Cricket today announced a new wireless modem for laptops, the EC1705 made by Huawei. The EC1705 will work with most Windows or Apple laptops. It has 32MB of storage and 128MB of memory on board. It costs $65, with plans ranging from $40 to $60. It is available starting today.

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Cricket Lands Wireless Modem from Huawei

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