I have used a U720 on an iBook, i.e. a PPC. It worked great...
You must be using either the Sprint driver or the underground kext
that was briefly available from a poster at EVDOforums.com on your
iBook. From my experience, the underground driver works well on my
old 12" PowerBook G4. However, neither one of those two gives you the
menu bar item that shows signal strength, connection status, or the
network coverage (1xRTT vs. EVDO). The WWAN update is only for Intel
portables, as evidenced by the system requirements at http://
www.apple.com/support/downloads/wwansupportupdate10.html.
Personally, I love the Sprint U720, with the exception of its bulky
size and the way it blocks the adjacent ports when directly connected
to my MacBook Pro. I've had no problems with VPN Tracker or any
connections to the rest of the world when using the U720 in EVDO
coverage. I do wish my employer would pay for it, but the service and
device are a tax deduction when I use it for work, which is almost
exclusively the case.
-Jonathan Bare
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