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Huawei E220 / Globe Visibility / MacBook Update

December 6, 2006

I have been connected to the 3G network here in Singapore using my Globe Visibility account for about 3 hours now using the newest release candidate of the Intel Mac Drivers and so far things look good!

Connection speed is constant from an email, browsing, and downloading perspective. The MacBook has not froze or hung, and the connection speed has not degraded over time, all issues experienced using the other Huawei drivers available on the Internet.

I am actually writing this post right now using the 3G connection and dont expect any issues. From a usability perspective, I think the driver is almost ready for prime time!

As a side note, I noticed that the LED light on the Huawei card is flicking from Blue (WCDMA) to Blue-Green (HSDPA). I was not aware that Singtel actually offered HSDPA yet. There is no increase in speed that I experience, which only says that rollout is still in progress and the service is not commercially ready yet.

So stay tuned, and it seems that the light at the end of the tunnel for MacBook/Pro users is getting much brighter!

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8 comments

  1. Hi There,

    Do you know where to buy huawei e220 in Singapore, without any bundling packet from telco operator? I mean from shop or else. How much does it cost? do you know the cheapest store? Thanks a lot for the sharing info.

    Regards,

         by bangzey January 29, 2007 at 4:10 am

  2. please send to my email , thx

         by bangzey January 29, 2007 at 4:19 am

  3. i am using globe visibility too.
    do you how to port forward using huawei e220?
    advance thx.

         by katsky February 13, 2007 at 7:19 pm

  4. katsky: I dont think you can port forward using the e220. the e220 is a modem, not a router.

         by Chris February 13, 2007 at 7:41 pm

  5. Hi,

    Do you know where to buy huawei e220 in Singapore? How much does it cost?

    Thanks.

         by Tom March 4, 2007 at 4:08 pm

  6. ton: sorry, dont know where you can get one in singapore. have you tried Singtel stores?

         by Chris March 5, 2007 at 2:26 pm

  7. hi there …

    I whanted to ask if i can port forwarding in hte e220 couse i have a software ( Xlink Kai ) telling me that i have to check the port forwarding !!

    any ideas ?

    thanks in advance

         by zeyad August 23, 2007 at 7:26 pm

  8. I am interested to know where to find different Huawei modems in singapore too… offhand, the Starhub data card CANNOT work with the M1 Vodafone Huawei E220 modem. However, I believe it is because the device is trying to dial up M1… so if you are using Linux, you can configure the dial-up no. For Starhub, it is *99#

         by aen September 28, 2007 at 3:56 pm

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