Huawei E220 Vista Firmware Update (Updated)

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Hello there,

I have bought a datamodem at 3 network in Ireland, it is huawei e220 modem, I was told it should be running under Vista, I am having problems with installing the drivers though (It installs huawei e220 just as a mass storage device and refuses to continue installing the other drivers). I was just curious if i could run those 3 executables anyway, because obviously they are supposed to run for huawei e220 from Vodafone.
In other words if I install these executables, I might have problems with receiving the right data from the chosen network operator (3 would be gone...)
For example, there's a special offer from 3 network now: you pay 19.99euro per month for ultimate 10GB limit usage, which is - compared to Vodafone's offer 39.99euro per month for 5GB - a huge jump, isn't it?
Any help here?

How would this affect warranty e.t.c seeing that that the company(vodafone product) has reluanched vmclite because they dont want to use huawei software..How would this affect if any ?

Hi,

Thanks for this sollution! I was about to give up Win Vista.

This was very easy to install, and I got it working for Telefonica Spain, without the 3rd step about "update the software / dashboard". Is step #3 needed? If I intall it, will it affect Telefónica Dashboard?

Hi there,

Sounds great, but I've some questions:

You wrote:
First, you need to apply a small update to the USB Modem to allow Vista to update the firmware. Download this executable and run it. You only need this step if you’re performing the update on a Windows Vista machine.

My questions:
Why and how can I update the firmware (on the modem obviously) on Vista with this executable, when Vista is not recognizing the modem yet? Do I have to do this on a XP machine? But you wrote 'but without having to use a Windows 2000 / XP machine!'

You wrote:
Now, you need to update the firmware - this will allow the device to be recognised by Windows Vista without it throwing a fit. Download this executable and run it.

My questions:
Again download an executable to update the firmware, so Vista will recognise the device. I thought I already updated the firmware with your previous executable?
And again, how can I update the firmware when Vista is not recognizing it?

And can I still use the device on a XP machine afterwards?
Don't get me wrong, I haven't even tried it yet, I just want to be 100% sure before I try something out.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

Ieronymos

Fatcat,

Thank you for your quick reply!
You've answered all my questions and I'll try it out tonight.

It's good to know that I can use it on different OS, since I've both XP and Vista on my laptop and desktop.
I have to use them both because some software I'm using for my work is not working on both.

Again, thank you for your answers!

BTW: I'm a VF customer

Ieronymos

Fair play to man me head was meltin' trying to get this to work

Does anybody know the date schedule of the 64 bit firmware release (Vista).

thanks in advance
Wolfgang

Hi FatCat,

Many thanks for the brilliant upgrade advice and links. It worked 100% the first time. I now have SMS support on my VMCLite dashboard. However, SMSs goes into the outbox but is not sent, and I am not receiving any. Any advice?
I am in Cape Town, Southh Africa and under preferences, service centre, I have selected Vodacom and the number 27829129 (which is supposed to be our local number).
Any advice?
Thanks
Johan

Hey FatCat,

just wondering if you have any update yet on the 64-bit drivers? I'm with Three network here in Ireland, and they're advising that it will be august before drivers are available from Huawei.

Thanks,
Ian

You are a star FatCat.

Thnaks for the extremely prompt response. I feel my spirits lifting already. got a new laptop a few weeks ago and it's been sitting idel....in wait!

Thanks again,
Ian

Hello there for everybody. Just a week before i bought huawei E220, connected to irish network 3. My laptop operated Windows XP Professional, sucsefully installed, but doesnt recognized the modem.There was a lot of work to connect the modem to laptop. The basic problem was no software.I'm not a hopeless beginner, software absence can calllike noncence.Anyway,i'm glad somebody doesnt had problem to install E220. And may be somebody knows where from can i get(download) needed software ?? Thanks in advance and good luck for everyone! P.S.-sorry about grammar mistakes-i'm not an English..

Hi,

Gizmo I was wondering if you got it to work.

Regards

pat

Hi again,

Tried step one but patch acn not find the USB modem - (Datacard not found messgae) - I am trying it with a 3 Ireland modem on a Dell Inspiron 6400 with vitsa home premium on it.

Any help will be appreciated.

pat

News for 64 bits?

Hi fatcat,

just wondering if there's any movement on the 64-bit? You mentioned about 2 weeks ago that Voda had a fix, and you were hoping to have something from them in a few days.

Desperately waiting,
Ian

Just posting for the benefit of thos who are not with vodafone, but are using Vista 64-bit and the Huawei modem with another network.

