Again, I’ve put this in FFFS tech, but anyone here want to comment?

Recently in Casterton if I use my dongle/wingle the Tokyo3 forums become unavailable. The message says takes too long to respond. However, if I open up my old dialup account (which still has a few hours on it) the forums work, albeit a bit slowly. My tech friend is not in a good mood today and is angry with me for not using a laptop or phone. He has, however, updated the Firefox browser for me on that CPU and made it the default browser. Previously it was set for Explorer as default and as it is running on XP that cannot be updated.

It’s an old computer, just used very occasionally for writing letters and quickly checking the Tokyo3 forums, here, ABC JustIn and the emergency sites. Although the emergency sites are becoming a bit bells and whistles now too.

Maybe fixing the browser will solve the problem. I won’t know until I take the CPU back there in a couple of weeks and try it out. I also have reservations about the wireless network in Casterton, which seems to suffer from a bandwidth problem quite frequently.

lol, XP…

poikilotherm said:

lol, XP…

yeah, yeah…it’s one of the old computers put out to grass. It’s worked OK until quite recently….

buffy said:

poikilotherm said:

lol, XP…

yeah, yeah…it’s one of the old computers put out to grass. It’s worked OK until quite recently….

Best Windows evah! :)

when my wireless modem is switched to 4g only HF wont load but FB does. on 3g everything loads ok.

ChrispenEvan said:

when my wireless modem is switched to 4g only HF wont load but FB does. on 3g everything loads ok.

They got updated to 4G towers not that long ago. And the dongle is 4G. And it did work. I don’t think this dates from any particular tower changes.

buffy said:

poikilotherm said:

lol, XP…

yeah, yeah…it’s one of the old computers put out to grass. It’s worked OK until quite recently….

Like people, after too many birthdays, things just don’t work right anymore.

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

when my wireless modem is switched to 4g only HF wont load but FB does. on 3g everything loads ok.

They got updated to 4G towers not that long ago. And the dongle is 4G. And it did work. I don’t think this dates from any particular tower changes.

3g will still be available. you should be able to go into the modem settings via the URL (a number, mine looks like this http://192.168.0.1 ) that is supplied by your ISP.

ChrispenEvan said:

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

when my wireless modem is switched to 4g only HF wont load but FB does. on 3g everything loads ok.

They got updated to 4G towers not that long ago. And the dongle is 4G. And it did work. I don’t think this dates from any particular tower changes.

3g will still be available. you should be able to go into the modem settings via the URL (a number, mine looks like this http://192.168.0.1 ) that is supplied by your ISP.

Unfortunately, if your old computer had delete from server then everything you read on that computer will still be on the computer but not on the server. If your smartphone had keep on server then it will only be able to read the messages since you set it up.

I would update the computer to windows 7 or above and get a wifi / 4g dongle

CrazyNeutrino said:

I would update the computer to windows 7 or above and get a wifi / 4g dongle

seeing as buffy is getting 4g now i don’t see the relevance.

ChrispenEvan said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I would update the computer to windows 7 or above and get a wifi / 4g dongle

seeing as buffy is getting 4g now i don’t see the relevance.

does the 4g dongle come with drivers for window xp?

I dont think they suport XP anymore

if your running xp you will not have a 4g modem driver

so the need to support the OS to windows 7 or higher which do

CrazyNeutrino said:

ChrispenEvan said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I would update the computer to windows 7 or above and get a wifi / 4g dongle

seeing as buffy is getting 4g now i don’t see the relevance.

does the 4g dongle come with drivers for window xp?

I dont think they suport XP anymore

if your running xp you will not have a 4g modem driver

so the need to support the OS to windows 7 or higher which do

so the need to upgrade the OS to windows 7 or higher which do

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

CrazyNeutrino said:

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

I’d agree that 4G drivers are unlikely to exist for Windows XP

Cymek said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

I’d agree that 4G drivers are unlikely to exist for Windows XP

google to surprise yourself.

