E160 Claims voice activated but it isnt

[pmbsa]

Hi, I have an e160 which claims to be unlocked and the voice function activated but I am not sure that it is.

I have the following from DCUnlocker

Found modem : E160
Model : Huawei E160/E160G/E160X
IMEI : 353763039761404
Serial NR. : DK4CAA19B0315139
Firmware : 11.609.10.00.00
Compile date / time : Aug 31 2009 11:12:34
Hardware ver. : CD25TCPU
Dashboard version : UTPS11.300.05.00.03_MAC11.202.08.00.03
Chipset : Qualcomm MSM6246
NAND Flash : SAMSUNG_K91G08
Voice feature : enabled
SIM Lock status : unlocked
Wrong codes entered : 0 (unlock attempts left : 10)

however if I enter
AT^CVOICE=? I get
^CVOICE1) which as I understand things means voice isnt active.

Is there a way to force the voice function to be set again?
any assistance would be appreciated.

thanks
Paul

[Valdemaras]

You enter incorrect AT command to check voice. Your command just checks values which is missing 0 therefore it missleads you. To check voice status would be AT^CVOICE? (note the subtle difference).

[pmbsa]

Thanks very much for the reply. running that command returns a 1. I dont suppose you would have any idea then why AT^DDSETEX doesnt work? I am trying to use the dongle with Asterisk and chan_dongle. Its is reported to by compatible provided voice is activated but I get an error with that command which makes it unusable.

thanks
Paul

[Valdemaras]

No, sorry do not have experiance with more sophisticated AT functions. Problem might be in firmware after all too. Maybe there is an update for it?

[pmbsa]

Thanks! it turned out to be firmware indeed. I managed to find something from 2012 to update to and now its working perfectly.

thanks again
Paul

[Valdemaras]

Thanks! it turned out to be firmware indeed. I managed to find something from 2012 to update to and now its working perfectly.

thanks again
Paul

Great news, thanks for letting me know about it

[gelcom]

Hello, I'm facing the exact same problem: DC-unlocker software says that my E160 is voice unlocked but when I issue AT^CVOICE? I get 1 as result. On asterisk when the call is answered CLI shows AT^DDSETEX failed.

selection :
manufacturer - Huawei modems
model - Huawei E160/E160G/E160X

Selected Applications port COM6
Selected Diagnostics port COM5

Found modem : E160E
Model : Huawei E160/E160G/E160X
IMEI : XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Serial NR. : DYA5TA1163002990
Firmware : 11.604.21.57.00
Compile date / time : May 14 2009 09:38:52
Hardware ver. : CD25TCPU
Dashboard version : graham_inggs_custom_iso
Chipset : Qualcomm MSM6246
NAND Flash : samsung_K5D1G13ACH
Voice feature : enabled
SIM Lock status : unlocked
Wrong codes entered : 0 (unlock attempts left : 10)


I tryied to upgrade to firmware after this but now the device seems locked as it does not connect to asterisk anymore.

If somebody can give me a hand on this ...


kind regards
Gustavo