Talk:Huawei E220

Note that this is the 1st version of the article still lacking sources etc. I'll improve it later. NerdyNSK 14:26, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Better reception when its vertical[edit]

I've found that I get much better reception from my E220 when it is in a vertical position. It took me a while to figure this out, but now that I know I thought I'd share this "nugget" with the world (or at least some wikipedians). And here's another nugget: a handy way to put the E220 in a vertical position is to just hang it over the edge of the desk!. --Trounce (talk) 14:08, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious[edit]

The sentence appears to suggest that the sim-lock depends only on the included software, but this article appears to contradict that and mentions removing a hardware sim-lock in the device itself while using OS X. Anyone know for sure? Towel401 (talk) 03:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I own a Huawei E172 which behaves the same as the E220 (and possible every single Huawei USB adapter).

The modem is neither SIM-locked nor netlocked. The Vodafone dial-up software that comes with the modem though insists on using a Vodafone network. This means that by either swapping out the Vodafone software for the generic Huawei software or by using custom dial-up software (MWconn) the modem is "open". On top, dial-up software is not exactly *required* - a simple dial-up networking connection with the right AT commands is sufficient (otherwise the modem would not work under Linux or OS X).

The modem can be SIM-locked. I have tried a H3G SIM card in a modem from mobilkom austria - didn't work, even on an Ubuntu system using the operating system's connectivity software. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Friedrich.torberg (talk • contribs) 15:48, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have already used my Vodafone (Germany) E172 out-of-the-box with four different operators, all over the world, and certainly none of these operators was associated with Vodafone. In fact, I have yet to use a Vodafone network with that modem.

--82.113.121.16 (talk) 08:52, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I work as a sales clerk for Telia, Sweden, and I know for a fact that we do SIM-lock out E220s. In the event of unlocking, the customers need to come to us, and we have to obtain an unlocking code by sending the IMEI number to some guy via email. Just like we do with every mobile phone. --90.235.11.185 (talk) 23:04, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I bought an E220 second-hand. It had originally been branded "TIM" (Italy)- it's still showing TIM's logo - but TIM software had been replaced with "Vodafone" software by its previous user. I had no difficulty at "flashing" it with Huawei's orignal software (downloaded from the link contained in the Wikipedia page), so that now - with Huawei "Mobile Partner" installed - the modem can be used to log in to any internet provider, and it works perfectly (I am using it to connect to "3"). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.162.94.90 (talk) 16:46, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replacing the dashboard (the software contained in the modem's flash memory that appears as a USB Mass Storage device) definitely does not remove the network lock, the dashboard only contains device drivers and a dialer that can customized for each service provider. So no matter if you use a Huawei-branded dashboard (i.e. MobilePartner) or a customized one (i.e. Vodafone Mobile Connect) the modem will still check if there is a sim-lock in effect. However I believe that updating the firmware, which is never published by Huawei directly, but from a service provider, may remove this sim-lock. I'm not completely sure of this though. That's the reason why Huawei does not released firmware updates to users, only to its OEM customers. If you flash your firmware with one coming from say Vodafone, which I think always sim-lock all its modems, your modem would be sim-locked, but if you flash it with a firmware coming from a provider which does not sim-lock modems (i.e. some KPN Simyo brands) your modem would not be network locked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.209.127.164 (talk) 16:48, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Soap on a rope?[edit]

I have never heard or seen this referred to as soap-on-a-rope. I've tagged it as Citation Needed, but if it can't be cited I say that line should be removed. --Jonnymoblin (talk) 19:01, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe someone is trying to use wikipedia's popularity to create a new naming trend? Misiu mp (talk) 16:40, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saunalahti[edit]

Should Saunalahti be mentioned, given they're a part of Elisa? 62.106.53.238 (talk) 03:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

brand still exists --Sigmundur (talk) 16:51, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SIM access profiles (SAP): Why no HSPA modem access ?![edit]

Please note the thread I initiated at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bluetooth_profile#SIM_access_profiles_.28SAP.29:_Why_no_.2AHSPA_modem.2A_access_.3F.21 .

In other words, it is number 16 there, showing the title above. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.32.33.163 (talk) 12:16, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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