If you install the Vodafone dashboard (64-bit) that Fatcat has linked (or just pull out the Vista drivers and drop into System32 folder), then uninstall your existing GUI (if istalled) i.e. 3 Ireland, restart Vista, then re-install the modem. When Vista says it cannot find the drivers for the modem, point it to the System32 folder........and the modem should complete it's installation and you should be good to go.

Hey Camilo Casa,

I'm also with 3 in Ireland, so yes, you can carry out the above instructions without doing any harm. Let me know how you get on.

Hey, í´m from Austria. Are there any news about drivers for Vista 64bit OS?????

Please answer

Brendan_Tierney,

have you checked your internet security settings on the d/top to make sure they haven't changed and that they are not interfering with the USB modem i.e. firewall etc?

On the sharing of the I/C, are you trying to do it with wi/fi? If so, the connection wizard on the laptop should guide you through it.

Also, try taking the SIM out of the modem and gently cleaning with a lint free cloth.

Have you tried running the 'diagnostics' tool on the dashboard?

Hi, i completed the first step normally but when i try to do the firmware update it says that modem could not be found. At the start of step 2 a message says that during this process you will have to disconnect and reconect the modem once. I noticed that when the firmware application starts, the modem is automatically disconected. Should i remove it and plug it in again before i get the message "device is not connected"?

Thanks

Hi all,

I've already done step 1 and 2, and they proceeded nicely.. When I tried to apply the 3rd step, it took almost 13 hours, and until now, it hasn't finished... Is this normal, or something is wrong?

I'm using Windows Vista Business, and a Core Solo U1400 1.20 GHz.... I'm from Indonesia, and I'm using XL 3G.. Can somebody help me with this?

Thx in advance,
ivg

Hey lads,
3ireland help please.
I followed all three steps flashed the e220 and now the card is locked in the voda network and not the 3 ireland. Just wondering if anyone rolled back the flash.
Thanks

Initially it didn't work, just unplugged and replugged modem and voila it connected instantly! I'm now posting through O2 broadband, ie through the modem.
Mon.

Hi
I have a 3G modem from Three Ireland, and I need to undo all the steps outlined in this article as it changed the modem to Vodaphone. And my wife is going to kill me. Is it possible to undo the install - all 3 files.

Please help
Thanks
Van

Hy fatcat
thank you for your solution. i tried to do this shit in different ways but it didn't work. but now everything is correct and it was easy to do.
xxx

Guys it works like a bomb.
It was almost to easy.
Thanx

hello!

i couldn't find article for huawei e660a, so i'll ask here.

trying to install it on windows xp, on a targa traveller 856wa mt34 notebook, xp won't recognize the device. new hardware found is described as Access Bus Controller. i couldn't find any drivers for such device.

any help will be appreciated.

thank you.

Hello everybody!

I'm failling to update the software or drivers for my Huawei E220 USB modem.I have tried step # 1 & a message pops-up that says that i'm not allowed access to the USB device.What do i do?

Please anyone who can tell me how to go about upgrading the firmware is highly appreciated.I'm in Botswana in a small village called Etsha and my service provider is mascom wireless.

Thank you in advance.

HI FATCAT

Listen the second update is giving me problems, pls can you give me advice concerning this. It says something about error with firmware

I didn't find developer support for USB Modem / Huawei E220 on Huawei Website.

Smeralda did you ever find a solution to your problem? Im experiancing the same thing on a Vodafone UK one.

Hey smart buddies, i have vista home 32 in my asus here and tried to run the datacard updater with my e220 plugged in a usb port, it took some time to tell me at the end that it couldnt find the card. I downloaded all the three runners but the card needs to be recognized by the system first, so now what? Please help because the situation here is gettin very desperated.
A lot of thanks

Thank you Al-Harbi ,

This solved my problem I am using Windows Vista and had my device drivers installed,
But my dashboard was locked to Vodafone.

thanks

Thanks, man
I am from Slovenia, and you help fixing
my best friend problem.

Thanks again!!

If you bought it from SmarTone-Vodafone in HK it will be SIM locked. I made that mistake too and haven't found any way to unlock it yet.