Cymek said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

I’d agree that 4G drivers are unlikely to exist for Windows XP

these are external modems. the drivers for them come included. they connect to the computer via wifi, so as long as you puta has wifi they will work. they also connect via usb cable.

JudgeMental said:

Cymek said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

I’d agree that 4G drivers are unlikely to exist for Windows XP

these are external modems. the drivers for them come included. they connect to the computer via wifi, so as long as you puta has wifi they will work. they also connect via usb cable.

the usb is just to charge the modem battery.

ChrispenEvan said:

Cymek said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

that’s my understanding, I’m happy to be corrected

I’d agree that 4G drivers are unlikely to exist for Windows XP

google to surprise yourself.

That does not mean every company still supports windows XP

if the device / package states windows xp then its supported

buffy, this is my modem’s instructions. your instructions should be similar. look on the back of the modem for the model and google that for the instructions.

http://ztemobiles.com.au/downloads/User_guides/MF920A_Help.pdf

I would have thought very little support for XP

Ok there are products that do

Microsoft does not support XP anymore or do they?

CrazyNeutrino said:

I would have thought very little support for XP

Ok there are products that do

Microsoft does not support XP anymore or do they?

Only for people/business willing to pay for it

CrazyNeutrino said:

I would have thought very little support for XP

Ok there are products that do

Microsoft does not support XP anymore or do they?

the modem doesn’t rely on what operating system your computer uses. as long as it has wifi the modem will work. I have one. my computer doesn’t have wifi so i use an external wifi dongle. i am posting here via that. it works.

The USB dongle I got from Office Works, 19 bucks on special, will use the best available band 4g, H or 3G.
It has two antenna ports.
It might be an idea to get an antenna, Buffy.

Is this dongle wireless? Could the problem be with the wireless standard? e.g. B, G, N, AC? I would imagine to get the most out of a 4G modem, the wireless connection to the computer would be on the high side i.e AC or maybe N. Is the WiFi on the computer being used compatible with these standards?

Thanks for the replies.

>>these are external modems. the drivers for them come included. they connect to the computer via wifi, so as long as you puta has wifi they will work. they also connect via usb cable.<<

I plug the thing into a USB port. Like this:

>>the modem doesn’t rely on what operating system your computer uses. as long as it has wifi the modem will work. I have one. my computer doesn’t have wifi so i use an external wifi dongle. i am posting here via that. it works.<<

When I got it as part of the bundle when Mr buffy joined us up to NBN here in Penshurst, I took it to Hamilton, plugged it in, and all the installation stuff happened and it works there. Then I took the dongle to Casterton, plugged it in, and all the installation stuff happened and it worked there. Sometimes slowly, but I’ve pretty much convinced myself that is a bandwidth problem. I’ve also used the dongle with the laptop when we have been at the RACV Club in Bourke Street in Melbourne. Things get slow on a Saturday night after about 10.00pm in the middle of the city.

The last two times I’ve stayed over at Casterton to do gardening, I’ve had to resort to my old dialup. Prior to that the thing was working. As I said above, I was getting a message that Explorer was out of date (which I knew) and I should change browsers. So hopefully the Firefox update will solve things.

If none of this works, I’ll contact Telstra and see if there is a problem with service in Casterton.

buffy said:

Thanks for the replies.

>>these are external modems. the drivers for them come included. they connect to the computer via wifi, so as long as you puta has wifi they will work. they also connect via usb cable.<<

I plug the thing into a USB port. Like this:

>>the modem doesn’t rely on what operating system your computer uses. as long as it has wifi the modem will work. I have one. my computer doesn’t have wifi so i use an external wifi dongle. i am posting here via that. it works.<<

When I got it as part of the bundle when Mr buffy joined us up to NBN here in Penshurst, I took it to Hamilton, plugged it in, and all the installation stuff happened and it works there. Then I took the dongle to Casterton, plugged it in, and all the installation stuff happened and it worked there. Sometimes slowly, but I’ve pretty much convinced myself that is a bandwidth problem. I’ve also used the dongle with the laptop when we have been at the RACV Club in Bourke Street in Melbourne. Things get slow on a Saturday night after about 10.00pm in the middle of the city.

