Telus E182E with Rogers sim card: Invalid SIM/USIM after unlock

[therebelmc]

Hi,

I live in Canada, and have a SIM card that I use in my iPhone. I want to use this sim card (and various others that I buy when travelling) in an E182E.

I just bought the E182E and unlocked it:

Found modem : E182E
Model : Huawei E182
IMEI : 3597***********
Firmware : 11.823.03.23.464
Dashboard version : UTPS13.001.08.01.464_MAC13.305.06.00.464
Serial NR. : D04*************
Voice feature : not supported in current firmware
SIM Lock status : unlocked
Wrong codes entered : 0 (unlock attempts left : 10)

When I try to run the Telus "Mobile Internet Key" software, or the unbranded "Mobile Partner" software from http://www.dc-unlocker.com/downloads/get/LihV26NW I get the error message:

"The SIM/USIM card has not been detected or is invalid"

I've never used a Telus card in this device.

Is this device not going to work for me?

Thanks.

M.

[Vincentas]

Are you sure there is no sim indserted at time when you detect? Try to detect with no sim inserted. Only then you will see real lock status.

[therebelmc]

Are you sure there is no sim indserted at time when you detect? Try to detect with no sim inserted. Only then you will see real lock status.

I guess you are wondering whether the unlock worked?

Yes, I did previously unlock, the process completed "unlock successful" or similar.

I only ran the dc-unlocker again because the dashboard software gives me the invalid sim error. I didn't think to run it again without a sim card in.

I haven't checked whether my dc-unlocker credits were debited.

When I get home I'll try these both.

Would I be better off on a ZTE 668 than Huawei E182E? The E182E seems new so not many anecdotes or votes. Further a friend questioned how well it will work on a Mac, and I read that they can get hot. Perhaps these issues were fixed?

The E182E seems to be a later generation of HSPDA whereas the 668 is an extension of the older one. Both max at 21mbps. Correct?

Thanks, M.

[Vincentas]

Could you copy here what is detected when you detect modem with no sim inserted?

[therebelmc]

(blush) Ok! It works! Thank you!

When I got home last night I realised that the E182E doesn't make sure you insert the sim card correctly. And, when I tried it again I realised that I hadn't - it was in the wrong way around

Thanks again.

Still, I wonder whether I should have bought the MF668 instead of the E182E.

Any thoughts?

Best, M.

[Vincentas]

Thank you for good news.