Re: de-facto standard dial number for CDMA

[Masato Taruishi <taruishi redhat com>]

> 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?

AU is CDMA2000, or IMT-MC, 3G based on cdmaOne. I don't know its
detail because I don't have its device. I'll look for a device of
AU and investigated the spec.

Thanks

> 
> 
> > 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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