The last two times I’ve stayed over at Casterton to do gardening, I’ve had to resort to my old dialup. Prior to that the thing was working. As I said above, I was getting a message that Explorer was out of date (which I knew) and I should change browsers. So hopefully the Firefox update will solve things.

If none of this works, I’ll contact Telstra and see if there is a problem with service in Casterton.

didn’t realise NBN had mobile plans. It is usually fixed wireless.

The dongle is just part of the package. Fixed wireless at Penshurst, including Mr buffy’s mobile phone, our fake landline and the mobile dongle.

buffy said:

The dongle is just part of the package. Fixed wireless at Penshurst, including Mr buffy’s mobile phone, our fake landline and the mobile dongle.

ahhhh, then what i posted still stands.

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

How did the world ever manage to turn before this came along?

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

go to this address http://192.168.8.1 c&p into address bar. and see what controls you get there. password will probably be admin.

mcgoon said:

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

How did the world ever manage to turn before this came along?

Dunno about you, but I just sat and waited for the dialup to crank along. And before that, I used a landline telephone. And before that…..we talked to each other!

;)

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1/SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8 , Windows8.1 (does not support Windows RT)

they do not mention windows 10

maybe support will come later for that one

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

that is similar to the one i replaced.

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

that is similar to the one i replaced.

I had a previous one, which I think was 3G. Can’t remember now, and I don’t know where I put it.

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

that is similar to the one i replaced.

I had a previous one, which I think was 3G. Can’t remember now, and I don’t know where I put it.

this is a 3G one. no 4G.

isn’t the rural internet of old a bunch of tall trees an coooees?

Arts said:

isn’t the rural internet of old a bunch of tall trees an coooees?

I forgot that one.

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

It’s this thing.

http://m.huawei.com/enmobile/consumer/mobile-broadband/wingles/detail/e8372.htm

that is similar to the one i replaced.

I had a previous one, which I think was 3G. Can’t remember now, and I don’t know where I put it.

If nothing else, do you feel a spring cleaning coming on?

Arts said:

isn’t the rural internet of old a bunch of tall trees an coooees?

add a few frogmouths and you are there.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

that is similar to the one i replaced.

I had a previous one, which I think was 3G. Can’t remember now, and I don’t know where I put it.

If nothing else, do you feel a spring cleaning coming on?

Nup – I actually found it exactly where it used to live…in the bottom of my work basket. It was a Bigpond Next G dongle.

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

buffy said:

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

What we need is a cash for old useless bits. Doesn’t matter what it is.. Just matters thta a boxful of shyte that is useless can buy you an icecream for the trouble of going to town with it.

buffy said:

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

the manual is from 2009. it is old. i would say that is the problem.

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

the manual is from 2009. it is old. i would say that is the problem.

Yes, it was the bees knees when we got it back then. It is no longer recognized because Mr buffy updated everything when the NBN happened. So they’ve turned that one off.

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

the manual is from 2009. it is old. i would say that is the problem.

lol, again.

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

This thing.

http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/Product_Downloads/MF633BP_downloads.htm

But our bundle doesn’t recognize it any more. It got superceded when everything got changed.

I’ll now put it into my box of odd bits and pieces. Instructions for my camera. A music device that I’ve never bothered to use. And for some reason there are three pedometers in there. At least one was a freebie. The other two were cheapies.

the manual is from 2009. it is old. i would say that is the problem.

Yes, it was the bees knees when we got it back then. It is no longer recognized because Mr buffy updated everything when the NBN happened. So they’ve turned that one off.

ask telstra if they’ll send you an upgrade.

JudgeMental said:

buffy said:

JudgeMental said:

the manual is from 2009. it is old. i would say that is the problem.

Yes, it was the bees knees when we got it back then. It is no longer recognized because Mr buffy updated everything when the NBN happened. So they’ve turned that one off.

ask telstra if they’ll send you an upgrade.

Can you exchange the SIM cards?