Free Replacement Vodafone 3G Dialer Software (with Signal Strength Graph and Info)

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(I've started a new thread for this software, as the initial thread is for the more technically inclined.)

If you have problems with the Vodafone Mobile Connect software, either crashes, slow response or because it's a memory hog, try this free replacement Vodafone 3G dialer software.

Download it from here: ftp://ftp.biometrics.co.za/Miscellaneous/Biometrics.co.za_Vodafone_3G_Dialer_1.2.EXE (2.76 MB)

Requirements:
Novatel U630 PC Card (version 14 firmware)
Vodafone Mobile Connect (version 5)

Screen sample:
3GDialerScreen1.2.JPG


Unique features:
Reconnect if disconnected (Keep alive)
Connect to a secondary connection after primary connected (e.g. VPN)
Fast, small and doesn't crash

Installation:
Install the Vodafone Mobile Connect (VMC) software as per normal and create your profile. Test the connection. Close VMC. Start the 3G Vodafone Dialer, select your profile and click Connect.

Original thread:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=23531
 
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More connection software

For those who don't want to download 54MB,
You can also try MobiLink Universal Connection Manager from Novatel Wireless.
It's on their website, under software for the U530 datacard.
It works fine with my U630 datacard.

Why such a massive download, for the new vodafone dashboard? How much software is needed for a few initialization strings. I got my card working under linux without any dialer software and extra drivers. Just a few settings, same as installing a generic external modem under windows. You get 1234 files and 241 new folders with the new software. :eek: I can't imagine such a big programming effort for a device that should normally have a very simple interface to you OS.

Programmers of this kind of software should optimize rather than impress. Most people still have slow pc's and little memory. The others need maximum resources for their games and applications.

Visit http://www.scene.org/awards.php and see what you can do with 64KB!
 
Please help!

Hi biometrics,

I have absolutely no luck with the Dashboard App (it connects for about 5 minutes then disconnects), so I've downloaded your app out of pure desperation. I couldn't even use the Dashboard connection to download your app (it disconnects halfway through the download); I had to do it via my Telkom dialup account.

And now I can't even get the Vodafone 3G Dialer app to connect.
It shows "Connecting..." for about 15 seconds. Then it changes to "Connected to 3G Preferred connection" for another 15 seconds. It alternates between these two states al the time. During this time the LED on the datacard flashes red.

My setup is as follows:

Dashboard: Vodafone Mobile Connect (version 5.00 0017)
Datacard: Merlin U630
Windows XP (SP2)
Laptop : Fujitsi Siemens Armada (or something)
Centrino 1.4
My profile is "3G Preferred connection" but at home I can only get GPRS.

Please help!
 
I've updated the dialer to display a signal strength graph over time. Useful if you want to aim an external antenna.

This is a test version so only the exe is on the ftp site. As before, install the main setupkit listed above and then replace the exe in C:\Program Files\Biometrics.co.za - Vodafone 3G Dialer\ with the one below.

Download it from here: ftp://ftp.biometrics.co.za/Miscellaneous/Vodafone3GDialer.exe (80 KB)

Screen sample:
ftp://ftp.biometrics.co.za/Miscellaneous/3GDialerScreen1.3.JPG
 
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Version 1.4:
- Info (APN, IMEI, Firmware, Network)
- Signal strength graph shows dBm scale (-53, -67, -81, -95, -109)
- Find com port button removed - now automatic

:)
 
Version 1.5:
- More responsive interface (e.g. minimize while connecting)
 
Anyone still working on this?

Is anyone still playing around with signal meters. I have a U630 and a Option quad lite, but with dashboard ver 6 and the app does not work. I need the signal meter as I and a number of farmer friends would find the meters usefull to piont our yagi arials in the correct direction. If not, does anyone know where I can down load Dash board Ver 5?

Cheers
 
hi, i am looking for signal analysis software for the huawei e220 usb modem, not sure if that already mentioned here will work, will test, and will keep looking and post here if I find anything, but in the meantime if anyone has an idea of something that might be available...

thks
regards, Pieter
 
I would love to see a utility that provide the following info:

- Tower Name
- Signal Strength

I have a Huawei E620 .... I really hoped that Vodafone would have included this in their latest software. I have been using VMC Crashboard since Vodacom first launched data services and all Vodafone ever does is make their application look prettier without actually ever introducing any decent and worthwhile features.

To show tower info is such a "simple" feature and something I have been whining about since forever. It would save everybody so much time if you could actually phone 155 and say "Tower X is down" ... instead everyone has to play guessing games and technicians have to run around unnecessarily.
 
Hi Biometrics, can you give me the web address wher I can download the Vodafone Dialer? The FTP is down. Thanks a Lot, Poa_Telecom
 
poa_telecom said:
Hi Biometrics, can you give me the web address wher I can download the Vodafone Dialer? The FTP is down. Thanks a Lot, Poa_Telecom
Click to expand...

I suggest you pop over to the MTN forum and check out ginggs's MDMA tool. Works with most cards and any network.
 
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