Macintosh Steps for the Franklin CDU-680

This article contains information for Macintosh operating system. Steps for installing on a Windows system are available by clicking here. GCI does not support installation on Linux, so there is not supporting documentation available on http://portal.gci.net/support.

Table of Contents

Installation Steps
Card Information
Usage Information
Uninstalling the Program
Drivers for the Franklin Card using Macintosh OS

Installation Steps

1. Remove the Franklin CDU 880 modem form the case and insert into a USB port on your computer/

Note: The drivers for this device are included on the device, no CD is needed.

2. Double-click on the icon labeled CDU680_UMSD, as displayed above.

3. Double-click on the folder labeled Mac, as displayed above.

4. Double-click on the folder labeled Modem Installer V160, as displayed above

5. Double-click on the Franklin Install...60.. icon

6. Press Continue

7. Press Install
Note: GCI recommends using the default location to store this program. If you wish to change the location of the program to be stored, press Change Install Location. These steps are not not displayed.

8. Press Continue Installation

Screen shot displaying installation progress

After installation process is finished, you will see a display similar to the one below.

10. Click Restart
Note: Your computer will restart, and upon restarting you will see.

11. Press Accept

12. Press Next

13. Enter the Activation Code: enter 000000 (6 Zeros)

14. Press Next

15. Enter the MDN and MIN;

• MDN and MIN = Your 10 digit phone number (example: 907756XXXX)
• Username and Password: Leave both fields blank

16. Press Next

17. Press Finish

18. Press Continue

19. Enter the username and password for your computer.
Note: This username and password is for your computer, which is a normal Macintosh requirement for installing new programs, not a username and password for the CDU 680 modem.

20. To Connect

20a. Click on the Signal icon, then select Network Preferences, click on CMOT...logies

OR

20b. Click on the Phone icon, click on CMOTECH CDMA Technologies

21. Open a browser (Safari) and you should connect to the Internet.

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Card Information

Xtreme Mobility offers maximum download speeds of up to 2 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 1 Mbps. Average Downloads of 600Kbps to 1.4Mbps and Average Uploads of 300-800Kbps are more typical.  Your actual speed will vary, depending on physical location, signal strength, distance from cellular towers, interference (both man-made obstacles, and natural obstacles), and the amount of other network traffic.
Xtreme Mobility is intended to be an extension of  your existing cable modem. It offers the additional flexibility to connect outside of the normal office/home area at broadband speeds when receiving an EVDO Rev A connection (see hybrid 1x explanation below when Rev A is not available)
Within the expected coverage area, this product will connect faster that a GSM EDGE device.

• Click here to view the coverage Map
• This product has a Hybrid feature. Depending on your location, this feature will attempt to connect at EVDO speeds by default. If not able to connect at that speed, the device will automatically connect at the 1X speed. Connecting at the 1X connection speed will be noticeably slower than connecting at EVDO.
• This area will roam, in the area displayed on the map link above, areas in Canada and the Lower 48, but connection speeds will vary. Additional roaming charges will apply (see usage info below). 

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 Usage Information

•  In-state Usage:
• Xtreme Mobility customers with a GCI cable modem pay $19.99/mo and the plan has unlimited statewide usage.
• Xtreme Mobility customers without a GCI cable modem pay $49.99/mo and the plan has a total included in-state usage allowance of  5 Gig.  In-state usage above 5  Gig will be charged at a rate of $ 0.10 per MB 

• Out-of-State Usage:
• All Xtreme Mobility plans include  40  MB  of lower 49 roaming. Roaming usage above 40  MB will be billed at a rate of $1 per  MB

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Uninstalling the Program

1. Click on MAC Harddrive

2. Right click on the Application (CMOTECH CDMA Technologies)

3 Move application to trash.

Note: If you have a 3rd party application, such as APP Zapper, follow your steps for that application.

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Drivers for the Franklin Card using Macintosh OS

The drivers for your Franklin card may be found on the device itself. If you can not locate the drivers on your device, you can install the driver for Macintosh Operating Systems, by clicking here.