Chris

http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/doc/list.do?type=-1&id=736, got a new file E220-UTPSB002D03SP16C03 (Normal) & date 27-Oct-2007, after i update my E220 my firmware version still 11.110.05.00.00, i saw people post at internet got version 11.110.07.03.00, where i can download it? please let me know, thanks a lot.

my request is kindly forwarded to Mr. Al-Harbi for help.

kindly contact me at my e-mail jhyousef@gmail.com

please do i realy need your help
Im from KSA

I've ran two of the updates for a "3" E220 but can't get the software to pick up the modem? The modem won't work on XP either & both O/S give a "data modem invalid" error upon opening the software program.
Looking at all the issues here, how do they expect the average home PC/LT user to cope? to me it's a pile of junk that flops about and will probably break very quickly anyway.
I'm going to recommend a PCMIA data card to my client(s).
Thanks a great source of information I've bookmarked it :)

79 Nick.and 73 Al-Harbi. Also refer my comments at 84(answer to Asim)
I am also in South Africa. I suffered for 2 weeks to install HUAWEI E220 USB Modem onto a Pavillion HP Laptop. I just Praise God that they have a Manufacturers repair partition built into the machine which you can use to return it to original state ex HP.
Somewhere during the time I was trying "EVERYTHING" !!! to get the "BLESSED" thing to work, somehow one or other file I downloaded and installed on the machine corrupted the Operating System (Vista).The files that I installed were Bona-Fide Genuine HUAWEI files that simply did not work.If it were not for this posting I think we all would be in the ????? if you get my meaning.God Bless whoever found the link for the above mini-file to enable us to load direct onto a Vista machine. It works like a dream. If it does not work you must format using the HP repair consol provided that you have saved all your necessary files as they will be wiped off as per normal full format. The big thing with the HP repair is that it formats and installs at the same time. Hoorah for HP.
I don't know if the other Laptops and Desktop machines with Vista will allow the same repair when bought with OEM installations. Maybe someone else can help this forum with further info in this regard. All I know is that if the Vista is clean and original state it goes through the install of the modem like a hot knife through butter.
Again I trust this is going to help many people.
tHERE ARE MANY OTHER FILES AVAIABLE ON THE VODACOM SITE (See Posting 84 above for address)
Regards In888Him.

This is strange. I use 2 provider in Indonesia. I use XL most of the time, but I use Mentari/Indosat for download (this is time based, not volume). I followed all 3 steps with XL card in it and works well on both XP and Vista. Then i switch to Mentari but it couldnt work. It is said roaming and should be Vodafone provider (or something like that).
I tried to re-install VCN (the last update) with Mentari/Indosat Card inside. But still not working. Still trying tough...

Kresna

Subject: Vista 64bit and Huawei firmware.

Hi. When I bought my e220 it came installed with vodafone firmware, which installs VMClite. This didn't have sms support, so I installed the full vodafone mobile connect software onto the computer to allow me to use the sms support. Unfortunately when inserting the modem it only wants to run off the vmclite firmware, and so the mobile connect software can't even access the modem. (Error message about modem being locked by another application)
The only work around at the time (as I read on forums) was to completely overwrite the vodafone firmware and replace it with huawei's own firmware (and their software). This worked fine, and I've been using it like this for months.
Now I have a new laptop with Vista 64bit.
My question now is: Can I flash the firmware again and replace it with vodafone's firmware (now that vodafone has 64bit support)
Either that or does anyone know of 64bit firmware upgrades FROM HUAWEI?
I've been told that if I try upgrade the firmware again, back to vodafone, it corrupts the modem. Is this true, if so how do I work around this?

Help would be appreciated.

Hi, I have the e220 on my Vista laptop. I've installed all the latest drivers and it works fine. The only problem is if I disconnect it or the laptop goes into hibernate mode, I then can't reconnect and get the following error message...."A connection to the remote computer could not be established. you might need to change the network settings for this connection...."

The only way I can get the connection working again is if I reboot the laptop! If anyone has any suggestions (Vodafone don't have any!!!), please email me at gregcarey@eircom.net

Thanks

I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 with XP. It won't connect the T-Mobile HuaWei E220 USB modem. The USB drivers don't "see" the modem. The modem flashes green a few times, then flashes blue a very few times then gives up and so too does the laptop. It worked fine in the T-Mobile shop on their laptop, so they sent me home.

I have no trouble with the signal, my USB drivers /XP appear to insist that I am connecting a drive, not a modem.

Hi there,

Hope this link will help solve the problem regarding huawei usb modem. please click this link.

http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/doc/list.do?type=-1&id=736

hello please can someone help i bought the 3 usb broadband & they assured me i could easily find the drivers for using it with vista (they also said that i could pay 20euro cash a month at a post office none of which which was true and resulted in me being cut off for a week & a half.)
.
i have two computers one with xp & one with vista 32 bit. is there something i can download so it will work on both without getting locked out of the 3 network.
?
(it works fine on xp at the moment.)
thankyou

hi i have a Huawei E220 on vodafone in spain and all i get is 15k down speed. is this normal

thank-you thank-you thank-you thank-you thank-you!

