blazintails
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| New Franklin CDU-680 Modem Review
Sprint is working with the Franklin some what. You must ask for level 2 tech support for any simple issues you have. The tech I talked to was great, but didnt have any information on this modem. They are sending you directly to Franklin for any in depth info. Franklins number is 800-959-3558 Also the engineer from Franklin is sending me all the information today via email for this modem. I will post it as soon as I get it.
Now the connection manager looks exactly the same as the Sierra's but says Franklin. To get into the modem HA settings its a bit different.
You have to close up the connection manager so the incoming and outgoing is minimized and put your mouse on the + sign then use the shift key and type either ##DATA ##DEBUG or ##RNT depending on what you need to do.
Sorry but Im going to have to continue with other posts as I cannot get the pictures where I need/what them to be. |
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blazintails
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| Here are the available settings. |
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blazintails
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##RTN Settings |
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blazintails
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If you make any changes in the modem settings it will hang for about 2 mins saying to insert your modem. It will finally clear.
Make sure you uninstall ANY other modem software you have installed. I couldnt figure out why my upload speeds would either stop or post as above LOL
I havent found a way yet to DR TCP to find a network adapter for this modem. I'll post when I do. But I did get good results from the "tweak" test here a BBR. |
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Speeds are different at each site, but latency is not all over the board anymore. Seems to stay between 90-110
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Once I get the registry changed I will post speeds again.
Franklin just sent me some info and a link that explains the modem a bit more.
»www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2106/63/ |
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These are my speeds again after the registry edit I used with the sierra and it worked well.
Run Regedit, then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD\Parameters
Add "DefaultSendWindow" (no quotes) as a DWORD and I enter 78000 in HEX as the value. You must restart your computer for it to be added.
My download speeds are off a bit still (usually 1050-1200)as I cannot use Dr TCP to get the settings I had with the Sierra. |
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RedSurf
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East Bernard, TX | reply to blazintails
Thanks blazintails for the first look at the CDU680 on this forum. I think I am going to give EVDO a try using this modem.
What info did Franklin send you besides the link? |
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hwy67
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This post was very useful to me and I thank you for the information. I contacted support at 3GStore and they provided me with the SPC. I am now experimenting with different HAs and have obtained some good results.
The mobile connection has replaced DSL for me. The last couple of days I've been getting around 2200+ download and 400+ upload. Anyway, thanks again. |
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blazintails
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Thank you both for the replies.
Franklin just sent me the link I posted above and the ##DATA ##RTN and ##DEBUG lol that was it.
And here the way the SR Engineer spoke he was gonna send me some good info.
One thing I have found is I'am getting a better dBm than I did with the Sierra. |
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Jack_in_VA
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| said by blazintails  :Thank you both for the replies. Franklin just sent me the link I posted above and the ##DATA ##RTN and ##DEBUG lol that was it. And here the way the SR Engineer spoke he was gonna send me some good info. One thing I have found is I'am getting a better dBm than I did with the Sierra. That's interesting. Millenicom customer service three times now have told me "Never change the HA" as it will cause problems. I'm confused on the issue. |
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Jim_in_VA
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Cobbs Creek, VA | I've changed mine many many times to cities all over the country. Nary an issue. |
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leonarp
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I emailed Millenicom yesterday asking for my MSL and told them why I wanted it (to change HA) and they responded really fast. No hassle. |
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Jack_in_VA
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said by Jim_in_VA :I've changed mine many many times to cities all over the country. Nary an issue. That's strange since 3 different Millenicom reps have told me the same thing on the phone. Actually though does changing it really make a difference if you are static and not traveling around?
Sptint speed tests:
Atlanta:
Chicago:
Ft. Worth:
I think if I relocate the Franklin to a better spot then the upload would be a little better. Since you change your HA settings are your speeds a lot better than mine? If they are I will persue getting the info from Millenicom or Franklin. |
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jgombos
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said by Jack_in_VA :Millenicom customer service three times now have told me "Never change the HA" as it will cause problems. I'm confused on the issue. I wish they had told me that before I changed it! Changing the values back to 0.0.0.0 doesn't work either! |
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richowens
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| said by jgombos :said by Jack_in_VA :Millenicom customer service three times now have told me "Never change the HA" as it will cause problems. I'm confused on the issue. I wish they had told me that before I changed it! Changing the values back to 0.0.0.0 doesn't work either! I have changed my HA many times when I travel throughout the country. It has not been a problem for me. What is your specific issue? |
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jgombos
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| said by richowens :I have changed my HA many times when I travel throughout the country. It has not been a problem for me. What is your specific issue? When it tries to connect, I see "Connecting..." and then it just times out, and reverts back to "Disconnected". This happened just after changing the "Home Address" from 0.0.0.0 to an area4 value, and rebooting. Of course there's clearly a signal, since there's a green light and it was working right up until the change. Also, if I go into ##DEBUG, I can see two EVDO towers, and four 1xRTT towers. When I restore the HA back to 0.0.0.0, it still fails.
So I'm offline now. Millenicom tech support wasn't able to help (yet.. I'm waiting for a return call). |
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Jim_in_VA
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| I know that when I've done HA changes after it goes from "connected" back to "disconnected" you have to wait a while.
You will see a window pop up with the Franklin folder in it (close that), then the same window again a little later. Close that, and you "should" be able to connect. At least that's how it worked for me. But you do have to wait for those windows first. |
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jgombos
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| said by Jim_in_VA :I know that when I've done HA changes after it goes from "connected" back to "disconnected" you have to wait a while. You will see a window pop up with the Franklin folder in it (close that), then the same window again a little later. Close that, and you "should" be able to connect. At least that's how it worked for me. But you do have to wait for those windows first. In the course of rebooting the device, I did notice that the file manager for the mass storage would popup a couple times over the period of 30-60 seconds. And I let it run its course before trying to connect. But even after disconnecting the device, and running it on another machine, it still fails to connect. The connection used to be pretty immediate, so I know when it takes a few minutes something is wrong. I still let it take up the time, and eventually the status goes to "disconnected". |
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Jim_in_VA
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Cobbs Creek, VA | so you don't have any HA values at all in ##DATA? or it just won't save the one's you put in? |
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