Same here, not able to press [1].
I see all the screen messages, see countdown 3 - 2- 1, but no response at my [1].
Have an original Alfa and an identical SparkFun.
Tried 3pc's 2x Win7 And WinXP.
Tried all the flow controls.
Tried Putty and Hyperterminal.
Tried a PC with a onboard Serial interface and a serial to usb-interface.
Going to buy some more interfaces.
These serial to ttl devices have flashed fonera's successfully before.
Maybe the 115200 is too fast.