Hands on with the Sprint Novatel Wireless Ovation U727 dongle
- December 6th, 2007
- 2 Comments
Besides the AT&T Duo, I received the latest USB dongle from Novatel for Sprint’s wicked fast EV-DO Rev A. network. The U727’s most notable features are the microSD slot and GPS. Once I get this up and running I’ll have a full review. If all goes well and I hope it does, the U727 will be my workhorse for CES next month.
CB (Who am I?)
9 months ago
I had a rough time getting the U727 to work and Sprint Customer Service was completely worthless. The network activation failed no matter what they tried or instructed me to do. I went through numerous calls and ultimately they sent me a replacement device only to find it produced the exact same errors. By accident, I pressed the “Update Profile” button in the settings menu when they directed me to press “Activate Device” option on one attempt. Instead, the update worked and my device was online. I have no idea if this was a local issue or a national one, but if your activation keeps failing, try updating the profile before giving up. The device works great now and is very speedy.
Peter Ha (Who am I?)
9 months ago
Thanks for the heads up, CB.