Download problems with E180

[Matekaza]

I have just got the Huawei E180 USB Stick modem as I simply could not get my old one to work under Windows 7 64bit.

The E180 installs and runs just fine, but the download speeds are very poor despite a strong HSDPA signal.

I am getting download speeds (using speedtest.net and downloading various files) of about 150Kb/s and upload speeds of 800K/s. Given that the upload speed is pretty good, I cannot see this being a signal problem. I would hope to get download speeds of at least 2Mb/s.

Anyone experience anything similar, know how to fix it?

Thanks

 

[ginggs]

I have just got the Huawei E180 USB Stick modem as I simply could not get my old one to work under Windows 7 64bit.

What was your old modem?
What speeds did you get previously?

Seeing that you are now using Windows 7, it may be worth trying this.

 

[Matekaza]

My old modem was an E220, was due for an upgrade anyway so no real hassles there. I was previously getting about 2Mb/s.

Tried the hotfix from the link and suddenly I am getting about 1.2Mb/s. Though not fantastic at least this is manageable. Would love to know what that fix did.

Will try from a different location and see if I get any higher speed.

Thanks

 

[ginggs]

Tried the hotfix from the link and suddenly I am getting about 1.2Mb/s.

That's an improvement at least.

Would love to know what that fix did.

Me too.

 

[Matekaza]

Tried it at home, download 4.05Mb/s , upload 0.47Mb/s (not too bad).

Thanks for your help...me happy, not sure why the providers can't supply things that work properly out of the box.