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Jola said:
Interesting - the software does not seem to support my E372 modem, but I will follow progress on this.
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Sorry to hear ... but this is what boggles my mind - the modems work on others' routers, but not ours. And it is not like the routers or modems are faulty. In theory, the same bin elsewhere should work with your router and yet it doesn't.
 
It might be a future solution for modem kompatibility problems. Here is a link to AVM FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7390.
http://www.proict.pl
Interesting things that any USB device connected to the router can be seen as a local device on the user computer. I haven't checked what OS is supported and the router is very expensive
 
OGroteKoning said:
Sorry to hear ... but this is what boggles my mind - the modems work on others' routers, but not ours. And it is not like the routers or modems are faulty. In theory, the same bin elsewhere should work with your router and yet it doesn't.
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Jola can corrrect me if i'm wrong but i think that he meant that the software expert_vision mentioned was'nt working and not the bin file.

/MmmMagnus
 
MmmMagnus said:
Jola can corrrect me if i'm wrong but i think that he meant that the software expert_vision mentioned was'nt working and not the bin file.

/MmmMagnus
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Yes, no standard firmware version for the MR3420 supports the E372, but the bin file created by MmmMagnus works fine.

I will also add that I found the software to create the bin file a real PITA, unstable and it often fails to create a bin file.

And, yes, Oleg's firmware for the Asus router doesn't support the E372.
 
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IceQB said:
Wireless 150N Portable 3G Router .. is this compatible with CellC modems?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/273744-Routers-to-use-with-Cell-C-mobile-internet/page3
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Jola said:
This router looks fine, it should work.
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I jacked my [-]power hungry pig[/-] E1820 into one of these fully charged and aimed an iTunes session at a new phone update. Around 30-40min on *only* battery the wee router gave up the ghost but did a sterling job right up until then. And worked straight off the bat: before I went in and did WLAN, etcetera setup, it sommer up and connected! :D
 
Another cheapie: the Tenda 3G150M portable 3G router. This time I had to manually enter Cell-C internet info and, once that was in, connection is pretty much automagic. One caveat though: such is the power draw of the E1820 beast the connection (well, mine at least) tends to get flaky when I feed the stick only through the router's USB port.

But jacking the stick into a powered USB hub and *then* into the router makes that go away and life is just dandy.
 
Actually there is a good chance to work with E372 even though it's not in that list. Many Huawei modems are similar with each other, in terms of serial interface over USB. I personally tested a Huawei mobile phone (U1000S), which is not in the list, and worked.
If you have access to one of those ASUS routers, give it a try. Also you could ask developers about it.
 
expert_vision said:
Actually there is a good chance to work with E372 even though it's not in that list. Many Huawei modems are similar with each other, in terms of serial interface over USB. I personally tested a Huawei mobile phone (U1000S), which is not in the list, and worked.
If you have access to one of those ASUS routers, give it a try. Also you could ask developers about it.
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I do have one of the modems on the list, Imay just try it !
 
For those using MikroTik routers, I noticed this in the latest changelog:
What's new in 5.7 (2011-Sep-14 10:54):

*) fixed problem - router crashed sometimes when using USB modem;
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Ive been successfully using the following routers with the 7.2mbps Cell C 3G modem( Huawei E1752):

1. INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS Wireless 300N 3G Router
2. Cell C's D105 router

However the signal in my area has been really crap since 1 Aug 2011. Tested these routers with Cell C 3G modem in other areas and no problems.
 
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Okay- I am back on the K3565-Z and MR3420 compatibility bandwagon. Fortunately I have had limited success. This is what I did:
Used Putty to disable the flashmemory - AT+ZCDRUN=8
Plugged the modem back into the router (pin code disabled; dial up nr *99#; APN internet; connection auto)
After the flashmemory disablement, the router picks up the modem as K3565Z and then tries to connect. This is where it fails. It goes through the following cycle>> IDENTIFYING -> K3565Z -> CONNECTING -> UNPLUGGED ... and then starts identifying again.
Spoke to a gentleman at Uniterm direct and afterwards tried the same process, but with *99***16# as dial up nr. Same result.
Spoke to a dude at Vodacom and he told me to try *99***1# as dial up nr. Did that and same result ... and that is where I am at right now. Can anyone please suggest a solution?
 
