Thursday, 17 September 2009

SMS and MMS with the Novatel MC950D USB Modem


The Novatel Wireless Ovation MC950D USB Modem is a very good modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages.

Drivers for this modem can be found on the Novatel Wireless web site at http://www.novatelwireless.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=305. (If this direct link is broken, navigate from http://www.novatelwireless.com/support/.)

There are no special considerations for using the Novatel MC950D modem with NowSMS.

For general information on configuring NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages with a GSM modem, such as the Novatel Wireless Ovation MC950D, please see the NowSMS Quick Start Guide at http://www.nowsms.com/documentation/quickstartguide/.

Frequencies supported by the Novatel Ovation MC950D

3G/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA - 850Mhz/1900Mhz/2100Mhz (Good for most of the world, plus AT&T USA)
EDGE/GPRS - 850Mhz/900Mhz/1800Mhz/1900Mhz (Global)

HSPA Max Performance: Download speed - 7.2 Mbps; Upload speed - 2.1 Mbps