Novatel’s latest USB modem, Ovation MC760 Micro, has arrived at the CrunchGear office and it sure is tiny. It will be available from Verizon Wireless starting December 1st. It’s been redubbed the USB760 Modem for VZW and promises an average of 600 kbps to 1.4 mbps down and 500-800kbps up. The price for this dandy is $100 after a MIR and two-year contract. Not sure if this has been done before, but the rebate will come in the form of a debit card.
You can choose between one- and two-year VZW BroadbandAccess plans: 50 MB data usage for $39.99/month or 5 GB data usage for $59.99/month.
The rebate will be a debit card? Not sure what I think about that – I forget the percentage, but a debit card is more likely to not be spent than a check because it’s easy to put aside a card, forget about it, maybe spent $95 worth and leave $5 on it, etc. and so that money doesn’t get spent. As far as I know, once the companies get that money, it has to be turned over to the state if it isn’t claimed within a certain time period. If that’s true, why are they bothering with this debit card thing? Maybe they get some kind of kickback from the issue of the debit card? Even if they do, what is that, a dollar? How many of these units will they ship? Is it worth messing around?
I’m sure someone in a suit figured out that it’ll pay for his bonus though, so whatever.
No clue. But found it in the press release and I don’t think I have personally received a rebate in the form of a debit card, so I figured it was worth sharing.
PHa, I just sent a UM175 back last week. Not really a major issue with anything, other than keeping a signal for more than 5 minutes at a time. I should probably explain: I live in the boonies. That should do it.
Does this one still require that hideous software?
Just took it out of the box, drew. I’ll be testing it over the weekend.
I live in the middle of Boston and I can’t get the UM150 to stay connected for any reasonable amount of time. It’s pretty slow when connected, too. Weird.
Don’t post the title with “Hands-on” if it is not… you have posted no valuable info (everything can be found already elsewhere)
the Tag should include: Waste of time & lame
Looks like 3Gstore has the USB760 for $69.99, see:
USB760 @ 3Gstore
how can that be connected to the internet?? if that latest Usb modem is wireless and correct me if im wrong that latest USB modem is thin??? please answer my question… thank you….
Thing is a piece of junk! It’s going back if I don”t destroy it first. Wont stay on longer than 10 min max, and the VZAcess program sucks as well. Yes, Im going to “Crunch” it alright!