Sierra Wireless Compass 597 - Manual (Page 9)

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1 1: Introducing the Compass 597
USB modem
Note: This document applies to you, only if your wireless device is the
Compass™ 597 USB modem from Sierra Wireless. This document
does not apply, if you are using an AirCard
® 595 PC Card,
AirCard 595U USB modem, AirCard 597E ExpressCard, or a wireless
device that is built into your computer.
• Welcome
• Feature summary
• Package contents
• System components
• Care and maintenance
of your modem
Welcome
The Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB modem is a dual‐band
wireless USB modem for cellular and
PCS networks, and the
GPS frequency band. It enhances the functionality of your
mobile computing device by adding 2‐way messaging and
high‐speed mobile data in extended areas, compared to
wireless local area networks.
This modem allows you to do the following (subject to feature
availability), without using a wireline phone or network:
• Connect to the Internet, VPN and corporate networks
• Send and receive large e‐mail messages
• Send and receive SMS messages (Windows only)
• Use location‐based services (Windows only)
• Conduct video‐conferencing
• Access streaming, real‐time media
• Play games online
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