Setting up Virgin Australia 3G on Android aPad

[Guest yaabaa69]

Hi all,

Wasn't sure where to start this thread after searching around.

I have a new 7" Google Android 2.3 Tablet PC aPad ePad MID WIFI:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...T#ht_9420wt_944

I am trying to use a Huawai E1762 3G dongle from Virgin Australia.

The aPad manufacturers say that this dongle is compatible, and that my aPad version is compatible.

- I have setup a Virgin APN in Android 2.3 Gingerbread as per:

http://ausdroid.net/apns/

Name: Virgin Broadband

APN: VirginBroadband

MCC: 505

MNC: 02

- I have tried Authentication as PAP, CHAP, PAP & CHAP, and none.

- Under 'Access point names' I have a green dot in the radio button to the right of the Virgin APN, enabling it.

- I have also tried Optus APN as I have read somewhere that it may work for Virgin 3G.

- I have 'Data enabled' in Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

- I have 'Data roaming' enabled.

- I have tried again after doing a factory reset.

- I have tested the same 3G dongle on laptop and PC it works normally.

- I have disabled the dongle autorun using terminal as previously explained.

- I have tried various combinations and variations of VirginBroadband APN config with the same result.

When I power up the aPad with the dongle plugged in, I get the signal strength icon at the top.

If I click 'Enable 3G', I get the 'Turning on' message which, after a couple of minutes changes back to '3G Disabled'. When this happens, the signal strength icon disappears. If I try 'Enable 3G' after that, I get "It is invalid. Please check if ICC card is ready".

My wife has exactly the same model & version aPad as mine below and hers gets exactly the same results.

Any assistance would be appreciated !!

[Guest yaabaa69]

I finally got the Huawai E1762 3G dongle from Virgin to work on the aPad – with an Optus prepaid SIM card from my cheap prepaid mobile.

I quickly and painlessly unlocked the dongle using http://www.dc-unlocker.com/

I used the Optus SIM with APN details as below with every other field blank:

APN name: Optus Internet

APN: internet

MCC: 505

MNC: 02

Go figure. I had tried every combination of stuff I could with the Virgin SIM card – I guess it has a cast iron chastity belt on firmly...