Maybe its an EVDO modem and therefore wont work with GSM sim card i.e. safaricom, check whether it has EVDO somewhere near the serial numbers

U dont require safaricom software to load, u can use the default huawei dashboard.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM, wallace ngene <wallacengene@gmail.com> wrote:
says no data connection and no signal on a sim card that is working
and data enabled...does one require the safaricom software to load.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
> APN: SAFARICOM
> User:saf
> Password:data
> Although blank settings will work.
>
> On 1/7/10, wallace ngene <wallacengene@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear skunkers,
>> I have a modem that is unlocked with the following status
>> Detecting card :
>>
>> Found modem         : E220
>> Model               : Huawei E220
>> Firmware            : 11.117.09.00.00
>> IMEI                : 354137020415420
>> Serial Nr.          : E09RCA1852006049
>> SIM Lock status     : unlocked
>>
>> What would be the settings if one would like t use safaricom?ie the
>> APN settings and instructions on how to edit/modify the settings/
>> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>>
>> regards,
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