In all honesty, because the status LED doesn’t blink on data activity it isn’t entirely useful. It blinks a fast blue when attached to the cellular network, and red when connected to the computer but with no network attach. The whole data card can rotate and swivel about the USB connector as well.įlipped open, at the top of the UML290 is the chiclet-shaped LED status indicator. This swivel-out black area does conceal an orthogonal antenna which I’ll show later. There’s an entertaining typo on the sticker as well that gave me a moment’s pause after a friend pointed it out. There’s a sticker inside which mentions that the device should be left flipped open for best reception. Swing the black portion 90 degrees clockwise and it’ll flip open, revealing the USB connector which pops out. The Pantech UML290 has a flip out design to preserve its compact size when being transported, and allow an orthogonal antenna. There’s a third card as well, the LG VL600, but we haven’t had any time to get hands on with it.

So enough about that, how about the devices we’ve talked about? First up are the two data cards I’ve already mentioned, the Pantech UML290 and Verizon/Novatel USB551L.

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