[plug] Wireless Broadband - USB Modem

[Mitch Kelly]

The connector is under the plastic vendor label, You should see it thru a
hole.. It's not really a connector, I believe it's a test point for ensuring
the radios comply with radiation standards or something like that.

I have successfully modified a U220 Huawei with a SMA connector, Its
actually quite easy.

Mitch

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
Of Leon Brooks
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:44 PM
To: plug at plug.org.au; kevins at reachnet.com.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Wireless Broadband - USB Modem

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:16:49 pm Kevin Shackleton wrote:
> Leon, have you played with an external antenna at all?

Sorry, no.

> The Huwei I played with had a tiny connector and I
> couldn't find an adapter to SMA.

No connector on this one at all, else I'm sure I'd have
"had to" play with one. (-:

> (our reception of Optus near Dandaragan is only just
> on the scale, so an antenna is important.  All is due
> to change if the Feds pay Optus to run a new fibre -
> they'll drop off radio masts along their own fibre).

Yah. The 3G-ness helps a fair bit in the dodgy regions,
currently the LED is steady dark-blue which says WCDMA
(3G) even in the middle of Albany (about 2 blocks from
the tower).

Pity I won't be in the region anytime soon else I could
try mine & see what happens. In Tambellup, I needed to
be outside the front of the house, still got a dodgy
link, no Optus tower in town so guessing it was using
Cranbrook.

Cheers; Leon
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