Re: How to Unlock bsnl 3g data card (teracom lw272)

Hi, there is an easy way to use other sim cards in LW272 from BSNL (I dont know about MTNL, must be the same) 1. Install the USB modem as usual 2. Create a new APN in the BSNL interface (for docomo it is "tata.docomo.internet"). Make it as default. 3. Check in Windows under installed modem options, there you will have HSPA DataCardPropritary USB MODEM 4. Create a new Dialup with your desired name and use the above modem as modem, dialing number will be *99#, user name and password will be blank 5. Go to the BSNL modem installed directory in Program Files, in my system it is "C:\Program Files\BSNL 3G Data Card\BSNL 3G\" . Change the file name BSNL 3G.exe to something else, for example BSNL 3G.abc so that it will not execute. 6.Now remove your datacard and remove BSNL sim and put whichever the SIM you want (APN should be the same) connect it again to the system. 7.The green light will glow after 10-15 seconds. Now you can connect using the new dialup connection we made. (Here onwards, every time you can use the dial-up) It will get connected in 3.6 MBPS. actual speed will be depended on the SIM you are using and the network strength. For me, when i used my vodafone (2G) SIM I got real download speed upto 104KBPS and with My docomo sim (3G) i got upto 3.14 MBPS. Please dont forget to let me know if this information helped you. I am available atjani.zeal@gmail.com

If you want to use your 3G broadband connection with your laptops or desktops the most ideal way is to use a 3G usb dongle popularly known as 3G data card not only is this a easy and portable way to use 3G, these data card generally provide a bit faster speeds than using your mobile phones to tethering your 3G connections, you should know that there are a lot of different data cards available in the market and not all of them are the same, In this article I would list the important things that you need to look while purchasing a 3G data card. The easiest way to get a data card is to purchase one while getting a 3G data sim from BSNL itself. BSNL is selling a couple of data cards on its site and they are attractively priced, but the problem with these data cards is that they are locked with BSNL so for example in your decide to put another ISP sim card in these cards it would not work, if you are planning to stick with BSNL go ahead and buy a data card from Bsnl go for the 7.2 Mbps models. I prefer to use a unlocked data card as this would allow me to use any SIM card with the data card (If you prefer to move from BSNL 3G to private providers like

Airtel, Aircel, Docomo etc I would just need to swap the SIM card and I am good to go with an unlocked data card.) The other things to look in the data card is the download speed and the upload speeds, budget data cards have a max cap of 3.6 Mbps download speeds though BSNL 3G is officially capped to 3.6 Mbps there are reports from certain cities like Bangalore, Chennai where users are getting around 5 Mbps that mean that BSNL 3G network can support upto 7.2 Mbps and its a no brainier that private ISP will offer high speeds, also the other thing that is ignored by the users is the upload speed many budget data cards have a upload speed of just 384 kbps where as the better ones are rated at 2 Mbps or greater and even BSNL 3G supports upload speeds upto 2 Mbps. Apart from the data speed supported by the data card, you should also look at the 3G frequency supported by the card, most budget card are single band and support the 2100 Mhz this is the frequency on which BSNL 3G operates, but there are three other frequencies on which the 3G can operate and I dont know if other private ISP will use 2100 Mhz or the other 3G frequency the 3G cards that support all the frequency are know as tri band, you should be pretty okay with single band 2100 Mhz frequency as I suspect most of the pvt operators will use that as most of the 3G phones sold in India are using 2100 Mhz but if you want maximum compatibility and roam around the world and would like to use the data card in other countries then a tri band 3G card is that way to go. Some of the data cards have a connector for attaching an external antenna and if you get a weak signal in your area adding an external antenna to your data card would help but do note that these external antennas are not cheap and readily available. Currently the big problem with 3G USB data cards is that they are not officially available in the retail chain in India and thus you need to get it via ebay.in, the good thing is that most of the 3G data cards sold via ebay.in are unlocked and I am going to list a few data cards from Huawei and ZTE with their technical specs so that you have a better idea about them, regrading the pricing I am quoting these are just the rough estimated pricing please check the actual pricing before purchase. 1) Huawei E1750 USB modem

Max Download Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps Max Upload Speed: HSUPA 5.76 Mbps 3G Band / Frequency: Single band 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: Yes and SMS support MicroSD slot: Yes External antenna Slot: No The Huawei E1750 is costing around Rs 2,600 2,800. 2) Huawei E1752 Mostly same as the Huawei E1750 but this one is a dual band supporting 7.2 Mbps on HSDPA/UMTS 2100/1900MHz frequencies but upload speeds are at 2Mbps and it is costing around Rs 2,600. Update: Its best to avoid Huawei E17xx range of 3G USB modems like E1750, E1752, E176 etc as many users from BSNL Western India region in states like MP, Gujrat and Maharastra are having problems with the same using BSNL 3G so if you are in those states avoid these modems. 3) Huawei E1550 3G USB modem Max Download Speed: 3.6 Mbps Max Upload Speed: 384 kbps 3G Band / Frequency: Single band 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: Yes and SMS support External antenna slot: No MicroSD slot: Yes The Huawei E1150 is a budget 3G data card and is costing around Rs 1,600 1,900 on ebay.in 4) Huawei E122 USB modem Max Download Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps Max Upload Speed: HSUPA 2 Mbps (5.76 Mbps with firmware upgrade) 3G Band / Frequency: Single band 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: No / SMS support Yes MicroSD slot: Yes External antenna Slot: Yes The Huawei E122 is costing around Rs 2,700 2,800 on ebay.in

5) Huawei UMG 181 USB modem Max Download Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps Max Upload Speed: HSUPA 2 Mbps (5.76 Mbps with firmware upgrade) 3G Band / Frequency: Dual band 900 / 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: Yes and SMS support MicroSD slot: Yes External antenna Slot: Yes The Huawei UMG 181 is costing around Rs 3,200 on ebay.in 6) Huawei E176 USB modem Max Download Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps Max Upload Speed: HSUPA 5.76 Mbps 3G Band / Frequency: Triband band 850 / 1900 / 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: Yes and SMS support MicroSD slot: Yes External antenna Slot: ? On ebay.in the Huawei E176 is around Rs 3,200 3,500. 7) Huawei K4505 HSSPA 3G USB modem Max Download Speed: HSDPA 21.6 Mbps Max Upload Speed: HSUPA 5.76 Mbps 3G Band / Frequency: Dual band 1900 / 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz MicroSD slot: Yes upto 32 GB Currently not available in ebay.in but on ebay.com (internationl site) it was listed at US $80 $90 + extra shipping cost. 8 ) ZTE MF 626 3G USB modem (mobinil branding) Max Download Speed: 3.6 Mbps Max Upload Speed: 384 kbps 3G Band / Frequency: Tri band 850 / 1900 / 2100 Mhz GPRS / EGDE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz Voice Support: No but SMS support External antenna slot: No MicroSD slot: Yes upto 4 GB The ZTE MF626 is being sold on ebay.in for around Rs 1,900.

9) ZTE MF 627 3G USB modem This ZTE MF 627 is very similar to ZTE 626 but in this one the max download speed supported is 7.2 Mbps but the upload speed are stuck at 384 kbps and is being sold on ebay.in for around Rs 2,600. I have personally purchase the Huawei E122 from ebay.in and will post a detail review in the next couple of days, if any of you are using the above mentioned 3G data cards please do post your experience in the comments box below.