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petkow · 20-02-2010, 16:50

Strange. What dongle are you finally using? What firmware/software does it have? Normally there is no need at all to activate HSDPA on any 3G Modem.

Weren't you previously tethering your GPRS-only phone to a PC? You mentioned above that none of your UK based dongles worked. I assume you bought another one then?

It's unfortunate that you seem to be having all these problems, which seem so unrepresentative of my experiences. In my case, I just popped a Simyo SIM into a cheap E169 (bought in an o2 shop in the UK) and was on the internet in minutes. The only change I did was to reflash the device to get rid of the o2 software and instead made it run the original "Mobile Partner" software. Then I put the "gprs-service.com" APN in, and I had HSDPA speeds straight away! I also have it running on my 3G phone at times. Still high speed!

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	20-02-2010, 16:50 Strange. What dongle are you finally using? What firmware/software does it have? Normally there is no need at all to activate HSDPA on any 3G Modem. Weren't you previously tethering your GPRS-only phone to a PC? You mentioned above that none of your UK based dongles worked. I assume you bought another one then? It's unfortunate that you seem to be having all these problems, which seem so unrepresentative of my experiences. In my case, I just popped a Simyo SIM into a cheap E169 (bought in an o2 shop in the UK) and was on the internet in minutes. The only change I did was to reflash the device to get rid of the o2 software and instead made it run the original "Mobile Partner" software. Then I put the "gprs-service.com" APN in, and I had HSDPA speeds straight away! I also have it running on my 3G phone at times. Still high speed!