Gallery: Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem

The UM150 EV-DO modem is compact when collapsed, but not the smallest modem on the market

Here it is with the USB connector and antenna extended. I never had to use the antenna to get a signal.

The UM150 plugged into the recessed USB port in a MacBook Air. Surprisingly it fit.

The UM150 plugged into the recessed USB port in a MacBook Air. Here you can see the handy LED lights.

A better view of the UM150 connected to the MacBook Air's recessed USB port.