It’s been a little while since our last post, time for an update!

There are a couple of outstanding areas we have been working for the MiniMax:

Firstly, the next software update. This will include software, drivers and firmware updates for the modem. This will fix a number of bugs, and increase the stability of the modem. The new drivers will also work properly with all versions of Windows XP (including media center edition), and 32bit versions of Windows Vista. They also resolve issues to do with limited user accounts not being able to access/use the modem software. This update will hopefully be available within a few weeks, pending Telstra approval (the drivers have received WHQL certification).

Secondly, the next release for Mac OS. We’ve been working on a comprehensive interface (with some quite pretty usage reporting) as well as fixes for a couple of outstanding bugs. It’s been one of these bugs that has been our biggest bane, proving to be extremly tricky to track down (even with help from Apple’s development team). At this stage we’re still working on a fix for it, without an ETA. If you are experiencing problems with our current Beta (where the modem is not detected), make sure you are connecting the modem with the supplied USB cable. In our testing this has removed the issue by about 98%.
The ModMax has also been progressing rapidly. It is now in with Telstra undergoing the approval process. It’s proved to be a very interesting process, learning the differences and similarities from the CDMA days. Packet switched data is significantly faster, however circuit switched data peaks at 9.6bps, slower than CDMA. We’ll have more information on the ModMax over coming weeks.

The docking station has also been receiving a fair bit of attention. There’s still work to do on it, but most testing at this stage is going quite favorably, which is a good indicator of a close release.