Re: How to get Bell Canada 3G USB network up?
On Tue 14 Jun 2011 at 12:24:13 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> Oh - I was hoping you knew the proprietary AT commands used by this
> particular modem.
Sorry, I don't. But I thought the standard ones I gave might have
helped.
> Treat the following with caution as I can't verify this:-
> I "believe" the reasoning behind supplying the APN every connection is
> that some ISPs have different APNs for mobile, fixed line, and prepaid
> accounts. (Telstra for instance, has half a dozen) So a user might use
> the same modem to connect using different accounts to the same ISP -
> just picking the best rate plan for the particular area.
What you say makes sense. Thanks for giving me something to think about.
> You can test that by using the single line CLI connection commands I've
> posted above - just modify the connection port and speed to suit your
> requirements.
> If it connects then you'll have "proven" that the APN is supplied by the
> modem.
I've briefly tested and revised my view to: an APN is needed on making a
first-time connection.
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