3. A forum suggested the disconnects might be due to insufficient power to the modem. I bought a powered USB hub today and it worked for a while (leading me to discover the irritating fact that depending on your download rate/volume Cell C switches you between WCDMA and HSPA+, this is a Nightmare in on-line gaming!). The disconnects, however were destined to continue. I have noticed that the modem light changes to dark blue (WCDMA, I believe) and does not disconnect (as far as I've noticed), but as soon as it turns Teal or light blue (HSPA+, I believe) the problems start. Fail.
LotterTC, could you please clarify if you still had "connecting to device" problems AFTER you started to use the powered USB hub? Or was it only that the modem disconnected from the internet? These are two separate issues.