Re: de-facto standard dial number for CDMA

[Antti Kaijanmäki <antti kaijanmaki net>]

pe, 2008-05-09 kello 20:41 +0900, Masato Taruishi kirjoitti:
> > ke, 2008-05-07 kello 19:17 +0900, Masato Taruishi kirjoitti:
> > > Hi, guys.
> > > 
> > > According to the source code of network-manager-applet,
> > > Auto CDMA network connection assumes the dial number is
> > > #777, but CDMA network providers in Japan don't use this
> > > number. For example, EMobile, HSDPA provider in Japan, is
> > > using *99***1#, and AU, CDMA mobile phone service by KDDI
> > > company, is using *99**24#.
> > 
> > I was under the impression that this *99***<foo># is only for GMS
> > modems, but now this makes it very interesting. Very interesting
> > indeed.
> >
> > I would really appreciate if you could send me some pppd, chat, pon,
> > whatever configuration files and scripts that you have used with these
> > Japanese devices. Could you also do some additional testing[1]?
> 
> Sorry, I was misunderstanding. I investigated the emobile card.
> It's a HSDPA, kind of GSM, modem, but supports only AT+CGDCONT. It
> doesn't support AT+CREG nor AT+COPS. 

OK. And that AU (by KDDI) you mentioned is also GSM, right?



> type: mobile data card
> model: D01NE
> provider: emobile
> ====================================================
> Minicom 2.3-rc1
> 
> AT+CGDCONT?
> +CGDCONT: 1,"IP","emb.ne.jp","",0,0

Great. Thanks.



> OK
> 
> AT+CREG?
> 
> ERROR
> 
> So in order to use the card in NetworkManager, I had to register
> the card as a cdma device though it should work as a gsm device.
> 
> Is there any other card which doesn't support CREG?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> > > I have an EMobile card, and successfully can use the card
> > > with NetworkManager, but I had to create manual connection
> > > because the dial number is different from #777.
> > > 
> > >    s_cdma->number = g_strdup ("#777"); /* De-facto standard for CDMA */
> > > 
> > > In order to make the card available by Auto CDMA network
> > > connection, one possible solution is to put the dial
> > > number into its hal fdi database because each card is
> > > only used for a specific provider in Japan. However,
> > > I wonder if it's applicable in other countries.
> > 
> > I'm working with a mobile broadband service provider database, but I
> > have not nailed down the specification yet. These dial numbers could go
> > there if they truly are service provider specific.
> >
> >
> >  -- Antti
> > 
> > [1] http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/MobileBroadband/GprsCid
> > 
> > 
> > > Is t
> > > here any better way to support multiple auto CDMA
> > > network in NetworkManager?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > 
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