You don't have to hack the modem to force it one way or the other. My Huawei E173 from Orange seems to accept the AT+COPS command without throwing any errors. I need to experiment some more to see whether it actually honours my requested settings, but so far it seems good.
*Command:* AT+COPS? *Response:* +COPS: (<mode>,[<format>,<oper>[,<AcT>]]),…, (<modeN>,[<formatN>,<operN>[,<AcTN>]]) *Command:* AT+COPS=? *Response:* +COPS: <stat>, long <oper>, short <oper>, numeric <oper>, <AcT> *Command:* AT+COPS=<mode>,[<format>,<oper>[,<AcT>]] *Response:* OK | +CME ERROR *Description: *Get/set current GSM/UMTS network operator, list available operators. This can be used to change for example access type and switch network. <mode> [0] - Automatic network selection (<oper> ignored) [1] - Manual network selection, <oper> must be present, <AcT> is optional. [2] - Deregister from network. [3] - Set <format only, no registration/deregistration. [4] - Manual selection with automatic fall back (enters automatic mode if manual selection fails). <format> [0] - Long alphanumeric string [1] - Short alphanumeric string [2] - Numeric ID <oper> String (based on <format>) that identifies the operator. <stat> [0] - Unknown [1] - Available [2] - Current [3] - Forbidden <AcT> Network access type [0] - GSM [1] - Compact GSM [2] - UTRAN [3] - GSM with EGPRS [4] - UTRAN with HSDPA [5] - UTRAN with HSUPA [6] - UTRAN with HSDPA and HSUPA On 9 May 2012 13:46, Rocco Radisch <[email protected]> wrote: > This is my(!) experience: > Using "utwap.3g" is faster then using "utweb" for the APN. With utweb I > get like 10-20kb/s, with utwap.3g about 40kb/s in average up to 80kb/s at > peak. The later makes it possible to share the 3G connection with others. > Using phones with UTL's 3G is unstable unless you can find the hidden > settings to camp on 3G (like on Androids). For some reason, the UTL network > seems to suggest to the handset to prefer CDMA over 3G. I am playing that > game quite often, shifting my phone millimetre by millimetre to have a > stable 3G connection as it falls back to Edge all the time. Thus, using an > unlocked Huawei modem where you can force 3G mode via software settings > (WCDMA only) has so far been the best way to use kwiktok for me. > Otherwise, UTL just becomes slow as everyone has suggested in the past who > tried UTL's 3G. By the way, even the modems sold by UTL have mixed mode > settings activated as standard (WCDMA preferred). In most cases you find > your modem logged into the slower cdma network then on 3G. > I tried other networks with the same phone. The 3G sign comes on more > often, even if the 3G network's signal is weaker then the normal GSM > network which is the opposite with UTL. With other networks it seems to > prefer 3G as long as its in range. > Cheers, > Rocco > > > On 08/05/2012 15:20, John Kibuuka wrote: > > Could be that the modems are probably "restricted" in speeds because they > customized according to orange's wishes, imho. > > We used to achieve greater speeds with utl using a nokia and wrote this > article about it: > http://www.ruralict.com/2011/04/utl-kwiktok-internet-is-cheapest-in.html > > John > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I just tested and discovered something. I get much greater top speeds >> from the same SIM card when it is in a mobile phone and connected to the >> computer via USB cable than if it is inserted into the modem Orange sold >> me. ~1.5M/s compared to ~40k/s. This was tested against the same server, >> from the same physical location, and the modem did not have a problem with >> signal strength. >> >> Why is this? 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