGE)—upto
236kbps
•GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)—upto56kbps
•Circuitswitched(dial‐up)dataconnections
Onceaconnectionisestablished,youcanopenyourbrowser
andconnecttowebsitesandaccessotherInternetservices
suchase‐mail.
Accounts and coverage
Youmustsetupanaccountwithaserviceproviderforeach
MPmodemyouinstall.AfterinstallingtheMPmodem
software,youmustconfigureittouseanaccount.
TheserviceprovidersuppliesaSubscriberIdentityModule
(SIM)card—sometimescalledasmartcardorsmartchip—for
eachaccount.TheSIMcardprovidestheMPmodem’sidentity
onthenetwork.Itcontainsaccountinformationandmustbe
insertedintheMPmodemfortheMPmodemtooperate.(See
“InserttheSIMCard”onpage38.)
TheabilityoftheMPmodemtoobtainserviceandthetypeof
serviceobtainedinanyareaisdeterminedbyseveralfactors:
Network proximity and HSUPA availability Toobtain
service,youmustbewithinthecoverageareaofanetwork
operatinginoneoftheradiofrequencybandssupportedby
theMPmodem.Thetypeofconnectiondependsontheservice
availableinthatarea.Forexample,thereareareaswithUMTS
serviceinwhichHSUPAhasnotyetbeenimplemented.
Roaming Ifyouarewithinthecoverageofanetwork
operatedbyadifferentserviceprovider,yourabilitytoobtain
servicedependsonwhetheraroamingagreementexists
betweenyourserviceproviderandtheoneoperatingyour
currentlocalnetwork.Theremaybeadditionalfeesfor
roamingservice.Contactyourresellerorserviceproviderfor
information.