I have a Novatel U720 USB EVDO modem which hooks up to my computer via a USB port.  I'm currently sharing this connection through windows connection sharing (yuck).

I'd like to know if its possible/likely that I'll be able to make the U720 card work with one of the many routers that have usb support.

I see the Kyrocera kr1 unit does this from the factory, but the router costs about $250 USD + I really don't want to spend that kind of money on a router if a sub $100 router will do the same job.

(Last edited by teststrips on 2 Feb 2007, 21:16)

You figure out anything on this?  I would like to do the same thing.

I got this modem working on a laptop running Ubuntu.  There is a long pdf telling you how to do this at Sprint:

http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/down … _Guide.pdf

The basic things you need are:

1) The usbserial module loaded;

2) Some sort of dialing software; I was able to do it first with a simple chat script and pppd; then I used KPPP on Ubuntu

3) The user and password are not checked, the dialing number is #777

4) The modem I was using had already been activated; if this is not true, you have to activate it, sigh, under Winders.

My feeling is that it wouldn't be too hard to get this working with a router, but I haven't actually done it.

Hope this helps.