"May I ask a question as you are from Cameroon. Are you using FrontlineSMS in Cameroon? What aggregator are you using? Options seem so costly.
Best Wishes!
Joellen"
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Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues
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Hey FLSMS community!I am in Haiti trying to help some folks build an SMS-based anti-trafficking network. We are using a Falcom Samba GSM modem which has never steered me wrong, and two diff SIM cards…Continue
Tags: Compatability, Trafficking, GSM, Samba, Falcom
Started this discussion. Last reply by Florence Scialom Jul 14, 2011.
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Survivors Connect replied to MARS Lab (Gordon)'s discussion problem fetching MMS from gmail"Yeap, I think that's all it is. Our internet has been spotty all day. It was a pretty fool-proof set up though. Way to go FLSMS \o/!"
Survivors Connect replied to MARS Lab (Gordon)'s discussion problem fetching MMS from gmail"tried that! I can't seem to get it to work either. Mine has the issue of bouncing from "Ready" to "Failed to Disconnect" every 2-4 minutes. Any experience/thoughts on this?
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Aash"
Florence Scialom replied to Survivors Connect's discussion Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues"Hi Trishan,
Glad to hear you managed to resolve this issue whilst in Haiti.
You should be able to download Huawei modem drivers directly from the Huawei website, searching out relevant model.
Interesting to hear that the problem…"
Trishan de Lanerolle replied to Survivors Connect's discussion Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues"Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, we got caught up with the project out in the mountains for testing and before we knew it we were back in the States. We did find a resolution to this by talking to Digicel and getting a Huwaei Modem from them. We have…"
David Holstius replied to Survivors Connect's discussion Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues"Hi Trishan,
If I recall correctly (and I may not), the Digicel software may come on the Digicel-provided modem itself. Do you see a removable drive show up when you plug it in?
What worked for us was this:
Install Digicel…"
Trishan de Lanerolle replied to Survivors Connect's discussion Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues"Hi Ken and Aashika,
Thanks for your replies. I checked the sim in a regular phone and it worked without any pin to send and receive. I should try it with a Voila sim card.Need to get my hands on one of them.
Aashika,
You are correct, we have…"
Survivors Connect replied to Survivors Connect's discussion Haiti Help: GSM modem and SIM card issues"Hi there Trishan! Just so I understand correctly, are you trying to use your multitech gprs modem with a digicel SIM? I agree with Ken - you may have to disable the PIN. In our case our modems from home could easily read a Voila SIM but no other. We…"
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- At 11:26pm on September 17, 2012,
Joellen Raderstorf said… May I ask a question as you are from Cameroon. Are you using FrontlineSMS in Cameroon? What aggregator are you using? Options seem so costly.
Best Wishes!
Joellen
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