Q:Does the Merlin C777 Card support voice calls, fax and/or text messaging?
A:Voice calls, fax and text messaging are not supported.
Q:Which applications are well suited for use with the Merlin C777 Card and the improved upload speeds?
A: See the following table.
Consumer | Business | Applications |
√ | √ | Email – Send large files faster |
√ | √ | Internet/Intranet Access |
√ | √ | Video Conferencing and Surveillance |
√ |
| |
√ |
| Online Gaming |
| √ | Corporate Server (using VPN) Access |
| √ | Online Field Service Systems |
| √ | Healthcare/Insurance, sending |
|
| images |
√ | √ | GPS enablement for “locate & |
|
| search” |
Getting Started
Q:Can anyone that purchases a Mobile Broadband device download and install the necessary software to use the Merlin C777 card?
A:A user must have the latest version of the Operating Systems that were stated above and a notebook with administrative rights. If this is your personal notebook, you should not experience a problem with administrative rights. If this is your company notebook and you experience a problem downloading and installing software, please contact your IT department to validate you have administrative rights to your notebook.
Q:Does the user of the Merlin C777 card need to do anything before they insert the device into their notebook and begin the installation and activation process?
A:The user will need to be sure this device has been
Q:If Sprint SmartView is already installed on my Windows computer, should I remove it before initiating software installation and activation?
A:Sprint recommends you remove any previous versions of the Sprint SmartView software from your computer before inserting the Merlin C777 device the first time. Follow these steps:
1.On your Windows computer, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Sprint Mobile Broadband (Novatel).
2.Click Remove.
3.Reboot your computer.
4.Install Sprint SmartView software from the CD that came with the device.
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