Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem
On 10/01/12 03:52, Panayiotis wrote:
> On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 22:03 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
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> You've gone to a lot of trouble for me, I am very grateful. I did not
> explain my situation well, I have internet at home, I use the 3G modem
> when I am outside, at various locations (usually coffee shops), so this
> setup will be cumbersome... :-) But thanks, I'll try it when I find
> time.
Do you plug the modem into your box directly or through a cable?
If it's the cable method try different cables. If it's not a cable try a
cable - the plane of the built in antennae may not be optimally orientated.
Also, if possible, borrow someone's Vodaphone modem that is known to
have a good signal in a given coffee shop - try that with your SIM in
it. You may need to change your connection settings slightly if it uses
a different device file - but everything else should stay the same, and
most modems will be detected and auto-flipped by your version of
usb-modeswitch.
I'd suggest you use the described rig to test at home so that you can
rule out (prove) it's not other factors causing problems (there are many).
>
> The AT commands I used are from this page:
>
> http://forum.huawei.com/jive4/thread.jspa?threadID=320231&tstart=50&orderStr=26
Thanks I've added that to my reference files.
>
> The response is "OK", but still I get the green light.
Then you are locked to 3G, thus non-availability of 3G *will* causes
connection drops.
Have you considered just tethering to your mobile phone?
You can probably use your modems SIM in it if it's not locked to a
different carrier.
>
> Just two quick questions:
> a) Is the 3G-locking a one-off process, or do I have to repeat it every
> time I connect?
I'ts one off.
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>
> Thanks, I did not know about light-blue.
Did you not get a "Fine" manual with the modem? ;-)
I looked at the Quickstart Guide for the K3770-Z
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> <snip>
>
> Again many thanks, please don't give so much time to this, I feel guilty
> like I am using you... :-)
Assuage the guilt - or not, I'll never know. Buy Debian a nice beer:-
http://www.spi-inc.org/donations/
:-D
>
> Best regards,
> Panayiotis
>
>
Cheers
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