[...] another solution here. But it requires you to install a firmware installer. I’m not gonna try that, because [...]

Hey, My modem always worked on Vista, I wanted it unlocked so I could use foreign SIM cards in it when I went abroad for MB at the local rates.

Followed all steps - except 3 as I got HUAWEI Dashboard, but it still appears to be SIM locked. What should I do? retry steps 1 and 2 (or just 2, as it works in vista already) ???

Thanks

this thing doesn't work mann...don't try to help if you're sure about it. it might just make things worst...

kuken

Thank you very much for your download. I was bussy with the Vodafone shop for several weeks and they didn't know how my pc vista could find the Huawei 220. The whole Vodafone organisation in Spain couldn't help me and it did cost me the hell of a lot of time and money. I live on a place without telephone lines so I without the modem I have no internet. Now he works perfect.

I hope, this download, can be work properly like what I wanted

hello...tnx for this... but i have a problem! the computer detects the device but it wont connect!

Thank you for your help!!! This patch saves my soul.

Hi,

I've downloaded all the three executables & i did the following steps,

1. Installed the software. It does it automatically when i plug my E220 on my Vista (32bit).

2. Then unzipped the first executable & it installed properly.

3. Unzipped the second executable but it's giving me an error saying "Device port not open". I checked Device Manager > Ports. There are few (at least 10) COM ports are visible in that tree. & Huewei is using COM-27 or something.

Can anyone give me any idea how to solve the problem ?? I've tried other USB Modem but none of them working as well. Using Sony Viao laptop & Vista-32 bit, Celcom 3G, Malaysia (Kuching). I've tried few shops but none of them managed to give me any solution. I used to use AT&T USB Modem but thts broken & after that i'm battling with my E220. Any solutions/suggestions ?? Thanks in Advance.

Faisal

I got a bit ahead of myself and i manages to change my 3 modem to vodaphone! any way to go back?

Every time I plug the Vodafone into a PC, it asks for drivers for the "data interface". Where can I find those drivers?

Take a look at www.business.vodafone.com for the latest support updates and software.

Thank you so much! I was having serious problems with a similar T-Mobile stick the E160. After running the first executable it seemed to do the trick and the stick then showed up correctly!

This has been a life saver as I need my laptop (Lenovo W500) when I'm on the move for work and there seemed to be jack all reliable information out there.

Once again thanks the guide was much appreciated!

Paul.

Thanks a million for that, I got my Irish O2 broadband working on Vista by running the first 2 programs. Didnt need to run the software exe. You are a star!!

Hi All,
I am using EC 1260, and found difficult for my Win Vista to detect the modem.
Can anyone please help me out

thanks
Chandu

Thank Q, bro....

Good Job,

Helping me alot...
E220 works fine now....after restart still ok....

thank very much

khai...malaysia. bukit damansara

I am using the same modem on Safaricom Kenya ( an associate of Vodafone UK) and my question is a bit different. I would like to use the modem on a home wireless network so that I could share the internet with my pal. I have a laptop, desktop is wireless enabled, a linksys wrt54-GL wireless router. I was thinking of a way in which I can connect the modem to the computer and then share it to the wireless router via an ethernet cable and then from there I can access internet both on the desktop and my laptop. I am not sure of how I can exactly achieve this and if there is anyone out there with a solution, please share.

Thanks

PS am using windows Vista and the information you wrote as follows:-

# First, you need to apply a small update to the USB Modem to allow Vista to update the firmware. Download this executable and run it. You only need this step if you’re performing the update on a Windows Vista machine.
# Now, you need to update the firmware – this will allow the device to be recognised by Windows Vista without it throwing a fit. Download this executable and run it.
# Now it’s time to update the software / dashboard on the device to the latest version. Download this executable and run it

if you have probleme with your modem use your phone to connect ..i use my HTC diamond (PDA with windows mobile) or other mobile (3G) to shared internet with my computer ...than i have the connection in my phone and i have it in my computer without need any software because the mobile phone use windows Activesunc software (inside vista ) .. with that no need the modem ....
sorry for my very bad english.... :-)

how to enable virtual cdrom at my 3g modem?now,only modem detect but no installer or cdrom at my computer show...send me link to download software to enable my dashboard...modem 3g huawei e220...