HuaWei

[b@nD]

What is with these guys ?

IMPOSSIBLE to find drivers

Intending to upgrade the laptop to 21 Mb with this card

HuaWei EM820U 3G WCDMA GSM WWAN Mini PCI-E Card HSPA+ 21Mb (Unlocked)

I wonder if the manufacturer answers emails ?


I did find this though

Unlocking Procedure

You first have to go to a page to enter all the detail -- leave that up to you

 

[dj_jyno]

What is with these guys ?

IMPOSSIBLE to find drivers

Easy - they don't care once they have your money. Have a look at this one. I see Miro has stock of the generic one (MC8705).

 

[morkhans]

Your google-fu is weak.

http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwi...=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDcwMjg=
(Says Win8, should do Win7 as well).

PS. I have one of those cards in a Dell Latitude and the device doesn't persist if you go into sleep mode. You have to boot the OS for Windows to detect it again. I suspect the Dell supported cards send some other other feedback to the BIOS that they are there when a machine comes out of sleep. So bare this in mind with after-market internal 3G cards.

 

[b@nD]

Obtuse

Your google-fu is weak.
http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwi...=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDcwMjg=
(Says Win8, should do Win7 as well).

True true
I do not yet speak read write Chinese ( name of file referenced does not seem to have any connection to the device name ? )
How did you locate it ?
Thanks

PS. I have one of those cards in a Dell Latitude and the device doesn't persist if you go into sleep mode. You have to boot the OS for Windows to detect it again. I suspect the Dell supported cards send some other other feedback to the BIOS that they are there when a machine comes out of sleep. So bare this in mind with after-market internal 3G cards.

I have read that this particular card is used in the DELL Streak ?
No idea if those DELL drivers would work ?
Is there any other 21Mb card authorised for DELL -- for the Latitude ? ( or some other DELL device ? )

 

[Spazmogen]

http://support.lenovo.com/en_CA/detail.page?DocID=DS032253 <-- firmware

WIN8 x32 & x64 version.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS027690 <-- drivers for WIN 7 (should work with Win8). 32 & 64 bit.


It says its for the IdeaPad S206. But I figure that any WIN 8 driver/firmware for the EM820x series should work.

I don't own the EM820U yet, but I've been tempted...very tempted. I have a Lenovo B570 which has the SIM slot hidden in the battery area, but lacks the antenna or the EM820U.

I have it backed up on my dropbox as well just in case it vanishes.

 

[b@nD]

Thanks
Have HUAWEI opened a factory in ZIM yet ?

 

[Spazmogen]

Let me know if those Lenovo drivers work or not.

I'm curious and my own purchase of the card may depend on it.

Also: I just found one on ebay that has the whole kit: driver & software cd, screws & antenna as well as the Huawei EM820U for $40 USD.

Ebay item number: 140811175930

It's a tad pricey, but it's everything you'll need to set it up. For about $10 more you can get a Sierra Wireless Aircard (usb) 313u that's LTE capable...shipped unlocked from China.

 

[Spazmogen]

Actually, I did wind up buying the Sierra Wireless 313u Aircard on eBay for $25 US.

I'm Canadian and had it shipped to Michigan, a 90 minute drive away for me. ebay.com
Item number: 290906267694

Regardless, I hope the drivers & firmware I posted will help someone. I decided to get LTE speed out of a $25 stick. The speed difference and cheaper cost made it an easy decision.