Any wireless USB experts out there?

I've been using Hughes.net satellite for three years now for my Internet access. After a lot of research I decided to try the Millenicom system with the Novatel U760 wireless modem. I got the plan that uses the Verizon towers on 1900 MHz. Not the Sprint setup.

I got this hoping we could use it here in New York and also at our places in Northern Michigan.

Well, got it yesterday and am amazed so far. Works MUCH better then Hughesnet. Problem now is getting it to work with a router so we can get all our computers to work.

I spent an entire day with tech support in China and I just about lost my mind. The Chinese support is for my modem, NOT the USB modem. The Millenicom USB people are in the USA, speak English and are very helpful.

Long story short, my Chinese modem, model TP-link TL-MR3220 does not recognize my Millenicom modem made in Taiwan. God help us all (or at least me please).

The Chinese techs claim I need the PIN # from the SIM card to make the router recognize the modem. Millenicom does not have any SIM card of PIN #. It uses WWII type tech with CDMA.

I'm not a communications tech person so much of this is gibberish to me. Just wondering if anyone out there has the Verizon Millenicom USB Novatel 760 device working with a router? I just ordered a new router from Cradlepoint for $100 but it won't be here until next week. For now I'm stuck with these two new Chinese paperweights. Note also that I upgraded the router firmware three times yesterday. Almost seems they were rewriting code while I had them on the phone.

Can't help with your particular problem, but if it's like around here, If you have a wireless internet/phone system and any other wireless system that crosses paths, stuff don't work like it should......
We have wireless phone/internet with the base (hubs?) in a room upstairs in the opposite corner of the house. Also have a couple wireless cameras outside that watch the stalls at foal time. While the camera is on, we can't get internet connection on the laptop in the living room. And if the phone rings/is picked up, the camera picture on TV screws up..........

Ours was a royal PITA to get set up initially, ended up paying the place we got it 50 bucks to come set everything up....

Good luck.

Dave

Sorry, cant really help ya either, and yo do so much to help others on here.

That being said, we talked something similar last week, I have a USB 760 in my laptop but it only has to feed the laptop itself NOT other computers via a router......

I can tell you when I arrive at my Florida RV Park their router and antenna wi fi system DOES NOT TALK TO MY COMPUTER until old Don (the local wi fi guru) comes to my puter to get some sort of ID or SSIN numbers and THEN has to go back to the router and enter my ID AND ONLY THEN DO I GET WI FI.........before he does that I still show 5 bars of signal but its no tickey no laundry UNTIL AND AFTER he punches my ID into his router codes

Trouble is waiting hours on hold for tech support then getting some dude who dont speak English then having to re explain the problem to every new nerd you get DRIVES ME TO DRINK ALSO

Get drunk tonight maybe tomorrow will look better lol

John T

Well I can say it works great when plugged directly into the computer and I don't even have any antennas hooked up yet. That Novatel 760 actually has a tiny antenna port so you can hard-wire it to a large antenna and/or signal amp if wanted.

This Chinese router demands an ID from the USB modem and a PIN. Verizon/Millenicom techs tell me it HAS no PIN since it does not use a SIM card. I'm going to assume that is true since I know several people who bought the recommended Cradlepoint routers and these USB modems worked perfect with no setup.

I have a Cradlepoint on order, but in the mean time I'd like to find out if it's possible to make these other routers work. I'm going to lose $25 sending them back.

Dumb question,

Did you have everything connected and then try restarting the whole shebang? My time warner modem needs to be rebooted at the same time as my wireless router for them to recognize each other. Sometimes the simple things work.

Perhaps I misunderstood your post but it sounds like you are trying to hook two modems together.

If the modem that you just got and have got working is a usb it probably has a cat5 jack built in (looks like a fat telephone jack) you would plug a cable into the modem and the other end plugs into the router.

No other modem is necessary. The router can be wired or wireless, does not matter. When you have the wiring done remove the usb modem from the comp. Reboot the comp. Plug in the modem, and lastly power the router.

Good luck, Brad

You should be able to hardwire the modem to the router via a short cross-over network cable. Be sure you use the right port on the router (the "in" port).

The router never will get you on the 'net until you tie those two together, as the router isn't going anywhere. Get my drift?

Allan

"That Novatel 760 actually has a tiny antenna port so you can hard-wire it to a large antenna and/or signal amp if wanted"

I actually have the external antenna I can attach to my 760 AND YES IT WORKS AND HELPS in weak signal areas.

Best wishes,

John T

I had to place a 2nd router behind my TW Cable router, could not make it work

my brother works for IBM in Winoski, made emergency call and he said both units were fighting for same IP address

he said to use the setup routine on the 2nd router to change its IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1 = BINGO

TW router talks to the internet and sees the 2nd router and 2nd router sees your computer

Others must understand, but - you called both a 'modem', and that doesn't work. One must be a modem, and one must be a router, but I'm not sure which, or which is USB at this point?

--->Paul

If I understand what you're saying:

1) You have a Millenicom modem that uses a USB cable to connect to something. When you connect to your computer it works fine.

2) You also have a TP-link TL-MR3220 router that should accept a USB cable input as a network connection, but it doesn't talk to your modem

3) You ordered a Cradlepoint router that also takes a USB network connection and is known to work with the Millenicom.

Life is too short to get your blood pressure up over the non-working modem/router combination.

You're right. They ARE rewriting the code while you're talking to them. They've probably never actually had your setup to test.

LJD I am currently on Wild Blue satlite, are you saying your system is operating faster with better downloads..We are in very remote area no cabel service but do have good verizon service. would be better off...curently spending about $ 650.00 a year for innernet.

I'm no expert but it sounds like you are trying to do something like I had a couple of years ago. What I had to do is run the USB modem plugged into the computer, then run the router off of the computer. There is a section in the network control panel (if using windows) that allows you to share network connection. I may be completely wrong, but that is what it sounds like you need to do to me.

I had a verizon wireless USB connection also. I never tried to share it to a router, but I wouldn't think you could do that.

However, Verizon sells a thing called hot spot. It is a wireless router that works off the Verizon cell phone signal. That is what I have now and I love it a lot better than the usb thingy.

What the router probably needs is the Access Point Name (APN). It may also need a user id and password. My guess is it's hardcoded in the firmware, which is why the support folks keep asking you to upgrade the firmware. They're using trial and error to find the right combination.

I used Satillite Internet until we finally got DSL down our road. I did try Verizon modem and found it not usable here, and took advantage of their money-back guarentee.

The cradlepoint router will be the ticket. It will do what you are trying to do as long as you get good signal from Verizon.

I couldn't exactly follow why you had a Taiwan modem trying to connect to a Chinese modem (typically you only need one modem to establish connection), but Jason the Red was on the right track.

If your primary PC is connecting fine, your easiest bet without buying more hardware (assuming you already have a router like a Linksys, etc), would be enable Internet Connection Sharing on your primary PC and just plug it into your "uplink" port on the router. Then your other PCs feed off the downlink ports.

You didn't say which version of Windows you are using, and the method to light up ICS varies slightly from version to version, but its been around quite a while and has been very solid the few times I've needed to use it.

Here is a link that explains it...

Howard
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