Tech Tip: Updating drivers manually requires some computer skills and patience. A faster and easier option is to use the Driver Update Utility for Pantech to scan your system for free. The utility tells you which specific drivers are out-of-date for all of your devices.
How to Update Device Drivers Quickly & Easily
DriverHive is a driver updater service that will scan your computer's installed devices, identify the best fitting drivers and provide them in an easy, convenient format. Individual drivers may be available on manufacturer websites at no charge.
Step 1 - Download Your Driver
To get the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, you can choose from a list of most popular Pantech downloads. Click the download button next to the matching model name. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If your driver is not listed and you know the model name or number of your Pantech device, you can use it to search our driver archive for your Pantech device model. Simply type the model name and/or number into the search box and click the Search button. You may see different versions in the results. Choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
If you don’t know the model name or number, you can start to narrow your search down by choosing which category of Pantech device you have (such as Printer, Scanner, Video, Network, etc.). Start by selecting the correct category from our list of Pantech Device Drivers by Category.
Need more help finding the right driver? You can request a driver and we will find it for you. We employ a team from around the world. They add hundreds of new drivers to our site every day.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Driver Update Utility for Pantech. It is a software utility that will find the right driver for you - automatically.
Step 2 - Install Your Driver
After you download your new driver, then you have to install it. To install a driver in Windows, you will need to use a built-in utility called Device Manager. It allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
How to Open Device Manager
How to Install drivers using Device Manager
In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.
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Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.
If you are having trouble installing your driver, you should use the Driver Update Utility for Pantech. It is a software utility that automatically finds, downloads and installs the right driver for your system. You can even backup your drivers before making any changes, and revert back in case there were any problems.
Try it now to safely update all of your drivers in just a few clicks. Once you download and run the utility, it will scan for out-of-date or missing drivers:
When the scan is complete, the driver update utility will display a results page showing which drivers are missing or out-of-date. You can update individual drivers, or all of the necessary drivers with one click.
For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.
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$99.99
The Pantech UML290 ($99.99-249.99) is the fastest mobile Internet device in the U.S. Period. If you're looking for a modem on Verizon Wireless, and you can't wait for the carrier's mobile hotspots to come to market, this is the one to get; unlike its competitor, the LG VL600 ($99.99, 3.5 stars), it's even Mac compatible with a new downloadable driver. That makes it our current Editors' Choice for cellular modems on Verizon Wireless.
Design, Software and Plans
Verizon's first-generation 4G LTE modems are both bulky, but at 3.5 by 1.4 by .6 inches (HWD) and 1.8 oz, the UML290 is a little shorter than its competitor, the LG VL600. It's also wittily designed; the front of the case swivels 90 degrees on a hinge to become the antenna, letting the USB port pop out from the bottom. There's a single LED near the top of the modem that shows connectivity status, but it isn't too helpful. On the back, there are two external antenna jacks (one for 3G, one for 4G) if you want to juice up your signal. No 4G external antenna is available yet, but at least there's potential here.
When it was first released the UML290 only worked with Windows PCs running Verizon's VZ Access Manager. But now drivers are available on Verizon's support page that make the modem Mac compatible as well. This is a big plus, because it marks the first time Mac users are getting official access to Verizon's 4G LTE network.
Verizon has 4G LTE service in 38 metro areas right now; outside those zones, the UML290 works on Verizon's 3G EVDO Rev A network. Plans cost $50/month for 5 GB or $80/month for 10 GB, plus $10/GB extra.
As a CDMA modem, the UML290 works in parts of Canada, Mexico, India, China and a few other countries, but not Europe, and roaming rates are intolerable: up to $20.48/MB. I wouldn't buy this modem for use outside the U.S.
Performance and Conclusions
We tested the UML290 in New York City head-to-head against the VL600, at 11 different locations over the course of a day. We transferred files over FTP, downloaded Web pages using curl, and ran the speed tester at speedtest.net.
Overall, the two modems had nearly identical average speeds. On speedtest.net, which simulates Internet streaming, we got just around 16Mbps down and about 5.75Mbps up with both modems, with less than a 5% variation between the modems in our Speedtest and FTP tests. That said, when one modem came out slightly ahead, it was the UML290 61% of the time.
We did two tests in 3G mode, and the UML290 came out ahead of the VL600 there, with speeds of 1.5Mbps down compared to the VL600's 1.2Mbps.
I've seen some complaints about both of Verizon's 4G modems having trouble in areas at the edge of 4G coverage. We didn't see any dropped connections in our tests.
Having seen and tested dozens of USB modems by now, I'd consider Verizon's two LTE modems roughly equal on performance. But I'd pick the UML290 because of its other factors - a better design that's less likely to break, the antenna ports and the Mac support.
If you have a Verizon 3G modem and you're in a place that isn't getting 4G any time soon, stick with what you have. But if you live in or travel to one of the cities covered by Verizon's 4G network, the Pantech UML290 is your best bet. It's the fastest, best-designed and most convenient modem Verizon has to offer right now.
If you don't spend much time in Verizon's 4G coverage area, consider other carriers as well, because Verizon's 3G network is slower than AT&T's and T-Mobile's, according to our fastest mobile networks test. Also, if you're patient, you may want to wait for the Verizon LTE MiFi devices, which are coming this Spring and can connect up to five computers and phones to an ad-hoc Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Bottom Line: The Pantech UML290 is the speediest mobile Internet device in the U.S. right now, and the best modem Verizon offers.
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