OGroteKoning said:
Okay- I am back on the K3565-Z and MR3420 compatibility bandwagon. Fortunately I have had limited success. This is what I did:
Used Putty to disable the flashmemory - AT+ZCDRUN=8
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Are you sure about that?

I have a K3520-Z, and although it may work slightly differently to your K3565-Z, that command causes the modem device to appear when the modem is plugged in, not only after the modem has been 'modeswitch'-ed. You can try sending AT+ZCDRUN=E to disable the virtual CD-ROM drive completely as well.
See MDMA 1.0.0.31 Beta Testing thread for more info.
Edit: More specifically, this post.
 
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ginggs said:
Are you sure about that?
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No I am not. I got this info from wetpaint (I think) where they discuss the K3565-Z.
They said:
disable the flashmemory - AT+ZCDRUN=8
enable the flashmemory - AT+ZCDRUN=9
And then something similar on a different site but the other way round. It seemed that those were the corrcect commands, only the authors of the sites had the enable/disable different.

EDIT: I hate that the manufacturer of the router does not help sorting out these issues!!
 
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ginggs said:
Are you sure about that?

I have a K3520-Z, and although it may work slightly differently to your K3565-Z, that command causes the modem device to appear when the modem is plugged in, not only after the modem has been 'modeswitch'-ed. You can try sending AT+ZCDRUN=E to disable the virtual CD-ROM drive completely as well.
See MDMA 1.0.0.31 Beta Testing thread for more info.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! :D The AT+ZCDRUN=E seemed to do the trick to get the K3565-Z modem working on the TP-Link MR3420. You are THE MAN!!! (you are male ... right?) :p
It's kinda odd ... now I have the slowest (K3565-Z) and the fastest (K4605) modems working on my MR3420 albeit that the K4605 is not always registered as "K4605", but I don't know if that is an issue. I get +- 6.5Mbps dl, 1.8Mbps ul and 75ms ... so I should probably not complain ... too much
 
Hello!

I've found this thread via a Google search and can say I had the same compatibility problems as described here with my TP-Link router and my Huawei E372 3G modem.

Finally I've found this solution working for me:


Huawei E372:
Newest firmware from T-Mobile Germany
Version 11.203.03.10.55.B726
http://www.t-mobile.de/fremdcontent/1,2790,188779,00.html

Perhaps also the dashboard if someone intends to use the stick with a notebook also:
http://www.t-mobile.de/T-D1/cds/td1_cds_popup/1,1132,187760-1-,00.html


TP-Link Router (TP-MR3420 or TP-MR3220)

Firmware 110617
TP-MR3420: http://www.tp-link.com/de/support/download.asp?a=1&m=TL-MR3420
TP-MR3220: http://www.tp-link.com/de/support/download.asp?a=1&m=TL-MR3220

This 3G Modem Bin File:
(works for the Huawei E372 / "T-Mobile Web'n'Walk Stick Business II" brand from T-Mobile Germany)
http://bit.ly/ocu1xo



For me this combination is working rock-solid. Currently I have an uptime of my TP-Link TP-MR3220 of about 6 days - without any interruptions of 3G connectivity.

Also the speed is quite good for the poor network coverage in my area (no indoor coverage, so I have placed the router at the window)
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newuser3g said:
Finally I've found this solution working for me:


Huawei E372:
Newest firmware from T-Mobile Germany
Version 11.203.03.10.55.B726
http://www.t-mobile.de/fremdcontent/1,2790,188779,00.html

Perhaps also the dashboard if someone intends to use the stick with a notebook also:
http://www.t-mobile.de/T-D1/cds/td1_cds_popup/1,1132,187760-1-,00.html


TP-Link Router (TP-MR3420 or TP-MR3220)
This 3G Modem Bin File:
(works for the Huawei E372 / "T-Mobile Web'n'Walk Stick Business II" brand from T-Mobile Germany)
http://bit.ly/ocu1xo



For me this combination is working rock-solid. Currently I have an uptime of my TP-Link TP-MR3220 of about 6 days - without any interruptions of 3G connectivity.
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Thanks, I am using the same modem firmware but a different modem BIN file on my MR3420. It works, but is not entirely stable.

I am now trying the modem BIN file as above in my MR3420, I hope that it is stable on my setup !
 
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